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Great ! Have you got any pics - I want to see what the number plate looks like now, I want one of these but want to see what the read end looks like with a smaller number plate.

What about an XBOX clan?

This sounds exactly what I need! I notice slight rumbling on level roads and am going to pay the guys in Oldham a visit - thanks Anees!

BTW, anybody know what the standard camber settings are on an IS200 SE before I go to Oldham?

You could always take the hit on eBay and not buy it - not that I am recommending that, but still you maybe should have viewed it first?

Plus, it look as if you have a long long way to drive down to pick it up - maybe you could meet him halfway, that way you'll know the Lex drives ok!

I tried Optimax for a couple of months last year and it didn't make any difference what so ever, now back to Shell standard unleaded.

Aren't BMW fitting run flats on the new 3 series - can't be that bad can they!

Bored of reading all this stuff about fake pics, Geneva is proof of the pudding!

If it is then it must have run flats as the rear alloys are bigger - aren't they?

Thanks Shorty - will order and try them!

Try opening the sunroof louvre.

Fargo - are they a direct replacement or did you have to bespoke fit them?

well maybe but if u stick them up ur arse they might be better afterwards or u could just use the search button 

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Thanks for being helpful Mr Fluff - why bother answering if your going to be an arse yourself?

Then what? Hypnotise them and hope they will sound better ;-)

I've just read an old post from 2003 which was talking about changing the horn on the IS, I would like to do this and if anybody has any info please comment:-

1) How much to replace with the horns on the RX300 (I believe theyre much better)

2) How much?

3) I also believe the tone can be changed - Any knowledgebase on this.

Cheers !

Why don't U claim off your insurance or haven't you got protected no claims bonus? The excess must only be about £250!

I used to have a road angel until Geoff bought it off me, as I said, I'm trialling tomtom Go & Navigator for work and they use the same databases, tomtom picks up the same static speed camera's as Road Angel.

On Roadangel it allows you to store new speed camera's when you drive past them and when you carry out a download it uploads new LAT & LONG's as well, seems a bit of cheek for Roadangel to charge for updates when checkpoint for Tomtom gives them for free!

And also the laser alert on the Roadangel never worked, many times was I driving and passed a mobile detector and it never ever went off.

Saying that Roadangel also alerts you of blackspots's which checkpoint doesn't do.

Horses for courses I reckon!

I wonder why Lexus didn't opt for a manual 3l then, it's such as shame as the performance and spec is much better than the 200, I agree with you to get any performance out of mine it has to whine over 4.5k revs!

Thanks for the feedback Marshy.

But do you really honestly think that the extra cash is worth the extra performance as the IS200's spec is almost as good as the IS300 (or is it?), is the handling better & ride any better?

I've often thought about trading my IS200 for a 300 but the automatic puts me off, not that I'm knocking the IS300 at all, It would have been nice to see a model difference e.g. BMW 320i & 330i diff. OEM alloys & bumpers.

I can vouch for this, I was a bit dubious about asking but was told by Lexus Chester that if I bought 2 services now for £460 the 50k service is included in the deal - great saving!

I had LOC discount on the price of the pads.

I agree I thought the discs wern't under warranty also!

By the way I reckon I've saved £263 ! :D :duh:

Had a bit of good news with the discs today, decided to take it to Lexus Chester and have the discs & pads replaced. Turns out the discs were covered under warranty (car is 2 1/2 yrs old with 52k) so I didn't have to pay for them!!!

Only had to pay £37 for the pads - back of the net!

My next question is why did Lexus Stockport quote me £300 to replace them when Chester did it under warranty - any ideas ???? Opens a can of worms me thinks!

Tomtom uses checkpoint and it's the same database as used by Roadangel.

The laser detectors are currently going through parliament for a ban so I wouldn't bother buying one if I were you.

Any Knowledgebase on it?

Thanks for all your response anyway - Long Live LOC!

Yeah I could take some photo's f*****g it up as I go along - Pistons, fuel reservoir, I think I'll leave it to the experts.

What if something goes wrong - Do I call the RAC !!!!!!!!!!!

Thinking of changing my front discs & pads on my own (not with Pam :P )

Need a confidence boost - is it really easy (I can change a tyre, change my aircon filter, remove the stereo face to feed a PDA cable etc etc so I'm a little adventourous)...

So, can anybody really say that changing the discs & pads is really easy, I've read the forum and am convinced I can do it myself - not found the Knowledgebase though). I just fancy saving myself a load of wonga - the dealers are quoting £280 to do it.

Thanks in advance!

I live out in the sticks near Chester and I have spent many days driving on the A51 to Stone which is often muddy in parts from tractors and I have never had a problem with tyres or skidding, I wouldn't exactly say I'm a slow driver either.

I've run Potenza's and currently on SP9000's - and swear by the Dunlop's.