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  1. Is anyone scrapping an LS400 I need a front passenger side suspension assembly? Basically hub wheel bearing and the arm it comes on, not too fussed about anything else.

    I have replaced my discs on my car and the brake judder came back, when I took it all back apart again I saw that there is about 2mm "warped play" in the disc, it is as if it is eccentric eventhough it is brand new

    Took discs off and swapped with drivers side and it was perfect when wheel was spun

    My conclusion is that at some point my car has had a bump on the nsf and has a bent knuckle/hub so best to replace all.

    (I have changed the wheel bearing about 6 months ago so I know it is not that as there is no play in the bearing)

    Anyone got a front corner that they do not need anymore ?

    Thanks in advance

  2. Air con update for me. Found some polish guy who specialises in air con. He said there was too much oil in the system. He then took out the compressor and cleaned it out and resealed it and showed me the worn seal which was leaking. He then did sole odour removal which is not the aerosol u get in halfords ! It cost me 160 and it is whisper quiet and ice cold. Thanks to all who suggested getting a second opinion before buying new compressor.

    Bloody polish !!!

    Coming over here and taking our jobs !!!!

    Good job really as the rip-off British man wanted to stitch you right up :P

    Can't fault Polish peoples work at all they will make do and mend where other people want to charge you full wack for their convenience not yours. Glad you got it sorted out and cheaply too.

  3. Basically take a look at this photo

    63617-view-from-underneath-from-lexus-co

    You will see all the plastic covers, these normally hold water and therefore make things rust ie, brake pipes

    All the MOT inspector is doing is covering his backside as he cannot check for rust in these parts.

    It would be a good idea to take them off before MOT and inspect the condition of the stuff these covers hide as you don't want any nasty surprises

  4. I have a 200 LS400 Mk4. I have a steering rattle that seems to be the No.2 intermediate shaft, which is the one with a universal joint on each end and goes through the bulkhead. When I push it with my hand it has noticeable play, and when I put my foot on it, the noise goes away.

    I have looked at a parts book but I cannot work out how this shaft works and how it can have play in it.

    Has anyone else had this issue, and can explain what the wear is?

    Can't explain it but that part you describe looks like it is part number 45209-50010

    In the photo here it is part number 45209

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  5. And my last point which we all will agree on is this ......

    I would hate to be in your situation right now (car-less) because public transport is just awful

    Trains are never on time and over crowded.

    I get claustrophobic on a train because of the space I have in my LS400 !!!

    I once spent a week in Europe and everything is like clockwork there and come back here to be greeted with the plane being late, bus to the train station being late and then the train didn't turn up !!

    So when the train didn't turn up I was a bit peeved, I asked the lady where it was to which she replied "I don't know, we have lost it !!!"

    HOW THE BLOODY HELL DO YOU LOSE A TRAIN (sorry for the caps) I mean, it goes from here to there, and can't take a wrong turn as its nailed to tracks !!!!

    That is why I would be lost without my car !!

  6. I knew this would get nasty !!!

    What you have got to look at is basics

    You are disabled, this is not a problem at all, but you say that without a car you are stuck because you are disabled.

    For years disabled people have been fighting for rights to be considered the same as able bodied people and they now have got them rights, most buses and trains and taxis now have wheelchair access. This would mean that you would be no more inconvenienced than an able bodied person in the same position as you.

    Your insurance will look upon this in the same view.

    £3000 for "whiplash" is ridiculous you would have to have a sore neck back pains and nightmares for at least 15 months to get that and the fact that you already have that figure in your mind from day one smells a bit fishy.

    You will get approx £30 per day from loss of use of your car if you are not supplied with another one.

    https://www.confused.com/car-insurance/articles/new-bid-to-crack-down-on-whiplash-cheats?MediaCode=806&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NewsletterMR20140623&utm_source=Newsletter

    Please read this and be very careful about what your next steps are as if you are suspected of making a false claim (I am not accusing you) then you could be in serious trouble.

    I wish you the best of luck in getting back your car to pre-accident condition as there is no denying that you are, at the very least, owed this. But please do not take the p!ss as you run the risk of getting a jail sentence which I am guessing you do not want.

    You are disabled, this is not a problem at all, but you say that without a car you are stuck because you are disabled.

    For years disabled people have been fighting for rights to be

    considered the same as able bodied people and they now have got them

    rights, most buses and trains and taxis now have wheelchair access. This

    would mean that you would be no more inconvenienced than an able bodied

    person in the same position as you.

    You are way off track with your statement above. I have been disabled since

    the age of 9 and I am now into my 60's so I have seen the changes. It

    is true that disabled people have fought for years to get rights but

    those rights we have go towards helping how we can get around but still

    fall a long way short to bring us up to anywhere near the ease of

    getting around you as an able bodied human enjoy.

    When you go out to anywhere you can go by anyway you chose without any thought as to

    what type transport you will go by and not have to worry about if you

    can get out the other end or how are you going to get out the other end as explained by Suman above.

