Mine failed :(
Mine failed :(
26-04-2017, 11:52 AM
dodgydave You know it makes me cry when I see stories like this on here.:crying:
I take my car to a little garage a couple of hundred yards up the road from me. They would of just given me an advisory on brake disks knowing that I would change them within a couple of months. These places that other people take their cars to just seem to be such a rip-off.
I know time is short now so you've got to get this done but I'm sure in future if you knew about things like this sooner there is enough people on here with enough knowledge and experience to talk you through or show you how to do this sort of work yourself; the Lexus really is very easy to work on.
I have been searching the forum and there does seem to be a shortage of walk-throughs on here. I am intending to post some details on here as and when I have to do these jobs on my car. I have just painted my callipers (rear only at the moment) and stripped the brakes down to do it so I intend posting up some details in the near futures.
As I said these cars are a dream to work on and it pains me to see people struggling and having to pay extortionate prices to get these simple jobs done.
Top post mate, Quality walkdowns are always appreciated, but members will quite happily answer the phone to people needing help with problems
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26-04-2017, 11:52 AM #21dodgydave You know it makes me cry when I see stories like this on here.:crying:
I take my car to a little garage a couple of hundred yards up the road from me. They would of just given me an advisory on brake disks knowing that I would change them within a couple of months. These places that other people take their cars to just seem to be such a rip-off.
I know time is short now so you've got to get this done but I'm sure in future if you knew about things like this sooner there is enough people on here with enough knowledge and experience to talk you through or show you how to do this sort of work yourself; the Lexus really is very easy to work on.
I have been searching the forum and there does seem to be a shortage of walk-throughs on here. I am intending to post some details on here as and when I have to do these jobs on my car. I have just painted my callipers (rear only at the moment) and stripped the brakes down to do it so I intend posting up some details in the near futures.
As I said these cars are a dream to work on and it pains me to see people struggling and having to pay extortionate prices to get these simple jobs done.
Top post mate, Quality walkdowns are always appreciated, but members will quite happily answer the phone to people needing help with problems
Read my thread here: The Evolution of my Turbo Lexus from NA-Supercharged-Twin Turbo-Massive Single
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26-04-2017, 12:02 PM
Duv Goodrich tyre £75 each £150 total
Tyre valve £3.06 each £6.12 total
Wheel balance £5.87 each £23.48 total
Tyre disposal £1.20 each £2.40 total
Really annoys me when they quote like this...you will need everything done so why not just quote 1 price!
When my car failed a few years ago on rear brakes, pitted discs I got quoted nearly £300 to supply and fit them with new pads. Bought them for £50 and fitted meself...this was an indy garage as well.
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E55EX_RACER
26-04-2017, 12:02 PM #22Duv Goodrich tyre £75 each £150 total
Tyre valve £3.06 each £6.12 total
Wheel balance £5.87 each £23.48 total
Tyre disposal £1.20 each £2.40 total
Really annoys me when they quote like this...you will need everything done so why not just quote 1 price!
When my car failed a few years ago on rear brakes, pitted discs I got quoted nearly £300 to supply and fit them with new pads. Bought them for £50 and fitted meself...this was an indy garage as well.
26-04-2017, 12:04 PM
also we can only do walkthroughs when we do the job.
also for the time outlaw japs been running i think their has been a lot of them done....
think i've done over 5??
but stav's helped me a few times(i wired my fcd in wrong)bandits helped me and that was all done through pm....
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^^^^^^^^as stav said if we've any problems theirs pm,text or phone.....
also we can only do walkthroughs when we do the job.
also for the time outlaw japs been running i think their has been a lot of them done....
think i've done over 5??
but stav's helped me a few times(i wired my fcd in wrong)bandits helped me and that was all done through pm....
TTE supercharger,pr0lex manifold,hks fcd,larger intercooler,apexi induction kit,silicone hose kit,IK22's,polished engine parts,TTE front bumper mod'd for intercooler,TRD side skirts,TRD rear lip,JDM headlights and fogs,10k hid headlights 8k full beam,L8XSS p/plate,fog/brake/light conversion,18"fox rs's,lowered 90mm(f)100mm®,moleys under bars,yellow trd anti rollbars,full stainless exhaust,carbon fiber intake plus so much more
26-04-2017, 12:06 PM
E55EX_RACER Really annoys me when they quote like this...you will need everything done so why not just quote 1 price!
When my car failed a few years ago on rear brakes, pitted discs I got quoted nearly £300 to supply and fit them with new pads. Bought them for £50 and fitted meself...this was an indy garage as well.
mot regs have now changed...you can no longer fail a disk for being scored or pitted!!!!!it can now only fail on performance...
TTE supercharger,pr0lex manifold,hks fcd,larger intercooler,apexi induction kit,silicone hose kit,IK22's,polished engine parts,TTE front bumper mod'd for intercooler,TRD side skirts,TRD rear lip,JDM headlights and fogs,10k hid headlights 8k full beam,L8XSS p/plate,fog/brake/light conversion,18"fox rs's,lowered 90mm(f)100mm®,moleys under bars,yellow trd anti rollbars,full stainless exhaust,carbon fiber intake plus so much more
E55EX_RACER Really annoys me when they quote like this...you will need everything done so why not just quote 1 price!
When my car failed a few years ago on rear brakes, pitted discs I got quoted nearly £300 to supply and fit them with new pads. Bought them for £50 and fitted meself...this was an indy garage as well.
mot regs have now changed...you can no longer fail a disk for being scored or pitted!!!!!it can now only fail on performance...
TTE supercharger,pr0lex manifold,hks fcd,larger intercooler,apexi induction kit,silicone hose kit,IK22's,polished engine parts,TTE front bumper mod'd for intercooler,TRD side skirts,TRD rear lip,JDM headlights and fogs,10k hid headlights 8k full beam,L8XSS p/plate,fog/brake/light conversion,18"fox rs's,lowered 90mm(f)100mm®,moleys under bars,yellow trd anti rollbars,full stainless exhaust,carbon fiber intake plus so much more
26-04-2017, 01:18 PM
ormi mot regs have now changed...you can no longer fail a disk for being scored or pitted!!!!!it can now only fail on performance...
they said mine were pitted, which is why its failed, so thats really interesting to know Ormi, cheers fella
Dodgydave, thats a great post, for me, its having the space to work on the car (and the tools) as ive got no driveway unfortunately.
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ormi mot regs have now changed...you can no longer fail a disk for being scored or pitted!!!!!it can now only fail on performance...
they said mine were pitted, which is why its failed, so thats really interesting to know Ormi, cheers fella
Dodgydave, thats a great post, for me, its having the space to work on the car (and the tools) as ive got no driveway unfortunately.
My Italian intuition told me to move over to the Jap side of life...
Mods so far: S/Steel Dials, Blue LED's in dash/console, LED sidelights, Sport grill
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