shugs' Lexus IS200 SE ('99)
shugs' Lexus IS200 SE ('99)
Nice forum you have here
So I thought I'd share my lexus. I bought her about a year ago with 136k miles on thhe clock, FSH and top spec for £3k. She drives really nicely and checked all the boxes I wanted from a car - reliability, looks, fun to drive, relatively cheap to insure, etc.
Now I'm finally no longer a student and I'm making the monies I think I might splash out on some performance mods rather than selling her on for something more powerful. Really in love with this car and I agree with the general feel I have got from you guys on this forum that it can give so much more with only a few thousand spent on performance (certainly cheaper than saving up 7K for a new car!).
I need a little advice/help on sprucing up the car while I save my pennies for a supercharger and the rest of my shopping list.
I'll start with a few pics from when I bought her:
(Have since removed the tinted strip on windscreen)
![[Image: 22082009059.jpg]](http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/9624/22082009059.jpg)
![[Image: is2002.jpg]](http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/120/is2002.jpg)
Inside:
![[Image: mediakh.jpg]](http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8987/mediakh.jpg)
Hey everyone!
Nice forum you have here
So I thought I'd share my lexus. I bought her about a year ago with 136k miles on thhe clock, FSH and top spec for £3k. She drives really nicely and checked all the boxes I wanted from a car - reliability, looks, fun to drive, relatively cheap to insure, etc.
Now I'm finally no longer a student and I'm making the monies I think I might splash out on some performance mods rather than selling her on for something more powerful. Really in love with this car and I agree with the general feel I have got from you guys on this forum that it can give so much more with only a few thousand spent on performance (certainly cheaper than saving up 7K for a new car!).
I need a little advice/help on sprucing up the car while I save my pennies for a supercharger and the rest of my shopping list.
I'll start with a few pics from when I bought her:
(Have since removed the tinted strip on windscreen)
Inside:
shugs Hey everyone!
Nice forum you have here
So I thought I'd share my lexus. I bought her about a year ago with 136k miles on thhe clock, FSH and top spec for £3k. She drives really nicely and checked all the boxes I wanted from a car - reliability, looks, fun to drive, relatively cheap to insure, etc.
Now I'm finally no longer a student and I'm making the monies I think I might splash out on some performance mods rather than selling her on for something more powerful. Really in love with this car and I agree with the general feel I have got from you guys on this forum that it can give so much more with only a few thousand spent on performance (certainly cheaper than saving up 7K for a new car!).
I need a little advice/help on sprucing up the car while I save my pennies for a supercharger and the rest of my shopping list.
I'll start with a few pics from when I bought her:
(Have since removed the tinted strip on windscreen)
Inside:
Here is one from yesterday after a wash (sorry pretty tightly packed drive so difficult to take decent pics!)
![[Image: is2003.jpg]](http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/1650/is2003.jpg)
shugs Hey everyone!
Nice forum you have here
So I thought I'd share my lexus. I bought her about a year ago with 136k miles on thhe clock, FSH and top spec for £3k. She drives really nicely and checked all the boxes I wanted from a car - reliability, looks, fun to drive, relatively cheap to insure, etc.
Now I'm finally no longer a student and I'm making the monies I think I might splash out on some performance mods rather than selling her on for something more powerful. Really in love with this car and I agree with the general feel I have got from you guys on this forum that it can give so much more with only a few thousand spent on performance (certainly cheaper than saving up 7K for a new car!).
I need a little advice/help on sprucing up the car while I save my pennies for a supercharger and the rest of my shopping list.
I'll start with a few pics from when I bought her:
(Have since removed the tinted strip on windscreen)
Inside:
Here is one from yesterday after a wash (sorry pretty tightly packed drive so difficult to take decent pics!)
Anyway! there are some issues, I'll start with the N/S side skirt:
![[Image: nsskirt1.jpg]](http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/580/nsskirt1.jpg)
![[Image: nsskirt2.jpg]](http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/4056/nsskirt2.jpg)
So as you can see it is peeling away slightly, what can I use to fasten it back in place? Or should I just hand it over to a body shop?
^^umm I didn't mean to quote that, and I can't seem to edit!
Anyway! there are some issues, I'll start with the N/S side skirt:
So as you can see it is peeling away slightly, what can I use to fasten it back in place? Or should I just hand it over to a body shop?
BHP, TORQUE, UNDER STEER, OVERSTEER FOR DUMMYS
BHP- how fast you hit the wall, TORQUE- how far you push the wall
OVER STEER- Dont see the wall, UNDER STEER- You do see it
1999 Blue IS200 SportTRD kit, K&N Filter
garyskisplym
10-06-2017, 11:52 AM #6looks very nice
BHP, TORQUE, UNDER STEER, OVERSTEER FOR DUMMYS
BHP- how fast you hit the wall, TORQUE- how far you push the wall
OVER STEER- Dont see the wall, UNDER STEER- You do see it
1999 Blue IS200 SportTRD kit, K&N Filter
Rabster looking good mate
which part of the country you from...
Thanks!
I'm down in South Devon mate, little town called Torquay
Lexusboy Your car looks very nice Shugs
As your might have seen there is loads of info on the forum to help with the mods.
Cheers, yeah I've been reading up a lot lately so a big thanks to everyone for their work. It is definitely something that is worth doing I reckon
Rabster looking good mate
which part of the country you from...
Thanks!
I'm down in South Devon mate, little town called Torquay
Lexusboy Your car looks very nice Shugs
As your might have seen there is loads of info on the forum to help with the mods.
Cheers, yeah I've been reading up a lot lately so a big thanks to everyone for their work. It is definitely something that is worth doing I reckon
Leaky O/S fog lamp!
![[Image: fog.jpg]](http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/2558/fog.jpg)
I've taken the housing out to replace the blown bulb (total pain to get out, even more to put back in place), want to be sure of how to pry it apart before I stick into the oven (or using a heat gun). Are there any extra fastenings? What could I use to reseal the lens? Also the silica gel tip work to fight the moisture?
I have done a few searches to find a HowTo but didn't manage to find an explanation. Really appreciate any tips
Here is another problem that has been bothering me a lot...
Leaky O/S fog lamp!
I've taken the housing out to replace the blown bulb (total pain to get out, even more to put back in place), want to be sure of how to pry it apart before I stick into the oven (or using a heat gun). Are there any extra fastenings? What could I use to reseal the lens? Also the silica gel tip work to fight the moisture?
I have done a few searches to find a HowTo but didn't manage to find an explanation. Really appreciate any tips
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