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9 hours ago, Blessed1235 said:

Well finnally got them and installed. 

Wow, you went all out with the arms. Are you planning on setting up some crazy camber? 

44 minutes ago, Mr Vlad said:

Didn't do the car any harm but it did kinda clear some cobwebs. Sounds fabulous doing that.

Definitely. I feel like some people are scared to take the car to the red line. (maybe it's a woman thing) It won't hurt when it's fully warmed up! 

@Steven9233 @Mike_Mac I would recommend these two products. Put them in a tank of super unleaded every few months and you'll be fine. It's an additive, not a miracle. I worked for Liqui Moly and know the products. They do work, (can't comment on similar products from other brands), but bear in mind it's a not a magic fix. It does help with cleaning, but more importantly it's a preventative measure. People tend to turn to additives when it's too late and then complain that they don't work.

Valve Cleaner - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Liqui-Moly-1014-Valve-Cleaner/dp/B00295G91S

Injector Cleaner - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Liqui-Moly-Injection-Cleaner-300ml/dp/B0096Y6OII

Injector cleaner will have an immediate effect and will be noticeable straight away IF there is something not right. If your car is okay, you won't notice any difference, but like I said, it's about prevention rather than repair. My friend's Astra turbo petrol was not boosting properly when you booted around it 3000RPM. It was ran on sh*t supermarket 95RON fuel all its life. A tank of super unleaded and the injector cleaner and it was working properly again.

2 hours ago, Steven9233 said:

Very interesting ! Thanks for posting this . I will be changing  oil every 6 months as did previous owner , I only use super unleaded so I hope this is helping to reduce carbon build up risk . Maybe it’s not . I also make sure the car gets a motorway blast at least every month   Car has now done 39k .  Intend to keep for long time as I’ve had far too many cars and wasted lots of money , also anything newer in Lexus world seems to be hybrid , I’d rather boil my head than buy a hybrid , but guess I’ll have to one day . so I’m interested in looking after the engine best I can . 

Motorway blast won't really do much for it to be honest. It's not like cleaning DPF on a diesel.  What's better is taking it out on some fun welsh/b roads and have some fun stretching its legs over the full rev range. You need to build up a lot of heat which you won't do from a motorway run sat at 2.5k rpms. You can do it within national speed limit on fun roads by just redlining the car in second gear.. I do it just for fun anyway, but it's also beneficial.. that's how I justify it myself🤣

9 minutes ago, scudney said:

As far as I am aware the IS250 advance nor  the f sport were ever fitted with run flats from factory 

Good. They must've just fitted the wrong P Zeros to the wheels I bought. The first thing I did was changing the tyres - absolute rubbish. Glad they didn't follow bmw in that sense.. Ride is unnecessarily harsh and they don't really work anyway if you get a flat. 

7 minutes ago, Steven9233 said:

That’s interesting ! I have no idea I’ll look into that . I’ll try 37 all round see if that is any better . Thanks 

I'm only asking because I bought wheels off an Advance model and funnily enough they had P Zeros too.. (Run flats) which now makes me think that they were putting them on the later cars as standard. Unless this is a big coincidence 

1 hour ago, Steven9233 said:

