joelfigueira

Hi,

i have genreal wear on the drivers seat it's light wear and tear but the black is fading.

has anyone done any repairs with a dye paste or other products to restore the look of the leather? 

Hi,

im looking to get a Is300h F sport and was wondering does the pssanger get an adjustable lumber support like the driver?

have noticed a lot of models of Lexus don't have it for the passenger these days do we know any reasons for this? 

i currently have is220d SE And that has the passenger adustable lumber.

Hi all,

 I have just called up Lexus and they have advise me they don't have the parts for the passengers airbag once they do then they will start the recalls. 

Also so checked for any other recalls on my car and it's just the air bag. 

Me and my dad got our letters this morning mine is a 08 plate and my dads is a 57 both IS220d 

Have seen some Genuine Lexus IS250 F-Sport UK Xenon Headlights (L+R) on eBay these are genuine OEM ones.

are these a straight swap onto a 2008 IS220d? 

Here red is the item ref 182082856050

So looking at he responses it should be fine to run the same width tyres on the back.

You could try getting the wheel retrimmed, google Royal Steering Wheels - they're well regarded, and can do whatever you want to your existing wheel for about £150.

Had a look only issue is taking my steering wheel off as I am not confident on doing that. Would be nice if they weren't so far away.

Yep certainly was would of been 4:30/5ish

That's about right yeah.

Awesome motor was looking at it on eBay and it looked a clean motor.

Enjoy.

Currently have exige s and looking at isf to run as second car.

Drove grey one today and seems great sound is fantastic.

few little stone chips etc and some slight rust/corrosion on one of the wheels. Is this common?

Car is 58 plate and had done 57k

Were you parked earlier on today in a laybuy near the enterprise garage near testo roundabout if so the car looked really nice.

Take its only for an auto?

Hi all,

Are there any Lexus meets up in the north east either Newcastle, Durham way?

Ta

I could be wrong here but I always thought that diesel fuel was more expensive because of the fuel duty on it.

Called into Morrisons in Perth earlier today and saw both at the same price.

morrisons Perth.jpg

Have seen the supermarkets are doing it the same price it's the same at ASDA in Newcastle.

Still I don't use supermarket fuels unless I have hire cars.

Any is220d drivers found any benefit using vpower nitro? I use only normal shell and refuse to put any other brand in.

However as I wanna keep my IS running sweet I was wondering would the vpower give any better performance?

I would say possible but probably not easy with audio controls and airbag systems to consider.

Have seen people change to same model F sport wheel. I just like how the new ones are chunky.

Hi all,

Has anyone done a steering wheel conversion from the normal IS220d to either a CT or the new IS steering wheel?

had mine re-furbed last week and they look perfect

sounds dodgy - how can pitting just disappear ?

The guy just said the pitting was really bad that the could not use loads of filler to cover it. So a couple of spokes have little pin like dimples in.

Hi all,

I have just had my alloy wheels refurbed and they were a mess before with really bad pitting. I got them back and even though they look amazing you can still see some pitting! Is this normal?

The guy said they were really bad and filling the pitting would just come off in time....?

Has anyone had similar once they have had there wheels done?

Do they do one for the IS220d?

Hi all,

i am looking to get my alloys refurbed to the
same colour as the ISF however I am trying to find the same centre
caps and can’t seem to find any.

Does anyone know where I can get them from
apart from main dealer as I am guessing they will charge a fortune.

Thanks in advance.

Take out warranty from warranty direct for 400 that covers almost everything as its got calipers problems aswell they seize up they cover that aswell I had fronts 1 done at cost of 400 so it's worth taking warranty out I got with car RAC warranty total waste of time but I didn't pay for it, iav had this warranty with warranty direct before on a merc well worth it so if ur really worried then it's well worth investing in this warranty as urs is low mileage it might b even cheaper

Got it from a dealer comes with AA warrenty. I was going to take out the lexus warrenty cover but if the warrenty direct covers the head gasket then I will do that. Would they use Lexus to replace the engine???

Hi Joel

Welcome to LOC. My understanding is that Lexus have been providing an extended warranty, up to 7 years or 112,000 miles, provided it has full Lexus service history.

Have a look through some of the post in the IS forum, there are some preventative measures that you can do to somewhat reduce the likelihood of the problem occurring.

Hi could you provide me with the thread as I'm having difficulty finding how to prevent it.

Thanks in advance

Joel

Hi all,

I am new.

Today I have just purchased a IS220D SE Multimedia on a 08 plate with 54k on the clock.

Very impressed with the car but now looking on here I have seen the head gasket issue I'm now worried about my motor!!

I thought with it being a Lexus it would be bullet proof as I had previously owned as IS200 many year ago.

Worried owner

Thanks in advance

Joel