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I got a LE grille on my car: This is a normal (3 bar grille): And this is a LE grille: (I upgraded to a LE grille recently): yea i like that grille-a bit rarer than average-lol i bet rory cant wait for tomorrow,if you r anything like me youll have trouble sleepin tonight !!! gotta love that red-good luck with it

Thanks for all your comments; my mate is reccomending an indy he uses to do all his work on a WR1 so he should be up to the job,hes quoted me £280 labour inc supplying pattern qh waterpump inc VAT to do cambelt and tensioners(im supplying from lexus) fit waterpump and major service. Perhaps if ormi or someone knowledgeable could let me know if ive missed anything from my wish list- Major service :- Coolant change-toyota Spark plugs-iridium Engine oil & filter-synthetic Transmission fluid-toyota Pollen filter fuel filter ? Auxilliary belt/s Air filter I take the car there tomorrow for a chat but if hell do all the above and fit a waterpump,cambelt and rollers it sounds good to me ! IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO ADD TO THAT LIST ? all comments appreciated

The total price including tensioner & idler which should be changed too for real peace of mind, seems normal enough - but you should also think about a new water-pump while you are at it because they are inclined to start to dribble at the age of your car and will probably need to be replaced soon. It will of course add to the cost, but will be cheaper to change at the same time as the cambelt than separately later. Aside from servicing, tyres etc, and with a little bit of luck, that will probably be all you ever need to spend on the car. Great minds think alike,yeah i will do waterpump too-its a false economy not to-thanks

Yeah thanks guys,problem is the waterpump looks original and you cant really strip down that far and not replace that while youre there-the other belts may as well be renewed and lexus quoted fluids on the £299 part-id like spark plugs and an oil change and autobox fluids changed in an ideal world so i can sit back for a year and not even think about doing anything with the car as i dont have time to spend on the car this year. btw it cost me £2400 to insure as im 42 and have a rather chequered past for motoring but from what i can work out in gonna need to spend about a grand in lexus to get everything done-im gonna go haggle em later and look into a nearly new one maybe,ive only got £11-12k to spend though so i dont know what i can get. Im keen to use lexus as ive had two cambelts snap/jump before on other makes,one because i didnt know it was due and one after being changed by in independant(highly reccomended) garage-devils ,both cases were terminal and its nigh on impossible gettin an indy to stump up for a satisfactory replacement engine. I might get lexus to do the cambelt ,rollers and waterpump and an indy to do the rest im thinking thanks for the input

yeah i was thinkin that-especially as they charge £29.70 for the belt on its own,they allow 3 hours labour 4 the job so its £90 an hour-i think that must include changing the rollers timewise-thanks 4 that

I programmed a transponder today using above guide,once in program mode it worked second try-then the poxy locksmith messed the key cutting bit up so i have to get anather blank and find a better locksmith-moral,,,choose your keycutter wisely(although i thought i had). Still at least i got the transponder side working and unlocking etc. The guide above definately works

I have a Limited Edition Grille for it, never been a big fan of the sport grille the car has new tyres all round so i'm not sure whether the geo is right but i'll be having it done properly if the tyre wear is uneven :D what does the le grill look like ? can you post a pic or a thread sowing one if poss

Hi all,my is200 is due a cambelt and although i can get it done cheaper elsewhere as i was in lexus brighton enquiring as to cost and availability of genuine parts i was offered a special offer theyre running at £299 inc vat to do the cambelt. The belt itself they charge £29.70 for so the labour is quite considerable but i am considering having it done here for peace of mind. However the guy then said that this cost did not include the cost of the idler and roller which could need fitting as well-i presume they would need to be as the car is on 90,000 miles and i cannot find evidence of a belt change anywhere so it is likely to be original and very long overdue,they add £112 inc vat for idler and roller. I am quite happy to spend five or six hundred pounds on the car as it is in beautiful condition and i got it cheap due to a short mot which it flew through and its need for a cambelt but i am just wondering if anyone has used lexus brighton before as i do not want them to escalate costs once they have the car. Thanks if anyone can tell me if they have used them at all

looks gorgeous-the red ones seem to really stand out-words like jealous spring to mind-congrats-can u put a post up when youve had it a while to compare it to the 200 as i think i might well be headin down the 300 route also-

Well, it's a typing error I mean BIG boar :winky: Grtz, Philip! or big bore ?

its only a thought but is it possible the cat has totally collapsed and is blocking the exhaust preventing the car from starting ? this is only something that came to my mind when reading this thread-im probably wrong but its worth a thought as cat was suspect- as suggested lexus would be the place to go,sorry i couldnt be more help its horrible in that kind of situation

Ive got a green se but i kinda bought the car because i like the way its made so i am happy keeping it in tip top original condition as lexus intended as i kinda doubt with my limited knowledge i could improve on such a well thought out car,also i was going to keep it a few years so dont want to sacrifice the reliability that comes with the brand. Plus i think im happy enuf to chuck the cash in the fuel tank but modding as well could be a drain on money. Each to their own though as the saying goes,,,,enjoy yours !

