J Henderson

They do. I have them (CrossClimate 2). Though on the rear you need to go with 245/40R18 instead of 255 as they're unavailable in that size. I used to run full winter tyres (Pirelli Sottozero 3), and was happy with them but when the time came to replace them, I figured they were overkill for the amount of snow that falls where I live, so went with the Michelins which are "only" all-seasons. In my experience though they are just as good in snowy conditions as a full winter tyre. With the added bonus that they are equally comfortable in warm weather, so you can leave them on all year-round.

Exactly why I let the garage deal with it. Aluminium component mated to a steel surface for over a decade...not a good marriage.

What did I do to my Lexus today? Dusted off the bootlid and retrieved the nicely-chilled beers that were inside.

LS 2007-2017 Floor Mats They also have the rears, plus ones for RSR model.

I've had to replace both of my front wheel bearings fairly recently. Left one in 2021, and the other side this year. The cost was £300+ each time, supplied and fitted. As Robert says, the sound associated with a bad bearing is more of a droning or grinding sound, that would be louder or more intense when the affected side of the car is under load.

Thanks for the update. 👍 I'm going to request request the same during my next service in February/March next year.

This. In my case, exclusively Tesco Momentum.

I know it doesn't answer your question, but what about using the buttons on the head unit itself? Under the volume button.

Probably just a visual check and guesstimate. Lexus dealer once stated my tyres were also 6.5mm when they were only 2 weeks old.

One of the German cars with a 3.0 diesel engine would be my pick - A4 Quattro or BMW 335d. My personal choice would be an Avant/Touring model.

Interesting video comparing several DI/Carbon cleaners. The products are tested in a controlled fashion, on valves removed from an engine, so "real world" performance might be different. But, on the face of it, they seem fairly ineffective compared to actual physical cleaning (walnut blasting).

If replacing OEM shocks with, say, Bilstein B6, I would tell the insurance company nothing.

Hankook would be my choice. I had them on my IS200 when I had one, and was impressed by them in all aspects. They were also on my IS250 when I bought it. They're arguably a premium brand tyre these days, despite being priced amongst the traditional mid-range brands like Toyo, Khumo, Falken etc.

Yep. Don't think it had an emblem in the first place. At least not for ones with that single spoke wheel.

That key location is SAAB-esque...

Lexus themselves commissioned a "IS430" concept car to be built for SEMA in 2003. IS430 Concept 1st-gen of course, and with a manual box, no less, but as Linas alluded to, the biggest challenge is the electronics.

Definitely a petrol one, not a diesel? At the very least, it appears to have a IS220d rear bumper (no exhaust cutouts).

If one of the remaining 4 nuts is a locking one, I'd swap it for a regular nut until you get a new stud.

Are you using E10 or E5 fuel?

Was having a root around in my glove box today and discovered that my handbook wallet had this CD-ROM inside. I had no idea it had been there all this time. Worth investigating? Anyone know what's likely to be on it? The minimum specs required mentions a Pentium II processor, so I guess I might have to jump through some hoops to run it on a modern computer.

Thank you. 🙂 Those calipers were the one and only time that I've bought something from Rockauto.com, so I don't know if they calculate the total cost including taxes etc now, but at the time, they didn't. From memory, I'm pretty sure that I was charged import duty & VAT by the courier when the calipers were delivered. I wanna say it was something like £40 or thereabouts. Even then, it was still a great price as the exchange rate was about $1.8 to £1 at the time. So, even with the additional VAT etc, it still worked out at well under £100 per caliper. The whole conversion including OEM discs, pads, shim kit, paint, decals etc was around £400. It'll no doubt cost a bit more to do the swap now with the exchange rate being less favourable, but it's an upgrade I would recommend highly. Based on my experience though, I would not recommend the OEM Lexus discs! I have now had to replace two pairs of them due to premature failure. The first set of discs literally fell apart after two years. I chalked that up to bad luck and bought another OEM disc/pad set to replace them, but those eventually developed (funnily enough, also after about 2 years) a so-called "high spot" or hard spot, which made the disc surface wear unevenly, resulting in juddering, weak performance, and ultimately, an MOT failure. Ending my car's unblemished test history! I currently have EBC slotted USR discs, paired with their Yellowstuff pads. So far, so good.

This was my sub £100 setup when I had a 1st-gen IS. Quite neat. A fairly modest TomTom unit with Bluetooth connectivity, and the suction mount was attached to a £5 adhesive plastic disc. The cabling was routed in behind the centre console and plugged into the cig lighter. Not every IS has that storage bin on top of the dash but I'm sure something similar can be achieved in 2023. 🙂

Agreed. I run them on my own car and they've always been quieter than normal summer tyres. Even in 30+ degree weather.

That's right. The noise test is measured by the test car passing a microphone, placed a certain distance away, at the side of the track.