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    Arghhhhh

    in Altezza Club

    Posted

    It happened yesterday afternoon around 3 pm on my way to Japarts in North London (Holloway Road) to get calipar paint. I was behind a car which was about to turn right into a side road just waiting for the oncoming traffic to slow and give us a chance to go through. Since it was a slow moving traffic, a white Van slowed down and flashed the car infront of me to go and it went and it flashed again for me to go, so as I was turning my left eye cought a black shadow coming fast and guess what BIG BANG, scooter collision at 30 miles an hour. the rider was in the inside lane of the Van (between the pavement and the Van), no chance for me to see him at all. I came out the car called both Police and Ambulance checked on the rider and it turned out to be a 16 year old boy laying on the floor, I asked him not to move but he wouldnt listen, he just kept saying I am alright, I am alright, emergency services requested to speak to the rider if he needed an ambulance or not but he refused at the end. In all this mess 20 to 30 people around us, I saw this lad identifying himself as the Van driver (Witness). Police arrived and questioned all of us including the witness and the teenager admitted he was on the inside lane. Police straight away said that the teenager was at fault. the parents of the teenager arrived late at the scene, they were shocked and horrified.

    It was shocking / scary experience as I was more worried about the little lad. but thank god he was fine, his scooter is a write off, front end damage, buckled suspension and unable to start it.

    Camera phone pics :crybaby:

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    Passenger door and side skirt damage.

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    you could see were the head hit the frame.

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    rear door dent (not visible) and scratches along the car

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    side view

    on funny note, the coppers were more interested in the car rather than the accident asking me about the perfomance and how much Bhp is pushing, funny enough one of them had Celica GT4 and I told him that both cars share the same engine except that mine is NA.

    Is From Holland

    in New Members Area

    Posted

    Hello m-tec & welcome to the club, nice car and my colour of choice :winky: . I just came back from Eindhoven I was there for a week and didnt see any Lexus at all, must be a rare car there, I missed the carnival too :blush: I wished if could stay a little bit longer to enjoy it.

    Grom Audio New Kit

    in Lexus Audio/Video/Electronics/Security

    Posted

    That is interesting, the ERR3 shouldn't make a difference as it just picks up the second CD changer input.

    I'd be interested to know what sort of capacity this thing is compatible with - whether you could plug in an 80GB hard drive for example, or whether it would only be able to deal with a smaller capacity...........

    I copied the information I found in the user manual @ www.InDashPC.org

    Chapter 3 – Usage manual

    3.1 Supported USB storages

    All USB Mass Storage Devices up to 32GB including:

    - USB sticks

    - USB Hard Drives

    - MP3 players and smartphones with USB Mass Storage interface

    GROM-USB supports only FAT12/16/32 formatted storages. NTFS is not supported!

    3.2 Supported formats

    GROM-USB supports the following formats:

    - MP3 with bitrates up to 320Kbps

    - WMA with bitrates up to 389Kbps

    - AAC with bitrates up to 389Kbps

    Grom Audio New Kit

    in Lexus Audio/Video/Electronics/Security

    Posted

    Hello everyone, at last I got the dreaded error 3 message and took my head unit a part, I managed to remove the two cds but the cd changer mechanism is f**ked. I was trying to get the GromAudio ipod kit but few altezza owners had problems with it.

    looking at their website they introducing a new kit which I think will be better and more universal. it will be available from 19 Sep onwards, here is a summery:

    GROM-USB MP3 kit is a digital interface that is designed to integrate USB stick into OEM car stereo.

    It provides direct audio interface to a car stereo via the CD changer port. GROM Audio interface insures CD quality sound from MP3 / WMA files on USB stick to car stereo speakers.

    It allow to "fool" your stereo into thinking that fully featured CD changer is plugged in. This way you can have thousands of tracks divided into playlists or full shuffle mode if you wish. Endless amount of music !

    Available at www.InDashPC.org

    It is that simple:

    - Transfer your MP3 / WMA files to USB stick / disk

    - Connect GROM-USB car kit to your car stereo via CD changer port

    - Plug-in USB stick /disk into GROM

    - Play MP3/WMA files through the car audio system instantly

    - Browse your music files using car stereo buttons

    - Navigate through directories and map them to the disk buttons on your car stereo / steering wheel

    - get the CD quality sound directly to your car stereo

    Main charatteristics:

    - Build-in high quality MP3 / WMA decoder

    - Supports USB disk / flash drive / mass storage devices

    - FAT 32 filesystem supported

    - Direct connection with CD quality sound

    - No Battery required

    - Full control by steering wheel or car stereo panel

    - Playlist function same as multy CD

    Specs:

    - Dimensions 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.25 (W x D x H)

    - 6 FT total cable length with the possible cable extensions

    Package:

    - GROM-USB adapter

    - Vehicle specific data cable

    - USB and AUDIO cable

    - Installation manual

    Compatibility:

    Can be used with any USB disk / flash drive / mass storage device

    Current car makes supported are: BMW (97-05); VW, AUDI (98-08) ( please refer to our compatibility list)

    Coming in September 2008: Acura / Honda (91-08); Chrysler / Dodge / Jeep (02-06); Toyota / Lexus / Scion (98-08); Mazda (02-08); Seat / Skoda (98-08)

    Price around USD 125

    link: http://www.gromaudio.com/usb.html

    I might order one but I am not sure if it will work with a unit with error3 messsage :question:

    Whats The Most Obsessive Compulsive Thing You Have Done In The Name Of

    in Lexus General Discussions

    Posted

    Not unheard of around my street for me to be cleaning my car at gone midnight! Specially when the weather has been sunny as you just can't get a good finish washing a black car during the day when the sun beams its rays down!
    So glad to hear there are more like me I have been out washing my car at night just to make sure I get a streak free finish. The nieghbors must think I am mad as it is not unlike me to clean my car and steam clean my engine bay 3 times a week LOL. I check my tyre pressures all the time and hoover out my car like all the time it just has to be perfect otherwise it just annoys me LOL

    lol, I thought I was the only one cleaning his car at night. another thing is everytime I pass by a shop or few shops, I always check the reflection of my car on them ( don't tell why I do it , cause I dont know why :lol: )

    Wow! Heavily Modded Is/tezza - Hammersmith Roundabout

    in Was it you?

    Posted

    Was just standing outside my office on Hammersmith roundabout and caught a glimpse of this beast passing on the roundabout.

    Orange flip paint with black stripes going up the bonnet and round the body, big drop, widebody kit and LED tails.

    Didn't see much as it wizzed past (didn't see rims or front or zaust) but I saw enough to see that this was no barryboy job but proper show car material and quite possibly the best I've seen in this country (both in the flesh and in pics)

    If the owner reads this please post some pics.

    If not someone else must have seen/knows this car - can you give some info?

    thanks

    I second that, I have seen the same car a year ago North London (seven sisters road) it came right behind me and over took me from the left.

    gotta admit its a nice car with wide body kit (it clearly stands out from the crowd and it means the business....I mean it), I am sure some locers have seen this car before somewhere in London.

    I hope the owner is a member in here so he can share the pics with us ........ hell it will be a nice show car for JAE 2008.

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