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dan.walter

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  1. I will do all the work myself

    I called Lexus parts and asked for the price of a new cailliper - after picking myself up off the floor (£360) i asked what servicable parts are available - nice parts man told me that you can get a seal kit and pistons

    I have a matey in the trade and he got me a recon cailliper for £68 + vat but the seals look a bit weird. There is some weird coil of wire sticking out - i guess this is something to do with how they recon the bore.

    So i have not used that and will get a refund on it depeding on what i find is wrong with mine.

    What i plan to do is strip the one i have and see if all i need is seals and pistons (i.e. is the bore rusted)

    Only one piston is sticking - i am crossing my fingers and hoping it is just the seal is knackered

  2. Well i'm glad i asked on here first..... :angry:

    I called them and they said no problem....we will order the correct one for you.

    So i popped in this morning and swapped it over.

    It was actually a few pound more but the guy let me have it for the same price (inc Gold 10% discount :) )

    I just opened the box and it looks quite a bit different.

    The threaded bit on the top of the piston is much larger diameter. I would have been well pi55ed off if i had got the car all to pieces to find it was the wrong one.

    So...lesson learned....don't trust a Toyota parts dude when he say's "yeah, that'll fit mate"....

    Thanks again Chris....you saved me from a lot of swearing this Saturday.. :D

  3. 2000 IS200 Sport

    O/S/F damper is leaking...so.....

    I checked the part number of the offender 48510-53020

    Lexus Bristol sold me a 48510-80143 (number on the box) but the shock inside is stamped with 48510-53041

    Please help

    It looks the same but i don't want to strip it all to pieces to find it is not the right one

    Thanks in advance

  4. The new one is genuine Lexus Styling Kit part.

    I got it at cost price cos i have a friend in the parts department :whistling:

    I think it is £290 ish retail. Gold gets you discount

    The bodyshop mate who welded up the old holes, filled, smoothed, painted (twice cos he was not happy with the colour match B) ) and fitted it charged me £160.

    Not too bad considering all the work.

    Skirts next me thinks :winky:

  5. After getting advice on here (no names mentioned) I got a Styling Kit Raised spoiler, the Genuine Lexus one that is part of the styling kit including the brake light.

    I was told that the holes from the original Sport Lip spoiler would be in the same place as the holes required for the new one......

    So armed with some tools I remove the old one and amazing myself it comes off in one piece. It is here if anyone is interested

    So I grab my nice new raised one and.... :o none of the holes line up.

    The 2 outer ones are not to far away but the center one is a mile off

    So off to my mates body shop I go....Some welding and painting later and all looks good.Pic

    Just thought I would share the information in case any other Sport owner had considered the same

  6. Does anyone know where the wiring for the Sport spoiler goes?

    I have a 2 pin plug hanging inside the boot lid that matches the plug on the high level brake light ftted on the spoiler. The wire colours are white with black marker and 2 silver stripes and black with white marker and 2 silver stripes.

    One goes to earth and i expected the other to be live when the brake pedal is pressed......but there is nothing.......

    Anyone got a wiring diagram or knowledge of why this is not live?

    Thanks in advance

  7. hmmm

    Lexus retail is £296.95 inc vat

    then - say 15% discount for being gold member

    which means £252.41

    and me m8 can get it for £228 inc vat

    It's good having m8's in the trade....especially in the parts department :whistling:

    I think I will join anyway....Just so I can be British Airways Gold and Lexus Gold

    :D They will make a lovely couple.....

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