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Ok here's some pics of mine that i mentioned further up the thread..... Excuse the dirty interior but it's due a vacuum.....

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Dave.

"Proffesional UK legal window tints"???? It looks like the front windows are tinted down which would make them very much UK illegal window tints!!!

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Dave.

gen ones are out the question as they are no longer avalible and the ones on ebay will either be shot or be arm leg and torso

the ones yuo have sugested look ok but yeah a pic would be good

come on guys you must have some recomendations !!

I'm working 12hr days today and tomorrow so i'll take some pictures on Monday in the daylight if that's ok.

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Dave.

Currently using Collonite 476s but a mate is just starting with the dodo juice and says it's great so i may be moving over to that once i've finished the collonite off.

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Dave.

I only needed a drivers side mat and went for one of these linked in post four of THIS thread. I went for the LUXURY quality mat and it's good quality and nearly as thick / plush as the OEM ones. They also are a perfect fit and have the holes for the retaining clips/hooks. I can post a pic of my drivers mat for you if you like???

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Dave.

Just had another go and got the whole thing done in about 15mins..... I think the fact that originally i was trying to do it in December when it was about -5C and my fingers kept going numb might have had something to do with me having problems before. :)

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Dave.

Seriously though...... what a pig, love his sales technique mind you.

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item1c19862a13

(Have to wonder if this is a wind up)

At least he's kinda honest.

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Dave.

I had a go at this before Christmas but couldn't get the bar off. Didn't want to force it etc... Does it need quite a bit force to pull it off once the bolts/nuts are undone???

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Dave.

On mine the foglight lenses are tinted yellow so could that be your problem???

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Thanks guys.... I have a couple of Maxell CD-R's left so might try burning another one of those but on the laptop's burner rather than the PC's burner. If not i'll try a 10-pack of the Verbatim CD-R's as they're only £3 or £4.

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as far as i am aware the side mirrors dont anti glare, and have never done on the mk 1 is200/300 in any market its sold in

its only the rearview inside the car that has the antiglare function

They do on the 300..... And we've had both an IS200 and an IS300.

I guess the one's who've replied on here must just be lucky then. :)

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Dave.

Have a few digital albums i wan to burn onto CD to use in the car but wanted to know which CD-R's defo work??? I've tried some good quality CD-RW's which the HU didn't recognise. Then tried some cheapo CD-R's i had which it read ok till it warmed up then started to skip. What CD-R's are people using with the OEM Lexus HU that work fine???

Thanks in advance.

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Dave.

Bought some autosol and a selection of steel wool from Halfrauds today and have cleaned up the exhaust. Must say it's come up an absolute treat and looks as good as the day it left the factory. :)

Thanks again guys. :winky:

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Dave.

Just as an update to my posts above.... I've just had the low fuel light come on after 325 miles.... Just brimmed it after doing 330 miles and put just under 60 litres in, so around a gallon and a half still in the tank, and the mpg for the tank works out at exactly 25mpg. That's with all but around 50-60 miles being motorway so not too bad to say the official combined is 26.2mpg??? I also had the air-con permanently on for around the first 150-200 miles of the tank as i didn't realise it was on .... I was still getting used to the car at that time too. So maybe i could have got a little more out of it???

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Dave.

I've used Braso liquid in the past and it's come up trumps.

Hmmmm i've already got some brasso from cleaning the Chrome exhaust trim on my old car.

Would the Brasso be as good as the autosol??? Are they the same sort of thing???

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Dave.

Thats the interior one isnt it? not the wing mirrors.

The IS300 spec sheet on this forum says..... "Photochromatic rear view mirrors" I also drive a car with just auto dimming interior rearview mirror and i can tell the difference between that and my IS300 as i do a lot of night time motorway driving and the wing mirrors seem to be anti glare etc too.

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its the chrome coating on the heating elements which has deteriorated, the is300 and is200 mirrors are the same, but try to get one from the same model year, the glass is easy to change i did a tutorial in the knowledgebase

But don't the mirrors differ in that the IS300 has auto dimming rear view and wing mirrors and the IS200 doesn't???

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Dave.

Saw this just now on the Briskoda forum from a new Fabia vRS owner, (The one with the DRL's in the foglight position)....

"Was driving along the A259 through Sandgate this afternoon in a law abiding manner, when a Officer of the Law in an Octavia coming opposite direction signalled me to pull over.

Which I did so. Of course. He does 3 point turn and pulls up alongside and says. "You shouldnt have your front fog lights on!" Then pulls in front of me. I dig the handbook out. I know whats coming. We get out of our cars.

"You know, you shouldnt have fog lights on in good visibilty?" I reply that the lights are Day time Running Lights and all new cars are getting them!!!

"Oh yes I can see now, they arent fog lights! I do apologise. I`ll go off now and find someone who is breaking the law!!"

I know that DRL`s arent that common, but Ive seen them on Octavias, Mercs, Audi`s, DS-3`s, Polos Golfs. So they are becoming more common."

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Dave.

Thanks guys... Looks like autosol is the way forward as had some suggestions for that in the other car forum i use. :winky:

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Dave.

Thanks guys... Looks like autosol is the way forward as had some suggestions for that in the other car forum i use. :winky:

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Dave.

Hi all,

This might sound like a daft question but during the recent poor weather the car hasn't been used much and i've noticed the stainless steel end of the exhaust looks a little rusty / dis-coloured. My previous cars have had chrome exhaust tips/trims etc... which i've cleaned up with brasso but i've not had one with a stainless exhaust tip like my IS300 LE has, so how do i go about bringing it back up to a nice looking finish again???

Any help would be appreciated.

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Dave.

Hi all,

This might sound like a daft question but during the recent poor weather the car hasn't been used much and i've noticed the stainless steel end of the exhaust looks a little rusty / dis-coloured. My previous cars have had chrome exhaust tips/trims etc... which i've cleaned up with brasso but i've not had one with a stainless exhaust tip like my LE has, so how do i go about bringing it back up to a nice looking finish again???

Any help would be appreciated.

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Dave.

I've been on the hunt for a touch up stick for a couple of stone chips on my 2004 LE. The paint is Kodiak Sky and I think the paint code is 1D2. I contacted my local lexus dealer to see if I could get some paint and they told me Lexus don't do this colour anymore so I'd have to go elsewhere and find someone to make me up a pot.

Just as a follow up to this....

I think you need to have another word with your dealer as i spoke to Lexus Sheffield on Monday about one of these and they ordered one and i collected it today. Cost £7. :winky:

Also just to point out that the production date on the bottom edge of the label says 07/10 so it's not like it's very old stock.

Here's the said item.....

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Dave.

Looking at the previous items sold in his feedback looks like quite a few things that might have fallen off the back of some lorries / car transporters. :whistling:

Also out of interest when did they swap the mpg and engine temp. gauges over on the dash??? Mine's a 2004 and has them the opposite way round.

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Dave.

Hi and welcome to the forum. I can't help you with your request myself but you may get a better response if you post the question in the IS220d forum rather than here as this is the place for the Previous IS models. :winky:

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Dave.