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Haha, soon! Picked up BC Racing coilovers today, so they’ll be going on.. maybe as soon as Tuesday after work if I can be bothered. I also ordered tail lights. Something slightly different to what I’ve seen on people’s cars. Vland headlights are also on the way.

Why does it?🤣 I can confirm it definitely doesn’t belong to ze Germans🤣

Hi guys, I've wanted an SR lower rear lip for a long time, and sourcing one from breakers is virtually impossible. I ended up committing to a bulk order (only 4 pieces) from overseas. These will be with me this weekend, so I have 2 for sale. One is for me, one is already reserved by someone which leaves me 2 left. If someone wants one, let me know. They are made from plastic and fit just over the bottom bit of your rear bumper. It looks like the below. £150 ono. Collection from the Midlands preferred. I can imagine shipping will be very expensive due to size. Happy to deliver for fuel within reasonable distance.

They will be like Vlands available for IS250s.. No issues with MOTs and such. They are road legal, you just need to get them adjusted should the beams be misaligned but any garage can do that for 20 quid.

Finally had a crack at dying the carpet black.. this was done maybe over a month ago now.. still not rubbing off, so works good!

Only just noticed this, so not sure if you still need help, but it depends on your driving style... simply put, 225/40R18 are a good option for 8J wide wheels.

I have no solutions because I have no problems. It’s other people’s problem they can’t see me🤣

Last time I checked I pay taxes so no 🤣

Problem solved 🤣

Did you read what Ford said? They'll be dropping most current cars and want to sell high end cars only and become a luxury brand lol.. There will be nothing left to buy by people who aren't earning £50k+ if everyone will start doing this

I disagree. People say there are two types.. like some Chinese knock off Vland and actual good quality Chinese Vlands 😂 I'm not sure how true this is, but my old IS250 didn't have xenons. Vlands made a huge difference in light output. Now my current one has Xenons and I can honestly say the light output is worse than on my old car with Vlands. I don't know, maybe it's because the bulbs are sh*t, but in my experience, the Vlands are better than both types of stock headlights I've had. This is the reason why they should stay on AUTO. I don't see why someone (especially someone with DRLs) would go out of their way to take it off Auto setting... Alright, that's fair enough. I don't think there's any need during summer months, but I accept it. I see.. law is law

I don't agree with headlights on at all times. Therefore AUTO works quite well on this car, in this country imo. However, I do agree with the visibility argument, but that's exactly why cars have DRLs... like Vlands or 2012-2013 IS250 headlights. I don't think there's any need for normal beams to be on when you can just use DRLs as intended especially during summer months when we have daylight until 10pm... I also agree with Vladimir, Nissan Quashqais are especially bad for this, the headlights are so bright and in your face that it's annoying, it's also quite distracting driving in front of one because the headlights almost change colour (blue to purple) in different angles and you keep seeing it in the rear view mirror.

This is the way all new Lexuses will go though. They changed the front end design.. The designer/engineer explains everything here:

We know this isn't necessarily something for current Lexus owners, however it may bring in a whole lot of new customers who currently drive in similar cars from the competition. Let's hope the price will be reasonable... it might help Lexus become more popular in the UK. People who aren't driving a Lexus are missing out, so let's hope the build quality is still the same, despite the disappointment under the bonnet.. - I think it would've been better if they went with the CT200 / Corolla 1.8 or 2.0l engines.. but at least it's only 1280kg! Should be good enough for most people in the market for a car of this class though.. The current specs are: Length/width/height/wheelbase – 4,190/1,825/1,560/2,580 mm Curb weight – 1,280 kg Trunk capacity – 332 litres Towing capacity (unbraked) – 750 kg Engine – 1.5 litre, 3-cylinder in-line, petrol; Hybrid Max system output/torque: 100kW (136 hp)/185 Nm (136ft/lbs) Transmission – Electronic Continuously Variable Transmission 0-100 km/h – 9.2 sec

Don't forget '55 plate and early '06 plate manuals are cheaper to tax (same as autos)

just to add my 5p here.. worth checking ball joints and all other bushings, I mean when you go in for an alignment you'd think they'd have a look and be able to identify a potential issue.

