Steviewevie
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Ellz is selling one here
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Wow :o Nice ! :D
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I made a few enquiries, and spoke to L-Tuned in the US, who are selling the Hotchkis ARBs for $299. Trouble is, shipping is $349 which brings it up to around £385 (cheaper than the price on eBay that I can see). That's before any VAT/customs/handling charges. I did ask if they could do a quantity discount and basically they said no, because the price was already discounted. Similarly they couldn't do much with the shipping to reduce it for multiple purchases either. So I can't see that a Group Buy would really be worthwhile on these. Think I'm leaning towards the C-Ones. I appreciate everyone's input so far :D
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Have you tried Sky Insurance, who give a discount to LOC members ? I got a good quote from them, but of course everyone's circumstances are different, still might be worth a try though.
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stiffer the better mate!! trust me, they are the nuts. No downsides to having them very stiff ? I realise that the ARBs purpose is for going round corners, but what about single wheel bumps ? Have you noticed anything ? Yeah, I saw the old thread on that when searching on the subject. Lucky so and so ! :D I used to go back and forwards to the US quite a lot, but not for quite a few years now.
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Hotchkis aren't so cheap once you have to add on possible shipping costs (plus possible customs, VAT etc, which I imagine for a large package are most likely to be added on). I'd also be a bit concerned whether it's possible for them to be "too" stiff, e.g. in the event of hitting a pothole or a speed bump with just one wheel ?
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Yeah, that's the bit I'm missing (either nicked or just fallen off, I guess). So I was wondering if there's any point trying to polish the existing pipe. Since I don't think it's stainless/chromed, I doubt it's going to come up looking particularly attractive.
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I'm trying to find that out. The ones advertised on Greenline (blue in the picture) have a price in Yen which translates to £286, though that doesn't include shipping (or any VAT and customs charges). Haven't tried too hard to find them in the US yet.
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Maybe I could go for the "group buys in one week" world record
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I have no basis of comparison myself, but there are varying opinions on the subject in a thread over on Detailing World here.
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Thanks, that's very kind of you. Hoping I can make it, if only briefly !
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Heya Im A New Is200 Owner ! A Little ****** Off Though - Sorry Ran
Steviewevie replied to N2KHL's topic in New Members Area
It's very very easy (I'm a numpty so if there's a mod I can do, anyone can do it ! ) and it looks *miles* better. -
There's an outside chance I'll make it, but if so it'll be late on. I'm doing something else that evening and it depends on whether I can get away in time.
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Sites with TRD ARBs typically show blue ones, e.g. here I suspect this is a generic picture rather than something specific to Altezza/IS200. But does anyone know if TRD did make different ARBs in different colours ? e.g. are the ones on the site actually likely to be yellow, or are the blue ones a different spec ? Looking at the spec of them on the site (front 49% stiffer, rear 99% stiffer), they don't sound so stiff compared to some others.
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Heya Im A New Is200 Owner ! A Little ****** Off Though - Sorry Ran
Steviewevie replied to N2KHL's topic in New Members Area
Looks good. Check out the very simple procedure in this thread to help make it look even better ! :winky: -
Thanks for the feedback guys. I was already leaning towards the ARBs, and you're confirming that this is the best way to go. Now, which ARBs ? I'm thinking of perhaps the C-One ARBs, which seem to come with new bushes. Judging by some past threads, people seem to speak highly of the TRD yellows, but these are pretty hard to come by (poss from Japan ?), or alternatively the Hotchkis (from the US). Not sure if it's really worth the hassle of trying to import something, will either of these likely to be noticeably different to the C-Ones ? I'm only driving on the road after all, not a race track.
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They won't mess up your radio. Those fuses are in the under-bonnet fuse box, and are labelled in the inside of the lid. Edit - sorry, just realised you probably meant that disconnecting the battery would mess up your radio.
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Very easy to fit (2 mins). Makes a very slightly different engine note and slightly helps mpg IMHO. Yes, I think it's recommended to reset the ECU when you fit it to make it start learning about the improved engine breathing. Well worthwhile doing as a mod IMHO.
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I don't have anything to compare it to (other than not using snow foam at all), but I was impressed at how well my first attempt worked. I'm sure that it helped that I'd used the linked method to calculate exactly how much snow foam to use, so that I was using it in the manufacturer's recommended concentration. After I rinsed off the snow foam I really had got rid of a lot of the dirt on the car, there was a lot less to get off with my two-bucket wash.
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I just phoned up Lexus/Toyota and they're quoting me approx £6 per wheel nut :o Don't think I'll be getting the nuts from them !
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Not sure why it won't let me post a working link, they're on US eBay, item number 360098953093. They're £16.73 plus £9.24 postage for 20.
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The "experts" tend to advise not using a sponge at all, instead a lambswool or microfibre mitt, see this thread. The snow foam is effectively a pre-wash. So you leave it on for a few minutes to help break up the dirt on your car, then you rinse it off. Then you wash the car as normal, which should be easier since the snow foam will have helped shift some of the dirt already. If the car was only very lightly dirty in the first place, you *might* be able to get away with skipping the main wash, and just rinse off the snow foam and dry it.