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Can anyone help further? We have the headlight problems as others have after having had a new windscreen fitted a while ago. This is what we have had done by an auto electrician and we still have the problem, he has been tearing his hair out, and has not charged us a penny as it has beaten him!. we are selling the car and need it fixed. Changed relay, changed mother board (from a breakers yard), cabin filter checked, all wiring checked on drivers and passenger side. Taken note of all comments on this forum. Has anyone got any further ideas on this? As we would appreciate all comments. Has anyone got the headlights on a separate switch to the sidelights and bypassing the auto switch? Thanks for any help
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Whenever I listen to bass music on my stock stereo at around 40% volume or above I get a rattling from the back...after snooping around with the volume up the other day it appears to actually be the rear windscreen itself (or something rattling against it perhaps) that is the culprit, as when I press firmly against the glass from the inside it greatly reduces the rattle to almost nothing. Anybody else had this problem? And is there a known easy fix? It's slowly grown worse over the last few weeks and is starting to really get on my tits as I'm a little bit of an audiophile and like my music to sound crisp and clear. I Never had this issue with my last IS which was actually a good few years older than the current one and I used to push the stereo harder when I had that car. Both the same spec IS200 SE with stock soundsystem...
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Hi All, It seems I've found myself at a bit of a stale mate. I purchased a 1999 is200(barely 70,000 miles on it) since January and have decided I would like to change my Fog(100W whitish 9006 Xenon(non-HID) ) bulbs to Yellow (3000K HID's?). Now at the cost($300 USD) of what the guy wanted to charge me(for ballast & bulbs that I didnt even know the quality of...nor does he apparently... ), I've considered doing this myself. With the above taken into consideration I am versed with taking my bumper off & changing the lights(lows, highs & fogs are all on this 100w "Xenon bulb" that ISNT HID :megaangry: ). Can anyone provide a valid link to a plug & play quality ballast w/ relay/harness/etc at a relatively decent price? I'd rather pay for quality that lasts over the ebay junk I keep running into. Along with any help on installing it to my fog lights(wire by wire). Mind you, even if the website[or supplier] doesn't ship directly to Antigua[West Indies/Caribbean], I have a shipping address in the US as well if all else fails. <-For some reason WE dont carry HID ballasts here... just the bulbs... and I feel like im shooting myself in the foot every time I ask "Soooo, how did you get HID's" to hear -> "I have an IS300, all I did was change my bulbs" :tsktsk: :eerrrmm: God, if I realized it was all this trouble I'd have gotten me an IS300 with the HID's from stock.
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I thought it was about time i added some pictures of my IS200 On coilovers (pretty low not sure how much of a drop though) , front strut brace, full stainless steel exhaust system with de-cat manifold and downpipe, front lights slight tint, yellow tented fogs, red tinted rear lights, light washers deleted and square front plated. First job was the lights Back before Back after Fogs one side yellow'd And subtle tint on the headlights Chowing some grass.. De-cat 6 branch :) Strut brace and some pink detailing Needed to sort those stone chips so it got the light washers and the old long plate brackets smoothed out while the front end was resprayed Really pleased with it so far, great car to drive, handles superb. Not sure about future plans might ease up on the spending (for now at least) Let me know what you think
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Hi Guys, I am hoping to have my horrible looking rusty calipers painted this weekend and was wandering what type of paint you guys used and if it had to be high temperature paint. I am awaiting the delivery of my caliper decals which I ordered from Amazon on sunday. The thing with the caliper decals is that I am getting very nervous that they are not going to arrive in time as they have not been dispatched yet so was wandering for a back up if there was a stencil that I could download from here or a link to somewhere else on the internet as I am very excited to have these browned off calipers looking good. My next and final question lays with how many coats of paint do you think I would need and if I need to finish the job off with lacquer or not bearing in mind if the sticker decals do arrive in time I am only using these as a stencil. But all suggestion and help is very very much appreciated, as me being me, I am very inexperienced when it comes to doing minor tweaks on my beloved Lex (it's also easier just to pay someone to do it ). I am hoping someone can give me some advice on this, Many Thanks Simon
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Purchased a set of new front shocks for my IS200 Sport (53 model). Local garage has quoted me £75+VAT per side to fit (£180 in total). Does this seem like a fair price? Sounds expensive to me but I'm not a mechanic!
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Hi guys, Just moved in, bought an 2002 IS200 Sportcross yesterday, technically for the Mrs, but I think I will enjoy driving it too. Got 117,000 miles, but seems ok all around, a couple of rust spots that I will get sorted, the usual alloys that think shed their skins, past seems mechanically sound, though I did put it in to my mechanic this morning to do oil and filter, new sparkplugs, and replace gearbox and rear diff oils, not sure that will make any difference, but taking on a 700mile trip this weekend, so want to make sure its all clean as I have no frame of reference. My car is a Seat Toledo 2.3V5, so the Lexi is a bit down on performance, and disappointingly, toys, but still seems rapid enough, and is happy to burble along in 6th at 30mph. Overall, 30 hours of ownership so far, and I'm not disappointed, and importantly, the wife is chuffed.
