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  1. toffee_pie
    well, it depends in what you are driving, an auto in a run of the mill 4 door saloon will most likely be crap. Lexus is250 is from what I have heard better in auto but its probably borderline in terms of cars which would definitely need an auto, in comparison with a LS range where no one would buy a manual. Same for a Honda Legend, no one would drive that barge in a manual, it all depends on the car itself. Lexus did not crown themselves in glory with the mechanics of the manual box in the is250 but I am used to it now and don't actually see anything wrong with it, its certainly fast enough for me. Any of the cars I drove up to now would not warrant an auto box, they were not worthy of one. *Edit, Honda Accord 8th gen not meant to be anything special too in a Auto, Manual is what you should get on that.
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    Denso are reputable, but is it the right part.?
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    hope its fixed for good.......!
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    looks good, white can be a dog to keep clean, worth keeping in mind. looks pricey enough for a 08 if you are doing a cash deal you should get a bit off that price. I got a manual, its not too bad at all. I drove manuals all my life. You get used to them.
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    will cheap-o readers do a full diag scan? i shouldn't think so. I know the cheap ones would not read all the codes on the Honda Accord. You need to find a semi decent garage who can scan the car for errors, any decent mechanic should have a professional scanner to read codes on modern cars (most of these cost quite a bit).
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    I am all for an IS-F also, seriously, with the specification of the C63 you would expect it to be quite a bit better than a IS-F, plus the Lexus is going to be far more reliable down the line. I do not buy into these people swayed by the general population and brainwashed into German cars, apple i phones etc (own a galaxy note 4 which is about a billion times better than a iphone 6, but that's another thing). In summary i usually buck the trend and go against the grain. Lexus IS-F is a fine car, was in Andys one, economy is pretty incredible too considering its a 5 litre.
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    John, have you physically disconnected both mirrors, with a control box in place? i would say not, but it would be a way to isolate the mirrors.
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    re program the central locking? i would start from basics, something is causing that control box to blow up, its connected to the drivers door it seems, you already replaced the loom and the box so its not either of them. what else is there, even if you want to get this fixed you need another control box, not knowing if you can fix it or not, can you get one from a breakers yard? i would take off the loom from the passengers side too and see if that has any effect.
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    Yeah, i got spark plugs from USA too, many parts for the is range seems can only be got from there, which seems mad simply no market for this car in England.
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    680quid.......!
  11. toffee_pie
    I told you, wasting time going to lexus, all they will do is swap out parts, (at your expense) and hope it works, they wont debug or find the root cause, they have bigger fish to fry than dealing with your car, truth be told. This does look like a short circuit for sure, is your key ok? i mean when you lock and unlock are you sure thats all it does? maybe the whole signals are gone haywire. Can you get a multimeter can check for continuity/shorts across the points mentioned previously on Mikes schematic, Its not easy to do but this its the predicament you are in, either get someone else to do it or do yourself. I would definitely stop taking this car to lexus, look for some local garage and explain the fault, usually they can barter a decent price.
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    this problem is fixed? if the milage is that low, its surprising. :) I would be gutted to scrap a car like that with such low miles.
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    I think that car has reached an untimely death, or is very close to. I would be weary of spending anymore money on it, its 9 years old., can you write that off with insurance?
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    yeah, i imagine if it goes wrong that car will have to go? cant see you wanting to put more time and money into it, hopefully that new loom and x box will do.
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    any update on this?! good i hope.......!
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    Guys, Has anyone imported a RHD one from Japan, or what would the costs be? Just curious...
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    thats why I have said a few times its pointless taking a Lexus isxxx to a main dealer, unless its a new ish model. I have K&N CAI on my car, I would recommend everyone to get one.
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    should be in most shocking.
  19. toffee_pie
    nice car. :)
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    Id just get rid of it tbh, the lexus diesels have a really bad rep.
  21. toffee_pie
    I have a price of £100 from a guy here in Southampton, same guy polished my car last year. Looks a good enough price, he said it looks like a trolley or a bike scraped against it, looks about the height of a trolley too. I was at sainsburys, so.......
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    i have a petrol, are the fuese the same?
  23. toffee_pie
    does the parking footage come from just the front/rear? I have heard about the black vue attachment also.
  24. toffee_pie
    the external loom has support for a external battery, plus the sensor which might be useful. else I need to botch up wiring which i would rather avoid.
  25. toffee_pie
    If it was my car i would not take it to lexus, unless you got very deep pockets or bargain a good deal with them. of course i hope he gets a good outcome, im just voicing my own thoughts.
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