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  1. normski2
    Good to hear of a happy owner of a 220d. Happy motoring with the next vehicle.
  2. normski2
    Jack take a look on Ebay You should be able to find the air filter for £10-16 inc del Cabin filter can be anywhere from £7 to 12 inc del I got a charcoal impregnated cabin filter last time and very good it is too.
  3. normski2
    I would think those that have seized in owners cars are down to several reasons. Amongst those are: No servicing ever being undetaken. Agreed.. it is daft that Lexus do not include it on service schedules. Equally daft that they think an air filter is good for 35,000 mls!!!! Quite possibly the wrong type of grease used and then left too long. Perished/split rubber boots that have allowed dirt and water in etc etc Paul, all you need do is check them in 6-8 months and see how they look. If its all good then great. I only mentioned it as I was told by a spannerer at Lexus that I must not use Silicone Grease. That may well have been duff info ... i don't know, i just took it at face value. I'm currently using the Red grease on both my Lex and wifeys Mx5. It does seem to work very well but I'll keep a note of the Molykote and maybe try it when my tin of red is used up. Keith
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    If anything is going to give you any grief it’s likely to be that slide pin with the threaded end. That’s the lower slide pin on offside and near side rear. Hopefully your rubber boots are sealing well and stopping water getting in there. It was the lower pin on mine that was seized. Right toad to work loose!! Best of luck with it and take your time. Better to be slower and accurate.
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    Not wishing to alarm. Shouldn’t you be using Red Rubber Grease? That’s the stuff that’s recommended for caliper slide pins.
  6. normski2
    That's outstandingly good value.
  7. normski2
    You don’t need a video .... Newbie has put up terrific guides for both front and rear overhaul procedures.
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    Shaun, I used this type of LED ( Cree led type)for the sidelight and they work very well. Sourced from Ebay. The sidelight bulbs are very easy to change. It's just a holder at the back of the unit, quite high up, that you twist and pull back to If you use LED type don't try the ones that are plastic at the end with exposed smd's .... they can melt a bit with the heat inside the unit. The ones above are metal sheathed on the exposed part inside the headlight cluster. Mine have been in there about 3 or 4 years now. Also don't go too long on the body of the LED. I tried these and they were about 45/50mm long. They looked good but were prone to work themselves loose with vibration. They were fine as reversing bulbs though.
  9. normski2
    No that’s not original kit. Scrupulous MOT centre would likely say they are not legal. Looks like it’s the T10 5w sidelight bulb. A few eBay sellers give them free with halogen bulbs. They are very blue.
  10. normski2
    Bear in mind a slide pin can be seized and you may not particularly be aware of it. I had a rear pin seized last year. It was the lower pin that acts as a swivel for the caliper if you want to get at the brake pads. I had no idea it was seized until I tried to swivel it and could not budge it. When I did shift it i could see only one pad was being used on that side as the caliper could not slide. Once you have a wheel off you can have a quick look and grab the caliper and try gently pushing it out and in. That will tell you the pins are free and hopefully have a bit of grease on them. Just follow Shaun's excellent guide and give everything a good clean up and reassemble at each corner and all will be good. A little copper grease on the pad shim helps stop squeal too.
  11. normski2
    Take a read of this. It's spot on and here If I were you I'd check all the slide pins front and rear and take that as your start point on your servicing schedule. Take another look in, say, 8/10 months and see how they compare. It does not take long to do... and you are saving money in the long run.
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    I've noticed many pictures, that were linked from Photobucket, have been erased. This is down to Photobucket taking a rather draconian action to basically ransom members into buying memberships to allow their photos to be visible. Some posts may well get corrected over time, many are not...it can be a fair bit of hassle to correct, or the poster may have subsequently left the forum altogether. When they get wiped you see this. I discovered a fix for this a while ago and it does indeed seem to completely fix it! I've been using it for over a week (on Google Chrome) and every photo has been visible wherever I've checked thus far. Go here and add the extension if you're using Google chrome. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/photobucket-embedded-imag/ogipgokcopooepeipngiikdkpmcpkaon There is a fix for Firefox as well and no doubt others too. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/photobucket-embedded-fix/ Apologies if this fix has already been posted. I have not seen it on this site thus far.
