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41 minutes ago, Comedian said:

Was everyone here born aged 50?
 

 

This is the Lexus Owners Club.

3 hours ago, Farqui said:

Not impressed, especially at the first roundabout with other vehicles in close proximity.

Who's your insurance company? I'm sure they'll be interested to see this footage. Not to mention the police.

And he's on the wrong side of the road! The maniac!

Totally agree. The Alpines went on eBay 

12 hours ago, doog442 said:

I'm with Admiral....multicar....plus two daughters..I usually do my homework..ring them back and they mysteriously match it. Have done for years.

I just won't play that game any more. Shysters, the lot of them 

1 hour ago, mike m said:

Just needs the metal clips which should be easy enough but sometimes trying to explain to the parts guy exactly what and where it is can be hard work. Not a job for over the phone lol

 

 

 

 

Try this https://lexus.7zap.com/en/eu/ Courtesy of one of the members here. I find it very useful.

Rattles can be a pain and can really ruin the whole ownership experience. Good luck!

Thanks again Dean and food for thought I think.  Losing that bit of bass from the back doesn't sound good. I really didn't want to go as far as new 6x9s too. And from what I can gather replacing the rear speakers is a bit of a cow.

Cheers Dean. A big help. If I do replace the Lexus unit I'm looking at an Alpine replacement which I assume will be of decent quality. By lacking bass I assume you mean sounding as it does now? The bass is adequate for me. But I don't like the sound of adding the bypass and losing what bass I have from the rear 

If we're naming firms you might as well have a punt with my broker. IFM Insurance in Sheffield and ask to speak to Jessica Robinson.

So if I understand correctly, the Lexus head unit (in my case the 13906 CD/cassette/tuner) uses a separate amplifier but an aftermarket head unit has one built in of equivalent or better quality? The reason I ask is because I do like how the stock set up sounds and I don't want to take a step back and have to start messing around with new speakers.

(Tbh, I did pick up some new Alpines for the front but after fitting the GROM AUX kit and getting decent sound from Spotify I didn't see the need and put them on eBay.)

On 10/9/2017 at 10:12 AM, Dean1309 said:

Hi, that is bad advice from halfords, you need this stereo facia:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lexus-IS200-2001-2005-Single-or-Double-Din-Car-Stereo-Fascia-Facia-Fitting-Kit-/201512923501?epid=0&hash=item2eeb1b316d:g:46MAAOSwSv1XkgTf

which comes with the amplified bypass adapter.

Remove the glove box and there will be an amplifier to the left of the glove box, if i remember correctly its 3x 10mm bolts to remove and then unplug both leads into the amp, connect the larger cable to the bypass lead and run this to the headunit and connect it all up.

Hope you get it all working soon.

Dean

 

Reviving this one.

I might be looking at putting a double din aftermarket unit in mine. I take it by the above that the factory amp has to be bypassed regardless? ie all IS200/300 have this factory amp and it's surplus to requirements when fitting another headunit? Sorry, the fitter confused me a little. 

Do you deal with any brokers or insurance companies through work? Or have dealings with any reputable brokers in a personal capacity?

I've had it with the likes of Admiral/Direct Line etc and their daft promotions and bewildering discounts. I may pay a touch more than if I spent my free time trawling the internet or on the phone but I know I'm getting something that fits, they're on the other end of the phone if I need them and don't have that silly dance at renewal. 

Got to love driving in snow. Just after Christmas 2015 we had it heavy in Sheffield for a few days and I went out more than once trying to get the XC90 stuck  I even managed a couple of rescues and since then I've always carried a tow rope too. That's when I found out that black cabs are rear wheel drive and really shouldn't be on the Snake Pass in a snow storm...

Oooo! No idea what they are but I want to see them fitted! 

I'm useless with spanners so my mods are mod-lite and very much cosmetic. Currently looking at making some suitably retro ICE changes...

Agreed. I ran Nokian WR3 SUV winters on my XC90 year round, great tyres and seriously good in snow if you do get it. I've now got the Verde All Seasons on because they were available locally for a good price.

I've probably gone on about this before but the whole summers/winters/all season thing is one of my pet peeves and all about marketing and cosmetics. Not marketing in a sense that "summers" are fine and changing tyres is a waste of time because we never did it in the olden days but that "summers" are quite useless and now you have to change tyres if there's a chance of the slippy stuff. The reason my dad didn't have to change his tyres for the time of year was because on regular cars all tyres were all season tyres.

Damned uncomfortable iirc.

He seemed genuinely enthused about the possibility of seeing an IS300 too! Yet another good experience with Lexus dealers. This is getting tiresome 

Totally agree ^^ A/C is the key.

My rule is buy the car, set the air con, sell the car some years later. No idea why the idea persists that the climate or air conditioning has to be constantly fiddled with or turned on and off. I haven't had a car with steamed up windows since 2003.

Right, breathe easy guys  IS300 with the 2JZ is definitely 10 years or 100,000 miles. I was advised that as long as my mileage doesn't suddenly go stratospheric I'm OK waiting until 2020.

And a nice chat with Danny at Lexus Leeds.

I put some 19" Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Seasons on my XC90 a month or two ago. Nice and quiet and comfy. No complaints. If we do get some decent white stuff I'll be interested to see how they perform against the Nokian dedicated winters I previously ran.

Oh God, fingers crossed. I love driving in snow 

Didn't get chance but I will tomorrow and let you know.

On 9/19/2017 at 1:17 PM, bobmc said:

But you have to be courageous enough to make the problem much worse   before it becomes better again 

You certainly do. I used the Autoglym kit on my last car and when you've done the first pass with the drill it's a little worrying to say the least. Brought the lenses up lovely though and prior to polishing they were virtually opaque.

I'm guessing the Passat didn't impress? 

It's not seized. The headlights auto level when you turn them on ie they do that up/down sweep. But if you reach through and hold the middle of the bar it will rattle on the two end joints. The one on the rear of the car doesn't.

Hmm. Seems unlikely then. But it does move and it is noisy. Buggered if I know...

:edit:

It appears I might not be the only one http://my.is/forums/f87/headlight-leveling-sensor-issue-411577/

I agree with Linas wholeheartedly. Unfortunately many companies have realised there isn't as much money to be made out of items that last. Everyone wants new, shiny and cheap. It is going to bite us on the arse.