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But will IS250 wheels fit on an ISF? THAT'S the question!

Yeah, realise the offset plays a major part. It's actually stamped on the outside on my wheels! I've forgotten the number, though, but I believe it's identical to the stock multispokes that came on the car from factory. Will check tonight!

Seems this is the go-to thread: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-f-2008-2014/774838-is-f-year-differences-reference.html Decided a 2012 is the earliest I'd want to go, as it seems to have all the revisions and improvements, yet be at a somewhat sensible price point. Found a particularly nice red one for £24k, don't think that's too bad! https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201806247794810?sort=sponsored&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&radius=1501&advertising-location=at_cars&make=LEXUS&postcode=se85qt&model=IS F&page=1

Thanks J, interesting to know. The Bola's don't come through in the pictures properly, there's quite a bit of space inside there due to the way the spokes move out from the center cap area. Also no inner lip, etc. I think it'll be OK. Now...just need to make a decision on whether the 2011 onwards ISF is really worth a near additional £10k over a 2008....is there a really good, in depth fact thread on the updates and variations?

How much clearer can "IS250 wheels on an ISF?" possible be? 🤣 Regarding the size/fitment: They're stock fitment for an IS250. The only anomaly is that they're staggered, but again, this is stock sizing. I could get spacers made up by a friend with a lathe if there's clearance issues with the calipers. Suppose it'd have to be trial and error on whether 18" is fine for the ISF - a quick bit of eyeballing would suggest the ISF doesn't have widly larger arches, though. But I stand to be corrected.

Haha, yeah I noticed shortly after posting that I'd put it in the wrong section - I assumed it'd get moved by an Admin. Anyway, I mean precisely what I asked - will these fit the ISF. Good job opinions are subjective! I do like the stock ISF wheels, but I prefer these - I'm certainly not a brand snob, so whether these are Bola or HRE makes no difference to me 🙂 The tyres are just some cheapo efforts that came with the wheels, they do the job for now - but I'd go Pilot 4's if they do go on an ISF. I'd also be getting some coilovers for the ISF as the ride would be absolutely horrible on the pot hole/speed bump filled roads near me. I'd want the adjustability.

Yet here mine is, a car with it's entire life in London, doing short journeys, with no hint of holes or nastiness, just your usual surface rust.

Mine's a 57 plate with just shy of 60k on it. The back end of the exhaust system (cat back) has surface rust but nothng else. I'm sure it'll be fine, unless it was parked in a vat that contained nothing but concentrated British winter weather and salt.

35-40mpg in an is250? Are you guys for real? Even on a virtually uninterrupted run from London to Manchester, it was 31mpg at absolute best, this was at about 60mph with cruise control on. just under 60k on the clock, FSH, everything is in tip top condition with no seized calipers, bad tyres, old oil, etc.

Got no luck with this topic in the newbie section...so here goes again. Will IS250 wheels fit on an ISF? I know some have put the ISF wheels on their IS - but I'm unsure if the offset is the same, etc. I have the below Bola's on my IS, would love to shift them over when I eventually buy an ISF Thanks in advance

Hi guys. Been a very long time since I came on here. So thought it best to put this in the newbie section 😁😂 I currently have a late 2007 is250. I bought some Bola alloys for it, they fit and look great at 18". Will these fit an IS-F? I'm thinking of taking the plunge later this year when it's more of a buyers market. Would love to move the wheels over, as much as I love the stock items on the F, I prefer mine 🙂 Thanks! John

Awesome, thanks for that. When it says cylinder, it just means caliper I assume! I've done this a million times on my motorcycles but feel a bit wary on this car for some weird reason. Just need to get my axle stands and jack from the brother in laws and I'll give it a go. What's the worst that could happen?! :D

Hi all I have seized rear calipers, apparently both (Lexus Sidcup mentioned this a week ago after doing the fuel line recall. However, not a sniff of it on the last MOT done in February this year). I've bought replacements along with Eibach discs and Brembo pads and a small tub of brake fluid to bleed the lines. Is it as easy as conventional calipers...remove bolts, remove brake line, remove caliper > reverse to bolt new one in. Or is there ABS wizadry on the rears that I need to think about? Thanks!

I can vouch for BC Racing coilovers as I had them on my 98 Celica GT, easy to fit to that model and are adjustable for stiffness and ride height.

Excellent, cheers guys! I did try one down here but they scoffed at the idea of not charging me £645 for the plugs and a service. Laughable, didn't bother calling them back.