My 2012 advance has 18” wheels and the ride over bumpy roads is appalling for a luxury car due to the low profile tyres I’m sure , I’ve been in older version with 16”s I believe different beast all together . However the handling is superb and on decent roads (if you can find any ) it’s a dream . The 18s look so nice I’m prepared to put up with it and they are stock wheels.  I have Pirelli P-zeros All round . I just chose what I thought were great tyres unless anyone can recommend better for ride on our Lexus vehicles ?  And tyre pressures ?  It seems everywhere I look there is a different answer to the right pressure , I went with what the manual states which does seem very high , something like 38-40 rear from memory and 36 front is it ? To be fair previous few cars were Honda legend 3.5 Vtec latest shape so very compliant but 16mpg local and & £600 tax which was a bit annoying but what an engine let me tell you , and a Volvo 2011 XC-70 which I’m sure would ride nice across pretty much any terrain . So perhaps I’m being a little harsh on the ride question being that last few cars were very large buses ,   Overall I’d still choose the IS dynamics of drive and handling over a GS which would be very similar to my legend and a little bit grandad I’ll admit .  But I’ll stand by my original opinion , over rough nasty roads the ride is horrid especially at low speeds . It must be down to wheel size , my wife’s Vauxhall zafira with 16” wheels and massive tyre walls rides bloomin lovely !  Over the rough and it’s a Vauxhall !  It’s the only thing I’m not so happy with. the the rest of it is magic beautifully built with a silky engine makes up for it .  Would appreciate tyre brand advice if there is indeed a brand that is suited for ride / noise . 

Your P Zeros.. Do they happen to be run flats? Because those are incredibly hard tyres. 37 all round is okay. Though I use 225/40 tyres all round. I don't see the point of 255s in the back on this car. Overkill. Just creates more noise, drag and lowers mpgs 

8 hours ago, Zuke said:

I know this will have been done many times, but what are you guys recommending for discs and pads for 2007 IS250

                                                                                                                                                                        Cheers,

                                                                                                                                                                                        Alan

                                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                          

Hi Alan,

If you use your car for regular driving (no racing or anything), I'd suggest any OE products. It's the same product at the end of the day, especially as far as discs go, with pads I'd go for some more known brands. There is absolutely no point spending premium on OEM (genuine "Lexus") parts.

Front Discs from Ferodo (very good aftermarket brake manufacturer) - £84 for both - https://www.autodoc.co.uk/ferodo/11012031

Front pads from Ferodo to go with the discs > £49 - https://www.autodoc.co.uk/ferodo/1508204

You can find cheaper alternatives to both, but I'd personally go with these..good proven brand and doesn't cost an arm.

27 minutes ago, Mr Vlad said:

I didn't realise that Phil. It makes me wonder that if all the car manufacturers are saying like that Mazda geezer and telling governments then I'm quite sure they'll be listening and taking note. But are those manufacturers actually telling governments directly? 

My thought is along the lines of how this government kind of fought to get the likes of Honda and other car manufacturers to build a plant to make cars here. The concessions they made etc etc. The government must surely have listened to those manufacturers and their 'demands' (can't think of a more relevant word) so the manufacturers signed the dotted line.

Something somewhere must be getting lost in translation where governments listen to manufacturers and the like.

They were being too optimistic as always. Made a decision based on theories and dreams.. Porsche boss is also against electrifying.. others too. Nobody likes it. Manufacturers know the problems first hand, better than bullsh*t politicians. They know their markets, they know the manufacturing process.. they know it’s not possible with the way batteries are being made. Slow process and very expensive. Manufacturers make money on cheap cars that they sell **** loads of. Just remember years ago, everytime they’d be a new “plate” out you’d see lots everywhere. Now? The only 22/72 plate cars I see are very expensive high end cars. Most likely company cars. Cant tell you last time I noticed a regular car like a VW Polo or something equally small and regular on the latest plates. Nobody can afford them anymore. Let alone the much more expensive electric versions. The number of people able to afford a brand new car is getting lower and lower. The UK will be like Eastern Europe or South America if something doesn’t change.. regular folk driving old cars and people who are well off will be the only ones buying new cars. There will be No New car that a regular working man could afford.. ICE range is shrinking by the week. Let’s all prey the clowns running this country come to their senses soon because they’ll be losing big money if “nobody” is buying new cars. And sadly that’s probably when they’ll start doing something about it because they’ll be short on cash. That’s what is gonna make them stop and think about it. So yet again they’ll fu*k the whole country and we’ll be the ones picking up the pieces and suffering. 

