65mike

Hi all

2 minutes ago, Big Rat said:

@65mike Well yes to the first 2 and the first letter the ‘L’ is correct as well 😂

🐀

So it begins with a L but that is about it then,😂 always a next time to get the proper colour off silver brake callipers covered in the dust coating and silver wheels something to aim for me thinks.

65mike

2 hours ago, Big Rat said:

@65mike Mike some things in life are worth waiting for 🙄

But yes you are right it is taking longer than expected but I'm not bothered they are working on getting it right, in the main it's been about getting the paint colour right for the look I want on the wheels and callipers.

So a customer of mine let me have a magazine article picture of his cars wheel...... yes I know it's not a Lexus 🤗

So this is the look I want for mine, and yes it's a proper paint for both wheel and calipers

Big Rat

Hi all.

Big Rat, so the picture shows the same colour callipers as you are having and same colour wheels, will that be with Lamborghini written on them too.

65mike

7 minutes ago, Big Rat said:

@ComedianCan't wait  to see the Changes to mine, the guys at Lexus Cheltenham have kindly been taking step by step photos and the old girl is occupying her own little section of the workshop while it takes place 🤗

Big Rat

Hi all

Ok are you going to give all your forum friends a sneak peak off these wheels and brakes, why is it taking so long and what are you having done to it.

The RCF RT as they call it looks lovely inside suits it to a tee wheels are to big for my liking as our lovely roads would ruin them and the wrap well that's a matter off taste would prefer proper paint.

65mike.

19 hours ago, Big Rat said:

@Comedian Sean can't be me I need this to reach.......

 

Hi all

Big Rat why not get the box recovered in yellow then it will match your brake callipers also get a Lexus decal and stick on it and you can use it for getting in and out off the car as you said 

20 hours ago, Big Rat said:

 I’m used to being picked on.... small.... old..... shy......

Job done another forum member satisfied.

65mike

Hi all.

Sorry Big Rat as much as the yellow looks good the Blue ones look better especially with silver wheels ( head down for the flack )

Look forward to seeing the pictures when you get it back.

65mike

Hi all.

When i clean mine i will use my bottle off Zymul cleaner and may use my old pot off connoly leather polish that i got for the Jag.

65mike

4 minutes ago, Big Rat said:

@65mike Mike in 45 years of being in the trades only got it badly wrong twice...... ill share them with you all..........

About ten years ago I completely refurbed a fairly large property for a friend/ landlord fairly substantial landscaping as well as the interior two bathrooms new kitchen skim plaster the whole property and redecorate. The final phase was solid oak floor lay through out the ground floor, so far so good 7 weeks without a hitch for  the site.

I was just in the process of drilling the small holes for the final door threshold bar between the hall and dining room, drill bit went straight through a central heating pipe in the concrete and water erupted under pressure like a geezer........😫

Just by sheer chance immediately to right was a large stack of the yellow muck buckets all empty which were used to catch the majority of the filthy black water.......lesson learnt don't trust detectors to find copper encased in plastic....🤓

Second one large farm house refloor timber joists replaced big job over a considerable length of time, nearing its end in one of the ensuites I overreached to get a powered tool and passed straight through the plasterboard ceiling into the utility room below landing at the feet at the clients wife.... who said completely unabashed " Cup of tea lovee" 😂😂😂

Big Rat

 

Hi all.

There is no answer to that really just complete and utter bad luck i trust you have learnt from you unfortunate mistakes and you are now 100% perfect now.

65mike

Hi all.

27 minutes ago, kellogsj said:

Did you put any copper or lithium grease on first to stop them seizing.


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No i brought the car with them on and had to get them off to pump up the tyres and they were not going back on went in the bin

65mike

Hi all.

Big Rat you cannot be any worse than some off the cowboys i have had i had the bloke who thought me was a excellent tiler and then proceeded to hammer a plate in my expensive hall carpet a bodger, then the carpenter who hung my interior doors and left screws out and the bathroom handle loose on the inside.

Anyway talking about adverts the Remington man is here to tell you how he brought the company.

65mike

Hi all.

I brought a set from the bay off E and was going to fit them as i had 2 metal ones on the car when i got it.

The problem came when i could not get the 2 metal ones off had to use a pair off pliers around the rubber valve and a adjustable spanner to get them off noway was i putting the other ones on so back to the plastic dust caps.

This way i know i can get them off come rain or shine and they will not be stuck

65mike

On 6/23/2018 at 1:18 PM, ahmedali44 said:

Mine same too  it's 1 Sept 2009 registered, I got dvd installed. could it be that previous owner had it updated????? 🤔

Hi all.

The navigation as you are probably aware came with the SE-L including Mark Levinson i have checked the box off discs and they are 2008-2009 version1 so are original and have not been updated since new.