Hi all, I recently purchased a 57 plate IS250 SE. I checked Lexus recall site and saw it needs to go in. The car has just shy of 50k on the clock, I believe the recall (it hasn't confirmed it for me) is for the fuel pipe line. I'm thinking I should get the spark plugs done while in there as the work they perform will cover most of the labour required to get at and change them if I'm not mistaken. Any advice or tips on this? I'm in S.E London so any recommended, trusted dealers would be nice to know as well, I'm willing to travel to get a very good dealer! Thanks John

I accidentally posted these in someone elses thread last night, obviously didn't have my head screwed on! There's a few marks here and there, does anyone know the paint code for the car? Thanks!

Not having any luck finding one with the satnav for a decent price (found one but they want nine grand for it?!) Anyway, I've been to see a decent little is250 number. 47k on the clock (approximately) with full Lexus service history bar the last service. It's got a couple of blemishes that'll buff out, the front pads need doing badly and the tyres are mismatched (I'd rather get very good rubber anyway, I'm a biker so I appreciate good sticky tyres). The exhaust is covered in rust so I'll probably get a stainless jobby from powerflow or similar (fox exhausts are available for £400ish...sound decent on youtube!). Both keys are with it...everything beeps, blows, clicks and lights up as it should....There's no sat nav (not particularly asked really) and I guess that means there's no Mark Levinson sound system, I did give the speakers a bit of a rinse and they sounded good enough to me, I'm a vinyl enthusiast at heart and did a degree in sound engineering, so I do appreciate a good sound system but this one ticked the boxes as far as I'm concerned. They wanted £5300 but I've trimmed them down to £4500, so everything above will be covered and then some.....it's local and the guy is cool, he's a biker too so I know he's not fulla the brown stuff! I'm going to view a black, one owner vehicle tonight just to confirm the one above is as it should be and then I reckon I'll buy it.

Righty, I've decided the risk vs reward is too high on the diesel, so I'm going for the V6 250. A few questions! The multimedia/satnav goodies seem to be non-existent on this model, is that for a particular reason? Is there anything to look out for other than rotting exhausts?

I've read a fair bit about this and it all seems a bit overhyped. For the thousands of units they made and sold, it looks to be a small percentile that are affected. I've got no issue picking off the EGR valve and sticking it in an ultrasonic cleaner once a year if needed. The head gasket thing seems to be chattered about here and there (and apologies if I'm missing easily found threads) but I can't seem to find any solid info on it. I can take out a 'cover-it-all' warranty for £300ish a year that will cover all major mechanical failings including injectors and so on, surely the car can't be THAT bad? I was very impressed on the test drive!

Thanks chaps :) I'll start a separate thread regarding the brakes

Evening, gents John from London here. I've just put a deposit down on a 2006 IS220D, I've had my eye on them for a while as they're a bit of a bargain in my opinion. It has just over 47k on the clock with a full service history, part Lexus and a very recent 32 point check over by the current owner (private trade seller, if that makes sense) One thing I noticed on the test drive was the brake pedal isn't exactly sharp as a ninjas pocket knife, it wasn't as though I had to slam down into the last 7/8's of the travel to get it to react, but it was a bit of a surprise in comparison to my existing Focus TDi brakes, which are on the money (if a bit easily faded). I have done my research and found that a few owners have complained about this and the master cylinder is rarely at fault, it either tends to be the slave cylinder or the ABS unit. So a couple of questions: 1. Is it easy to get at and replace the slave cylinder 2. Is there any aftermarket/alternative Lexus master cylinders that might do a better job? I was thinking an IS250 unit as I took one for a spin and the brakes were a fair bit sharper. Just to be clear, the car does stop as required, I gave it an emergency stop to test and it came to a halt nicely, I'd just like the feel to be a bit higher up the pedal travel. Otherwise, very impressed - it'll naturally feel like an absolute masterclass after driving a 2004 Focus diesel for a few years. All the toys are present, sat nav, heated this..cooled that..electric the other, it all worked wonderfully, so fingers crossed I've got myself a good one. The paint is in almost unbelievable condition, I actually couldn't find a note-worthy mark on it...but I doubt that'll be the case for much longer with living in London! I'll get some pictures up once I have the car in my possession, it's a lovely dark grey number with beige leather interior and a manual...I was contemplating an automatic but thought it'd be a waste on me as I do like pelting up and down the gears when I'm out for a blast.