CGorner

Thanks very much for your help!

Yeah I don't just need a normal service kit though, as I said its basically a full service the next time so I need a few other bits, and it's reached the mileage to do the rear diff oil.

Yeah I understand it's all personal preference, I'm gonna check out all the stuff you've showed me there and see what it's like!

I think I'm going for Fuchs GT1 it's supposed to be decent.

Yeah that's the thing with me, it is slightly about cost because I hate being charged £70 an hour or whatever and you don't know what they are doing with your car, but yeah I also want to learn about the car, I knew my last car inside out, a Honda Civic EP3. Because I did everything myself or with friends if I couldn't. I think I was put off slightly with the lexus as it's the first diesel ive ever owned, it's the newest car ive ever owned and quite frankly I didn't want to ***k it up!

Thanks again for your help :)

Ahh ok, heard that the U.S. spec is better but I dont know why if the front end will be lower and even if it was, on springs it can't be that much of a difference can it?

Ahh sweet H&R yeah? UK spec or US?

i want to do mine too, was going to go custom as its easier and usually cheaper, i think it would look awesome I'm gonna keep single pipe as i think it'd look better and won't look like you're trying to pretend its a 250 or ISF haha. Looking at the back box as standard from the back of the car, the exhaust pipe goes into the box on the left side (towards the middle of the car) and the box is quite wide and exits at the right corner of the bumper. I'm thinking with a straight through system from the DPF, and a 3 inch exit you'd get a natural JDM tilt on the exhaust hopefully! Would look awesome id love to see if it can be done.

I know exactly what you mean I hate the turbo lag especially after having a petrol before! i looked at a race chip, one in Germany think it was around £220 but i believe that Toyota actually do one as well? Where did you get the sprint booster from and how much?

Im after getting some H&R springs on mine soon as I've just bought a brand new set of 18 inch Rota Torques. Think they are £180 from Demon Tweeks

Hi James,

Welcome to the forum.

F Sport bars will not fit your car and lexus are probably right if they are suggesting that you would need modifications to get them in.

On the other hand the JUN-TW bars should fit your car out of the box.

I can't comment on the voiding warranty bit. The JUN-TW bars are yellow in color and very easy to spot if your car is on the ramp. It's probably something that won't go by unnoticed at the dealers.

Just had a look at the Jun tw website all i can say is wow they have so many parts! Expensive but the parts look epic! wish i had the money haha

Hi guys,

I've decided to do the servicing on my car at my friends garage after being on a Lexus service plan for a few months. Had one service and decided I'm paying too much.

My only questions now are finding parts for my service as i would like to source my own parts and try to get branded and possibly uprated parts so i know whats going into my engine and car and peace of mind that its really good stuff. I want to look after my car as best as i can as i use it for work and do 110 miles a day so as you can imagine the mileage is racking up, 15k in 6 months!

So do you guys know where to get any decent branded possibly uprated parts for a service, and how much of the oils i will need?

For my next service I need:

Engine Oil (been told 5W-30 fully synthetic either Castrol Edge or one of the Fuchs range)

Oil Filter

Rear Differential Oil

Brake fluid

Fuel Filters

Air conditioning filter (obviously this will be OEM as it won't make a difference haha)

Thanks very much for your help,

Chris

Ahh right yeah that's interesting then, bit of a risk doing that though messing about with the ecu

Sounds good from what I can hear! Bit more meaty and a nice noise :)

Ahh right I understand, well it said that on the video haha may be wrong then! Wonder why the ecu can't be mapped! Id rather have a rolling road map than a chip haha

I saw one on YouTube but that's all, sounded awesome to be honest but I think that had the dpf removed and egr blank

Ahh right ok I may ask a few questions make sure it won't affect the mot then! I can't see the video it won't display on the webpage haha

Ahh sound might go with that myself! Does it pass emissions ok with the cats out? Well on the standard backbox the exhaust goes in on the left and out on the right so should naturally be able to get the angle :)

Thanks no worries! Looks good that, thinking of an angled jap can myself, 3" or something

Ahh right that's sound then thanks! Was wonder if Id have to take the front bumper off! Gonna fit them Saturday if they come this week, Ahh right yeah good idea! Might do that myself then! What style of backbox you got on? Got any pictures? Thanks very much

Ahh right yeah, so have you removed the 2 silencers half way down the exhaust? It splits into two pipes, has 2 boxes then goes back into one? I imagined this was the cat though? Ahh thanks for the help with the hid kit I was worried about how I was gonna do it with the engine bay being so full!

Ive just ordered 6k hids for the dipped beams as the standard halogens are awful haha, Ahh that's decent then! I'm after getting a custom exhaust with a decent looking jap backbox angled, I imagine it sounds decent to be honest as its a big engine and turbo so ahould get a good noise, how far have you gone with the system? Like just replaced the backbox or gone for a full straight through?

Looks really good that! You buy them new? If so where from and how much? Think the rotas im after were £550, Gonna get the same size as standard though as I won't be able to afford 2 sets of tyres :/

Yeah will do, think I'll get lowering springs and some bronze rotas first then maybe the chip after that

Ahh right yeah, that's decent will have to look those up ive never heard of it! Thanks very much for your help!

Ahh that's good, is it an induction kit or panel filter? I have a panel filter fitted did it last week and ive also only ever used v power for mine! That's really good! I mainly do motorway miles 60% of the time and I average 40mpg, but yeah sounds like a good investment. What's a sprint booster?

And also any gains with mpg? Thanks for your help will consider this race chip looks really good

Ahh yeah, nice one dude, has it ironed out the flat spots and turbo lag? You got any other breathing mods to help it?

Ahh yeah is it the German website? Also which one did you get? There's 3 on here starting at 149 euros to 479 euros