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I love this pic. The Aimgain spoiler has been on my list for a while, but there's so few shots of it from the side, to show how much it overhangs the trunk lid. Looks fantastic.
^ Haha, I don't think I have ever been done with a car, even though I like to tell myself I am. I think the fun is in lying to yourself.
Life is too short to be normal. Stay weird 🤙
Man, all the photos of this look so good.
I see you're in NZ too! Where do you get any OEM or IS F specific parts from usually? I'm quite new to the IS-F and so trying to see where best to get stuff from here in NZ for a 2011..
I see you're in NZ too! Where do you get any OEM or IS F specific parts from usually? I'm quite new to the IS-F and so trying to see where best to get stuff from here in NZ for a 2011..
Thanks man, yep I'm in NZ. Most of my parts come from overseas. Lots of time spent finding them and lots of money in freight, but all worth it in the end
Kidding kidding, it's still an auto. I found a manual IS250 being wrecked and thought it would be cool to retrofit the manual console into it.
The original plan was to install the handbrake, which a couple of guys in the US have done in the past, but on my Japanese model nothing lined up where it mounts to the trans tunnel, so I decided to scrap that idea and inverted the leather handbrake boot to make it into a phone holder 😅
The rear parking brake shoes probably wouldn't have been up to the task of locking the rear wheels during a drift anyway, so may look at doing a hydraulic handbrake one day that tees off the actual brake calipers. For now it looks cool and is definitely a bit different. I removed the 6MT sticker so it's not too tacky and have played around with a couple of different shift *****. The OEM 3IS style looks the best so I'll buy a carbon one of those with red stitching to match the seats and steering wheel 👌
Thanks man, yep I'm in NZ. Most of my parts come from overseas. Lots of time spent finding them and lots of money in freight, but all worth it in the end
Hah right, yeah the freight cost is brutal.
I'm curious, did you encounter the valley plate leak issue with any of yours and whereabouts did you get it fixed if you did have to? Trying to find some reliable folk who can look at it if/when l need it
I'm curious, did you encounter the valley plate leak issue with any of yours and whereabouts did you get it fixed if you did have to? Trying to find some reliable folk who can look at it if/when l need it
Neither of them yet (touch wood). My first 2011 one I had developed the valley plate leak a year after I sold it (happened at 170,000km) but luckily had a Lexus extended warranty and it happened 1-month before it ran out, so the new owner got it fixed for free. Lexus of Auckland City would be who I recommend as they have a done a bunch of them. Expect a 3.5-4k NZD bill though.
Neither of them yet (touch wood). My first 2011 one I had developed the valley plate leak a year after I sold it (happened at 170,000km) but luckily had a Lexus extended warranty and it happened 1-month before it ran out, so the new owner got it fixed for free. Lexus of Auckland City would be who I recommend as they have a done a bunch of them. Expect a 3.5-4k NZD bill though.
Oh nice, I only hope.i have that same kinda luck haha.
Thanks for the recommendation - yeah the official Lexus service centre seems the safest bet isn't it, given the size of the job.. that cost sounds about what I was expecting too. Mines at almost 103,000km, just in from Japan. I almost want to consider getting it proactively fixed before I encounter the leak - I assume that can be done
Oh nice, I only hope.i have that same kinda luck haha.
Thanks for the recommendation - yeah the official Lexus service centre seems the safest bet isn't it, given the size of the job.. that cost sounds about what I was expecting too. Mines at almost 103,000km, just in from Japan. I almost want to consider getting it proactively fixed before I encounter the leak - I assume that can be done
Honestly, I wouldn't bother until if/when it does happen. It may have already been done in the past, unlikely with that mileage but possible. 9 times out of 10 a direct injector plug will break during the job and set you back another $1000, so it's not worth worrying about until it happens. Keep an eye on the coolant level and if worst comes to worst and it does get the valley plate leak then you can keep topping it up in the meantime as it's usually pretty gradual. In the meantime, enjoy driving the car and try not to think about it
05-30-24, 03:50 PM