I will wait and see what Lexus come back to me with and make a decision then will keep all updated.

65mike

Hi all.

I tried the Harry's razors never again made face sore and could not get a decent shave

65mike

Hi all.

At this present moment in time i have the add for Harrys razors and next to that homeless man buy's a Ferrari

I suppose it helps to pay for all our enjoyment off this forum and no doubt brings in some cash so we don't seem to have a great deal off choice in my view.

65mike

Hi all.

John no it's a June 2009= 09 reg well it was personal plate now.🙂

My nav does differ slightly button wise compared to yours mine says Map( voice)destination, menu,info no mention off phone still would seem that is how you can tell the HDD version, still will wait and see what the Lexus experts say.🙂

65mike

Hi all.

Thanks for the pictures John most appreciated  my navigation alas is not the same as your's

Normski i have  4 dvd's for the navigation which came with the car including the uk one which is permanently in the navigation i do not have a USB port in my armrest unfortunately.

So i only get the 4 digit post code i think my car is a 2009 and a half ( june 2009 car) if it would have been a 2010 model year i might have got the later navigation.

I am waiting to hear back from Lexus multimedia team to see if updating the disc will give me full postcode we will see what they say.🙂

Have a look at the pictures i took off my navigation and you can see what is different between your's and mine.😶

65mike

Hi all.

Now iam after a favour from you John and you Normski could you pleasetake if possible a picture off you navigation with the page showing how to get full post code as mine still seems to be the 4 parts i don't think iam doing anything wrong but you never know..

Mine is a 2009 with later rear lights and different buttons down the side off the audio/ navigation but i have dvd discs for navigation.

Are your's discs or usb upgrade for navigation.

65mike.

Hi all

normski mine was ok when i got to Cricket St Thomas i set a mark on sat nav so i could find again and it came up with coordinates so saved that, so i can assume your's is not full post code too then.

I thought later cars were full post code recognition

65mike

Hi all.

After my last post and pictures see link.

I thought i would show a couple more pictures off the IS on holiday this time.

We went down to Somerset for a few days nice run pity about the M25 as usualbut what more can you expect i used the Lexus sat nav big mistake that was as most of you know only 4 parts off the post code so ended up about 5 miles from my destination down a dead end road and as you can image i was some what pi***d off at this had to get the mobile phone out and google maps!!!

Well we got there in the end and was doing 40.0 miles per gallon on the dashboard screen but soon went down to 36.o miles per gallon.

Car performed brilliantly and was all i hopped it would be.

I have put two picture up for you to see.

Roll on September when she goes to Sherwood forest for her next holiday.

As you see in the first one she is poking out from behind the tree, 

And the second one she is at her stately home for a well deserved holiday.

65mike.

Hi all.

That car was sold for £2540 in Feb this year now it's up for sale again for £9495 or make a offer !!!

Is he having a laugh he is trying to get £6995.00 profit out off it ok it's very rare so i understand but dream on.🐖 might fly.

65mike

Hi all.

Lee this seems strange to me why has the rear suspension dropped like this

I personally would be looking at a new set of springs and probably shocks I appreciate it will not be cheap but I cannot see any other reason for this.

65mike

Hi all.

I with John on this one don't bother Lexus cars are not cheap on parts and might be hiding all kinds off problems, there is bound to be another one out there that fits your needs.

65mike

Hi all

That's a nice looking motor car you have there Gurdeep what sort off mileage has it done!!!.

65mike

Hi all

Alan looking good any more pictures of the car!!! 4 coffee's i would not have got up would have sat there allday.

65mike

Hi all

Mine was going down at first seems i managed to fiddle with the thing i seem to remember touching the compass and it changed to the wright way i don't know if this will work on yours as mine being a is250 probably different but worth a look to see.

65mike

Hi all

Well decided to give her a good wash and brush up pictures below the wright up.

First i used my last off Meguires car shampoo after giving her the once over with water nice bucket off soapy water then towered her down only the best towel for her mind you, next decided to give her a claying as i had half a clay bar left so thought i might as well use it up, to be honest the paint was in good condition not like the usual sand paper effect that i have had previously, last owner must have looked after her so**s law says you will run out off the lubricant to use the clay bar so used water as i understand this is ok to use.

Next had to use my Autoglym car shampoo to give her a wash again and rinsed with water and dried her with the towel left to dry and had a sit down and had my coffee

Once dried used Autoglym super resin polish to polish her after that used the sealant which takes up to a hour before buffing off which while it was drying i used the spare time to pump up the tyres and use Autoglym rubber surface restorer stuff polish the wheels and polish the glass and top up the washer fluid

When ready i buffed the car to a lovely shine looks like a tanner up a sweeps behind.

Now knackered and need a sit down before dinner.

See what you think.

65mike