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what does the AS200 Altezza have that a normal IS200 doesnt have? this this is the first time i have heard of an AS200 you see, i knew there was always an RS200 which has the yamaha beams engine.

Also, how come it has a lexus badge on the front?

Im in Nottingham fellas, but if you let me know when you are meeting I will try and make it. Not to far really

Them wheels look brill mate. cant wait to see them refurbed. looks like a nice tidy car aswell. How many miles has it done?

Cheers for the replies guys.

It is just a normal on/off fan, nothing special just bog standard. It only has two wires coming out of the fan. I would think it would just be controlled by an on off switch connected to the lights or a seperate switch if possible.

I have got an electrician friend but he is not about at the minute.

I have got a question connected to this though, currently when we have a hot shower or bath and alot of steam is made if we dont open the window wide and make sure the steam disappears quick it sometimes stops the light in the bathroom from working. Whats weird is that it doesnt short anything or trip anything. It just seems to stop it working and then after a bit of time it works again. Any ideas? We have a light on the ceiling which is a ball and then a light above the mirror which is also connected to the mains and both of these stop working. This makes me think it is something to do with the light switch but i just dont know why it would stop working and then start working without tripping anything.

Any ideas appreciated.

Ok then i am a spark so basically the extract fan sounds like it is 12v or 24v you should "check first" though. if it is either of those voltages you will need a transformer if there is not one already built in. If it is 230v you should just take a live and neutral from a light fitting and connect through in a joint box or a spur.

About the lights going off with the steam i would just check that all connections are tight firstly and if that dont do it, it could possibly be the switch but it sounds abit weird to me, is it just the bathroom lights that go off? where abouts are you by the way?

i have never come across a 24v fan for household use

nor a fan with the transformer built in, that would kind of defeat the object would it not ?

Bazza, you can get 24v dc fans for domestic they are just not commonly used. just thought it be best to suggest everything, and about the built in transformer, i believe you are right. it will need a separate transformer if it is low voltage. Also, idealy it should have a switch fused spur as a point of isolation.

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Cheers for the replies guys.

It is just a normal on/off fan, nothing special just bog standard. It only has two wires coming out of the fan. I would think it would just be controlled by an on off switch connected to the lights or a seperate switch if possible.

I have got an electrician friend but he is not about at the minute.

I have got a question connected to this though, currently when we have a hot shower or bath and alot of steam is made if we dont open the window wide and make sure the steam disappears quick it sometimes stops the light in the bathroom from working. Whats weird is that it doesnt short anything or trip anything. It just seems to stop it working and then after a bit of time it works again. Any ideas? We have a light on the ceiling which is a ball and then a light above the mirror which is also connected to the mains and both of these stop working. This makes me think it is something to do with the light switch but i just dont know why it would stop working and then start working without tripping anything.

Any ideas appreciated.

Ok then i am a spark so basically the extract fan sounds like it is 12v or 24v you should "check first" though. if it is either of those voltages you will need a transformer if there is not one already built in. If it is 230v you should just take a live and neutral from a light fitting and connect through in a joint box or a spur.

About the lights going off with the steam i would just check that all connections are tight firstly and if that dont do it, it could possibly be the switch but it sounds abit weird to me, is it just the bathroom lights that go off? where abouts are you by the way?

I would be very very very surprised if they would fit. physically because they may rub on your arches but just think how much they will affect your speedometer aswell, you would need tyres with a profile of nearly nothing to make them ok, also you have the offset to think about.

however i have to say i reckon it would look awesome with 20s on.

Looks nice matey. The pioneer head unit looks good aswell. does it have built in satnav?

Hi mate welcome to the club!

This might sound silly but have you lifted the back plastic moulding up to try and fit the spare wheel in (it goes underneath). As with the err3 code, from what i have read, alot of people have had it and there are a few articles on here about it.

I live in nottingham aswell mate, so if you see a 03 reg silver is200 with black wheels and red lexus logos give us a wave! Ill keep any eye out for you!

p.s i had my wheels powdercoated at total wheel works and they did a top job. Great value!

Hi mate welcome to the club. Get some pics up lol!

sounds nice mate! shame about the NCT thing though. Id be absolutely gutted after getting all excited about taking it for a drive.

Total wheel works in nottingham did all 5 of mine for £150. im pretty sure they do refurbs, but why would you want that when you can get a complete new paint job. Brilliant finish aswell, top guys! www.totalwheelworks.com

Only took them 3-4 days if i remember correctly.

I assume yours are painted, not powder coated? It said that powder coating is superior to regular paint job :)

They are powder coated (paint job was all i could think of at the time) and yes powder coating is much better than a standard paint as its much tougher i think!

Sorry for the confusion lol

Total wheel works in nottingham did all 5 of mine for £150. im pretty sure they do refurbs, but why would you want that when you can get a complete new paint job. Brilliant finish aswell, top guys! www.totalwheelworks.com

Only took them 3-4 days if i remember correctly.

Ive had exactly the same problem twice (once each side front). The mechanic who did mine would rather get refurbished ones, purely because of the price. However lexus calipers are quite rare parts to come by. If they havent been rubbing long then the discs should be fine, so you could just get a new seal kit and refurb them yourself. I have a spare caliper myself so thats what ill be doing. Last time I had one seize i had to source a used replacement which cost £65 from a dismantlers.

P.s I am no mechanic just speaking from personal experience

I am thinking about going to WIM to get my geometry done, but just wondered if I will notice a big (or noticeable) difference just with having a standard suspension setup as is?

By the way I havent noticed any of the strange tyre wear that people have talked about with the standard lexus settings.

Cheers

Yeah, I'm sure I'll get used to it eventually. Would just be nice to know if it can easily be sorted by replacing a relay or something. I felt like a total twit last night when I realised I'd gone about a mile down the motorway indicating left.

Going off subject abit, and not being "nasty", but what were you doing on the motorway if you are learning?

Hi everyone!

I dont want this to sound like i abuse my car because i dont, but if i were to say, dump the clutch at 5500rpm, my clutch pedal will not return to its fully up position. It will just stick at the half way up position and I once smelt the clutch burning (I have only done it 3 times). I am not too worried about this as under normal driving it doesnt happen. It is just one of them things that I want to sort out. Any help will be much appreciated.

cheers in advance!

Nice car mate and welcome to the club

Just wondering tho. What are those lights you have under the fogs??

They were just some of the LED lights from RING AUTOMOTIVE, I thought that they would look good at the time but after a while, one of them got condenstaion in and stopped working so i took them off and I am glad that i did because now I think that they look abit tacky. If I were to do anything like that again I would buy the flexible strip lights and mould them around the headlights or something. (e.g the audi look)

Cheers for the replies guys. The only pic that has been edited is the one second from bottom. The rest are just taken straight from my camera (photography is a hobby). Also I have very little knowledge of editing photos so generally dont bother that much.

Hi everyone, ive already posted in the new members section but thought i would share a few more pics in the IS section.

I also have a 55w 6000k HID kit on the way and some LED sidelights.

Hi everyone

Ive owned my 2003 IS200 SE for about a year now and loving it. I have been looking at the forum for a while but just never got around to registering. Anyway here is a few pics of my IS