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On 11/04/2017 at 11:00 PM, Farqui said:

+1 for Tony Banks

Hey Farqui,

What section or parts  did you get and price if thats ok to share?

Im a little confused now.

Lifelong wanted something like £830 for the rear section. Front section need to check the car before quoting.
Lexus wanted about £600 for rear and over £1000 for front. Plus tips, some joints and rubber etc, almost £2000.

Waiting on TonyBanks.

Thought it was going to be straightforward. I think i need to take to another garage to see what really is needed.

Looking good Farqui.

I'll give tony banks a call as well then. Lifelong still hasnt replied for days.  Just saw they in Leeds!

I want completely stock look and sound. by the way how do they control the sound to make it oem? Is it genuinely oem sound or will be a little different?

Thanks all,

Im after oem if poss but over a grand seems a bit much, maybe next best option is a custom one then to be close to stock as poss.

Will try longlife and call birmingham i think

Im worried if i get some aftermarket one from eBay, i wont know the quality and the sound. 

Thank you

Ps. by the way where does everyone get their parts from? I would ideally want oem but happy to go something aftermarket but guaranteed quality. Someone who makes parts close to stock but lower prices.  I know a lot of other car brands have such parts but nothing for lexus gs? As i am also looking for a passenger side headlight unit but cannot find anything except from dealer

thank you guys, i think a custom one then. are they just as silent as an oem one? Do you have any recommended places for custom? im from cambridgshire

by the way why did you suggest lexus birmingham? are they much cheaper than other lexus places?

i see. dealer wants over £1000 and i cannot find any other supplier.

Can anyone point me to where i can get it cheaper?

gs300 mk3

Thanks

Hi there,

Ive been told by a garage that on the GS300 (2005) that the whole system needs to be replaced as the gs cannot be replaced rear, mid etc. Doesnt sound right to me?

Is this true?

If so where can i get one at a good price?
Thanks

Hi,

Im looking for a passenger side 2005 GS300 Headlight.

Everything is working but is leaking water in and after new seals etc it is still leaking, so want to just replace the housing kit?

Thanks

Hey,

you guys say that the sonys work well when get into car but if u get out again without turning engine off and when u re-enter car, will it autoconnect again?

All Bluetooth phones should do this?

Ive tried a fair few now and still only the k700 does it!

im pretty sure it isnt time dependant as u said not straight away as by the time i get to work, it still doesnt connect!

however the majority of the phones i have tried are old and new sonys and the not so new nokias plus a few others, which seems to be not the ones u guys are using which does it!!

dam, i tried so many phones now, maybe i have just been unlucky with teh ones i get??

Maybe i didnt describe it clearly? or i misunderstood what u were saying?

The phone connects to the Bluetooth fine when i get in it. but when i leave the car with phone in pocket and teh engine still running it wont connect back

(eg. i start car up in morning, my phone in my pocket, the phone connects to the car. i decide to run back into house to go to toilet (leaves the engine running), the distance too far from car so it disconnects, after the toilet, i go back into car, it wont automatically connect itself, the only way is to turn engine off then on again).

the only phone that can auto connect itself again is the k700. does anyone know which phone can reconnect itself like this?

thanks

Tango - u said when ur phones connect when in range, do u mean reconnecting like the eg i just gave? or do u mean the first time when u start engine?

Steve - when u initially start the engine, like u said it takes about 20secs to connect however with the k700 where it is already connected and i leave the car with engine running and i return, as soon as i approach teh car, maybe by the door about to open it, it already connects itself, (very rapid), i want to find another phone that can do this

Hey guys,

I have a gs300 sel and although the Bluetooth works well, i ahve only found one phone where once the phone is connected (engine or electrics still on), if u move away from the car far enough for teh phone to disconnect itself, then when u walk back to teh car it will connect itself again, the only phone that does this i ahve found so far is the SEk700 and i ahve tried old and new phones different makes and this is the only phone that can do this.

Does anyone at all know what other phones can do this? as the k700 is getting a bit old now, i tried many others but they jsut wont connect back. the only way for it to connect again is if i turn the engine off then on again.

Can anyone help?

Much appreciated.

On the new GS. when u open the rear window at speeds, it makes an awful racket!!

Ive been in other luxury cars and even normal cars yet the wind noise coming in is nothing like it!!

anyone experienced this??

Oh i forgot to add

Good - 6230 as well & K610i

Thanks for the reply guys!

Hey, i want to get a new phone but from what i heard and experienced, not all Bluetooth phones work well with the new GS300,

could u possibly state which one u found worked well and which ones didnt?

That would be much appreciated, let me start

Good - nokia 6210, SE 700i

Bad - SE750i

Hi guys,

I didnt get it int he end so i ahve no idea how it compares but it seems fine, car stays fairly clean and i often take it to tescos for a clean and polish both in and out when i do some shopping anyways. the cars quite big and bulky and cant be bothered to clean it myself so thats my excuse! no major swirls or anything really compared to a friends x5 also silver and and about the same age. so not bad really, not sure how he washes his but still farily happy!

however the wheels get dirty quite easily with the brake dust. oh and the exhaust tips get quite a bit skanky if u dont clean them properly regularly

I really dislike the Xenon flat cut off point, i know they are self adjucting but can u alter the beam in any way?

Would buying different bulbs solve this?

my old car halogens beam further away and i would like this back

can anyone help?

Thanks

For a global unbiased view try here> http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/ Be sure to go to the Lexus section..... Hope this helps.

Hmmm...they only have the IS on there!

Cheers James for that link, very useful,

I was just trying to get a feel of what ppl here use that they think may be of help.

The car is so quiet yet the tyres really do ruin it. must be a design fault??

Surely whatever tyre i get, it wont elimate it but i just want to minimise it as much as possible.

Thanks

ps, if an new gs owners have changed tyres and noticed any +ve/-ve please share!

Hi there,

I have a GS300 SEL and the road noise is bad!!

Its still with the original yokos that came with it.

Any suggestion on what is a quiet yet good grip both wet and dry?

Many thanks