IS250Mike

Does anyone else's needles make this noise on their swept at start up? I noticed it the other day and it drives me nuts whenever I start the car 🙈🤣 Sounds like the gears or motors behind have had it 😳 maybe theres nothing wrong but I've looked at numerous YouTube vids of other IS's and non of them seem to make this noise, does any of yours?

Brilliant thank you, I think I have some actually from a previous car, thank you for your help 👍👍

Really, oh well that's something 😊 are the fog bulbs H11?

Sorry for my late reply mate, thank you for your comments 😊 I paid £5,570 for this IS, I feel like I robbed them, such a good car for Vauxhall Corsa money

I know 😫 I'm going to have every LED bulb ready for fitting when I have the front bumper off, I don't really want to be having to keep taking that off each time I decide to change a bulb. Are the headlight indicating bulbs just those small 501 wedge type?

Fantastic thank very much 👍👍

🙈 I know I know 😁 I can't recall hearing it when I bought the car and I just found all of a sudden the noise is there so got me thinking if this is the way they are or not, like you say not to worry unless they cease to work 😳

Most certainly not a complaint on the Lexus part, the car blows the Audi out the water! But should I be concerned that perhaps the little motors operating the needles are on their way out? Are yours completely silent? I just want to know if it's normal or not 😊

Hi I noticed the other day that when the needles do their 'sweep' on start up they make abit of a noise when doing it, perhaps this is normal and I am comparing it to my previous Audi A5 where although you could hear them sweep, it was far less noisy. Can anyone tell me if yours are the same?

Thank you very much, I love what you have done with your car, thank you for the tips on the LED indicators 👍 they make such a difference when they're fitted. As for the relay would you be able to point me in the direction of where I fit this please, which location do I need to be in, is it a relay in the engine compartment I need to replace with this new one? Many thanks 😊

Hi Paul, thank you very much for that tip as I would definitely like the mirrors to fold on locking/unlocking, I'll do some research 😊 Where can I buy this module?

I'll find them mate, people didn't think they could be done on my previous A5 but I found some, I'll let you know when I do 🙂

I have just read through this entire thread, so impressed with your attention to detail, a really excellent read and looking forward to future updates.

Thank you very much, haha no colour changing lights for me, just some white LED's to (in my opinion) bring the car a little more up to date, I much prefer the brighter LED look to the old warm yellow glow.

Thank you 😊 I will be posting updates as soon as they happen, and especially once parts begin to arrive next week 🤗

I'm going to carry this on from my post in the 'new members area'..... Hi and good evening I wanted to join the forum and introduce myself, my name is Michael, 33 from North Lincolnshire. I have just become the 3rd owner of this very very tidy IS250 SE-L that I bought from my local Marshall's Honda garage in Hull. For an old motor, wow has this got some kit! I have recently learned that it is the top spec model or very close to, it has every gadget I could possibly ask for and more. This car was bought as a 'stop gap' between other cars and I had planned on selling it after approx 4-5 months, but after under a week of ownership I think I'll hang on to this gem 😁 A few details and spec: 42K miles 2 previous owners Full and comprehensive Lexus service history Sat Nav Reversing camera ML premium sound system Electric everything Xenon's etc etc The very first thing I did was give the exhaust trims a sorting out and polish, they clearly hadn't been cleaned since new 😳🙊 I am fitting a new pollen filter tomorrow as I suspect that needs doing, I have also just ordered a set of boot gas struts as mine are clearly worn with the effort it takes to open the boot 🤣 I am also on the lookout for an updated sat nav disc. The dealers photos: And I took these when I went to view the car The car was faultless on the test drive and I was immediately impressed with it, would silver have been my first choice....no not really, but the car does look well in it and with the car's history, mileage, condition and spec there was no way I was going to let it go. I am a professional detailer by trade so please forgive how ridiculous I am with the cleanliness of my cars 🙈 but it's my hobby, passion and business and thoroughly enjoy making my cars beyond immaculate. Ok so the car is home, there are a few surface scratches here and there I need to take care of, paint correction and ceramic coating to be carried out but these will happen once I've moved house and have my own garage in a couple of months. First job, sort out the awfully kept exhaust tips 😳 Before and after There was some staining around the tips also which I have now removed. The first thing I actually bought for the car was a new genuine pollen filter, fitted today and took less than 5 minutes Before / after Not too bad but worthwhile replacing it. I gave the housing a clean up too while it was out I have been on a buying spree today, my first jobs are to ensure the car has everything it should have from factory, in my case it does apart from its missing the fabric wallet with the tools in which is kept with the spare wheel, I've now got one on order so that's that sorted, it is also missing the polystyrene holder that sits on top of the spare wheel, struggling to locate one of those. Apart from that the other parts I've ordered are as follows: • Upgraded xenon bulbs to 8000k • Boot liner to protect original boot fabrics • Complete LED interior light kit • New number plates • 2 new batteries for both remote fobs • Genuine Lexus first aid kit • x2 new rear boot struts I will be removing the 'Lexus' and 'IS250' badges from the boot, just personal preference really I prefer the less cluttered look, I'll be updating every bulb on the exterior too to LED. That's it for now, I'll keep this up to date as things happen 😁 Michael.

I am indeed a professional detailer by trade 😉 Wow! I absolutely love what you have done with those trims, are they easy to remove from the car?

Thank you very much, I'm not too much of a fan of the wood either to be honest, I think I'll wrap it gloss black.

Thank you, I am delighted with it and enjoy it more with every drive, yes the struts are a known issue apparently, once they have been replaced you are meant to be able to lift the tailgate up with one finger....whereas now it needs a full helping hand up, I'm going to start a progress thread on this soon so I'll post everything in there 👍

Thank you very much, I'm looking forward to getting stuck into it and making it my own.

Thank you very much 😊

Thank you 🙂 Thanks for the tip, I've read about that, it pulls the flap out the way doesnt it so you can access the filter, I've heard of people not knowing this and forcing up the cover breaking it 🙈

Thank you for the welcome 🙂

Hi and good evening I wanted to join the forum and introduce myself, my name is Michael, 33 from North Lincolnshire. I have just become the 3rd owner of this very very tidy IS250 SE-L that I bought from my local Marshall's Honda garage in Hull. For an old motor, wow has this got some kit! I have recently learned that it is the top spec model or very close to, it has every gadget I could possibly ask for and more. This car was bought as a 'stop gap' between other cars and I had planned on selling it after approx 4-5 months, but after under a week of ownership I think I'll hang on to this gem 😁 A few details and spec: 42K miles 2 previous owners Full and complete Lexus service history Sat Nav Reversing camera ML premium sound system Electric everything Xenon's etc etc The very first thing I did was give the exhaust trims a sorting out and polish, they clearly hadn't been cleaned since new 😳🙊 I am fitting a new pollen filter tomorrow as I suspect that needs doing, I have also just ordered a set of boot gas struts as mine are clearly worn with the effort it takes to open the boot 🤣 I am also on the lookout for an updated sat nav disc. I hope you like the car and I'll keep this updated in the appropriate section. The dealers photos: And the photos I took on the day of viewing So when I got it home - Exhausts before and after