N5girl

Hi I have a leak in the power steering. I can’t get to my usual garage. They are saying (over the phone) one of three potential parts will be needed - ranging from £500 + VAT to discontinued with a wait of up to a month 😳 Please can anyone recommend a garage that won’t just default to buying a part from Lexus and can suggest an aftermarket solution? Location in East Anglia or Watford area.

So I have removed the nuts from two screws. I can also see a white bolt. Online it seems to suggest that there is a third bolt. I think I can feel it towards the bottom of the light but how do you get it out and who designed to make it so hard to reach?’ is there something really obvious I am not doing? thanks.

So I have removed the nuts from two screws. I can also see a white bolt. Online it seems to suggest that there is a third bolt. I think I can feel it towards the bottom of the light but how do you get it out and who designed to make it so hard to reach?’ is there something really obvious I am not doing? thanks.

The mystery persists. Our garage will take a look at it when we take it for some new tyres. They said it is possibly due to it being different years but that seems unlikely to me. I think it is more likely to be wear and tear.

I look for the cars (any IS) and then contact the breakers to get them to send me pics. It is a long-winded process because the just generally advertise the front of the car - not the interior. As well as marketplace there are quite a few owner groups on FB and many of the people on there are keeping very tidy examples and are collecting parts. It’s worth a post on the groups to see if anyone has a dash in stock. Your other option is removal and stripping the gunky stuff off and then respraying. There are a number of videos on YouTube of Americans who done this to an old IS. Good luck and I would be interested to know how you get on because I keep thinking about a dash replacement for my Sx.

I have been looking for quite a few interior parts to tidy up my Sportcross. I have seen some very tidy examples of dashboards offered by breakers on eBay. It has been the area around the stock radio that seems to always be scratched. Quite a few IS being broken up for parts seem to turn up on FB Marketplace too.

I want to replace the rear power outlet because it has been damaged by our dog. I have a replacement. Can I get it out without removing the cargo liner? i have had a Google but I can’t seen a guide for Ist Gen models. thanks

Called the garage. Our springs have not been changed, so any change must have happened with the first owner. Will give the Lexus garage a call to see if they have anything on record.

Both were IS300 Sportcross - his was 2002 and ours is a 2004. I will give our garage a call to see if they know if it has been lowered.

Today we got chatting to a fellow Sx owner in a local supermarket car park. The gentleman noticed that our Sx seemed noticeably lower at the back and asked if we had had it lowered. We measured it - it was at least a couple of inches different. We were never told it was lowered when we bought it. However, I have only just realised after 12 years of ownership that it washes the headlights, so we didn’t exactly ask many questions at the time. I assume we can get this confirmed in a garage. Is there another reason why it might be lower? It was only serviced two months ago and nothing has changed, ie it has always looked this way and drives beautifully. If it has been lowered, do we need to tell our insurance company? Thanks.

I would like to fit some better looking roofrails to our Sx. Currently we have got aftermarket Thule ones (the type that hook around the doors. Can anyone recommend any that just fit down the tracks in the roof. Some owners in US seem to have fitted ones from other cars. Pics would be appreciated if possible. Thanks all.

They do make the car look quite different. I had not thought about getting a different colour. I think they might even make me feel a little less middle-aged 🤣 Final question: how long did they take to do? thanks

Did you get these wheels painted so that they are black and silver. They do look really cool.

It looks like there is a little damage to the rubber on a door seal - I think from a bike carrier being fitted. it doesn’t look like is it a problem at the moment but I think it is something that could get worse now there is a small tear in the seal. I can see that I can pick them up from a scrap year quite cheaply. 1. Are they a total pain to remove / fit? I watched a video for a Toyota and it looks ok. 2. Should I just buy a new seal or will a second-hand one be ok? The rest of the seals seem perfectly fine. any idea what a reasonable price is for a second hand one? thanks

My wife has done this and now the car smells like a Jo Malone counter at John Lewis. 🤣🤣