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  1. Hi All, had the bumper heated and popped out on friday and the light is fixed so i suppose its a quick win ahead of MOT. Just had the quote back from Lexus parts direct regards a new bumper. Im a little shocked at the delivery cost Bumper: £257.87, dedicated courier service to your address would be £114
  2. thank you for your input. all these small details really do help so i dont get shafted by the garages. still waiting to hear from LPD regards bumper. hopefuly i can order and have delivered in October sometime
  3. thanks Robert, i came accross Lexus Parts Direct last night. so have pinged them regards the mk3 bumper. ive had quotes around the grand mark for supplied, painted fitted etc.. but sure it can be done cheaper. just will have to find the garage that can paint and fit as i know they are making money on parts. would i need anything else? anything in terms of fittings etc apart from the bumper itself?
  4. just popped over to a local garage, he had a look, said they will heat it push the bumper out and secure the fog lamp even if it requires a few ties to hold it in place. £90 cash. he did say the bumper will need replacing at some point so maybe look into getting second hand etc. can t do insurance as will loose all my no claims. previous had two claims in the last two years. were small issues but messes this situation up.
  5. Unfortunatly no. every morning my road gets busy due to so many doing school drop offs. i always see people u-turning rather than just go round. its a donut road leading on to a main road. same time it takes to go round as a uturn. i knew this would happen one day. i just hope Lexus dont fail MOT but as others have said hopefully it will be an advisory.
  6. just attempted to push it back, cant do it. even got underneath but just difficult. main concearn is MOT failure as i need car on weekends so only have can drop and pick up when i can arrange to work from home which also has to be confirm a week in advance. so dropping back to the designated garage via insurance is a week or so and then even MOT drop morning and hope to pick up same day fingers crossed.
  7. just added a better photo if that helps. the light has been knocked in. im not able to push it back in place, will try again a little later. i know it has to be done sooner or later via the insurance but until mid november Im just under it.
  8. thanks, just going through a nightmare personal situation and then this. its just so i can get MOT done and then plane the insurance work.
  9. Hi All, This morning someone has hit my car from the rear, this is someone that has used my drive to uturn thier car but has knocked mine and dissapeared. Anyway i have my MOT booked with Lexus on the 25th Oct and wanted any advice if this would cause me to fail on the MOT. As i would need to call the insurer and sort prior to MOT. Bit of a nightmare as im now back in the office rather than working from home so time is limited and just wanted any advice and crack on with it. thanks everyone.
  10. thanks for the advice all, ill see if Toyota can fit me in the next few days before im back at work. they should have them in stock just about getting it done, its more peace of mind for the wife to be honest dont really want her having to jump start it for sake of a hundred quid. saves me the time sourcing and fitting myself. ill see what they say when i call them in the morning
  11. Hi All, merry christmas Have just experienced the flat battery on my 57 Rx400h yesterday morning for the third time. luckily after the first time last year i purchased the car jump starter from europarts which got me up and running again. I am trying to show the wife how to do this as she takes the car to work. To be honest if she rushes doing this and forgets to replace the cover or something got me thinking is it just best to replace the battery? going to call Toyota/lexus in the morning. I always use to fit bosch batteries in my old cars. will i get a choice at the dealers or if anyone can recommend the best battery on the market? only looking at doing at dealers as i have extended warranty so stick with them for everything and they can do any of the reprogramming that may be required. just dont need the wife to get stuck in the cold weeks of the new year. any thoughts welcome.
  12. hi all, just had the car dropped back and all looks mint. yes i did have a bit of concern as rainbows dont have the greatest reputation. i honestly thought it was going to be just a new number plate but they have changed the driver side headlight, bumper has been all done up and re sprayed. paint job is bang on from what i can see. just hope they put all the bits back that they undid. last thing i need is 6 months down the line a water leak. its taken a week as it was only very minor but you can see that the garages milk the work from the insurance companies.
