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Purchased an IS200 with about 110k on the clock, owner promised me the timing belt was replaced etc.. When I got home I removed the belt cover to find half a timing belt and loads of chewed up furry crap. He possibly did have the belt changed but he did not change the tensioner pulley which was screwed. Belt and pulleys were promptly changed. It appears to be a weak point on the 1G-FE. always check the tensioner pulley if you get a IS200!!

It can be done. Sound quality will be horrendous to say the least and you will NOT be able to control the amplifier gain from the OE radio. Not worth the hassle IMO, get yourself a decent 1-DIN or 2-DIN with a good quality DSP or parametric equalizer. Once you get some decent audio you will never again purchase the lesser quality brands. With most things in life you pay for what you get! Some active sub woofers have a high level input but I've never fitted an active sub woofer to an already amplified system. I would assume if you connect the high level input from your active box to the rear output of the amplifier, the bass will sound very noisy with a lot of interference present..

The amp bypass cable will not connect to your original radio (bypass lead is designed to connect an aftermarket radio to the vehicle speakers which bypasses the vehicle amplifier). To the fit Nokia kit you will have to find a switched and permanent 12V, ground it somewhere, I remember the older Nokia kits had an external speaker - if not you can splice into the speaker outputs from the vehicle amplifier to get sound out from the Nokia kit.. The only bit I'm confused about it how will the Nokia kit mute the vehicle audio when you get a call in??? After some digging... It appears there are a few variants for the Nokia kit. I'm assuming you have the ISO version... Can you get it exchanged for the direct input version?? As the IS200 is not ISO. ISO variant: CK-200 Main Unit w/Display CA-165 Display cable for CK-200 CU-13R Input Device for CK-200 Steering wheel mount for CU-13R RX-73 Interface Box for CK-200 CA-160 ISO cable w/mute unit CP-510 pouch 3V Coin battery User Guide CD with user and installation guide Direct input variant: CK-200 Main Unit w/Display CA-165 Display cable for CK-200 CU-13R Input Device for CK-200 Steering wheel mount for CU-13R RX-73 Interface Box for CK-200 CA-161 Line-out cable for car kit CA-153P PVC-free power cable for Car HF CP-510 pouch 3V Coin battery User Guide CD with user and installation guide Speaker variant: CA-165 Display cable for CK-200 CU-13R Input Device for CK-200 Steering wheel mount for CU-13R RX-73 Interface Box for CK-200 CA-161 Line-out cable for car kit CA-153P PVC-free power cable for Car HF SP-3 Speaker CP-510 pouch 3V Coin battery User Guide CD with user and installation guide

Thanks everyone for your kind assistance. The garage where I purchased the car has go in contact with the previous owner who will post me the locking wheel removal tool. I offered to travel to his house to collect as I have an MOT booked for Monday and I need to change the discs/pads but he did not want me travelling to his house!! Why I do not know... Anyways, I have cancelled the MOT and will rearrange for a later date when the brakes are sorted. The car is tested until the end of the month so all is legal Again, cheers for all the feedback, I should have the tool shortly. Now all I need to do is upload some photos of the car etc... And get modifying! K&N, Iridium's, timing belt, diff oil, engine oil, filters are on the list to do.

No luck from Kwik-fit... A kind member left me his mobile but unfortunatly he had a different type of locking key.. O well out comes the hammer and chisel... Sadly the locking wheel nuts in your picture are not the OEM supplied type, so Lexus may be unable to help - but the OEM type don't look good so alternatives were often fitted. Your Lexus garage may have come across your type & be able to remove them. The Lexus dealer cannot help. I got thr rotating collars off this evening and hopefully will br anle to go to a friends workshop on Friday to have the studs removed.

Cheers thanks.

No luck from Kwik-fit... A kind member left me his mobile but unfortunatly he had a different type of locking key.. O well out comes the hammer and chisel...

On route to home from work today I'm stopping off at Kwik-fit.. I have read many times on the net that they "may" be able to help... Thanks.

I know it's pain in the back end! I know it's a long shot but it may save me hours with a chisel and lump hammer! This evening I will try and remove the rotating collars and hammer a smaller socket onto the stud - wish me luck..

Hello all, New to the forum as I purchased an IS at the weekend... But, there is always a but.... I got the MOT booked for Monday, all the car needs is the brake pads/discs changing as they are a little warped.. I do not have the locking wheel nut adapter key to remove my wheels (right now I want to kill the guy who sold the car to me).. I have exhausted all routes I can think of, dealer where I purchased the vehicle, all motor factors, Halfrauds etc... No one has the same typeremoval key, I will call into Kwik-fit on route home from work to see if they can help, but I guess it's unlikely... What I need if any IS owner out there in the Merseyside area to let me drive to there place and just undo the locking bolts. I will replace with standard bolts. Is there anyone that can assist?? The locking nuts are the Trilock type, three circular holes 8mm Dia, external Dai 23mm. The outer sleeve of the nuts spin so the old socket trick will not work for me.. the key appears to be the same as found on my two previous Toyotas.. So I'm assuming Lexus used the same key for all 200's. I got 2000 IS200. Anyone within 2 hrs drive about tonight/tomorrow/Friday willing to lend a tool to a fellow IS owner?? If you PM me your number I will call to explain all details, I'm based in Liverpool.. Cheers all.