It's fine to do. You shouldn't tow it like that because like Steve says, it can cause overheating

I'm selling my whole headlight washer system for £25 at the minute. Plumbing, jets & caps. Mine is a different colour, but you can have the lot, just get it painted. Paint will cost you £15 to get it mixed.

Oof, big money for an older car

It would be cheaper to just buy an IS250 than trying to swap the engine. Standalone engine is £600 + all the other parts you mentioned.. could easily be another grand and at that point you're £1500 deep before you even started any work and for £1500 you can buy a whole car.. Prices will be different in other countries though I'm sure

UPDATE time.. I may have mentioned before that when I got the car, there was some damage to front bumper and the driver's side front wing. The interior was like a cream velour (super soft cloth?), which I wasn't a fan of, but the main issue was the fact that the previous owner was a tradie and the whole car was just a bit dirty and smelt really really bad - sweat and who knows what else, really wasn't nice to sit in with the windows up. The day after I got the car I swapped as much of the interior as I could at the breaker's yard. Made a huge difference, but it's still not finished. At least I got rid of the stench though! 😂 Things left to do inside: Seat belts need swapping for black ones Carpet needs fabric dying black Knee air bags need replacing - I didn't manage to swap those out when I was at the breaker's yard - they just wouldn't come out easily, so I just left them. Rear parcel shelf needs fabric dying black - I'll see what's what, I might just buy a black one and just straight swap it As for the exterior, the car was overall fairly clean apart from the damage on the front wing, bumper and kerbed alloys. Last week I got a 3IS bumper conversion, which is something I wanted to do on my previous IS250. I managed to fit it and paint it with the help of @TadasC on Sunday! It needed a lot of trimming, both the bumper and the car, but it fits quite good now. Obviously the front wing is still damaged and needs replacing so there is a bit of a panel gap as it's pushed up by a few mm. However it looks way better now. I drove down to Bristol yesterday after work to pick up some new wheels (forged RAYS from a Nissan 350Z) for this car. Everything is slowly coming together. The wheels are the same size as my F-Sport wheels which I've sold to @Linas.P but they have a lower offset so they sit further out by roughly 15mm. I will still need some spacers in the near future once I lower the car, but it'll do for now! Some pics below, including photoshopped image to display how it's gonna look lowered.

100% Agreed with what Linas said above. I had that idea in my head after owning Toyota GT86 for a few years, so I test drove RC300h, utter disappointment in terms of anything sporty. Looks sporty, but isn't, drives just like IS300h. It really bugged me that it's so un-sporty like while looking so good.. so naturally I then went to test drive RC200t, (2.0l turbo petrol) and while it was a lot better than RC300H, it still wasn't quite what I expected.. It didn't feel much faster than IS250, didn't sound good either as it's just a 4 banger, and MPGs were shocking for a 2.0l turbo car. Honestly, RC350 from Japan would be the perfect car for me as I can imagine it'd be on par with 370Z that I had for a while BUT to import one you're looking at the same money as just buying RC-F in the UK so there's that. Go for a test drive if you don't want to take our word for it, you'll know what we mean. It's really upsetting because RC is such a stunning car, but it's not available with a sensible drivetrain in the UK unless you got the V8.. which is great, but you know.. V8 fuel costs, even though reliability is there so probably works out as the best newish V8 to own overall.

If you're talking about suspension parts, it doesn't matter if it's LHD or RHD. 220d has same suspension components as IS250. There's also a problem with aligning these cars.. there isn't a lot you can do. Not many parts are adjustable. I had to get IS200 rear toe arms to adjust the toe when I got coilovers for example..

+1 ~£230 gets you a very good spec android unit with CarPlay. All steering wheel buttons and climate settings are incorporated

Some insurance companies have 0 modifications policy… so even painted calipers are a void. with extensive mods you need to find a modified specialist. I’m insured with Brentacre, all non-engine mods are declared free of charge. Covered like for like. And no, just because it’s a modified specialist doesn’t mean the premium is more expensive.