mephistophelean

Just to say thank you to everyone on this. I phoned Japex to book the callipers sorted and changed all the brakes and brake off at a local garage taking advantage of the ECP prices.

Thanks PCM. I just looked on their website and they appear to deal with the common calliper issues that John referred to above. I will call them on Monday to see if they can help.

Thanks John Who could I take the car to advise me on whether they could do this? I assume some kind of Toyota/Lexus specialist?

Apologies if this has been posted before. I tried searching and failed which is probably to do with my search skills. I just had my wife’s Lexus IS250 back from Lexus Twickenham after they fixed the recall issue for free. They identified that: - front brake discs need replacing (lipped). Cost: £225.93 - front brake pads need replacing. Cost: £213.90 - rear brake pads need replacing. Cost: £189.90 - both rear callipers have seized. Cost: £708.95 Total cost is just under £1340 which seems quite steep. I went onto eurocarparts and to find replacement parts (Brembo brake pads and discs and Pagid callipers) costs: Brembo Front pads £50.99. I assume I need 2? Brembo Rear pads £57.99. I assume I need 2? Brembo Front brakes (lipped) £56.99 (vented) Rear callipers Pagid, For solid brakes: Rear left: £128.99 Rear right: 128.99 Pagid, For vented brakes: RL: £264.99 RR: £264.99 My questions if someone can take the time to respond are: 1) If the rear callipers have seized wouldn’t I be able to tell when my wife or I drive the car? It doesn’t seem to brake any differently? 2) how do I tell if my rear brakes are solid or vented (And apologies for this numpty question)? If it helps our Lexus is250 is a 2006 model 3) am I right in thinking the total cost from Lexus Twickenham seems quite steep? Would I be better off finding a “good” service garage near me to fit and order the parts of somewhere like Eurocarparts 4) Does anyone know of a “good” service garage in the Harrow, Pinner, Northwood, Watford area who could do the above work? 5) Are Brembo and Pagid much of a muchness or is one better than the other? Apologies for all the numpty questions. I have only realised by reading the forums now that we should have been greasing the rear callipers regularly. Hindsight is a wonderful thing...

I have bought a second hand IS250 and the alloys needs to be refurbished. Any recommendations for who is good to do this vaguely near NW London and what estimated costs may be?