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  13. normski2
    Impossible to say.. you're in to the world of conjecture. You can be sure they are still making good profit regardless. Although sometimes you will see loss-leaders to entice more sales in other areas...that's business.
  14. normski2
    Nice one Shaun. According to the Lexus portal 8R6 is Brechin Slate paint colour I can see LA11 and that relates to a GREY leather. Perhaps the 11 part means GREY (as mine is LA00 and it's IVORY). This may be of interest .... go here https://www.lexus.co.uk/owners/your-vehicle/ Then scroll down to Past Lexus Brochures. Closest I can find is Nov 08.I could not see an earlier date. Strangely, the 08 brochure is showing features seen on the facelift and that was late 09 I thought. Cheers Keith
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    Don't you just love these sites that don't have correct info in their drop down menus?? Nothing like confusing the punters is there? You get sites pushing you into 069 batteries ... erm NO...its the wrong way round ....it won't fit. If you put Lexus 2008 is250 into the ECP choices for the 068 Bosch on Ebay ... it comes back that it won't fit ...erm YES it does Jack, it's not too cheap ..they can squeeze their margins to generate sales. You can pay £158 for the same battery if you really want!
  16. normski2
    Did you get your battery? If not, this is quite a deal. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bosch-Car-Battery-12V-70Ah-Type-068-630CCA-4-Years-Wty-Sealed-OEM-Replacement/352218079682?epid=1323058482&hash=item5201d561c2:g:22oAAOSwDEtaF8kp A Bosch S4 068 for £68.70 delivered. Tayna are doing an offer now at £78 delivered. Just stick S4 026 Bosch Car Battery 12V 70Ah Type 068 into the search bar.
  17. normski2
    Sounds like you've just been unlucky with that sensor as Denso gear is decent quality in my findings thus far. I guess anyone can have a Friday afternoon slip up from time to time!
  18. normski2
    Similar to a HB3 or HB4 type headlight bulb. You have to press down that little tab to get it to separate from the other half. Quite fiddly as you are somewhat working blind/in the dark as your arm obscures most of your vision.... so you end up working by feel. Patience is a virtue doing this.
  19. normski2
    £84 all in on eBay after a quick search
  20. normski2
    You need to know that the binding posts and the battery orientation are the same. Some binding posts are the narrower type. Pic I saw made them look narrower. Overall size is pretty close though. S4 068 is correct ... personally I'd stick with that. Last time I looked the S4 was around £80/87
  21. normski2
    I am pretty sure you can use the same sensor on each side on the 07 model. I'm sure Noobie commented on this when he did his 07 car. Conversely I found the cables are about 2" different for the 09 onwards. The shorter would have been a struggle for Bank 2 side(under the tray)
  22. normski2
    Bank 1 Sensor 1 is on drivers side for UK. Bank 2 Sensor 1 is under battery tray.
  23. normski2
    That may well be right. Have to admit I've struggled to find a better deal than this ECP deal for Denso blades delivered to my door. Pretty much all sellers mark up and discount down ...that's a given. Denso's are the only ones I'll get for my 250, all the other brands have been poorer in my findings. Don't know how true it is, but some have said the 250 screen has quite a compound curved face which makes a lot of other makes judder in the wipe. But I do get Bosch blades for my missus MX5! Each to their own.
  24. normski2
    If anyone is about to purchase some Denso Blades (or others if you wish) there is 50% off with the FEB70 code at Eurocarparts until midnight tonight. Just got some Drivers side 22" at £8.20 ....not bad at all. I'm not in any way connected to ECP.
  25. normski2
    Yes I did remove the battery/ecu etc. It is incredibly tight to get in and at the sensor. You can just about squeeze a hand in there, but then you can't see anything as your hand is obstructing everything. Noobies description of how to do it is ***** on. It was also the hardest sensor to budge. Thought the darned thing was welded in it was so tight. Had to use a piece of pipe on the socket handle to get the leverage. Working from underneath is going to be tricky. I'd say you can do it from topside in 2 hours or so. These 2 posts should cover it all for you Cheers Keith
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