  13. hi all my wife just shunted a car this morning, very minor incident. we accepted the fault was her hers. anyway Elephant insurance has said to use approved repair shop (Rainbow in Farnborough) to check if any damage and if there is they will repair. i have the extended warranty, would this cause any issues in the future? or invalidate my warranty? i want to get this right, my wife and kids safety and getting a job done right is my concern. ive jumped the gun a bit as not had the car checked but need to have this info on which route to take. should i always use a main dealer over an approved (rainbow) any advice would be good. i read on an old post its hit and miss on both but i just don't want to invalidate my extended 2 year warranty a year down the line when lexus blame the repair job etc.. thanks
  14. Hi All, apologies for using the old thread but couldn't find a newer. my front driver side headlight is experiencing heavy condensation. call from lexus as car is in MOT and service right now saying that the cost will be £1000..something like that. ive asked did it fail the MOT or not. waiting for call back. anyone recently experienced this? and what action they took. i will start to look on ebay and local breakers yards but time is very tight. anyone know how much one should pay for a new part. this is such a disappointment to know that there is an ongoing issue for many lexus owners. over a grand for a light assembly.. what a joke thanks if anyone can advise
  15. was able to pop in to local tyre centre (national tyres) to get them to check and tyres are fine and should pass MOT. as both have 3/4 of good tread even though the outside has worn. been quoted £135 each for HP tours fitted. called a few places to get a general feel and they all said the Michelin were the best as a brand and none of them tried to sell me anything. just need to get some more info on 99v or 100v as they are roughly the same price
  16. Hi All, not posted much as many questions have been answered over the two years i have had my car. im just stuck on what to do and how best to move forward, opinions and advice needed my RX400h 57plate came with the dunlops SP 270 tyres. I had a puncture in one tyre last year and was then sealed up at a local tyre place (now used as the spare) they also did my realignment and now it seems the tyres as more evenly wearing however the fronts prior to the realignment did have more wear on the outer side. first question: As the fronts have bad outer wear will this fail MOT? (scheduled on Thursday 9th with full service) please see pics seems as outside is near bald and inner is some wear but middle all looks fine for both. sorry pics got jumbled up when attached but hope you all can get the idea. if yes it will fail MOT then i need to get the new tyres sorted, second part of my question. If No it wont fail MOT, i can then shop around over the next week second question: having two tyes with outside wear and a patched up tyre as spare which has good tread as it was a rear tyre, its working out how best and cost effective way to change. the rear tyres are in great condition. also over the year since buying the car, ive played around with the pressure on the tyres but they are little noisy and ride isnt the best when when pumped to 34/5. currently psi 32front/34/back is the best i think for the feel. looking at alternative tyres: the Michelins hp have had great reviews so was wondering should I stick to the dunlops or change fronts to the Michelin's and then when the rears wear get them changed to Michelins etc.. can you mix tyres? sorry many questions but have had so little time as member of family has just been diagnosed with cancer my time has been so limited and don't want to make a silly mistake. what would you guys think? i'm looking online at fully fitted and having tyres delivered then arrange fitting but really do need you help as I just cant think straight at the moment. i just want to get great tyres which give a great ride, good wear, good grip etc as we dont do more that 6k year. again thanks all. i know this is all subjective on tyre brands but any help would be great so i have weekend and few working days to get sorted before MOT/service.
  17. sorry rush job on posting and pic is sideways. also looks like more liquid in the middle that wasnt before. but anyway issue resolved.
  18. I had the call that the car was ready and so rushed to pick it up. they gave me the old mirror. from the pic you can see the marks on it. originally it was the just the line across the top but now there is like some leakage on the left. hard to show but the mirror is worse than when i handed it over. so looks like its had further damage. wont go into anymore best to move forward. anyway Lexus has come through, they sorted it which many other dealerships wouldn't. again have to say many thanks to Andy and David for sorting it. anyone know if you are supposed to get paperwork for recall job?
  19. I'm totally confused on it. Will give update once all sorted, if they tell me
  20. Sales guy raised to principle and they are replacing for free. It's not about the money for me it's about knowing the facts of how internal can break without exterior force and damage. Once I pick up and get face to face will be good to know what could have been cause. Anyway dealership was brilliant. Sales guy usual amazing standard. They just new to communicate findings and respond to questions. I did ask for the old part back so I could have investigated, which may have swing something. Maybe
  21. Ill question it all with the sales guy as he has really been helpful so at least he will give me clear details.
  22. It's internal bit not whole mirror. So glass and maybe something behind. Service are not explaining properly and sales guy is stuck in middle. I'm being bent over is the way I feel.
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