leelacey17

Had my Is 250 for about 18 months but was never a fan of the wood interior. Decided a few weeks back to get some test sections of wrap to see what looked ok to me.

Went for a 8dm black carbon fibre wrap from an on line company. Did the work today and I'm very happy with the outcome.

Had to take all the switches off the back bit it was quite simple just best not to rush it. Know it's not to everyone's taste but I much prefer it to the wood.

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Just not legally.

I replaced my side lights some time ago with the LED bulbs but they are the white ones. Halfords also do some as I did the Mrs car with them and they are quite impressive.
I also replaced my fog lights with LED bulbs and they are superb and can be used as drls

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Take a read of this. It's spot on
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If I were you I'd check all the slide pins front and rear and take that as your start point on your servicing schedule. Take another look in, say, 8/10 months and see how they compare. It does not take long to do... and you are saving money in the long run.

I can do the work myself it's no bother. Just wondered if anyone has had the issue and when did it start?

Mine just squeak a bit for a very short while as I'm for example reversing off the drive in the morning. After that you hear nothing and I'm getting no binding.

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Got mine just a few weeks ago from e-bay but I have the Is250

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Good afternoon all,

Bit of advise from those of you that have suffered from the issues with the rear calipers.

When I first move my car I can hear the rear disks / pads squeak a bit for example first thing in the morning or like today when it's been sitting whilst I was at work. The noise soon goes and the car rolls in neutral without any hint of the brakes constantly catching. The noise stops after 30 seconds or so.

The economy is not effected. Is this the start of the calipers starting to need servicing?

Many thanks

Lee

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yes, after reading above I tried to get some from Sheffield, but none left within 81 miles.  However as I'd been meaning to get some for a while it prompted me to get Bilt Hamber Clay 200g.  Good reviews, so thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

£25.99 [mention=56258]MLW[/mention]  Any recommendation for the polish to use before this wax?
 

Last time I was looking for it, I remember finding real carbon wrap, which wen applied would be very hard to tell from genuine carbon (well because it is genuine... sort of). The only problem you cannot shrink it, nor stretch it, but wooden parts are fairly flat, it though it would be possible to use it. 

Great looking car. Same interior colour combination as mine but I have the silver exterior. It's just the wood that I'm not a fan of.

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Strangely I am not the fan of the wood either, but I get a lot of compliments from the passengers especially if they are ~ 40+ years old. Obviously, youngsters these days only want carbon fiber and that is the group I belong to as well. I like FL dark/grey wood much better than pre-FL brown.
As for the colour that is obviously very personal, I had Black/Black, then Mercury Grey/Grey (which I was really disappointed about) and now Black/Black again. For exterior colours I only like Black or Winsor Blue (which is basically black with blue metallic flakes). And for interior only black, I believe the issue I have is that Lexus not only made seats Grey/Cream, but as well carpets and panels which looks a bit odd to me, plus they seems to wear faster then black, the only other non-back colour which would ever accept in interior of used car would be Dark rose and Tan Brown (obviously not an option on IS mk2), light colours only for new cars which at the moment I have no plans of buying... but again colour very personal thing and there is no right or wrong choice.

Collected the new (old) car today
What a difference - its practically new (although its 12 years old) Absolutely spotless, cant find a mark on it whatsoever. The owner has only had to refurb the wheels and even they have been done really well.
25k on the clock and it feels new - quiet and pulls like a tractor. Sunroof is a very nice option and I have already got used to the leather seats - I thought that they were cream but they are a dusky grey which is quite unique and goes well with the colour of the car which is a light blue colour.
Loving it so far

Clearly don't need a long one like that.

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Just one like that mate. Lots of them about and quite cheap.

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Use a Phono cable plugged into the socket in the glove box? That's how I do mine

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Got my 250 SEL about 18 months ago for 7k. Had 32k on the clock with a full Lexus history and had been serviced every 3 to 4 thousand miles. It's also got the sat nav upgrade.

It wasn't the colour I really wanted or the interior colour but I went for the best car I could find. It's had a new water pump since I've had it but I will look after the majority of the servicing from now on. Quite easy to work on.

Been able to do some work on the body to bring it up to how I wanted it and apart from the water pump it's been lovely. Unfortunately I'm not a fan of the wood interior so will shortly be changing that. I've changed the bulbs in the fog lights to LED's and now use those as driving lights.

I had to wait a few months for the car to come up for sale then just went out and brought it.



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Great result!

Love my detailing it gives such a sense of satisfaction. I have started to build quite a collection in the shed with various waxes. It becomes really addictive.

Here's my old boat after a few cleans.

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I've purchased a 2010 IS220D last August. It has a lot of swirl marks... Autoglym Super Resin Polish did not remove them. Any idea what I should use? Used SRP twice, and waxed twice. 

Thought I'd stick a few more photos up.

Some of the for lights that were upgraded to LED bulbs so I now use them as Drl' s

The headlights I did quite early on as they were starting to yellow.

The rest are just some hard work getting the car clean. I love a reflection and shine.

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There are multiple posit restorers on the market that will be suitable. Carpro Perl can be used and mixed down to whatever strength you wish. Can be used on mist surfaces and used neat can be used on your tyres. Very economical.

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Hello Lee and a warm welcome to the forum.
I'm a big fan of the Lexus IS250 and yours is a lovely example. 
Great pics and love the colour [emoji3]

Looking good there fellow, my 250 is apparently the same colour as yours! But at the moment is underneath a thin film of muck, got to get round to sorting it sometime soon, got a brand new Karcher K4 in the box raring to go but turns out I have fractured my Calcaneus (heel bone) and very painful it is too, can only just walk let alone detail my pride and joy, very envious of your gleamer
As above, any products you used and were pleased with/recommend  would be helpful.
paul m.

Looks fantastic. Which products do you use to make it that clean and shine so much?