TigerFish

But had you had the proper foresight, you would've bought shares in Microsoft ;) You missed the point. So far, IME and from what I have seen, the only people that bought the iphone were true technophiles. They are generally much more excitable about these things, and are more likely to respond to being "Very Satisfied". Where as people like me who have a mobile phone to make calls (and occasionally use the camera as it is handy when you have it with you all the time), just use the thing and are "satisfied", 'cos it is just a bloody phone. I use my ipod for music (see, I am not anti Apple). So the upshot, it is very likely there is a good reason for leaving out the "satisfied" folk. Get it? ;) It is not my bakyard I have the coverage problems, but I can tell you where I do so if you would be ever so kind and see to the problem it would be much appreciated

Can someone please confirm Darell's email addy? I got my email bounnced back today

There is no point talking to you Tyger. If you don't work for Apple, you surely should do. You are somewhat tunnel visioned towards the iphone. If you took just a couple of minutes to read the link you posted and took your apple shaped blinkers off, you would clearly see that it could be biased anyway you like it. For instance, the figure published is just showing "Very Satisfied" as the response from the consumers. Surely anyone who is "satisfied" is also happy with their phone. Why leave those out, could it possibly be that it would show a different result? Yup, I would say so. And for the record, I would never move house based on my mobile phone usage. It should be up to the network providers to provide a service that is fit for use. If not, they should get new designers in ;)

What?? You have given up on me already?? I thought you were a harder salesman to shake off than that!! Apple need to up your commission. You mean the iphone won't fix all my problems?

Good for you mate. I'm still not buying an iphone. a bit ... I hope you didn't design and rollout the O2 or Vodafone networks, 'cos if you did, you did a sh%t job. I still can't believe that I lose signal on both networks on my journey between Basingstoke and Dorking. It's not as if I'm in the middle of nowhere :tsktsk:

Just to confirm, are you saying the ebay pic that Aztec posted is wrong with its labels for the different sizes? You only seem to agree on the T4 size??

I have used the RAC for years. No real complaints other than once when they took the p%ss a bit on their response time. But I did get a discount on my renewal when I whinged about that incident. £36 does sound cheap Janet & Yaumeister, but at the end of the day I don't have the money available to pay vast recovery costs (sods law says I would be on a very tight month) so despite the relative cheapness, that option would never give me peace of mind.

I think Maneesh had problems on the Mk2 GS300, the Mk1 GS is not OBDII so can't be done full stop.

Yup, had my Karcher for years, I think about 7 or 8 and like Aztec, mine has been used for cars, driveways, patios and is still going strong. It was the cheapest one they did at the time too so only around 50 quid when I got it.

Very nice, don't forget the pics B)

You are on the list above as one of those on the group buy mate. You did not miss out. p.s. I have emailed Darrel a couple of minutes ago regarding mine.

What kind of noise? Wheel bearing is normally a rumble/drone kind of a noise.

@ Dave, I agree with Rob, unless you do a controlled experiment, it means nothing. I have a similar stance to Rob, I don't really care if people use it or not in their tyres and on face value it would seem to make no difference (negatively or positively). I might use it if it were free, but it wouldn't swing me to go to one supplier over another because they had it for free or at a cost. But I do like people to have the correct info though and not be hoodwinked into a trend or gimmick that is claiming to do something it is not. While searching the web lastnight about it, I did find some discussion going on about a test that was done comparing the deflation rate of a tyre filled with pure N2 rather than freshair (it didn't mention if it was dryed to this could've been a factor in the results). It seemed that after inflation to 35psi, and left for one year, then rechecking that the N2 tyre had lost 2psi, the air tyre had lost 3.5psi. This seemed fairly consitent across the tests. The conclusion was that given regular vehicle maintenance (i.e. checking tyre pressures regularly) it gave no appreciable gain in holding its inflation. However, it does tend to suggest that although logically/scientifically there may be nothing to support the fact that N2 lost less pressure, that in the real world it did indeed seem to hold some truth.

I don't think this exact panel will fit the Mk2, as the Mk2 Autoleads one doesn't fit the Mk1. However, I do believe there is a genuine toyota surround like this one available for the Mk2 so the toyota dealer should be able to find it. Maybe use the part number I listed to help them in their quest as the parts guy claimed not to do anything for an aristo when I was in there. Came as quite a surprise to him when he realised I knew what I was talking about p.s. That is a pretty cool looking stereo, first one I've seen I would quite like if I was to update my old one. I like the flat dark look with out knobs and dials sticking out all over the place or funny shaped fascias.

I guess it begs the question, if all tyre fitting places get the same tyres at the same prices (once you play off the price matching), it could come down to merely a gimmick. i.e. Come to us 'cos we will pump your tyres up the same as an F1 team. Could make the difference to some. I'm not aiming that at anyone, just an option/opinion. Wouldn't mind knowing what the F1 reason is too mind you.

Just wanted to continue this discussion as the results on face value are potentially somewhat floored (as Rob had touched on in the other topic). @ Aztec, what were the ambient track temperatures at Donnington and Silverstone? I'm guessing that as pressures were logged, so were track & air temperatures. They are of course two totally different circuits with different corners and characteristics, so therefore it could be the track that influenced the tyre temperatures and pressures?? Which is kinda floored as far tests go. @Wozza, The technicals must come into it to a degree, the results are not stark across the board without the test conditions being consistent, Assuming you are on about Aztecs post above??

maybe one of these can help if they ship international clicky or clicky

im pretty sure h4-1 is the wrong bulb you need 9006/hb4 I think he lists all bulb types under the same item, IIRC, you just state the bulb type when you order. Might be worth sending him a quick message first to confirm though but the listing title does show 9006 as an option. So Yeah, don't order the H4-1, order the HB4/9006.

Personally I don't think it is worth doing the main beams, hids take a short while to warm up when you turn them on so they are not suited to brief on and off operations. I got mine from a UK seller called allgoods99, was a wise choice when a ballast failed and I had to do an exchange. The guy did it no arguments and had no probs since, would've been a real pain if it had to be sent back to China/Japan to exchange.

Have you tried ebay.co.uk? Someone breaking an IS might be prepared to ship abroad. Maybe you can try Sewells in America, they ship internationally. Clicky (no IS200 in America but maybe IS300 topmounts are compatible?)

Replacement ingnition barrell, £80

I found whenever I had a fuzzy looking wheel bolt it would break. Take another pic of the rest of them, if they are as fuzzy as this one, I would get a whole new set Does look a bit thinner and stretched mind you. Just over tightened by the looks of it. When you torque them up to the proper amount, it is remarkable how little effort it takes for the correct amount.

HB4 / 9006 , best mod you can do to a car IMO :winky:

Tracking is part of the geometry set up, but only a small part. There is camber, caster and toe (the "tracking" part) and probably some other bits and bats that Tony will know. Tracking won't tell you if the rears are out of wack with the fronts etc, or if something has bent and put the camber and caster out of wack etc. You can book your car in for a full geo at Lexus but it is unlikely the actual job will be done by them, Lexus Derby outsource it to another tyre place. Who incidentally didn't know how to adjust the car until I provided the documentation on how to do it. Fair do's to Lexus and the other place in that they worked with me to get to a halfway satisfactory conclusion even though it is still not done completely (seized parts rather than a technician problem). So a lottery to say the least with the dealers IMO. Maybe Tony at WIM can recommend a place nearer to home or you could take a trip to Hemel Hempstead to see the man himself.

Yup, same as the rest, 16mm is fine for UK climate and as Gord mentions, as long as it isn't constantly at the red line.