New Forum member and IS owner
01-08-19, 08:08 PM
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New Forum member and IS owner
Bought a 2015 Is350 FSport AWD, Atomic silver with red interior. 53,000km on it (I’m in Canada) I paid 32k for it.
first “nice” car... had an rsx, prelude, Altima Coupe and an RX350 before. I’ve had the car for 30 days and So far I’ve...
Replaced factory LCA bushings with oem RCF/GSF bushings for 200$ parts and labor, read about the upgrade on the forum and noticed during test drive the wheel squirms a lot under hard braking..new bushings feel 10x better car drives beautiful now.
Changed cabin & engine filter.
Changed engine oil/transmission/transfer case fluid/front and rear diff fluid...just to start off nice and fresh with everything.
Bought 17” dai alloys with Nokian Hakkapellita R2 winter tires.
20% tint all the way around and plasti dipped emblems.
Getting some rock chips touched up this week and that’s all she wrote till spring when I’m gonna do PPE headers, catback exhaust and tune. I’ve read all about each of them religiously on the forum and I know power gains are minimal but it will sound nice and surprise a few people.
also had dealer replace blower motor under warranty it was noisy and had my nav screen protective glass replaced as I read the anti reflective coating was peeling and I had just a touch of it on mine.
first “nice” car... had an rsx, prelude, Altima Coupe and an RX350 before. I’ve had the car for 30 days and So far I’ve...
Replaced factory LCA bushings with oem RCF/GSF bushings for 200$ parts and labor, read about the upgrade on the forum and noticed during test drive the wheel squirms a lot under hard braking..new bushings feel 10x better car drives beautiful now.
Changed cabin & engine filter.
Changed engine oil/transmission/transfer case fluid/front and rear diff fluid...just to start off nice and fresh with everything.
Bought 17” dai alloys with Nokian Hakkapellita R2 winter tires.
20% tint all the way around and plasti dipped emblems.
Getting some rock chips touched up this week and that’s all she wrote till spring when I’m gonna do PPE headers, catback exhaust and tune. I’ve read all about each of them religiously on the forum and I know power gains are minimal but it will sound nice and surprise a few people.
also had dealer replace blower motor under warranty it was noisy and had my nav screen protective glass replaced as I read the anti reflective coating was peeling and I had just a touch of it on mine.
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01-09-19, 04:49 AM
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Welcome to the forum Nick! Now you gotta see some pics
01-09-19, 01:21 PM
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Welcome to the club. I also have a 2015 F Sport AWD with the red interior except with the Ultra White. I got it new when they first came out in 2014. I still have my five-year maintenance package with it, but it ends in October this year. All I've done to mine so far is get the OEM F-Sport exhausts and tinted my windows(Sides and rear) to 20 percent.
01-09-19, 02:31 PM
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Welcome to the club. I also have a 2015 F Sport AWD with the red interior except with the Ultra White. I got it new when they first came out in 2014. I still have my five-year maintenance package with it, but it ends in October this year. All I've done to mine so far is get the OEM F-Sport exhausts and tinted my windows(Sides and rear) to 20 percent.
01-09-19, 03:19 PM
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Also I highly recommend upgrading front lower control arm bushings to RCF/GSF bushings... I noticed before I did them that under hard braking the steering wheel moves and I noticed the car pulls hard to the sides of the road has the slightest arch in it.. only 200$ parts n labor and car feels so much better, suppose to reduce the inside tire wear problem also.
01-09-19, 03:41 PM
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theres a ton of threads on here about them. Ur in the states or Canada?
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01-09-19, 03:51 PM
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Took a look at a couple threads, they do seem to be a popular and effective upgrade. Hopefully they're a good balance of performance and ride.
Yes, I'm in BC. That labour sounds about as expected for a Lexus dealer, alright. I took a quick look around, they seem to be priced around $55-75US each?
Yes, I'm in BC. That labour sounds about as expected for a Lexus dealer, alright. I took a quick look around, they seem to be priced around $55-75US each?
01-09-19, 03:59 PM
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Took a look at a couple threads, they do seem to be a popular and effective upgrade. Hopefully they're a good balance of performance and ride.
Yes, I'm in BC. That labour sounds about as expected for a Lexus dealer, alright. I took a quick look around, they seem to be priced around $55-75US each?
Yes, I'm in BC. That labour sounds about as expected for a Lexus dealer, alright. I took a quick look around, they seem to be priced around $55-75US each?
48075-24010 and 48076-24010.
I used lexuspartsnow.com but as long as you buy those part numbers your good. Makes a huge difference in handling and steering wheel feel.
And the job only takes 30 minutes, make sure you don’t overpay... literally 30 minutes from the time I dropped car off to the time it was back in the parking lot waiting for me.
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01-09-19, 04:11 PM
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They're showing $56 each and $15 shipping, or about $172Can. Will see what the dealer here wants, but it's probably the same as what you were quoted, plus tax on top of that.
01-09-19, 04:58 PM
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lexus in Ottawa quoted me 180-something plus tax pats and said they come from California. The site I linked u had it ready at my ups store for pickup in a few days. But I also live by the border so I saved the shipping.
01-10-19, 04:51 AM
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The MSRP on the bushings are $127 each plus tax...so for Ontario that would be $287.02 total for the pair.
Of course as dealers are independently owned, they are free to sell at whatever markup they want.
So if the Ottawa dealer was offering them for $180-something, that was a deal for sure.
Of course as dealers are independently owned, they are free to sell at whatever markup they want.
So if the Ottawa dealer was offering them for $180-something, that was a deal for sure.
01-10-19, 08:10 AM
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The MSRP on the bushings are $127 each plus tax...so for Ontario that would be $287.02 total for the pair.
Of course as dealers are independently owned, they are free to sell at whatever markup they want.
So if the Ottawa dealer was offering them for $180-something, that was a deal for sure.
Of course as dealers are independently owned, they are free to sell at whatever markup they want.
So if the Ottawa dealer was offering them for $180-something, that was a deal for sure.
01-10-19, 08:15 AM
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frig I don’t remember if it was 180 or 280 from dealer here... leaning towards 280 now... either way shipped from the states saved some big $$$ with conversion I paid 130$ CAD for both...I thought car had a messed up alignment the stock bushings were so bad, best 200$ I’ve ever spent. I’m surprised every IS owner doesn’t do it. Suppose to help inner tire wear 2.
I think it was only recently discovered that the RC-F/GS-F ones would fit...as the part number is different because the bushings are harder.
Considering the price of the aftermarket ones, and that the RC/GS is an OEM part, I'll probably look at changing them out this Summer with the RC/GS part.
01-10-19, 08:25 AM
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Welcome. Atomic Silver + Rioja Red interior is the best color combo, but I might be biased?
Looks like you have been busy already, best of luck with the future tuning plans you have.
Looks like you have been busy already, best of luck with the future tuning plans you have.