Peter P18

Hi Steve, I know I'm resurrecting on old thread, but any chance you could give me a link or details of where you got the LED replacements mate? Would like to do mine. :) Cheers. Peter

Guess that would be a nice last touch Stu. :) I'll probably try and do a couple of videos of mine with just the Takeda installed. Don't think you had a chance to do that, what with the delay in yours arriving, and the exhaust already having been fitted etc.

Perfect! Thanks Stu. :)

Cool. Was it pretty straightforward sorting out the windows etc after you reconnected it? Know it's in the handbook (in the office at the moment).

Hey Stu. Managed to print off a PDF fitting guide from the States for the Takeda intake. :) Did you disconnect your battery when you did your installation? Couldn't really tell from the YouTube video if they did or not?? Just thinking it's a pain to loss the different settings if I don't really need to! ;) Pretty sure I've not disconnected the battery for other induction kits on things like the Supra??

Thankfully my kids are passed the car seat age! ;) Remember it was probably one of the harder decisions I had to make! Lol. Won't teach anyone to suck eggs, but guessing you guys already put a towel or blanket on the seat to protect the leather from scuffs and scrapes? It's also worth taking it out when you don't need it to prevent indents in the seat. Remember looking at a car once that had really nasty wear and marks from a car seat! ;) They do seem a lot better these days though. :)

My local dealership didn't have any answer unfortunately. :( Have tried sending an enquiry to Lexus GB though, so hopefully they might be able to give us some numbers. :) Will post again if I hear anything. Cheers. Pete

I think a Dartford tunnel run once I get mine fitted could be a laugh! Would sound pretty epic! ;) Glad your happy with it Stu. Get my Takeda off my Texas buddy tonight! :) Know what I'm doing on Saturday morning! Lol.

Maybe one day! ;) Only just managed to take the leap into ISF ownership! Lol. :) Best of luck selling yours though fella. Do like them in the blue. Very nice indeed! :)

Any other issues you've found since dis-connecting the battery Stu?

Presumably using them when there isn't snow or freezing conditions will wear them out quicker? Guessing its a bit like using wets in F1 on a dry track?? I'm only using mine at the weekends like Stu, but haven't had any issues despite lots of rain and standing water. The summer Bridgestones seem like quite a good all rounder? Had runflats on the Z4, very noisy and cost a fortune to replace (they wear faster than non-runflats). I just drive slower and with more care when it's raining. If it snows, I'd use the wife's Civic, or not bother driving anywhere. Let's face it, it's not normally more than a week or two per annum.

Pretty sure the black and grey were the main ones? The red, white, and blue (not sure if they sold the blue for the earlier cars??) were less popular. I'm thinking the red is probably the rarest colour of the range? Only ever seen 1 for sale in the last six months. Saying that, if they did sell the blue back in 2008, then that is probably even harder to find (not seen an early blue car for sale ever!). Would be good to know the official figures though. :)

Well done Stu. :) Glad you got it sorted mate. I'm a big fan of the CTEK trickle chargers. Got one back when I used to garage my Supra. Very effective.

Hey Stu. Is there a clamp or something at the base that's holding it down?? Sometimes there is a bar with a bolt or nut that secures them in place? Hope you get it sorted fella. :)

Hey Stu, Not sure what you'll lose by disconnecting the battery(is there anything in the handbook?), but can confirm its in the back right hand side of the engine bay (see photo of mine below):

I'm very similar to you by the sounds of it Neil! ;) My intention with buying the ISF, was to get something that was a lot newer than the Supra, that didn't need much doing to it. Afterall, this is a genuine super car right out of the box. Thing is I'm a fiddler when it comes to my cars. Like you, even if I bought a Lamborghini, or an Aston Martin, I'd still find ways to tinker with it! ;) Hardly any car is setup to be bespoke to a specific driver. My needs wouldn't have been considered by Lexus when they developed these awesome cars. If they had, the centre console and switch surrounds would have been genuine carbon fibre for a start! ;) My point is a manufacturer develops a base for as broad a market as possible. The bigger the target audience, the more units they sell. Whilst Lexus are renowned for many great qualities, building performance cars isn't one of them. The fact the ISF was dreamed up by some technicians over in Japan, that had more octane in their veins than the rest, says it all. 500HP should be the figure from these cars in my view. Not 499, or 417, but that magic number, 500. They also kept it refined to try keeping some of their LS and GS buyers interested I imagine. Remember my Dad getting his LS400 back in 1994. It was super quiet inside (you couldn't hear the engine on tick over at all!). Loved the ride as a passenger, but it was lacking in feel or excitement as a drivers car. The ISF is a great car without question, but with a few changes here and there, it can be an amazing car. :)

Might just be a trick of the light, but looks darker than OEM to me??

Point well made Neil. If you look closely at the Ace Mesh-7 picture I put up on Stu's thread, looked like the rear lights had been smoked? Will try and post a better picture if I can find one! ;) Cheers. Peter

Here's the eBay link to the carbon F Sport shifter knob for anyone that wants to order direct from Lexus San Diego: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lexus-IS250-IS350-F-Sport-Shift-Knob-A-T-Auto-Transmission-Lexus-San-Diego-/331112466717 Listing does show shipping and import charges. Cheers. Pete :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/06-08-Lexus-IS220-IS250-All-Smoke-LED-Rear-Tail-lights-/380823442834?pt=UK_CarParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item58aad89592 Just wondering if these would fit the ISF? Guessing they probably would? Not saying I will be getting them (before the purists chime in! Lol), but do think they might look quite nice. :)

Averaging 26 MPG with mostly motorway runs at 80-85 leptons. Use Tesco Momentum (99) when I can, otherwise it's Shell V-Power.

Not sure Stu. Will let you know when I get them! ;)

For those interested (maybe just me! Lol), a set of the Ace Mesh-7's works out at £950 approx. That's only the cost for the alloys from the US by the way. Will need to add shipping, import duty, and tax as well. Still toying with the idea of packaging them in pairs, and trying to get them on the plane as my 2 bag luggage allowance! ;) Lol. Appreciate I may have to pay a weight penalty, but I can live with that! :) Will also need nearly as much for a set of tires, but still think £2K, or thereabouts is pretty reasonable? Will see what the company come back with in terms of shipping costs etc.

Very nice Andrew. :) Liking that a lot!

Hi Neil, They are 20's as you imagined. I'm sure they could do 19's though if you preferred?? Happy for you to have a nose around under mine at some point if you wanted? Roheel had lots of work on his geo recently, as he stated. I'd be inclined to believe the stock setup is quite fixed and restrictive. No harm in looking though! ;)