26 minutes ago, HOOVER1 said:

Hi, my NX 450+ door button on drivers door will not operate in cold weather. Dealer(LexusReading UK ) says to pour warm water over the handle as it is probably frozen. Yes it might be but all the other doors operate as expected. Is this a common fault out there as suggested buy the dealer (It is Minus 5 Celsius at present)

Additionally the drivers instrument screen failed to operate after the first instance last friday the 20th January. 

Andy thoughts?

 

 

Freezing temps and electronics aren't best pals, so malfunctions can happen. I've never come across the door buttons not working in my much older IS (one would think they share the same buttons and everything), but it's been mentioned before in regards to the newer cars. As for the instrument cluster - I don't know because this would be different to my IS, however my friend's brother recently got a brand new Audi A3 company car and he had the same issue when it was freezing out - I suppose that might be a semi-common issue for that kind of fully digital instrument clusters. Like I said, freezing weather and electronics don't get on that well.. nevertheless, it shouldn't happen, you paid a lot for your car. What did Lexus say about that? Did they suggest warm water too?... (what a silly suggestion) 

1 hour ago, Linas.P said:

 

 

This is well said. What the government should do, is not to encourage people to buy EVs, but instead get people interested in studying, trying to figure out a solution / find a way to a greener energy. But yeah that's not gonna happen because they can't make money off it. 

21 hours ago, wharfhouse said:

Here's another account of the diabolical experience of using an EV for what is a journey which any ICE car would take in it's stride and how it costs more than an ICE to do a type of journey that many of us might do regularly.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/motoring/motoring-features/how-easy-charge-electric-car-25989706.amp

This article should be everywhere. Car magazines, car websites etc. They should share this to make people realise how cost ineffective these cars are right now.. 

20 hours ago, Linas.P said:

I guess in theory if you take ML head-unit and amp... and wiring then it would work... but then you would need to upgrade the speakers as well... at which point we are retrofitting whole ML system.

and at that point you're better off going for aftermarket setup because it'll be cheaper or similar money and it'll be more powerful. The good thing about cars without the M&L system is that it's possible and it's quite easy. Cars with M&L have bigger issues. You can't just put a better sub in, you'll need a new amp, but you'll also need a different head unit.. Mind you, sometimes putting a good aftermarket head unit in will help with sound quality on its own.

2 hours ago, dephrank said:

How does one deal with the speed limiter on JDM imports?. I’m told they’re restricted to 112mph? Amean, that’s well above the national speed limit but for track days OR just incase Godzilla emerges from River Thames or something along those lines 😈

HKS sell a little plug in device called the Speed Limit Defencer.. just unlocks it basically. I’m sure there are other ways and on is350 it could probably be mapped out through tech stream because it’s a modern car. the SLD is generally for older jdm cars (90s skylines, rx7s etc)

1 hour ago, Jitc85 said:

Thanks for the replies guys. Some very useful information. 
 

I think going to go with the 225/40/18 front and 245/40/18 rear option. 
 

Next question, which brands do you guys have and prefer? 
 

I’ve got Bridgestones on at the moment, however I feel they’re a bit noisy.
 

I’m thinking of Goodyear Eagle F1’s.  

Brands don’t matter as much as compound. Michelin Primacys are dogsh*te whereas Michelin Pilot Sport 4 & 5 are one of the best road tyres you can buy.. 

21 minutes ago, Linas.P said:

My point - if there would be specific category of small, low range city BEVs which doesn't cost much to tax and insure, then in theory at some point in future they may be circumstances where one can have inexpressive city BEV only to be used when going into the city and which doesn't cost much if anything to keep in mean time. But to be fair it doesn't seems like it is likely to happen with how it is progressing. Seems like government is very keen to put us all in nasty, cold, uncomfortable circumstances to remind us that we are just slaves and should not get too comfortable in "personal" transportation with air conditioning and pleasant music playing.

