legendswraith

Guys - just got a cheapish K750i, new for £99, but it's on Vodaphone. I'd like to unlock it to O2 and am considering other mods to it.

This site HERE claims to be able to supply a cable and server access to Debrand it, unlock it and most amazingly convert it to W800i, as apparently the hardware is the same, just a different firmware. Sounds too good to be true...

Anyway, can anyone help with their experience on these matters - I'm clearly a virgin at this. I was going to take it into Leicester Market and get it unlocked for a fiver, but this looks too good...

not sure but look at this site

http://www.expansys.com/forumthread.asp?co...&thread=120

Following on from this thread, I decided to do my own 80k service, with a little help from my uncle who happens to be a mechanic.

All in all, 80k service cost me under £100 in parts, not bad, since I was quoted £335 by one local Lex dealer.

Cheers.

Awesome. Good to hear mate. Nice to hear it's just a car, and not a rocketship made from special parts that can only be serviced by Lexus stealers!

now you just need the guidelines to make a lexus servicing stamp out of an old potato ;) well done its not as hard as it looks is it. Now if we can convince everyone to do their own servicing dealer servicings will have to get cheaper

If you are looking to put the UK spec Supra 4 pot calipers on you will either need to use the Supra 17s or use spacers to give the clearance, what I will say about the ones for sale on the Supra forums is they were on ebay for £250 as I was bidding on them and someone bought it now for the 250 to make profit on them. Not exactly cricket in my book on here everyone lets each other know when something that is useful comes up they don't buy it then try to make a profit on other members (as far as I know), but there you go.

Chips will correct me if I'm wrong, but he was probably referring to a trader on mkivsupra.net who ships new Toyota parts from Hong Kong, rather than to whoever is selling the secondhand ones.

I dont try my best to help :D

There's another typo, you meant "do".... :)

There are far too many Supra forums anyway

i may sit corrected then

I've just gone EBC all round on my car with the grooved and dimpled fronts with green stuff pads the whole lot cost me roughly £450 if i include new anti squeal shims and sliding pins as well.

Not got them all on yet so i can't give you a proper run down of what i think.

If you are looking to put the UK spec supra 4 pot calipers on you will either need to use the supra 17s or use spacers to give the clearance, what i will say about the ones for sale on the supra forums is they were on eBay for £250 as i was bidding on them and someone bought it now for the 250 to make profit on them.

Not exactly cricket in my book on here everyone lets each other know when something that is useful comes up they don't buy it then try to make a profit on other members (as far as i know), but there you go.

Ask matt about his stoptechs i'm sure they could be made to fit if they dont already and would be a better buy than the £350 thats being asked for the supra calipers.

If you just want to uprate standard then go see EBC direct

And one other thing, I had this discussion with a friend a while back, and he wanted to show me how you can't make an Apple crash - and guess what, IT CRASHED!

How, wow I would love to see that!

not alot with the pc as I said, works just froze when i had 2windows open!

lets cut to the chase whats gaming performance and availability like on macs this is the only way you will convince me

a bloody modena...but i dont like them........thats just wrong

i'm a 911 too thought i would be an audi with my four sprung duck technique

Looking now to remove the pre cats and change the manifold on the car as well but i want to try and find some decat solutions before i start going mad.

The only thing i have found is one for the N/A supra but i dunno if its a useable item.

So i look to others experience to see if they can help ;)

Cheers

Austin

whats the delemma ?

the weekend is 48 hours long

do them both :D

I've got brat duty on Sunday (Miss Morse will be six)......then off to Nigeria on Monday for 10 daze

tell miss Morse, you made a mistake and its not her birthday for a few more weeks :winky:

i have a complete turbo, manifold and downpipe change, fabricate intake, fabricate brace etc etc

to do

on sunday !

the horns take about an hour surely just sit tonight and make the wires up then its just a case of fit it in the morning then fit the coilovers

Not mine BTW

Clicky here

i saw it i asked him about some bits he wants £1000 for the engine and gearbox £400 for the interior and £400 for the sat nav

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I've been browsing trhough this forum for a few weeks now, but I can't find a answer to my problem.

Is it possible to override the motionlock on my CD-Rom based nav. system in my 1999 GS?

I found the topic for the DVD system ( http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/ind...p;hl=motionlock ), so I was wondering if you can do the same for the CD based ones.

