Frostyboy123

Mark , must be more...... Door shells must be 600 each easily plus boot at another 500 plus spraying and fitting etc.... I reckon your pushing £3k

Okay update time 4.4.12 ...... Mr lexus assessor came out to look at the car and was in agreement... Car now being booked in for new Osf door NSF door and boot lid.... You try and get this from any other manufacturer after nearly 11 years .... Goes to show just how good lexus actually are in every aspect ....

Yeah that's why I put if there's a fault it won't clear properly it will come back

Got to my car this morning and vsc light cam on and the big red triangle ..... Wepoooooo Also had my ecu engine light on for an age ....... And this is what I did to sort it 1; Disconnect battery ten mins or longer 2; Reconnect the beast 3; Enter vehicle 4;Close door 5;Bottom left knee under dash obd connector white plug 6; Get a paper clip and put it in 3rd pin from left top and the other end in 5th pin from left bottom 7;Turn ignition to on( do not start) 8; Abs and suspension lights and triangle flash and vsc test comes up on display 9; While waiting patiently , retune your radio and climate preferences take your time, you need about two mins. Sing along to your favourite tune 10; Turn ignition off 11; Remove freindly paper clip 12; Restart car .... Tada done If it doesn't do what it says on the tin, try again, or you may have a fault..... Mine came on after a heavy days snowing so it could have been moisture??? Who knows And I thankyou , for my next trick I will pull a rabbit from my rear fridge

Cheers for the support mike, you know how some people can interpret things

And if anybody from lexus thinks " oh great we have a lexus hater!!!" You couldn't be more wrong the is the seventh I have owned, the other 6 were ls400 But please don't take the fact I am pointing out a fault, mean I am trying to stirr up trouble, I am just making peolpe aware of what they may have and that it can be fixed ..... Ta x

Front two doors yes exactly the same place Rear two doors top edge right at the very back near the 1/4 light external on Ns but internal on both Ns and os

Just to scare you all ...... This is the drivers door internally half way down where the trim fits...... Not one sign of rust in the same place on the outside though !!!!

Best to be on the safe side .....

Mercs where but they rusted like crazy..... It's 11 years old can't knock it or lexus to be fair

Hiya bookend, ten minutes work 3 Philips black screws at base of door 1 Philips black screw in the front door air vent Lift out the window switches from the front edge 2 gold screws on under the switches one under the grab handle Pop off the fascia behind the lever 1 black Philips screw Unplug window switch connectors Pull on bottom of door card, poppers hold it to the door Lift upwards towards the door frame Card is now connected by cables and wires Unplug wires, you can't get them wrong when refitting, by pressing the little lever on top of the plug Disconnect the lever for door pull and lock , too white( sky) bottom green( grass) Then place to one side Pull away the plastic weather sheeting carefully so you don't rip it Voila rust !!!!

Here's the rust by the way guys.....

Ok, phonecall from the Bodyshop the assessor wants to see the car himself on the 4th April ...... We shall see what happens

Just returned from the body shop , second time, as they wanted to see the inside of the doors..... Lexus assessor in the area, so drove down with door cards off to save time , still quiet as a mouse. Anyway, looks like 3 doors and a boot so far ..... Will let you know when I get a definate answer

Ok back to the topic...... Just been to the Bodyshop and they imaged the rust and then checked the thickness of the paint in microns, and took pictures, 140 microns of paint..... The guy said it needs 3 doors and a boot as they won't bother to try and repair them, so will contact me soon. All images sent to lexus and we now wait

"12 years of coverage is provided against bodywork (ie any holes through the bodywork from inside to outside) due to corrosion that is attributable to faults in material or workmanship. Again, there is no mileage restriction." " the lexus warranty is automatically transferred at no cost to subsequent owners" So there ya have it ..... Good luck and I will let you know how it goes every step if the way.

And as long as its started to rust through from inside out, easy way to tell..... For arguments sake 50p size inside 5pm showing on the paint

You know what I mean the vehicles got a 22 month body warranty regardless of who owns it

Yes..... The owners warranty manual states that the warranty gets transferred with the vehicle not the owner..... So yes mines had 4 previous keepers

Oh yeah lol..... Just a thought lol

Just curious, didnt know what they came out if the factory like? Would be great if you pressed the trunk button and it opened fully by itself ....

Do your gas struts open the boot from its lowest position ..... I mean if you press trunk on your remote or release from inside the car does your boot come up fully by itself or do you still have to help it to 1/3 1/2 open before it goes up??? Did that make any sense?

Check inside the door and just beneath the wing mirrors about 4 inches in

Found it, BMW E39 bonnet struts, got mine for a fiver off eBay for the pair, but you DO have to compress them slightly