doogsboy

so you've done everything apart from what you were reccomended to do?

ive foned a few valleters but carn find 1 that will take seats out and steam it(recemendation)so i will have to do it myself and as its goin to be a half a day job,if ive had the time i havnt had the weather vice versa,an by the way MATE

Hi all

I have discovered a nasty stone chip on my drivers front wing of my IS200. It looks like a trolley may have dinged it in the supermarket, there is no dent - it has just took the paint down to the lacquer. The car is mint inside and out so want the chip repaired properly.

I was considering chipsaway but having read forums on the internet I have heard they can sometimes be useless. What do you think?

Can anyone recommend to me the best and most cost effecive way of repairing the chip so it appears as if it was never there. I know it is easily said get the whole thing resprayed at a bodyshop, but does getting a chips repairer at a fraction of the cost result in shoddy work? This I want to avoid

Thanks in advance for any advice

Dave

hi dave ur rite to be a little wary some ov these body specialists or so called specialists have just not got any finese,i have just had the stone chips done on my bonnet an resprayed and not very happy at all as it seems all cloudy in different lights so i will be telling him to sort it out on monday,as to ur question dave carnt rec any 1 but be very carefull who u use.lee

Looks great mate. Another couple of easy no expence mods for you are,

1) Take the shiny Lexus Logo off your air box and swap it with your steering wheel logo.

2) Swap over the drivers heated seat switch with the TRC/SNOW buttons, means heated seat buttons are at eack end :winky:

nice 1 tom, after a proper hid kit next instead of just the replacement bulbs,bit wary of them kits though soon as i c any wires to connect i loose interest, i should b ok hopefully as ive heard there not that complicated.i will av a go ov them buttons tomoro,thanks lee

totally buzzin just received my s/steel gear knob and screwed it on also the calipers hammerited an the lex decals added,heres a few pics c wat u guys think

okay guys n gals the leather is real in the IS had the back seat up an it was suede underneath what i thought was a synthetic so feel alot better about the seats no, sorry 4 doubting all u guys(lex members come up trumps again)weathers ok today(saturday)so going to Halfords to see wat leather cleaner they have got,ourderless if poss,her in doors has already bin on me case about any cleaning product smells haha

hi ian ur car look s great mate feel sorry i never bought it now,where did u buy it from?as i went to a garage in liverpool to look at it but decided he wanted a bit much and wasnt giving me what i wanted for my IS 51 plate so ended up with this 1,ther great the old shape is though mate arnt they?just hope i can keep hold of my 1,by the way i have just de rusted my calipers an hamerited them red also put the lex decals on them of eBay only trouble is i got the rear pads done the other day and they have scraped the calipers,to heavy handed some of them mechanics so get ur decals on mate u will be made up

truckwash was a chemical we used to use in car valeting days- add a tiny bit in the water or carpet steamer,take the seats out etc and give the whole interior a full valet - have a look on detailing world for a modern solution thats ph neutral or find a good valet company that will do a full steam and valet on it for you - also have you had your aircon cleaned recently cos you might be using it and can be lots of germs in there that can cause problems in some people

thanx 4 the advice mate,guna try everything i can before i let this 1 go,i know an air con eng al ask him to av a look,nice 1

Hows the valet smell coming along, did you manage to get rid of it?

Sure hope so, be a shame to lose your IS.

Ian

hi ian,havnt got rid of the smell yet mate i sprayed all the roof lining with febreeze and all the carpets but to no avail,hed a ac eng claen the system out but theres a smell coming from that now the ac eng said it will go after a few days,it probably would if i was using it but i use it mostly on w/ends as i am in the van through the week,i feel sorry i got rid of the 51 plate now.i have got 1 more trick up my sleve for the w/end i am going to drain all the fluids out of it and replace with clean 1s,eh mate you have made a crackin job of ur car just been lookin,al let ya know how the odours are gettin on after the week end.

you might will find the rear and pockets are synthetic

common practice in furniture making is to make the parts not seen or sat on out of synthetic material

alrite bazza,i can tell that the h/brake cover is genuine leather also the gear stick cover is gen,but as for the seats not so confident,the beemas an audis just seem alot softer and more gen to the touch although they are probebly the nappa leather.

can anyone tell me if the leather is real as it doesnt fell real to me,i have looked at the back ov the drivers seat in the book storer and it just lookslike synthetic to me,not happy its not very soft either its full leather aswell.thanks

truckwash was a chemical we used to use in car valeting days- add a tiny bit in the water or carpet steamer,take the seats out etc and give the whole interior a full valet - have a look on detailing world for a modern solution thats ph neutral or find a good valet company that will do a full steam and valet on it for you - also have you had your aircon cleaned recently cos you might be using it and can be lots of germs in there that can cause problems in some people

thanx 4 the advice mate,guna try everything i can before i let this 1 go,i know an air con eng al ask him to av a look,nice 1

steam clean will probably help no end. as for washing with warm water, silicone is water resistant.

thanks stevie mate that was just wat one ov the lads said they might ov used ie silicone but not sure as the last owner had it done,its a really nice fresh smell aswell but if i cant get rid ov it its up 4 sale (gutted)

theyve probably sprayed the carpets,seats,door panels and dash so the smell lasts longer - you may have to truckwash the whole thing from the headlining down and re valet with suitable products that wont annoy your wifes condition

thanx 4 the advice mate,wats a truck wash and how much do they cost?cheers lee

allrite mate you nearly lost this one,haha as i was sitting in it a couple of weeks ago in georgesons with a view to buy but he wanted 6500 at the time so thought it was a bit steep,ive ended up with a 54 plate grey one with matching wheels 67000.great cars arnt they,thats a nice 1 that 1 you bought though the wheels on yours are gleaming,happy motoring

can any 1 help me!!!.here goes,i have just bought a 54 plate is 200 granite sky with matching wheels absolutly buzzing with it the only problem is the car was valleted a few weeeks ago and there is a strawberry smell inside,i have been told that the valleters use like a silicone based cleaner that they spray over it that leaves this smell,nice fresh smell for anyone who does not suffer from ashma which my wife does and the smell goes straight onto her chest and finds it hard to breath,i have washed the inside acouple ov times with warm soapy water to no avail also had a few neutradol air fresheners to try and fight the strawberry smell but that hasnt worked either so if cant get rid ov this smell its gota go (gutted)i had a 51 plate before this and that was no problem at all so if any one has any ideas they will be very appreciated nice 1.