KentIS300

I have had the same problems now and then ...

but I put it down I need to replace the autobox oil

they might say it is ... for life ... but I will change it.

Usually hesitation is down to the oil.

I managed to find some clean ones :)

Amd what are the new ones?

I was thinking for 19" on mine now that I have lowered it ...

Nice pics KentIS300 :)

slightly off topic and just out of curiosity: do the Sportcross and saloon models share the same rear door?

nope the rear door (front also) is not the same as u can compare the saloon with the sportcross. obviously bought a set of is300 wind deflector totally off angle and had to return for the right ones

well that answers our question then .. ooppss found it the hard way :(

I am sure is the picture but what was the size on the whitle wheels? and whats is the size of the grey ones?

Nice pics KentIS300 :)

slightly off topic and just out of curiosity: do the Sportcross and saloon models share the same rear door?

Cheers :)

To be honest I do not know ... might be

Sorry for asking a silly question but I assume the 3rd stop light you are trying to change it is from a saloon IS300 and not an "estate" sportcross right?

Dirty at the pictures ... I knows but I will take more pictures after I detail it in a couple of months time just before the BHP 2013 show. :)

And this is before the lowering and the calipers paint....

I am sorry but ... almost £6.000 I know it is an '05 car ,and maybe 26.000miles ... but it is a LOT of money... and those wheels knock off the price instead of adding value!

Way overpriced....

It took me 2 hrs trip each way and it took them about 45mins to 1hr and the car was sorted :)

Ofcourse I would say call them to book prior. :)

And we still waiting for it here in Kent .... lol bone dry!!

well judging my last year's experience of my sportcross and snow... eehhm this year especially now it is lowered it stays in the drive covered lol

I left the Xantia outside ... it will be handy to raise the suspension and let the low torque HDI ... do the job oohh and yes! front wheel drive haha. That will get me to work at least.

And I have to say here sod's law!!!! lol everytime I book a holiday it decided to get like that and mess with my flights!! every year :( lets hope it gets better by next Thu :(

yeap it is common with the factory settings and standatd suspension

Also check the tyre pressures, I was told by the Lexus dealer to inflate them a bit more 1-2PSIs to keep them better...

I would also say go to WIM and have the car alligned all around

I only painted my calipers red a couple of months ago when I did the lowering ...

and I had to justify the cost of paint to paint them again etc ... if I got new ones.

But to be honest once I removed them and looked at the pistons etc ... I don't see the point of buying a new one or refurbised one... as after someone finish with cleaning the innards ... they looks as good as new. I believe the failure of the rubber is causing the whole stick problem on the pins and on the pistons.

Ofcourse by refurbing them your self... or buy a used one there is a problem which is worth concidering, one of my pistons was pitted no just surface rust so that one is likely to fail sooner than the other lot. But at least I am aware.

Need to see if they sell new parts for calipers etc :) :) lol ie one piston or one pin if needed as this brings the cost down.

I am put off Toyota's and Lexus's over the year ... I know I nag and I always buy them lol .... but they have major issues with the calipers that other manufacturers don't seem to have :( :(

I got my front caliper seized badly last week ... enough to see my smoke on the rear car's headlights! lol lol

so now I have a warped disk too (only 600miles done on the front pair) as I replaced them when I fitted the lowering springs!

As many say I would not trust the second hand one's

But I got the kit to refurb mine instead ... £16 per wheel and fine sanding paper and a couple of more things....

3 hours took in total for both front calipers and the car now brakes and runs smooth!

link of the kit I used is http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261131168750?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

If I did not have my Halo rings and had the LED strips, I would open the lights like I did wih the Halo's and then I would make a design of them so not to be mixed with an Audi or Hyundai ... and then reassemble my lights.

I know it takes time, but it will be more unique than just sticking them on top. ;)

Yes the picture is my car lol ....

crossed wires:) :)

So from what I understand just had a look of the SRT kit... never done before :)

It is exactly the same with the K&N Typhoon kit... the only different is the "chip" for the ECU. It does not go on the intake it self in any way right?>

I must admit that the K&N is ssssoooo addictive indeed! just a pain to clean every now and then :(

Usually a piggy back ECU ... add on from what I have been reading connects between a couple of sensors plugs and the ECU... so it tricks the ECU with values. But never seen an instruction manual for it.

Ok cheers its a bit confusing doesn't really explain what 1 does what

Will have a look a bit later today after I am back from work, and see if I can make sense from the fuse boxes... pull some fuses out and see what is not working lol

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lol

The whole problem and principle of this arguement... is determining reality posts and ... wanna be posts.

Putting something we would like our car to be ...at some point of its life... or even in fantasy, does not make it reality for new owners that seek honest answers about their cars.

I think this is how the debate has started, just an arguement amongst reality and fantasy. :) :)

John what car you had before the IS300?

After googling a bit ... it comes up as a relay and not fuse...

too dark now to check the fuse charts on the car ... :(

Have you tried with lights on ... and pull the windscreen washer once... that should wash the lights as well for the first pull. It does not do it again until the car is switched off and on again.

If that works ... I would think the switch it self has a problem...

if it does not work either was ... then maybe a fuse?