legendswraith

technically the cleaning and waxing of the car is to remove deposits that left lying will set up electrolytic cells and corrode and also prevent chemical reactions with the paintwork also a very very clean and waxed car will go faster than a dirty one even if it is 0.00001 of a second, and thats aerodynamics in action :D

no its definately not keith, guys its not a guessing game as i said before the idea of the post was to make it known i wasn't going to just drop it and go quietly off losing money. Again the idea of a timescale is to be reasonable and ensure that it can be sorted without a huge series of recriminations

perhaps we could follow it up with a public stoneing :) or perhaps we should hear from the individual first the whole reason i did not post names to start with was to show exactly how annoyed i am and give a chance for a response. I stick to my original post and will wait for now Believe me though i do echo some of the posted sentiments

I'll start this with an apology as i really do not like posting things like this but the current situation has now become ridiculous and i have had enough of being understanding and laid back. As some of you may have been aware, some months ago i agreed to purchase a front bumper for the Lexus off a fellow member as part of the mods etc i was doing for JAE. So far i have had a long list of excuses and still no bumper. the saga begins quite innocently (these are unedited messages) "LOL no mate, i checked my account on thursdayand although it haden't cleaeed it was there, if it wasent so big you would have it by now but with a bumper they take forever to pick it up and i wanted to make sure it wrapped right, about 26 meters of bubble wrap was used." so i know the bank transfer went through 24th April "hi austin, ive booked the couier to come this week, they said it will be collect thursday/friday as they have been busy but i can trust them not to break it. Its all wrapped with tonnes of bubble wrap etc. i'll let you know when it has left my place mate" sounds good doesn't it bumper on the way that was 24th April two weeks later i am still wondering where the bumper is so i ask the quetion and get this response on the 8th May "****** me austin you must be spying on me, i was just PMing you about the bumper, at half 3 got a knock at the door and they had returned the bumper back to me as the label seems to have been ripped off or come off somehow? with 3 layers of tape over it *** knows how it came off but anyways ive unwrapped it made sure its not damaged which it isn't and i'll get it back out to you tomorrow, i was all excited aswell thought i got a present!! sorry about the delay" Ok thats plausible i can accept that no problem however May the 23rd still no bumper again another message is sent. "austin i have to say sorry for this delay amte, ive been so busy with uni exams in the last 10days i havent had a chance to get it back out to you, i romsie if its not with yo sometime next week i'll hire a van and bring it myself, really sorry mate, dont wanna take the ***** here with you, but you WILL have it next week, its all ready to go its just i have my last exams this week, but will get it out when i can." As you will imagine i am slightlly annoyed but i think well its a gold member and everyones been genuine i've dealt with in the past i'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Again time passes till June 14th by this time i really am beginning to get worried about being had over so i send yet another message. To which i get this response hi austin, sorry for the delay in reply, ok im having a problem getting a courier to send the bumper mate, the cheapest i have had a quote from with £200 insurance is 109 +vat, please leave it with me for another day or so and i'll havesomething sorted out. So from the begining the price of the courier has gone from £50 when you originally claim to have sent it to £109, are you sure you tried to send it originally. After that message i did leave it till last week and after no more responses i sent a message asking for the return of my money i think from April 24th to June 29th and beyond is a long time to wait without smelling a rat when monies have already changed hands. As of yet i have received no reply and i know the message must have been read as i sent it prior to the members last time online. I'm trying to use this medium as a last ditch attempt to get the point through that i do take the loss of my hard earned cash seriously and i'm not as laid back as i appear. I am not sure what the legal term is ( obtaining money by deception) but i am prepared to ask my solicitor, the bank and anyone else who may be interested. I hope the offending party reads this post and takes the hint that i am annoyed and i do intend to take action if things are not sorted out relatively rapidly. I think 10 days from the date of this post before i post names in clear is a reasonable amount of time, that way you can't say you haven't been warned. Austin

i have a friend who builds custom spec pc i can put you in touch with him if you want and the upshot is he lives in grantham which isn't that far from you ;)

Ok i'm a bit confused as i have the choice of 2 different sets of brake pads for the rear of the lex how can i tell which ones i need is there a failsafe way of telling without taking the pads out and comparing them or if anyone else has changed the pads on a 94 GS300 can you tell me the ebc/mintex part numbers please :D Oh if anyone has any in stock i need them soon and i refuse to pay at halfrauds. Austin

nope it will not work i thought of the same thing but was reliably told its a no go. You can get an injen cold air induction kit for about 200 notes or you can just remove the airbox and put an adaptor and something like a k&n or a HKS powerflow onto it you don't need all the other stuff unless you want the looks too

do you know where this is situated on the gs gordon as i have a similar problem intermittantly

mk 1 GS300 uses a viscous fan and an electric fan

not seen it yet so don't ruin the plot but if you ever read the comic books Jean Grey died in them then came back as phoenix then dark phoenix then back to jean gray, wolverine lost his adamantium because magneto pulled it from his body, professor X put magneto into a coma as he couldn't kill him I could go on theres about 15 - 20 years of plotlines Oh then there is prof X's son who messes up the timelines so everyone is alive and all on different sides ;)

would imagine its not too far off putting one into an IS200 :D see matt

use the red goo if you want to go further down the rabbit hole :winky: i bet its seal lube that you apply before you fit the seals either that or caliper grease

anti rattle springs on the brake pads? drive one wheel over a bump with the windows down and listen then the other side the next time that way you can at least narrow down what side it is. Loose brake pads make a right racket. You could try gently applying the brakes when you go over a bump too to see if that gets rid of it you will definately know where it comes from then

i have an injen kit albeit for a gs300 i got i from the us on ebay from a seller called raceoptions bought it through paypal but outside ebay by arrangement and got it all ok. Would advise that you ask him to send it as test parts etc though to avoid a sting from the tax people if you want to get it that way. On the other hand as has been mentioned you can get the prolex one which probably will be easier

i can't attach any pics to the posts it says i don't have the permissions Austin

Prada, hugo boss and armani for clubbing moschino get s a look in too but not that bothered about the labels if it looks good it looks good. Tend to wear alot of Hayashi and atama at the min :D

ah appo's i remember them TFAR - that feels about right

why can't i upload any more pics to this it tells me i don't have permissions?

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i have it but not tried it out fully but i do know it works on the gps receiver on a nokia too i have heard there is a problem with the voice being delayed on hands free though

think 94dbls is the max doesn't brunters stop you running with an exhaust louder than that anyway

go to your bank and ask about fraud protection. Also is it possible to report it to the police

depends what you want from the phone Fargo i have a D600 they are good but if you want to put any apps on it its not so good (tomtom) However nokia nad motorola both support more apps in my experience

ah jesus nuts that brings back memories bell housing nuts are of a similar vein Sooty by the way? i only have one torque setting anyhow and its 5 white knuckles and a click of the wrist either that or TFAR ;) To others thats going to sound really cryptic but Brian will know what i mean lol

unfortunately not i got there too late to grab the advance screening tickets