Joey-is250

Thanks for the help

That's the job.looks even now.what preload would ya use for a road car?

Fair difference in them.be interesting to see how it all works out when you get them back in other way round.keep us updated.

Is that  the rear down as far as it will go?

I can see what you mean about swaping them around from the first pic looking at the thread gaps left.

Let me know how ya get on with changing the dampers around.Thanks

Anyone using the coilovers in the link below?At the price I'm thinking of giving them a go but would like get some feedback off anyone that has purchased them.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/for-Lexus-XE10-IS200-IS300-XE10-GXE10-JCE-5-Year-01-05-Coilover-Suspension-SCB-/222179294513?hash=item33baeafd31:g:GeoAAOSwhOVXfih-

Looking for the amp in boot for speakers,Must have part number toyota 86280-53110 .Can put up pics if needed and will need posting to Ireland,thanks for any help.

I have a problem with volume on a standard headunit in a 07 is250.It just the ordinary one,not sat nav or ML system

After about half hour to an hour of driving the sound goes totally off but headunit still functions perfect just no volume even with the volume number up to max.

First time it happened turning on and off headunit made no difference but stopping car and restarting the car the head unit worked perfect again.When no volume working turning on the head unitthere 2 popping noises true speakers which isnt there when its working 100%

Today it did it again but this time turning on and off car didn't fix it but came back to car after about an hour and it working again perfect.

Does it sound like the amp in the boot the problem?Checked all connections and used contact cleaner after first time it done it and all seem good.Also amp does not fell overly warm or over heating.

Thanks for any help or if anyone has an amp for sale at reasonable money that i could buy to rule it out please let me know.

Called into main dealers today and he looking into getting the one with the slots for me monday.

They look brilliant well done you.

Thanks :)

Finally got around to pics.Taken with a camera phone and dont show up nothing like how yellow and worn they looked.They really were very faded and yellow on the top half.They look as new now.

Before

After

Before

After

Drivers side done,passengers side untouched.

Maybe the ones with 3 slots either side are better fit and hold tighter,

Anyone used the one i have with no slots or should i get the ones with slots?Don't want to damage anything.

I ordered a oil filter wrench in toyota and received the one in pic below.Gave them the reg and was told its correct type for is250.

Was looking online and see ones that have 3 spaces on either side as in third pic.

Do i need the one with the 3 spaces either side or is the one i received correct?

What i have.

Do i need?

Have a few in the phone i'll get them up tomorrow,hard to see in the pics how bad they really looked before starting though.

I'm hoping to stay with halogen bulbs as HIDs are illegal here now so not worth the hassle of fitting them.

Can get a set of 6 osram nightbreakers for around €100,anyone using them find much of a difference from standard bulbs?

Ya it has halogen bulbs fitted.

After polishing my head lights on a is250 i want upgrade fog light and all headlight bulbs.

What bulbs do ye find are good to upgrade to over standard bulbs?

Hoping for a more white colour over the yellow looking standard ones

Thanks

Finally got around to doing these this week and delighted with how they came out.Started with 1500 and then finished with 2000 waterpaper.Polished back up by machine and came up like new and no sign that i cut the uv coating.If i had started with 800 or 1000 i probably would went true it but as with all polishing start off with light products and see how ya get on.

Including masking and polishing whole job was less than 20 mins.Pity rest the car wasn't as fast,spent 12 hours machine polishing the body work :)

Ya i went with the oem one,I was in lexus getting plugs,inlet gaskets,oil filter and oil filter wrench so got the lexus air filter as well, thanks for reply.

I didnt get a chance to go at these yet as i fitted and sprayed the boot spoiler today and didnt want go near the car with polish till i had this done.I'll be detailing the car next week and will do the head lights at the same time and see how i get on.

Servicing the is250 soon and was thinking of getting a drop in panel filter like a k&n or pipercross.Only thinking of getting one as there long life.

Are these worth getting or should i just stay with the standard lexus one?

Anyone know of any problems like oil messing up sensors or MPG going down?

My 07 IS250 headlights are gone a yellow dull colour so want to wet sand and polish them.Been reading up on it and see that there a protective coating on them.

Anyone have any problems wet sanding and polishing these or is it ok to do?

I ordered a new set so can be locked.Thanks

No your fine, i didnt realise he had a set for sale.I thought he was advising me to go for coilovers :)

Thanks :) no doubt i'll be asking questions

How about some adjustable coilovers instead of lowering springs?

Be using it as a daily driver so trying keep it as comfortable as possible,have coilovers in my other cars and find them hard on these roads