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The Front door handle is pretty easy, open the door and you will find a plastic grommet at the same level as the handle a few cm's in from the door skin.

Remove the grommet with a small blade flat-head screwdriver, behind the grommet you should find a gold coloured 30 torX screw, turn this anti clockwise and dont worry the screw wont fall out, the handle lock cap should now wiggle out.

now grab the handle in one hand as if to open and strike the very front of the handle back-wards with the heel of your hand, the handle should slide backwards and unhook from the door.

The rear door is more tricky, you will need to remove the inner door trim, now undo the three 30 torX screws holding the locking mech in place and drop the mech enough to allow access to the screw holding the handle cap, should be in same position as the front only at a different angle,

screw the torX anticlockwise, as for the front it will not fall out, wiggle the cap off and strike the handle rearwards as for the front,

To refit just reverse the procedure.

Good Luck.

Excellent! Thank you very much sir.

Hey everyone , loving the look of the forum .

I've decide to freshen my beloved IS200 , and need to paint the RHS door handles , fuppin steam cleaner lifted the lacquer . How do I take them out of the doors? Thanks in advance .

Hope it gets finished now . Interesting engine choice , especially when Martin is so fond of the SR 20.

When Martin took it on , or in DJM , Mat?

some of you lot might have seen this before , it's being doing the rounds of the forums... Fairly awesome build by a Chap called MArtin FFrench , who is one of Irelands top Drifters .

http://speedhunters.com/archive/2009/09/14...car-update.aspx

Same chap has built a road going one , powered by a Nissan SR20 . And got it road legal , which is bloody difficult here in Ireland , with our taxation rules .

http://www.driver.ie/forum/showthread.php?...ht=SR20+altezza

isn't it... I never remember having this problem on the front before . Unless their machine is not correct?

TBH , I didn't bother with a print out , as it wasn't right... but I'll go back and get one , and scan it in to you Tony . Much appreciated .

Yeah I spoke/PM'd Tony before , absolute genius and gent.but it's hard for him to provide settings when he hasn't got the car to see what he has to work with.

yeah , OE settings... sadly I don't be over in the UK with the car , so I caan't get it WIM'd..sigh .

It also seems to tramline a lot too.... seriosly thinking of swapping it for something more mundane like a PAssat.....

Hi all , still not happy with my IS's 4 wheel alignment . I got to play with my local tyre fitters (new) laser 4 wheel system , I got the rear pretty much spot on to the recommended figures , but the front right has a lot of negative camber on , and even with the adjuster in to max, its still 1/2 degree more than the LHS . Car has Eibac -30mm springs , all bushings are fine , wheel bearngs are fine too . Any ideas? The adjuster and bolt assembly are moving freely , unlike the rear which I stripped and cleaned and copper greased .

The car hasn't had any crash damage , and the worst bang it got was when I had to go over a low hidden kerb beside the road , and damage 2 wheels , but that was on the LHS...

nice... unusual colour , looks better than I would have expected a yellow one to look!

I suppose ... what would be a good budget coilover? I'm looking for comfort more than race like handling .

I know that ... I've done 40k on them! lol

just looking for replacements as they are getting tired . And seeing as the Eibachs are slightly firmer than stock , surely they'd work with a slightly firmer damper?

http://www.larkspeed.com/index.pl?a=i&...Shock-Absorbers

Hey all , the back of the IS is getting spongey , I've close on 60k miles on it now , living in a rural area , so thinking of a new set of dampers . I've -30mm Eibachs , and just want a set that'll compliment those springs . Koni seem well priced , and are a good name , any other suggestions?

where did you get it done?

come-for-the-bull......brilliant.

yeah , RR's can vary , thats why we did it on a Dyna Pack , it bolts to the hubs direct , so no wheelspin losses.

nope... same plugs in it as when it was re-mapped, a fewmonths after! and the Filter was fairly new . I was assuming that the software was measuring too much rolling down losses , so perhaps 145 bhp.... Just my 2 cents .

hate to burst anyone's bubble/.... but I got mine Dyno Packed , at a club RR day. 140 at the engine . So was a mates 99 Model IS , and before anyone says , "low reading roller" , a Red Top Vaux with an induction kit gave 150 , a Fiat Punto 1.8 16v with an induction kit 140 also... That was befor my Is got the S-AFC , freeflox bacbox and Induction Kit.

I'm in the same predicament , only worse for me , I'm a ferry ride away! I just can't get it done right around here at all...sigh.

That bugs me too , I'm always ordering parts for vans through work , and even if the same part is fitted to every engine and chassis type from '95 to 2001 , they still can't/won't order it without the chassis number.....

You know that has to be true!

Just read the thread start to finish , fantastic project . What clutch are you gonna use?

who makes/sells that one?

I don't ever Mat being wrong! So I'll agree with that . Thanks all!