I know the trick to enter a "secret" service menu (parking lights on, pressing Audio and Climate etc. etc.) but there is not the desired option. I hope one of you guys can help me out here. :)

usually its a signal from a handbrake based eart that provides the "lock"

indicators or lack of is my pet hate closely followed by lane discipline on roundabouts, i dunno how many times i have nearly been squashed against the inside barriers on roundabouts especially by van drivers and 4x4s. i keep saying one day i am going to let them hit me, but i don't think i could bring myself to damage the car nor do the 10 years for manslaughter after killing the offending driver

Maguiars do some leather cleaner/feed in a spray bottle or in wipes, not tried them yet, but they should be ok.

tried the megs cleaner and conditioner the other week its much better than Autoglym it comes highly recommended. Removes stubborn children stains and old brake dust (don't ask) from the leather.

After nearly a month of being messed about by a local garage (not a Lexus dealer I hasten to add, who do not like working on LPG conversions) I am contemplating replacing my cylinder head gasket myself. Has anyone else done this and can they offer any advice?

only advice i have is unless you are really very confident you can do it then get someone else to as it can go horribly wrong if you miss something. Other than that good luck and dont end up with any bolts left at the end ;)

lol then in that case mr P.Lex, i retract my statement......:-)

whats the price of yours out of interest.

these are on offer now from xerd $289 for the header, however i think there is a fitting issue with the RHD, however have seen one sold on eBay that was fitted

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Toyota-Supra-6-2-1-e...1QQcmdZViewItem

so i assume it fits the GS300 without the fitting issues. Is the seller a member at all?

Sorry to hear this mate, did the problems start after you got the car or do you think it was already a problem when you bought it?

Hope you get it all sorted mate anyway, fingers crossed for you!

Did not have start up knock when i bought it, i have given it ome hammer though and driven it every day, and i think the bloke before used it only at weekends, always let engine warm up and cool down properly though, don't think it has been over 4000 rpm for some time!!

where exactly in warwickshire are you and a straight swap won't be that difficult just a bit frustrating at times due to seized nuts

sounds a bit complicated

long grolley bar is a bar to add leverage and the ball joint splitters are just two forks on a hinge you screw together to release the ball joint

100.9!!

Bloody hell!

Just got back from the local Tesco's and the price has come down again, 93.9 for 99RON there now :D

Winner!

the tescos near me has replaced all the 99ron with 97 super, was not happy the other day when i filled up.

Is this the shape of thigs to come at tesco?

Keep forgetting about this section, have posted in gs300 too, my TT had an oil and coolant leak so took it to mkiv store, oil pressure sensor switch is leaking oil, has also developed rattle on start up, dip stick test showed no oil in bottom end(?oil strainer mesh) and big end shells have prob gone.Car has driven fine. Bill is going to be £2000, car is stock with 98,000 and have only had it 1 month, capital one will have to be dealing with this, ********.Where is the reliability of legend now eh?

Matt

2 grand would be cheaper to buy a new engine and install it

now thats an informative post if i ever saw one top job

Just mail ordered a used passenger's side upper wishbone for my aristo. am planning on fitting it myself. just wanted to know if there is anything i have to do apart from undoing the bolts.

not 100% but i think thats a ball joint so you will need a ball joint splitter i would also advise a very long grolley bar to aid removal ;)

I found out today that the 2nd cat is identical to the jdm supra. So you can use the whifbits or blitz 2nd decat pipe from the supra.

The first cat is completely different and requires a custom pipe made up :)

Well done that man :winky:

Must admit I'm surprised, I imagine we have a different pipe that comes off the turbos aswell then.

Edited--as I'm dumb :(

anything come of this as i am looking to decat mine at the min will the mk4 supe decat go onto a mk1 gs or just the aristo TT

Due to the inside wear on the front tyres and the rears down to just under 3mm I am going to treat the Lex to four new tyres when I get back from holiday next week. The problem is which ones? After reading various test reviews and many threads on the subject on this forum I have decided on either the Bridgestones RE050 or the Toyo Proxes T1-R. The price difference at the local tyre dealer is minimal and the Toyo's seem to be the favorite on this forum. So before parting with approx £400 has anyone any comment on the Bridgestones.

i have T1-R's on my GS and i am thoroughly happy with them and would recommend them, however i am going onto continetal contact sports when i fit the 18's

i signed up got some catchin up to do now

well my two up front are doing bugger all for me considering they are supposed to be world class

i had a similar problem on my mk1 when i first got it i also noticed that the gear lever was bouncing slightly when i heard noise and got the "jumping" from the front. With mine it turned out to be a sticking caliper on the drivers side.

I also get the clunk which i have been informed could be the sliding pins, i have just ordered some new ones so i should be able to tell you thursday if they cure it

Austin

I think Am got his black 19s from the states

what you want is them delivered as samples ;) usualy the postage offsets the difference in price though