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I cant seem to find much out there in cyber world regarding the parrot CK3100 Bluetooth being fitted into a2006 is220D ( normal stereo) I know there is a front sot lead which goes direct onto the unit but I have been told that I also need an extension lead which runs from the amp in the boot back to the head unit ? can anyone throw any light onto this for me please ? thanks in advance...

Can I just remind people that if you are in the south east... All fuels are the same.. Additives are a hit or miss affair because at the time of filling you will get what they have.!!! Bp are now filling from 5 different sights none of which are owned by bp and this also includes the 99 Ron in some cases. So you pays your money and hope for the best.

As I've said before Esso are the only supplier down here with their own supply from their own refinery with their own additives!!!

Asda in East London load ONLY Esso fuel so you ca n get decent stuff if you want... Whether you get Esso additive ? I couldn't say.

Shell have had several dodgy batches of vpower recently due to 3 rd party suppliers getting it wrong resulting in thousands of litres being uplifted from major sites because of water and other contaminants being found...

The big companies will never admit to this... No I don't work for shell Esso or whoever.... I'm in a distribution plant next to the qe2 bridge...

Believe me... Every bu66er is loading from here... It travels as far as Birmingham and just beyond.. The southwest as far as Dorset..and up to Lincolnshire. Personaly I'm still on Esso with ok results...

just to let you all know... the quality of fuel, diesel in particular in the south east is atrocious...

the refinery still hasn't reopened and its been put back by almost a year since they found "problems" with the contractors allegedly... my 14 plate truck has already had a fuel filter change.. the 63 reg ones are getting done about every 8 weeks... the fuel has solids as well as water in it and plays the engine management up ..

I have just changed my fuel filter on my 220.... what a bleedin nightmare.... !!!

ended up buying a new housing from lexus (£95 +vat) and seems to have improved back to how it was all those years ago.... I also got another filter cartridge to change next year too.

ESSO has the best quality fuel as far as my colleagues are concerned( they have their own supply ) all other garages... supermarkets etc, are still running the same stuff... with the odd different additive ! its a hit and miss affair i'm afraid. ( not all points get the same additives etc)

so...

quality... shell v power nitro... or bp ultimate etc....

all others, you take your chance...

any other news , i'll be back !

I've just had to order a new housing today as they can't get mine undone either and they don't want to break it and as usual it's a back order item from Lexus...£95!

I've had the same today !

They don't get touched for years and they corrode !

Mine is £95+ vat

But it has to be done .

absoloutly brill... i'd be up for one if you go into manufacturing... please keep us informed !

_{my 220D has been giving me 41 av mpg so far... gently around town commuting etc... 50 ish if I do a London -Glasgow run...}

3rd / 5th/ and 10th june e mails regarding what stock you had left.. you replied to all 3 of these saying you had a couple left and you'd get back to me once you check..... that was the last I heard... 3 after that reminding you of what we said... but no replies ? lost interest in it now to be honest... along with other electrical matters regarding lexus and Bluetooth connectivity etc....(parrot hands free) I was happy with the car... but i'm getting bored of the same answers from almost everyone.... never known of a car that had so much "niche" electrics.... but that's not your problem.... I don't know what happened... as I said, I've moved on... it's almost out of my system, unless there is a newer easier box you have that I can fit within my price range ? perhaps i'll have to look back over the last few months of these posts.... and your not tarnished.... far from it.. you're doing sterling work... above and beyond etc... it's just my / our emails didn't work....

regards... miserable sod....from Essex...

I've got 2 parrott devices... and i'm getting nowt but bad vibes and feedback regarding the fitting of either of these... extra 3-4 metre lead required from the amp in the boot too... my old car and the wifes focus was a dodle...

I've given up... I sent several e mails and I was told that he would get in touch regarding the old type as he only had a couple left... still waiting... no e mail.... :o(

just read that you also need headlamp washers to pass the mot too ? (retro ? )

I got new number plates a short time back with the logo on it too... but it had a note to say that you DID NEED A SEPERATE G.B STICKER ( in addition too ) if you intended to travel outside the uk....

