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John hi ,sorry to hear you are having a few teething troubles . One of my Mk3's came with two remote fobs with only one that worked ,fitting a new battery made no difference so I used the following method to reprogram the thing to the car . It seems a bit of a faf but actually worked first time . 1. Start with key out of ignition, drivers door is open all others closed and drivers door is unlocked. 2. Insert key into the ignition (Do NOT Turn) and Pull key out. 3. Perform these steps within 40 seconds. A. Using the power lock switch on the drivers door, perform 5 lock/unlock cycles starting with lock. Use an even pace and try to go about one cycle per second. (1Cycle = 1 lock and 1 unlock). B. Close, then open drivers door. 4. Perform these steps within 40 seconds. A. Using the power lock switch on the drivers door, perform 5 lock/unlock cycles starting with lock. Use an even pace and try to go about one cycle per second. (1Cycle = 1 lock and 1 unlock). B. Insert the key in the ignition cylinder. C. Turn the ignition to ON (Do NOT Start) then back to OFF. D. Remove the key from the ignition. 5. Press any button on remote for a minimum of 1 second. System should now lock and unlock doors once. 6. Close and open drivers door. 7. Press any button on remote for a minimum of 1 second. System should now lock and unlock doors. Once to confirm programming, twice to indicate programming failed. 8. Repeat steps 5, 6 and 7 for additional remotes. My valet key starts the car and locks unlocks the doors ,it wont open the glove box or the boot . The owners handbook says about the radio code, if the code has been set on the radio unit you will get SEC show up on the display for a moment when you turn the ignition key from OFF to the ACC position .It seems to be rare for them to have a code set . Enjoy your new car .

My valet key starts the car but won't lock/unlock remotely.

Have you got the service history book as the locking wheel nut number,radio code(if it has one) and ignition key number tend to be written in it????

One of the keys will a Valet key which enables you to get into the car but thats as far as it will let you go. Cant help on the others. Mike

No.4 could be worn front suspension arms. Mine clonk a bit when cold but, strangely, are quieter when the car's warmed up. When I bought the car four years ago my mechanic found some play in the arms but the car's gone through three MOTs since then without advisories about the suspension.

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May be cheaper here....20" blade £9 http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Lexus_IS_2.5_2010/p/car-parts/car-body-parts-and-car-exhaust/wipers/wiper-blade/?485778206&1&cc7af69683aae7177562ee18fe1dd9954c00b1ec&000604

So, not much to update on the gearbox front, but to share my experience for any other members needing advice in the future -long story short, the guys I've been taking the car too can't see where the leak is coming from, they've had it a couple of times but need to take the box out fully find it. I then mentioned after his quotation, finding a second hand box with proven history to just drop in to save labour, but got thinking- could be a 'better the devil you know' sort of scenario. They have now quoted for having te gearbox fully refurbished for a little more than the original quote of remove-reseal-replace, which is what I think I'll do. Once this is sorted I'll be waiting for MOT & tax time just after Christmas. If all goes well I'll be looking at LPG by profess :) that's the plan anyway! Absolutely loving her, still can't get over the quality.

Denso make wipers for the iS250. You can get OEM ones but branded Denso instead of Lexus from http://r.ebay.com/V9Ugdw