    Perhaps ringing the train stations and bus stations are worth

    spending an hour or so to find out what is available in the way of

    help? Great news at the station I need to start my journey has a

    dedicated person that deals with wheelchair access, just find his office

    which is on platform 3 and away you go. Trouble is what they haven't told you is that this office is only accessed by climbing and descending half a dozen sets of stairs that link all the platforms together. I think you are getting the picture.

    So please don't run away with the idea that life is a bed of roses for disabled people because although there are many laws which cover disability there is no law that covers the pain that I and other

    disabled people suffer each day. Mike

    Fair doo's I do not want to get into a disabled row and I understand that without a car you would be put out a bit, but without a car I am also put out too. Maybe not as much as a disabled person but it is still a pain in the neck (excuse the pun)

    Basically putting all of this aside the insurance will still screw you over for as little as possible whether you are disabled or able bodied

  7. I knew this would get nasty !!!

    What you have got to look at is basics

    You are disabled, this is not a problem at all, but you say that without a car you are stuck because you are disabled.

    For years disabled people have been fighting for rights to be considered the same as able bodied people and they now have got them rights, most buses and trains and taxis now have wheelchair access. This would mean that you would be no more inconvenienced than an able bodied person in the same position as you.

    Your insurance will look upon this in the same view.

    £3000 for "whiplash" is ridiculous you would have to have a sore neck back pains and nightmares for at least 15 months to get that and the fact that you already have that figure in your mind from day one smells a bit fishy.

    You will get approx £30 per day from loss of use of your car if you are not supplied with another one.

    https://www.confused.com/car-insurance/articles/new-bid-to-crack-down-on-whiplash-cheats?MediaCode=806&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NewsletterMR20140623&utm_source=Newsletter

    Please read this and be very careful about what your next steps are as if you are suspected of making a false claim (I am not accusing you) then you could be in serious trouble.

    I wish you the best of luck in getting back your car to pre-accident condition as there is no denying that you are, at the very least, owed this. But please do not take the p!ss as you run the risk of getting a jail sentence which I am guessing you do not want.

    I plucked a number out of the air for my 'estimate' but as I have also said before, I am not looking for anything more than is fair. I have no intention of exaggerating the impact that the accident has had on me (I work for the Police and despite the pain I have continued to go into work every day, and am surrounded by senior Police officers who can see how I am affected throughout the day). I had no previous idea of what would be a reasonable amount - I will leave that to the courts to decide.

    As regards disabled access, whilst it is true that buses and trains have vastly better disabled accessibility than before, the truth is that unless you have tried to get around in a wheelchair yourself, you cannot properly understand just how hard it is. For example, just to get to work, I cannot take the tube from the 2 nearest stations to my home as they are not wheelchair accessible - there are 4 flights of stairs from the ticket hall to the platform. Nor can I easily get to the nearest wheelchair accessible station without a lift from my family - it would take 3 buses just to get there and then I'd have another tube journey and bus journey to get to work. Add to that, my electric wheelchair is not designed to work reliably in the rain so I can only use it in good weather, and I'm not strong enough to self-propel a manual wheelchair for more than maybe 30 metres, even before the accident.

    So my options are to rely on friends and family to get me to a wheelchair accessible station and hope that the station at my destination is also wheelchair accessible (luckily my workplace destination is), or take a taxi.

    In the end it doesn't matter - I've spoken to solicitors and will see what happens next.

    Hopefully this will be sorted sooner rather than later for you

  8. I knew this would get nasty !!!

    What you have got to look at is basics

    You are disabled, this is not a problem at all, but you say that without a car you are stuck because you are disabled.

    For years disabled people have been fighting for rights to be considered the same as able bodied people and they now have got them rights, most buses and trains and taxis now have wheelchair access. This would mean that you would be no more inconvenienced than an able bodied person in the same position as you.

    Your insurance will look upon this in the same view.

    £3000 for "whiplash" is ridiculous you would have to have a sore neck back pains and nightmares for at least 15 months to get that and the fact that you already have that figure in your mind from day one smells a bit fishy.

    You will get approx £30 per day from loss of use of your car if you are not supplied with another one.

    https://www.confused.com/car-insurance/articles/new-bid-to-crack-down-on-whiplash-cheats?MediaCode=806&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NewsletterMR20140623&utm_source=Newsletter

    Please read this and be very careful about what your next steps are as if you are suspected of making a false claim (I am not accusing you) then you could be in serious trouble.

    I wish you the best of luck in getting back your car to pre-accident condition as there is no denying that you are, at the very least, owed this. But please do not take the p!ss as you run the risk of getting a jail sentence which I am guessing you do not want.

  9. Toyota Crown Majesta 4.6

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    It is roughly same size as LS460L and with it being a Jap .............. more toys !!!