Yeah, if Honda-E was 10k or whatever a new Corsa costs then maybe. Wouldn't solve the other city issue though.. - congestion 

Come 2030 if it’s gonna happen the way it’s looking, we’ll be like Cuba. Running old ICE cars will be our only “feasible” choice 

36 minutes ago, ahmed24 said:

 

 

This looks interesting.. I'd be up for that. Get it working and I'll pay you to wire it up on mine😁

10 hours ago, Mr Vlad said:

Great Post Frank. I laughed because just today I watched a TV show The Persuaders. Yes The Persuaders. Just in case you don't know it's one of the best ever tv shows which had Roger Moore and Tony Curtis two MEGA stars as sleuths. This particular show involved finding a crashed plane with a skeleton in it clutching a box and note. In the box was a formula to make a fuel not involving oil. The note said whoever finds this please burn the formula because the world isn't ready for it. That skeleton was the investor and his plane had a bomb in it to kill him. Who organised the bomb was an oil tycoon. 

It could be like one of those "cure for cancer exists, but they earn too much on treatments so won't be released" kind of things.. it sucks if it's true. And who would be paying for this if it was true? Us, common folk..getting the sh*t end of the stick again. Making the rich ever richer while getting no benefit..

7 hours ago, AFlex said:

I love the wheels - really goes with the 4IS design. Are they 19" ISF wheels?

Did your old headlights have AFS? I know you are a perfectionist Ahmed so you wouldn't have done a bodged job by pulling the AFS fuse or taping over the dashboard AFS error light... 

That's the only thing keeping me from upgrading to those HC motion lights - I can't figure out how I would make them work with autolevelling and my 2007 model doesn't have a manual headlight height adjuster.

It does, it's a rod connected to your control arm. If you bypass it by pulling a fuse etc, you can adjust that way. It's only really needed on a lowered car tbh. My friend has a facelift that's really low (stock lights) and AFS is playing up because of it. I never had the issue on my old one because I didn't have AFS (and I had Vlands), but my current one has it, so it's yet to be seen. Though you can turn AFS off via those buttons under your steering wheel where you set the RPM & Speed warning light. 

I’ll just leave this here😄

11 minutes ago, Mr Vlad said:

Good points Lucas but you've got me wrong in certain things regarding EV's. I'm certainly not in denial how not so green they are. Fact is they're not as green as many owners of them have been led to believe. 

Sorry Vlad I probably wasn’t very clear. I didn’t mean that YOU are in denial. I was talking about EV owners. 

@Mr Vlad this is a good video that's showcasing a 2012 Nissan Leaf.. Battery capacity is at 66% after 10 years.. 50 miles on the motorway 55-70mph until it died. Now sure, it's a Leaf, but if you compare it to a similar size economy ICE car like Honda Jazz this just make 0 sense to own. We will hear more negatives about EVs in the years to come when others become older. Most EVs now are still fairly new. 

3 minutes ago, Mr Vlad said:

It's getting monotonous all the talk EV's are the saviour EV's are rubbish. 

They aren't saving sh*t Vlad.. everyone with a working brain knows this. Global pollution from cars is less than 5%. The global warming is barely affected by this. Sure, EVs can reduce certain amount of smog in cities, but the cars today are already so clean that they're gaining fractions by focusing on cars. Trouble is, targeting cars is an easy thing for them to do, so they do it to look like they're doing "something"... maybe they'll come to their senses in the next 5-10 years and realise that EVs are an environmental bollocks excuse.. 

If someone wants an EV because they like it for the tech-y side of things, sure, it's a nice "futuristic" alternative, but don't be in denial about how not so green they are.. 

5 minutes ago, Mincey said:

That's the price for being Woke. Once the government cuts BIK for EVs and starts slapping on taxes and tariffs, EVs will soon lose their shine, mark my words.

100%. General public won't be so keen on getting EVs until 1) prices drop significantly 2) and until there's a lot more charging stations. If you get one through your company then you most likely also have a charging port at work so not really an inconvenience. 

ICE cars are for everyone, how can a person who lives in a flat charge their EV? Those people are lucky to even get a parking space. Technology is barely ready, but infrastructure is nowhere near it.