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  1. The-Acre
    So did you get a refund?
  2. The-Acre
    If anyone is interested I've got one front air strut left for sale. £90 including postage. The fronts fit either side, a good thing to keep as a spare maybe? Now that I've got all new ones there's no point in keeping this, the others have sold. It's in excellent condition and fits from 2000-2006.
  3. The-Acre
    No more debate on having that second cup of coffee before a trip then!
  4. The-Acre
    Like it!
  5. The-Acre
    I guess the obvious first questions would be how old is your battery, and how tight are the terminals? You'd be amazed at how things can just freak out when the battery isn't up to scratch.
  6. The-Acre
    Oh well, worth a try. Please keep us posted anyway.
  7. The-Acre
    Just picked mine up! I know they often have these sales but not always 50% off wipers. And I know there are many alternatives out there but the Denso ones are direct fit whereas others aren't always.
  8. The-Acre
    When I replaced my transmission cooler hoses I used fuel hose, a very experienced local parts supplier told me it's absolutely fine for transmission fluid. I don't know about silicone hose either, I've not had experience with it. I do know cheap jubilee clips don't always work well. As mentioned, unless you've got a pin hole in the metal part I would have thought it's simple enough to rectify.
  9. The-Acre
    Have you tried Lexus Parts Direct? You can find various links to them on this forum, not to be confused with Lexus Spares Direct!
  10. The-Acre
    Presumably that's the transmission cooler?
  11. The-Acre
    A good time to buy A pair of Denso blades for £16.48. And of course they're a direct fit without adapters.
  12. The-Acre
    I don't think it's unreasonable for an alternator to last that long, just as it's not unreasonable for it to last for only 120k. Luck of the draw really, which goes for many car components.
  13. The-Acre
    Today I've both lived and learned, I had no idea the Soarer had air suspension!
  14. The-Acre
    I see there are some new air struts on eBay for the 600h, £318 each including delivery......from China. Sometimes the things they copy are good. Not that I have one or would want one but I did wonder why they make them for that model and not others.
  15. The-Acre
    P0660 code could quite possibly be an inlet manifold off job, no easy task. I'm not sure I would do any more work on the car unless you think it's worth spending on. I'd want my money back, but as you're dealing with a man who clearly has no morals or conscience it may be hard work. If you do ever get to meet him again take a mirror with you to see if he has a reflection!
  16. The-Acre
    Tony, do a search on this forum and unfortunately you'll discover that the RX400h is one of the main targets for cat thieves.
  17. The-Acre
    Keep at them, don't let them win. I was driving through Kent yesterday in a van, near Tenterden, the worst potholed roads I've ever known, so dangerous as everyone weaves around them.
  18. The-Acre
    Just don't let him get away with it!
  19. The-Acre
    Is this totally safe? I'm thinking when we go on our next road trip to Austria in April we might want to recline one evening with bellies full of wine and schnitzel and watch something on iPlayer!
  20. The-Acre
    Also he trades on eBay under "jaguarbloke"
  21. The-Acre
    Can I also suggest caution when it comes to posting too many of your intentions on this forum, we know he reads them so don't give him too much.
  22. The-Acre
    Sadly you've fallen foul of one of the biggest crooks out there. He's been prosecuted recently so it's really important you contact trading standards, they're very aware of him!
  23. The-Acre
    I guess this is the point really, we just get stung so badly in the UK. Like I say, just as well there are alternative sources.
  24. The-Acre
    I do understand the logic in the replies, and separate parts for anything are always expensive, be it a car or a boiler, it's just the extremes that bug me. Still, I'm very thankful that there is plenty of competition if we delve.
  25. The-Acre
    I realise this has been discussed before but I do struggle to understand just why we pay so much for main dealer parts. In an idle moment I've been looking at some common parts that fail on the LS range. Take for instance a front upper control arm. Main dealer about £500. ACdelco, generally high quality parts, £64 from the US with lifetime warranty. VAT paid upfront, plus fast delivery (5days) £120 tops. This is of course from Rockauto/FedEx and this is their most expensive UCA called "professional" with grease nipple on the ball joint. Edit on that. Lexus parts direct sale price £562 for one UCA.
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