    Also available with the earlier 3UZ-FE 4.3 and 4WD

    http://www.tradecarview.com/used_car/japan%20car/toyota/crown+majesta/14912069/

    Toyota Crown Majesta

    Wheelbase 3,225 mm (127.0 in)

    Length 5,165 mm (203.3 in)

    Width 1,910 mm (75.2 in)

    Height 1,525 mm (60.0 in)

    Curb weight 2,130 kg (4,695.8 lb)
    2,430 kg (5,357.2 lb)

    LS460

    Wheelbase 2,969 mm (116.9 in) (SWB)
    3,091 mm (121.7 in) (LWB)

    Length 5,029–5,060 mm (198.0–199.2 in)
    5,151–5,179 mm (202.8–203.9 in)

    Width 1,875 mm (73.8 in)

    Height 1,466–1,481 mm (57.7–58.3 in)

    Curb weight 1,925–1,965 kg (4,244–4,332 lb)

    IT'S A TOYOTA TANK !!!

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  10. Thanks for the advice, Adam. The figure of £22,000 was based on my estimate of around £16,000 to get hold of a decent equivalent of my car including any fault fixing, another £3000 for courtesy car costs and compensation for loss of car until this is sorted, and £3000 for my injuries, pain and suffering, along with a quick settlement premium.

    Of course, if the insurance company don't want to go down that route, then I would accept the other options of a properly repaired car with acceptable courtesy car, or an equivalent replacement vehicle bought and checked to ensure it was fault free.

    I would understand that the insurance company will probably want to get away as lightly as possible, but as I am not at fault, I will press the third party insurers to the maximum and am prepared to go to court if necessary. I will of course keep you all updated as to what happens.

    I hope there is no hard feelings for me being blunt.

    Just hope it all gets sorted out quickly for you.

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  11. Where did you dream up that figure of £22000 if you don't mind me asking ?

    Your car PAV is about £11000 so if my maths serves me correctly you feel that your injuries are worth £11000 ??

    At an absolute push you might get £13000 for your car but you will probably go to court to get it

    Right now, how the insurance will look at it is to say that the prices of an LS460 range between £8000 for a scabby one and £13000 for a minter so they will give you probably £11000 for you to buy a car of equal spec and equal condition which is not unreasonable.

    Forget what you have spent on it, all of that is now gone.

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lexus-LS-460-4-6-auto-SE-L-FULLY-LOADED-MAIN-DEALER-HISTORY-/221429177117?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item338e351b1d

    Here is a nice one for about the money you will be offered for your car.

    Your other option is to buy the car back as salvage - If they offer you £11000 for the car then push for £12000 and then offer them £2000 back on the salvage (as all it will be worth is scrap value) and then spend £10000 repairing it yourself (you will spend less)

    Sorry to be harsh and blunt but this is exactly what will happen (its happened to me)

    Insurance will try and get out of anything for the least amount of collateral damage

    Hope it all gets sorted out without too much fuss

  12. There are a couple of threads on here which tell you how to get your car repaired to the condition it was in before you were hit from behind.

    You are insured the accident was quite clearly the white mini van driver at fault.

    You can demand your car is repaired, not interested that they think it is a write off that's what you have insurance for. Your insurance company will get the monies from the third parties insurance company.

    So start taking the bull by the horns and start demanding what is your legal right. Mike

    Do you have a link to that please

    That may come in very handy !!

  13. Looking at face value I have just took 5 minutes to take the part numbers from Toyodiy and posted them into amayama to get a price on just parts only

    You said that it needed a rear quarter as the side panel is buckled

    Taking this into account parts alone without taking labour into account you would be looking at about £7500+vat to repair that damage with genuine parts.

    By the time the insurance company have got involved in it I think the bill of repair will be closer to £12000-£14000 to repair

    Given the fact that your car was built 12/06 but registered 2007 and this example with low miles is built 01/07 so is newer than your car and is £10000 your car will almost certainly be a write-off

    http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201405224405535/sort/default/usedcars/model/ls/make/lexus/radius/1500/postcode/ch447jw/maximum-age/up_to_7_years_old/page/1/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew?logcode=p

    Harsh but true, good luck with your insurance, hope it all works out for you

  14. Nice work Andy . I think if my old Mk2 passes the MOT ok on Monday this will be my next job as I also have brake judder when breaking from high speed and suspect this could be the problem .

    A good clean up like you have illustrated would be well worth doing when fitting new discs to prevent later problems .

    Remember DO NOT put copper grease anywhere near your discs as the metal in copper grease may make the discs not sit flush on the hub which will defeat the object of doing all of this work

  15. Sorry I just read my posts back and it seems like I was a bit harsh on BMW and Merc owners

    Just for the record my car is NOT bulletproof (I needed to wiggle the bulb in the holder for the MOT)

    I am just as gutted as everyone else at the shock I got when I was told the news my car was terminal !!!

    So sorry if I offended anyone with a 7 Series with a blown transmission (common fault you can set your watch by) (see link)

    http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?2106111-Transmission-fix-read-everyone

    Or sorry to have offended this man whose S-Class was so nice it has broken down in Zurich (lovely part of the world)

    http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w220-s-class/2044633-help-stuck-zurich-w220-s320-cdi.html

    I wish my car would brake down there !!!

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