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Impossible to say.. you're in to the world of conjecture. You can be sure they are still making good profit regardless. Although sometimes you will see loss-leaders to entice more sales in other areas...that's business.

Nice one Shaun. According to the Lexus portal 8R6 is Brechin Slate paint colour I can see LA11 and that relates to a GREY leather. Perhaps the 11 part means GREY (as mine is LA00 and it's IVORY). This may be of interest .... go here https://www.lexus.co.uk/owners/your-vehicle/ Then scroll down to Past Lexus Brochures. Closest I can find is Nov 08.I could not see an earlier date. Strangely, the 08 brochure is showing features seen on the facelift and that was late 09 I thought. Cheers Keith

Don't you just love these sites that don't have correct info in their drop down menus?? Nothing like confusing the punters is there? You get sites pushing you into 069 batteries ... erm NO...its the wrong way round ....it won't fit. If you put Lexus 2008 is250 into the ECP choices for the 068 Bosch on Ebay ... it comes back that it won't fit ...erm YES it does Jack, it's not too cheap ..they can squeeze their margins to generate sales. You can pay £158 for the same battery if you really want!

Did you get your battery? If not, this is quite a deal. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bosch-Car-Battery-12V-70Ah-Type-068-630CCA-4-Years-Wty-Sealed-OEM-Replacement/352218079682?epid=1323058482&hash=item5201d561c2:g:22oAAOSwDEtaF8kp A Bosch S4 068 for £68.70 delivered. Tayna are doing an offer now at £78 delivered. Just stick S4 026 Bosch Car Battery 12V 70Ah Type 068 into the search bar.

Sounds like you've just been unlucky with that sensor as Denso gear is decent quality in my findings thus far. I guess anyone can have a Friday afternoon slip up from time to time!

Similar to a HB3 or HB4 type headlight bulb. You have to press down that little tab to get it to separate from the other half. Quite fiddly as you are somewhat working blind/in the dark as your arm obscures most of your vision.... so you end up working by feel. Patience is a virtue doing this.

£84 all in on eBay after a quick search

You need to know that the binding posts and the battery orientation are the same. Some binding posts are the narrower type. Pic I saw made them look narrower. Overall size is pretty close though. S4 068 is correct ... personally I'd stick with that. Last time I looked the S4 was around £80/87

I am pretty sure you can use the same sensor on each side on the 07 model. I'm sure Noobie commented on this when he did his 07 car. Conversely I found the cables are about 2" different for the 09 onwards. The shorter would have been a struggle for Bank 2 side(under the tray)

Bank 1 Sensor 1 is on drivers side for UK. Bank 2 Sensor 1 is under battery tray.

That may well be right. Have to admit I've struggled to find a better deal than this ECP deal for Denso blades delivered to my door. Pretty much all sellers mark up and discount down ...that's a given. Denso's are the only ones I'll get for my 250, all the other brands have been poorer in my findings. Don't know how true it is, but some have said the 250 screen has quite a compound curved face which makes a lot of other makes judder in the wipe. But I do get Bosch blades for my missus MX5! Each to their own.

If anyone is about to purchase some Denso Blades (or others if you wish) there is 50% off with the FEB70 code at Eurocarparts until midnight tonight. Just got some Drivers side 22" at £8.20 ....not bad at all. I'm not in any way connected to ECP.

Yes I did remove the battery/ecu etc. It is incredibly tight to get in and at the sensor. You can just about squeeze a hand in there, but then you can't see anything as your hand is obstructing everything. Noobies description of how to do it is ***** on. It was also the hardest sensor to budge. Thought the darned thing was welded in it was so tight. Had to use a piece of pipe on the socket handle to get the leverage. Working from underneath is going to be tricky. I'd say you can do it from topside in 2 hours or so. These 2 posts should cover it all for you Cheers Keith

Useful place to know of ... bookmarked it ... thanks.

Me too...Rockauto in the USA

Good shout shaun ..it does indeed look like an F Sport ..... sporty pedals.

My first thought too .... where are the 18" wheels. I thought all SEL's were shipped with them. Could this be an SEi or SR with a few upgrades?? I saw some SEi's similar to this when I was looking for my car. The nav is a handy option . It may not be a cutting edge nav but its always done the biz for me. The facelift model (which this appears to be) nav allows full postcode entry too. If its a facelift it will be a HDD nav not on a DVD. There should also be a useful addition of a usb in the arm cubby, as well as the usual phono port and power socket. Don't assume it has DAB though. They are std buttons on the facia..it would need the internal unit to actually have DAB radio. It may well have so check it. Don't view it in the rain ... a wet surface can hind many sins.

The cowl is part of the body. That's why you need that special long reach socket. Think they are 22mm from memory. If you do it, give it a squirt (with WD40 or Plus Gas) a day for a few days before you plan to tackle it. They can be very hard to budge. Extension bars or tubes are useful to get some extra leverage.

Ask away Phil...its not boring ... its how we all learn! Hopefully a GS owner will be along shortly to clarify ... but in the meantime ........... So your sensor is Bank 1 Sensor 2 that you need to replace. I would have expected each side to involve pretty much the same procedure.You will need a sensor socket, the long reach type assuming the sensor has the protective cowl around it. Might be worth having a search here and over on the US forum. Here is a guide to replacing Bank 1 Sensor 2 on a is350 from the US forum. Granted its not the same car ( sorry I could not find any GS300 in a quick search) but it may give you some pointers. The pictures are really handy in getting you accustomed to what you are looking for. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-2nd-gen-2006-2013/843618-diy-is350-oygen-sensor-replacement-p0138-bank-1-sensor-2-a.html Best of luck with it. Edit : just found this..may help https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-3rd-gen-2006-2011/657199-2006-gs300-o2-sensors.html

Take a look here, this is what Denso lists for your 05 GS300. http://densoautoparts.com/find-my-part.aspx#searchResults Open this next page in another window http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/lexus,2005,gs300,3.0l+l6,1430992,exhaust+&+emission,oxygen+(o2)+sensor,5132 That, I believe, is the 02 sensors that Rockauto (in the USA) list for your car. Price is a bit different from Eurocarparts .... like way cheaper. I did my Upstream 02 sensors late last year. Got them from Rockauto, arrived in about 10 days and no surcharges. Delivered to the factory via UPS. Eurocarparts were nearly double the cost and they were insistent on trying to sell me the wrong sensors, despite me pointing out their error. I'm not saying you should do this ... but its worth checking out. I fully understand some folk are twitchy about getting bits from the USA but I have to say the service was flawless for me.

They just replace them and charge handsomely for it.

Slide pins seizing on the brake calipers. Lots of accounts here on this forum. If you are into spannering, they are easy to maintain. Nice looking motor .... Welcome aboard.

It's the easiest one to get at....that's a bonus. Try unplugging from the connector. Check the pins are straight and have a visual of the wires. Reconnect and at the least you can cross that off your check list.

In all honesty the only way you will know for sure is to jack up your car, take a wheel off and try it. It may just fit as its a 16" wheel, but I don't know for sure.

If it was an ios update, it must have been a way back as all phones have always shunted contacts across to the cars memory.