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I have just done this as well! I did my fogs and left the orange filter out though! pics:

Ooops when I said recommended I meant by opie oils, which is 5w-30, not the MT Redline stuff you recommended, it has been fine ever since. But if you still think I need to change it again then ill get some MT stuff.

Hi all, Just wondering if people with lowered cars have had this problem, on some of the poorer road surfaces I get a knocking noise from the top Camber arms hitting on the inside of the arches, I have looked and this is what the noise is because there are marks on the metal. What have people done/what would people recomend? Do I need to increase the pre-load on the springs? Get harder springs? Info: BC Racing coilovers with pillowball top mounts, standard wheels/tyres. Thanks David

ill have one of these in gold, send me a PM with payment instructions.

tbh ormi i think its because the guy who did it had no idea what the ****** he was doing! im going to have to find somewhere else to do it,

well thats why i took it to the place i did because its hunter laser alignment. it doesnt scrap that bad on speed bumps...if i go 2mph over them! although it does bottom out now and again which is growing very old very fast! i just dont want the rear tyres to wear out as fast as the front supposedly do!

The fronts are as low as the coilovers will go and rear is about 20mm higher than that. Pictures to help:

Evening all, I’ve just got back from having my car aligned and basically they haven’t done it. Now to be fair to them the car is very low but they said there wasn’t enough adjustment to get the car to the correct settings so I just told them to get it as close as possible. What do I need to correct the geometry? I’ve seen these for the front: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SPC-FRONT-BALLJOINT-CAMBER-KIT-LEXUS-IS300-ALL-00-05-/360364151392?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item53e7609260 Is there anything else i can get to correct the geometry? What have other people done? Thanks in advance! David

wobble bolts?

all i can say is legend! infact i now use him rather than my local dealer because he is more helpful!

thanks guys! ill get a replacement ASAP :)

hi all, was in the process of changing my discs and pads when i got to the front passenger side and removed wheel, removed caliper from carrier and found the rubber seals were a different shape to the drivers side. so i did what all good engineers do and i proded one of the seals with my finger and for my trouble i got a face full of brake fluid! needless to say i went and rinsed my eyes and returned to the job! ive since drained both seals of fluid and the caliper seems to be functioning properly no pulling under braking, no loss of pedal feel etc. any ideas what the problem is/was? have a look at the picture below, seal on the left is part drain seal on right is full.

Fitting better anti roll bars might help, but it’s an expensive way to fix a problem you shouldn’t be having in the first place! Definitely go back to the site that sold you the wheels and try to get your money back or correct offset wheels. STiX

as above, no one can tell you but your insurance company.

im 21, been driving since august '08 and ive got 2 years no claims from the polo.

i was about to buy my lexus and i thought id check the difference in insurance before i bought it. 1998 Vw Polo 6N 1.4 8v £1450 P/a fully comp 2000 Lexus IS200 2.0 24v £1100 P/a fully comp that absoultly made my mind up! i wasnt going to pay 1500 for a ****ty polo if i could insure a lexus for 1100!! but tbf that £350 has gone straight in the tank! i cant get enough of the VVTi!

hello again lads! Ive changed the gearbox oil and i used a transmission fix(http://www.lucasoil.co.uk/products.php?page=products&subpage=product&product=27) and then topped up with the recommended oil only problem is that this morning when i went to drive the car this morning it was very difficult to put the car into second but once the gearbox had warmed up everything seemed fine! any ideas? have i put too much additive in? the stuff was VERY thick so im guessing ive put too much in? any help/advice would be greatly appreciated! David

thanks guys! the oil is in the post :)

Nicely done! V.Good write up too!

i used to work with russians and i can vouch they are all as crackers as those lot look! LOL

sorry should have said! its a manual, i thought it might have been just while the oil warms up and goes thinner and then reaches the parts it needs to but thought id check.

hi as above really, the gearbox is a little 'clunkier' when cold compared to whem warm, it has done it since i bought the car was just wondering if the car needs to be repaired rather than just ignoring it! thanks david

Depends entirely on the insurance company some like Flux only charge for HP increasing whereas direct line charge over the odds if you so much as put a sticker on the car!

any ideas how much the later spec ones are from lexus?

your brake calipers arnt binding are they?