dylbert

but they look really good tbh :)

Cheers mate, only problem is the top of the front tyres are rubbing the wheel arch liners when going over speed bumps and stuff, its not a huge problem, there only just rubbing, might try slightly raising it or stiffing up the front. Anyone know how to adjust the damping on Apexi coilovers?

the strut tops mate if you look at them if they are adjustable their will be a wee wheel on them with numbers....

if not change the tyres to 215's thats what i did i run an offset of 35 with the 215's and i'm a hell of a lot lower and have no problems

Nope, aint adjustable so, if I change the tyres should i go 215/40 front, 225/40 rear or 215/45 front, 225/40 rear?

but they look really good tbh :)

Cheers mate, only problem is the top of the front tyres are rubbing the wheel arch liners when going over speed bumps and stuff, its not a huge problem, there only just rubbing, might try slightly raising it or stiffing up the front. Anyone know how to adjust the damping on Apexi coilovers?

mate, u got any spacer on the car?

On the wheels? no I think the offset may be wrong for the car, the rears ar wider than the fronts but the tyres are 225/40 all round, I had the wheels off the other day trying to find the offset but couldn't see any, might check the other wheels later.

what does the AS200 Altezza have that a normal IS200 doesnt have? this this is the first time i have heard of an AS200 you see, i knew there was always an RS200 which has the yamaha beams engine.

The AS400 has the same 6cyl engine as the IS200 but dosn't come with some of the extras, no electric/heated seats, no leather etc., but I paid a couple of grand less than the same year IS200.

Also, how come it has a lexus badge on the front?

Not sure, I would guess that the last owner didn't want the look of an Altezza RS200 as they atract unwanted attention from the Garda (police), it also has standard euro shape plates rather than the jap square shape that most Altezza have here.

Them wheels look brill mate. cant wait to see them refurbed. looks like a nice tidy car aswell. How many miles has it done?

Got 43500km on it, it's actualy a 2004 Altezza AS200.

Just spent the afternoon washing, polishing and waxing the new car, what yis think?

Photo quality aint great, just used my phone.

The only thing I'm not happy with is the condition of the wheels, there in bad need of a refurb,

OK, I uploaded a clip of the engine running, the quality isn't the best. Anyone any ideas, is it the lifters, injectors, valves?

It sounds allot worse in the clip, but its still very annoying.

I done an engine flus and oil change the other day, used 5w30 synthetic but it didn't fix the problem, might try 10w40 next see if that helps. The car only has 26k miles but has been sitting in a dealers four court for about a year.

The oil filters a real bitch to get to, had to abandon the job on Friday night, bought this, did the trick.

Just noticed a thread a few down about the same problem.

I bought an Altezza AS200 last week, the other day I noticed a ticking noise when the engine was idling. Seems to be coming from the block around where the exhaust manifold is. Should I be worried about this, I expected the 6cyl engine to be very quiet, cars ment to olnly done 46000km. It was serviced before I picked the car up and the oil level seem OK, was thinking I might change the oil for some good quality fully synthetic and see if that helps.

welcome to LOC matey, nice car, more details tho, price condition milage? def post the pics soon!

how much did you pay for it?

Its a 2004 AS200 manual, 42,000km, black, it's in very good condition, only mods are 18" split rims and a Lexus grill. Think the garage tried to make it look more like an IS200 than an Altezza as boy racers ain't into 6pot Altezzas, doesn't bother me as I was looking for an IS200 but couldn't find any good ones so thought this would be close enough, plus it was a good bit cheaper than an IS200. Comes to me serviced, belt done and new tyres, I paid €9000.

Will post some pics as soon as I can.

Went to pick up the car today. Done the deal, signed the paperwork and swapped keys. Before I headed off I rang my insurance to transfer my policy over, only to be told that they won't cover the car as it has no NCT (MOT). The car is a 2004 Jap import which has never been NCT'd. Luckily I caught the sales guy just as he was heading home, had to leave the car with them and take my old one back, he said he will get onto the NCT tomorrow and try get a cancellation.

First time I've ever heard of this happening.

I'm just glad I'm not stuck with a new car and no insurance for the night, that would be scary, think I'd have to sleep in the car.

Hey all, I'm new to this forum and new to Lexus. Will be picking up my new car later, it's a 2004 Altezza AS200. Always liked the look of the IS200/Altezza, cant wait to get the keys and take it for a good drive. I'll post some pics as soon as I can.