I've got an umbrella that goes up inside the car too...... Costco have stopped doing these though...

http://www.amazon.com/Winplus-Deluxe-Combo-Window-Shades/dp/B001AYSX9K

http://www.amazon.com/Premium-Windshield-Folding-Spring-Shade/dp/B005G88IZU

no its not the fold out type.. it's like a spring loaded pop up tend design...

the top link is what it looks like when open...but this is a large one mine is smaller(you will need a smaller one too)

the bottom link is almost identical, but it's all silver not coloured ! and it was about £5 !!

I got one from Costco a month ago... best thing I've bought yet !!! all this sun is burning the heck out of my black leather... but this sun shield (£5) does good..... springs up and pop[s in to cover 100% of the windscreen... (takes 10 seconds if that to fit...) much better inside now. it also comes with 2 smaller side window black mesh ones...it also comes in 2 sizes...(same price) this one is the smaller one... and fits like a glove.

jfyi... last nights diesel deliveries were extremely yellow... looked like a sample you'd take to the doctors ! smell was ok.. just a lot darker than normal.

that's a bit extreme... never seen fuel old or fresh as dirty as that... whats the vehicle history ?.... diesel and unleaded change colour / odour on a weekly basis. the v power also comes and goes... I really think you should take this with a large pinch of salt. I can agree with almost all of whats been said to a limit, but lets face it... its been going on for years and will continue to do so... as I previously said .... apart from esso....(and 99rons) . all fuel from the southeast at the moment is the same....I personally will continue to go where I know where its came from.

just got back from London -Glasgow.. FUEL DETOX additive and asda fuel... ran fine...51 mpg

Glasgow London esso diesel nothing else, ran fine 49 mpg (both runs full load + 4 bodies 70-80 MPH )

i'm not going to loose any sleep over this one...

I'm off up to Glasgow this week, but I cant find anyone with a can of BG244....

comma do a very strong once a year treatment very similar...

(not diesel magic or the blue bottle dtox)

this is in a big gold box... and clearly states its highly corrosive etc... once a year etc...

anyone used it ?

yeah... wot he said.....

they've been in bed together for several years actually..... they have been looking after the v-power account etc for years...

ALL v power comes in from Holland...... I know no more.....

Tesco , as I mentioned earlier actually beat shell on the test bench a few years ago.... this was perhaps before the introduction of ethanol as we now have it..so it may not be the case now... but its still good stuff, like all other 99's...

(I like the v-power diesel... lovely smooth clean burner...)

Has anyone fitted a parrot Bluetooth device(mki9200) into a 2006 is220diesel yet ?

I've read conflicting pages about extension leads from the boot and the correct adapter for this lexus model...

any light to shed on this ?

thanks in advance....

yes... as its beeing pushed into the actual tanker.... by means of a little 1cm pipe (that joins onto the main supply)squirting the measured amount in every couple of seconds.... mixes as it goes in...

Ron tech ( shell) has been in situ for a couple of yrs.... you just haven't been made aware of them

It's still shells fuel ( where avail) if your up north in them..

A BP guy told me last night that the ultimate is running from Hemel... if your down here in the south so you don't have to worry about BPs additives in their 99 ton..

Just like to point out that red derv( designed for machinery etc ) usually has NO additive in it too....

just for your info...

Just to be absolutely clear.

<...but theres only one grade now... ( except the ultimates and v powers etc) >

So that means "batches" of RON 97/98/99 etc. are specifically processed foor the Ultimates, V[Power, and Excelliums etc. , right?

Argento

yes..... the old refinery down here at coryton.(ex BP) should be reopening at the end of july... so proper fuelsave unleaded (shell) and BP's own with their own aditive should be back then.. I'll post when it does re open properly..

SHELL V POWER IS STILL GOOD.......(brought in by ship from shells refinery in holland )

BP ULTIMATE...... NOT TOO SURE HOW THEY GET THEIR OWN ADITIVES INTO OTHER PEOPLES 99 RON (bare )FUEL.... ( WOULDN'T LIKE TO SAY.......)

EXCELLIUM...? (total) LIKEWISE...

but as i said, that will hopefully change soon.

funny thing..... tescos own 99ron actually beat shell optimax a few yrs back in lab tests.....

just filled mine earlier too... 55L - 501 miles = 41.3mpg commuting...running in and out of Romford / Lakeside /tescos etc.... going for a loaded run to Glasgow in a few weeks..... figures to follow.....