Danny W

Just got back from our holiday down to the south coast, we've done a total of 600 trouble free miles this past few days.

The IS is such a nice car to drive to what im used to (fords/rovers/vauxhalls) lol

Petay, id like to keep it fairly stock but when it comes to cars i cant help myself and always find ways of giving it a tidy up.

With the lexus i think i'll possibly sort the paint, wheels and lights out and keep it looking fresh

thanks for the positive comments on the vauxhall :)

well today was the retest on the Lexus and im pleased to say it passed :) going to treat it to a clean tomorrow before heading off on holiday to the south coast on saturday quite looking forward to driving it and see how it goes on a long run

Think I'll be gettign one cut locally and programming myself, i've read the guides on here so will give it a try :)

Thanks for the replies, so far ive bought pzero tyre new managed to get one @ £80

ive ordered front and back mintex pads

new front anti roll bar linkages

new auxillery belts

New genuine oil filter

Air filter

5l toyota red coolant

although i still need to get some oil (is it 5w30 i need?) and how much does the engine take?

Jomo, i got the car for £500 but it drives straight & pulls smooth through the gears it just needs a bit of TLC to get back on the road :) here she is as i bought her this weekend

my other car is a P reg corsa that ive built over a couple of years

started like this:

now looks like this: running full calibra (C20LET) engine and running gear & heated leather interior

Im hoping with a bit of time i can get the lexus back upto former glory and on the road :) its my first one but is such a nice smooth car to drive & the interior is soo comfy

Danny

Im looking for the following parts to suit a 1999 is200

-bonnet prop/stay

-bonnet gas struts/lifters

-front bumper fixings (nuts/bolts/clips) as mine is missing a few

-nsr tail light

hiya, new to the forum and ive just bought a 1999 lexus is200 but it failed mot last week

failure sheet was

-nsf tyre below minimum tread depth

-front brake pads below 1.5mm

-nsf brake binding

-front (joint) exhaust has major leak of exhaust gasses

-exhaust emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle out of specified limits

advisories

-RBT front brake imbalance 25%

-nearside rear indicator slightly discoloured

-nearside front anti roll bar linkage slightly distorted

-offside front anti roll bar linkage slightly distorted

-rear exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gasses

-front brakes only just met the front brake imbalance requirements. needs adjustment or repair

Now, im going to be ordering the parts and getting the car back upto standard and on the road, currently looking at perelli pzero tyres to match whats on the car (225/45/17) looks like im going to have to pay £100 a tyre unless you guys know anywhere thats a little cheaper?

http://www.mytyres.co.uk/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=81236193.110.23811&typ=R-128324&ranzahl=4&Breite=225&Quer=45&Felge=17&Speed=W&weiter=200&kategorie=6&Ang_pro_Seite=50&sort_by=brand&Transport=P&dsco=110&sowigan=So

front brake pads ive found mintex ones for £20 a set

rears are £18.90

I shall be giving the calipers an overhaul

the disks look perfectly fine that are on the car, so dont need to buy new.

Exhaust i shall look at this week, if it needs replacing i'll buy new.

The car has covered just over 62k, im wanting to service it and make sure its running tip top.

What oil and filter do you reccomend?

air filter?

coolant?

Also noticed one of the belts needs replacing (auxillery/alternator) could anyone tell me the size i need to replace this one?

and its missing the ribbed belt for the Air con, if anyone knows the size for that?

any help with the above would be brilliant

Cheers

Danny

such a nice car to drive though and the interior is a lovely place to be, has full leathers, heated seats, air con, 6 disk cd changer etc. world apart from the vauxhalls im used to lol

edit: car only came with one 'master key' whats the best route to go down if i want to get a spare ?

Hello, thanks for the warm welcome. i'll probably be dropping you a pm once ive had a proper go over the car to see what i want to tidy up :)

it failed on a few things, but hopefully it shouldnt cost me to much to replace and fit things myself

failure sheet was

-nsf tyre below minimum tread depth

-front brake pads below 1.5mm

-nsf brake binding

-front (joint) exhaust has major leak of exhaust gasses

-exhaust emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle out of specified limits

advisories

-RBT front brake imbalance 25%

-nearside rear indicator slightly discoloured

-nearside front anti roll bar linkage slightly distorted

-offside front anti roll bar linkage slightly distorted

-rear exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gasses

-front brakes only just met the front brake imbalance requirements. needs adjustment or repair

I'm fairly handy with tools and cars, so im thinking of giving the calipers an overhaul, new disks & pads all round.

have a look at the exhaust system, wether the joint isn't sealed or if it requires a new section

& give the engine a service to hopefully sort the emissions.

Hiya, thought i'd introduce myself as i've just bought a 1999 lexus is200

I've been a member on a few forums but as this is my first Lexus i might need pointing in the right direction :)

The car is a silver is200, 1999, covered just over 62k but had failed the mot last week.

I picked it up quite cheap today at £500 from a local lad who's been using the car daily for the past year.

I'm hoping to work through the fail sheet and get the car back upto standard and on the road :)