Toothy

Got mine from eBay, direct from Japan. Had to pay import duties on top, so bare that in mind.

Interested. Saw you post on facebook.

Depends on prices though. They're £510 delivered from UK distributors. If you need to add 20%VAT and 2.5% duty, a group buy might work out more expensive.

Spare a thought for all the F's on lockdown too. Looking forward to blowing the cobwebs away when this is all over, quite literally.

Yes, rear one again. Fronts have been fine.

Sent you a PM @The Bodyman regarding Covenrty too. That's if these places will be open during current times...

Update to this post from a couple of years ago.
The car went for it's 3rd year service today. And to our surprise, one of the shocks has a slight leak again!
Waiting on parts as it's still within warranty.

Anyone else had similar problems?

20% off for Gold members if you have it done at Coventry. Just had the ISF and RCF serviced. ISF qualified for cheaper servicing due to being over 5yrs old. RCF was around that price before applying the discount (including MOT).

Jag Heritage? @Twellsie
Don't think I could justify the cost to be honest. But following with interest.
Wouldn't mind a cat / axle back system for a decent price though.

1 hour ago, Mincey said:

Aren't you all missing one important thing though?

Imagine. You're pootling along on one of Germany's Autobahns, minding your own business, a bit of soothing music coming through the stereo, your thoughts are on returning to your loved ones. The sun is out, the road is fairly clear. Progress can be made. Then suddenly, your rear view mirror is filled. It's Franz in his RS4 closely followed by Helmut in his C63 and Gunter in his M3, all separated by the thickness of a Rizla paper. Franz begins to flash his lights in an impatient attempt to get you to move out of his way.

"I'm not having that Fritz" you think and you push your right foot down. The speed climbs. 70, 80, 90. You reach a ton, but the train of shiessewagens is still right up your chuff. 110, 120, 130, 140, 150 - they're still there. Press a bit harder. 155, 156, you look in your mirror. The gap now appears to be growing. 160, you look behind again. Franz is beating his steering wheel and making obscene Germanic gestures as he, Helmut and Gunter begin to fade into the distance as their girly speed limiters put an end to their futile attempts to keep up. You look once more in your rear view mirror and say in a calm voice "That's for Dunkirk, Jerry"

A local in his M3 thought he could escape me on the Autobahn... He didn't 😎

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-features/lexus-is-f---the-brave-pill/41861

Seems like a bargain for age and relatively low miles. Anyone know more about the car? Nice to see so many defending it as not being a brave pill too.

I'm just under 40 all around last time I checked. I will alter it slightly if I see outer or inner wear, but at 40 it seems to be wearing nice and even. I have same tyres, mine are about shot on the rear after about 18K. Not bad. Front are fine.

Front tyres (ISF only) can wear unevenly on inner edge due to a poor lower bush design.
Mine were down to canvas, when the rest of the tread was only half worn. Fixed the issue with a pair of aftermarket bushes (USRS).

Not sure of anything other than that. If it's a good brand of rubber, one would assume the owner has taken care of them too.

1 hour ago, JAD90 said:

This is very alarming, and not far from where I live.

Does anyone on here use additional steering wheel locks / braces / clamps etc to add some extra security and piece of mind to their vehicles whilst parked up?

Wondering if the DiskLok devices would foul on the steering wheel paddles.....

Anyone?

I use a Stoplock Pro
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stoplock-Pro-Elite-Steering-Anti-Theft/dp/B003S51WII

Not sure about a disclock. More difficult to store when not in use i would suspect. But more secure.

I'm local too, so might attend. Not really interested in the museum as i've been in many times before. Would be nice if I didn't need to pay admission just to park up, but guess that's not an option.

No update on facebook either. Would like to know.

29 when I bought mine. Had it for 3 years now.
21 when I first drove one. Felt like a supercar back then, jumping from my Nova or Fiesta or whatever I could afford at the time 😂.

3 hours ago, booke02 said:

Nice job.

How is the wheel secured (in case of an accident)?

This.
Massive amount of force in an unsecured wheel. Will easily seriously injure or kill occupants.
There are usually plenty of anchorage points in the boot. Find a way of ratchet strapping it in place, or covering it in some kind of cargo net (not elastic type). Assuming there is no bolt hole for retention the the traditional way.

17 hours ago, Texas said:

Oh dear, all keys were prob just inside front door and not tucked out of sight.

Probably for the best. Otherwise they could have confronted him, his partners or possibly children to get them...

I saw this posted on facebook. Reg is MV58 CJX.

Link to post, with updates from the owner.
https://m.facebook.com/groups/505251549484871?view=permalink&id=3687586817917979

Thanks for the info Dan! I've never run with flap always open on the Takeda, so might give it a try.
Interested in your airbox build. Please make a thread about it when you get around to it. I'm sure plenty will be interested.

10 minutes ago, designo said:

When mine was open full time, I lost low range power.

Something to do with heat soak from engine if i remember correctly. Does sound better though.

38 minutes ago, Twellsie said:

my Pirelli SottoZero 3's will be going on this weekend

Swapping onto the same rims? Where you going to get that done, and will they store your summers?

Checked my joints last night. Everything seems fine, they look like new. No signs of scoring or splitting.
I wonder if you over-tightened the jubilee clips which then cut into the rubber.

Ooh, i best check mine. It's been on a couple of years now.

Where did you get the Samco hose from. Including sizes please.

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-spottedykywt/lexus-gs-f---spotted/41305

2 hours ago, Eatdirt13 said:

Awesome can’t wait to pick her up!

One other question. It’s a 2013 but it has the older wheels on.  I right in thinking in 2012 they changed the wheels for a different style and they were wider?

So, have the wider wheels been replaced with the older narrower ones, or did they also make that design wider too?

They're the standard wheels for that age still. The other version was an option. No difference in size either.