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Any update on these? I imported the camber adjusters from Eibach USA so finally got my geometry back within specification and sorted out the minor tyre wear issues I had with the lowered suspension :)

We have a TOMS Supercharged IS350 in the UK. It was imported from Japan so the steering wheel is on the right side. Certainly cheaper than buying a used 350 engine and doing a swap. A used IS-F is coming down in price too, you can pick up one with around 11,000 miles on it for around £40K now (for you Americans, yes really $58,360.00 for a used IS-F in the UK )

Mine is very early 06. The dealer should check the VIN. Had mine changed in the UK. It's to do with the orientation of the longitudinal seam weld possibly causing a fatigue fracture. Also had both my rear calipers changed under warranty due to seized slider pins.

Nine screws, 2 clips and 10 tabs

Any update on these?

Like this:

Yes, that looks about normal for the original OEM brakepads. Get the TSIB actioned by your dealer for the low dust pads and your perceived problem will go away.

You're wrong Knightshade, because you're not taking into consideration the time it takes to apply sufficient friction up to the point that ABS activates or without ABS when the discs stop wheel rotation. As a matter of interest I changed the high friction pads on my IS250 for a set of the ceramic based material, but recognising the reason why they were on originally ("Because increasing the coefficient of friction can allow for the use of smaller/fewer caliper pistons and/or will reduce the amount of pedal force that the driver needs to apply in order to generate a given rotor output force.") I also upgraded my calipers and rotors...more pistons and bigger diameter rotors. As a result my brakes are a lot less grabby when a small amount of pedal force is applied, and bring the rotors up to the point of ABS activation a lot quicker when a large amount of pedal force is applied.

Yea, it's the Tanabe Medallion Touring stainless steel from the cat back...really well made and sounds a lot better than the OEM and a lot lighter too.

Reflectors

Mine does..I just press the steering wheel telephone button and say 'phone home' and it does. Pressing the 'off' telephone button disconnects. What's yours do then??

Was informed by a reputable tuning company when I suggested a two stage Rotrex S/C may be a good idea. I presumed it was down to web thicknesses. Hope they were wrong but don't fancy blowing mine up proving them right. We do not get the 350 this side of the pond and I think I told you the IS-F was like $104,000 here. One of the LOC UK guys has imported a TOM's S/C 350 from Japan, but I was exploring buying a slightly used IS350 engine from the US to modify and fit in my 250 shell You'll want as much of the 350 as you can get- the transmission is different for one (and so the ECU will likely not work with the 250 transmisson) the 350 has VDIM, the 250 does not... so you'll need all the relevant sensors and wiring for that or the ECU will have issues as well. Here in the US you're looking at somewhere in the 2-5k range to go from 250 to 350 (comparing new car prices) so it makes no sense to try modding a 250 much...the cheapest way to add power is just buy a 350. You're looking closer to 15-20k to go from a 350 to an IS-F And I'd suggest that by the time you got done basically replacing all the engine internals to lower compression, designing your own custom engine and fuel management system, and designing the forced induction system, you couldn't add over 100hp to the IS350 for less than that either. you don't read my posts at all do you? I'm in the UK..we don't get the 350. I paid $66,000 for my 250 and an IS-F (if I wanted one) is $ $104,000 more or less. But after consideration, forget Lexus..the Nissan GT-R is on it's way and a lot more car than the IS-F for the same money.

Was informed by a reputable tuning company when I suggested a two stage Rotrex S/C may be a good idea. I presumed it was down to web thicknesses. Hope they were wrong but don't fancy blowing mine up proving them right. We do not get the 350 this side of the pond and I think I told you the IS-F was like $104,000 here. One of the LOC UK guys has imported a TOM's S/C 350 from Japan, but I was exploring buying a slightly used IS350 engine from the US to modify and fit in my 250 shell

Changing the compression ratio isn't too much of a problem with a piston change, but the block is still going to be the limiter. The ECU limitation isn't just applicable to the US spec.

But what's that got to do with the Lexus 220D?