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Last weekend I went to visit a friend in Royal Leamington Spa. Parked my IS200 in a council car park and came back to find out that some scrote/s decided to Starsky & Hutch it all over my car ! The roof is warped though I have managed to pull 3 of the major dents out myself, but I've got 6 very visible flaws in the roof now, they also rolled over the front of my car scratching the bonnet and nearside wing also denting the bonnet in two places in the process, one of them right on one of the folds too. To add insult to injury they even ripped off one of my roof strips - the :tsktsk:! The police are checking the CCTV in the car park but I’m not holding my breath for them to be able to actually ID the blighter/s. Took it to Lexus Stoke (my local dealership) but the price they were asking for was > £1000 and would mean an insurance jobby, which I’m really not keen on doing as I don’t have protected no claims. So I’m getting it done at an independent bodyshop in Fenton which was recommended to me by a couple of mates. I’ll post some after pictures when it’s been filled and re-sprayed. Really not a happy bunny right now though :megaangry:.
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Hello all, Just looking for some advice from any Lexus IS200 owners. Bought the car recently and has done 101k miles but never had the cam belt done or waterpump. I have now bought from Lexus the cambelt kit for £147+VAT and wondered whether the water pump HAS to be done as well as parts have cost me an arm at the moment but probably a leg soon!! Are there any signs to look out for to see if the waterpump need replacing? Any thoughts would be great. Thank you for looking
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Turn on my AC to only realize no change in temperature! Went into to AC shop to have it check, was inform the compressor not work it needs replacing. my question is would any of the IS 1999-2004 work on each other , even the IS300? all help is needed here! Thanks a million in advance
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OK Every one My 2004 LEXUS IS200 have finally reach me!!!! Got a bit of work to do, like clean all the cream leather , scuff and scratches ......am so excited am shaking! But let me address the issue at hand! Been doing some inspection and realize I have got lock nut on each tire, but not matching key any where in the car. Can some point me in the right direction? been searching , and searching , and searching and getting tired but not finding what am looking for! please Help.....Universal , original ,
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Hi guys, I owned an IS200sport a couple of years back and i just loved it.. it was a great drivers car. i've had a cuple of cars since but none have matched it in terms of driving feel, handling, smoothness etc.. now I've seen a reasonably priced very tidy we number in the version of an rs200 altezza.. I was just wondering if you guys could let me know what would be the main differences between the two (if any)other than the beams engine and power improvement of course. I mean can i expect the same comfort and handling characteristics.. things like that..?? Thanks in advance.. Appreciate the help peeps ;)) -
Hello Every one I'm a bit new around and a new Lexus owner. Been search for answers but were not finding the answer am looking for! I need to get a New FOB key cut! The thing is am located in the Sun Caribbean and can't find a company that provided laser cutting. Is there a dealer, site ,company, I can provided my car information that can cut and forward the key to me.(Using the car details) I believe I can manage to program the FOB myself as I have one of the Original Transponder key. Any and every help is need !!! Von
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New Lexus owner here, its on its way to me now.(can't wait, been dreaming about it ). Looking to garter all the info i can, to keep my ride up to mark.
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hi everyone ive just fitted a new double din HU in my is200 its a jvc kw-r500 bought online for £119.90. i had the dreaded err3 and the radio reception was dire so ive been looking for a replacement for a while. the sound quality on the new unit is excellent :) and i can match the same colours as the orange dash lights which is great. i also got the autoleads double din fascia which im currently painting as the finish didnt match the dash so i should have it all done by tomorrow :) gonna upload some pics during the week to see what you think ....(also have a grom unit for sale if anyones interested £70 p/m pinkro1@hotmail.com )
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I have recently just installed a ccfl halo kit in my is200. But I want to know if there are any circuits that I can wire them to or in the fuse box. That become live when the car is unlocked. So when I unlock the car via the key fob the halos will come on. (and stay on)
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Hi. I'm a bit obsessive about trim rattles and refinement. I'm looking for a car that's nice to drive, suits a guy in his mid 20s, is within budget and on which none of the interior trim rattles, vibrates, buzzes or otherwise makes any noise it isn't designed to make. Someone suggested Lexus and I'm looking at spending £4-5000 on an IS200. IS200 owners - does your interior trim rattle or vibrate? I'd also be grateful for comments on overall refinement. How loud is the engine noise and tyre roar on the motorway? Do you find the ride harsh and jarring? I've read a fair few reviews and often they don't even mention this stuff, and when they do they contradict one another so I've come to the source to see what people who live with these cars daily think. Thanks a lot.
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I have just bought a ccfl kit for my is200. But I don't know how to take the headlights out. Can anyone shine some hid lights on this situation.
