For the first time in 7 weeks........
For the first time in 7 weeks........
Finally got my car back on Saturday after 7 weeks of it being sat at TGT and took it for a blitz today. I haven't missed it that much to be honest but after my little spin in it today it made me realise how much i do love driving it. :thumbup:
Been driving Sarah's little 1 litre Yaris for the last 2 weeks, and although its not that exciting the fuel economy on her's is just great! Sarah will be using mine during the week for work and i will use her's. and we will swap back at weekends. Most of the time when we are together i drive anyway.
I know some of you will ask why my car has been sat at TGT for the last 7 weeks well i will explain........car was put in for service and i had a really strange knock coming from the back. While i was in Hospital and for a few weeks after the car just sat there as i didn't have money to throw at it and James was kind enough to keep it inside and dry. :wink:
During the 5th week we discovered what was making the knocking noise, it was a rear rubber bush that is in the bottom of the hub. Both sides had gone! simple, just get new bush's from lexus right? WRONG!!! lexus don't sell these bush's individually, they will however very kindly sell you the whole hub :Chair:
Wasn't going to go down that route! James very kindly spoke to a polybush company and gave them the measurements and after they checked their whole stoke it looked like a subaru bush might do the job. one was ordered and a few days later arrived. It didn't fit so it was back to square one! They said they can custom make them but would need 100+ quantity ordered for them to make them. sod that! Then i discovered a guy selling the bush's on ebay for £50 each, and i needed both sides. The guy has obviously dicovered a similar bush that does the job and probably costs him 50p to get. I didn't like it but it saved me buying new hubs from lexus. This has been a complete pain in the **** but its finally done and the knock has gone.
While it was at TGT i also had a service, O2 sensor replaced, top ball joint, bottom ball joint and my EDFC unit adjusted.
While it was up on the ramps i discovered that i have some rather serious inside tyre ware so i guess its back to WIM
and so it continues.......................Sorry for the essay, and to sum it up i love my lexus! lol
Jason
I have started driving the Lex again :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
Finally got my car back on Saturday after 7 weeks of it being sat at TGT and took it for a blitz today. I haven't missed it that much to be honest but after my little spin in it today it made me realise how much i do love driving it. :thumbup:
Been driving Sarah's little 1 litre Yaris for the last 2 weeks, and although its not that exciting the fuel economy on her's is just great! Sarah will be using mine during the week for work and i will use her's. and we will swap back at weekends. Most of the time when we are together i drive anyway.
I know some of you will ask why my car has been sat at TGT for the last 7 weeks well i will explain........car was put in for service and i had a really strange knock coming from the back. While i was in Hospital and for a few weeks after the car just sat there as i didn't have money to throw at it and James was kind enough to keep it inside and dry. :wink:
During the 5th week we discovered what was making the knocking noise, it was a rear rubber bush that is in the bottom of the hub. Both sides had gone! simple, just get new bush's from lexus right? WRONG!!! lexus don't sell these bush's individually, they will however very kindly sell you the whole hub :Chair:
Wasn't going to go down that route! James very kindly spoke to a polybush company and gave them the measurements and after they checked their whole stoke it looked like a subaru bush might do the job. one was ordered and a few days later arrived. It didn't fit so it was back to square one! They said they can custom make them but would need 100+ quantity ordered for them to make them. sod that! Then i discovered a guy selling the bush's on ebay for £50 each, and i needed both sides. The guy has obviously dicovered a similar bush that does the job and probably costs him 50p to get. I didn't like it but it saved me buying new hubs from lexus. This has been a complete pain in the **** but its finally done and the knock has gone.
While it was at TGT i also had a service, O2 sensor replaced, top ball joint, bottom ball joint and my EDFC unit adjusted.
While it was up on the ramps i discovered that i have some rather serious inside tyre ware so i guess its back to WIM and so it continues.......................
Sorry for the essay, and to sum it up i love my lexus! lol
Jason
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Dan_Turism0
15-02-2017, 05:54 AM #2Good to hear Jason now just buy this and make it a real monster - CLICKY!!