If thats the blue one ? me too , thats the one on autotrader at the mo-its an 03 plate

To all those that liked those wheels-that car is on autotrader at the mo so yoy can ask him about the fitment

my mechanic down here quoted me £8o labour to do the cambelt and tensioner (brighton)

COMPLETE ARMREST AND CENTRE CONSOLE ON EBAY US NOW FOR 93DOLLARS BUY IT NOW !!! im not a gold member so i dont know if im supposed to put the no on here but its there and seems real cheap-hope thats what your looking for

Mine opens fully open-comes in handy when loading shopping as you just remote open the boot as you approach the car with hands full of shopping and put it in ,would be nice if it autoclosed as well but you cant have it all

if you are still stuck tomorrow i can take a foto of my drivers side fuse cover and try to put it on here or email it to you if its any help

PROBLEM SOLVED-FOUND OUT WHAT LEXUS DID 4 £56 SPLICE IN A RED WIRE TO THE CIGAR LIGHTER SUPPLY,TWIST THEM TOGETHER AND APPLY A PROFFESSIONAL BIT OF BLACK STICKY TAPE - VFM OR WHAT !! JUST SOLDERED IT ALL BACK TO ORIGINAL AND HEAT SHRUNK CABLES TO AND WORKS AS IT SHOULD ---- THANKS ALL

Thanks for the tips-lexus dealer miles away and cant diagnose over the fone !!checked ynotshis suggestion but alas no 12v present at all with multimeter ! NOW LOOKING FOR TIPS ON REMOVING THE CENTRE CONSOLE CW OFFENDING CIGAR LIGHTER SO I CAN RUN A 12V SUPPLY DIRECTLY TO SOCKET-I HAVE FOUND TWO SCREWS UNDER MAT IN ARMREST STORAGE BIN AND THE TWO OBVIOUS ONES EITHER SIDE BUT IT FEELS LIKE THERES MORE HOLDING IT IN - ANY HELP PLEASE AS MY MANUAL NOT ARRIVED YET AND NOT SURE IF ITS GOING TO BE ANY USE AS PER THE STORIES IVE HEARD ABOUT THESE EBAY CDS==THANKS AGAIN-just need to get this workin to charge fones & fm transmitter for mp3 playback etc

Hi , i have the original receipt for this car which lexus charged the first buyer £56 to change the cigar lighter to having a constant power supply regardless of ignition switch as per the customers spec. It is unfortunately the only thing in the car that does not work now. I have checked all the obvious fuses but cannot find one blown-does anyone have any knowledge of which fuse or what they would have done so i can find the problem before i start dismantling things i would rather not touch - ANY INFORMED IDEAS WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED

LOL,HE DOESNT WANT ANY MONEY 4 IT HE USED TO HAVE IT ON HIS GF,S CAR THEN HE MARRIED HER SO HER NAME CHANGED FROM ALEX BN TO DIFFERENT SURNAME SO HE BOUGHT ANATHER PLATE ! I MENTIONED I WANTED AN IRISH PLATE TO LOSE THE YEAR ON MINE AND HE GAVE ME A CHOICE OF 2-AL3X BN OR SCOOBY C - dont know if i can b bothered though as i can do without the grief of illegal spacing butt i do live in the bn postcode so it kinda works and loses the t reg on mine plus never look a gift horse as they say!!

Hi all,a mate has offered me A13XBN which is on retention and i wondered if anyone knows the fees to put it on my is200 .

aaah ok thanks,i bought it the nite b4 the snow so i only got an hour drive home b4 i had to park it up and use my 4x4 as were pretty snowed in here but i think thats what i had was 2 small lights,,,i was kinda hoping the whole switch shud glow red like the rest of dash illumination,,oh well happy days i may not have to do the switch when it thaws after all-gotta do cambelt,rear pads and mot soon so plenty to get on with,,,,thanks again