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Not going to do too much more to the lex, keeping the power stuff for the buggy.
Plan is to just clean up a few things on the lex and then just repaint/clean/powdercoat etc......just keep it as a daily cruiser.
hmmmmmm.........wonder if i could get that in the buggy!
Not going to do too much more to the lex, keeping the power stuff for the buggy.
Plan is to just clean up a few things on the lex and then just repaint/clean/powdercoat etc......just keep it as a daily cruiser.
This is the ebay link, again it doesn't show the bush's but does show the location of where they fit.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/REAR-HUB-BUSHES-LE...2c53bbb453
If anyone can find somewhere cheaper or an alternative that would help members out LOADS. as currently the only option is from this guy, or new hubs
hock:
I don't have any pictures of the bush's or the install. I can't believe i forgot to take pics, its because i was probably working on the Demon at the time.
This is the ebay link, again it doesn't show the bush's but does show the location of where they fit.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/REAR-HUB-BUSHES-LE...2c53bbb453
If anyone can find somewhere cheaper or an alternative that would help members out LOADS. as currently the only option is from this guy, or new hubs hock:
![[Image: Sig-enginebay.jpg]](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/SteveHammatt/Sig-enginebay.jpg)
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steviewevie
15-02-2017, 06:32 AM #5£45, what a rip-off merchant ! :thumbdown:
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steviewevie £45, what a rip-off merchant ! :thumbdown:
Tell me about it! Its obviously a 50p bush off of another car/truck but i didn't have another option. There was no way i was going to pay for new hubs from Lexus and i couldn't find another supplier. I will try and research this a bit more as if anyones bush's go this guy is pretty much your only option!
Jason :mellow:
steviewevie £45, what a rip-off merchant ! :thumbdown:
Tell me about it! Its obviously a 50p bush off of another car/truck but i didn't have another option. There was no way i was going to pay for new hubs from Lexus and i couldn't find another supplier. I will try and research this a bit more as if anyones bush's go this guy is pretty much your only option!
Jason :mellow:
DJ Wozza That's poor from Lexus, as the bushes are probably no more than 50p to make and rather than sell them at £10-£15 each they want to sell you a whole new hub.....
It's a shame you didn't take any photos/sizes of the bush as someone out there makes 'em.....
![[Image: HubBush.jpg]](http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy143/djwozza2/Car/HubBush.jpg)
I was pretty pissed off with paying that price so didn't really want to even look at the car. I put the old bush in the metal bin at TGT, im up there again on Thursday. If its still in the metal bin i will fish it out and get measurements/pictures.
Jason
DJ Wozza That's poor from Lexus, as the bushes are probably no more than 50p to make and rather than sell them at £10-£15 each they want to sell you a whole new hub.....
It's a shame you didn't take any photos/sizes of the bush as someone out there makes 'em.....
I was pretty pissed off with paying that price so didn't really want to even look at the car. I put the old bush in the metal bin at TGT, im up there again on Thursday. If its still in the metal bin i will fish it out and get measurements/pictures.
Jason
Bandit This is a pretty useful place for bushes CLICK ME? Not sure if they have the ones you were after though? but they do do some for the is200/300?
I don't think its any of those? Doesn't look like any of them anyway. Im glad to be honest as that would have made me even more pissed off :Chair::laugh:
Bandit This is a pretty useful place for bushes CLICK ME? Not sure if they have the ones you were after though? but they do do some for the is200/300?
I don't think its any of those? Doesn't look like any of them anyway. Im glad to be honest as that would have made me even more pissed off :Chair::laugh:
So when will you be back to 100% fitness Jason ??
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Good for you mate in getting back behind the wheel of the Lex.
So when will you be back to 100% fitness Jason ??
Lexus IS200 Mods--TTE Supercharger, Tein Superstreet Coilovers & EDFC, 6000K HID Lights, HKS Silent High Power Exhaust, DBA Front Discs, Kenwood DNX9240 Head Unit, 19" Rims, TRD Kit, FIGS Bonnet Struts, Greddy Pillar Pod & Defi Gauges, TTE Red ARBS . And Been To WIM twice
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