stellie

I just had my 06 done last week. I'm very happy with the change. It's a lot less dust. The service guy told me, winking, that I had to complain that they were squealing bad. So he wrote that on the sheet. They actually replaced my rotors too. I have 40k miles and hey had worn down some. They wrote on the sheet that they were too worn down to turn. So I picked me up a pair of them for free also.

Right result, wrong way to get there. The TSIB is for brake dust, not brake squeak. They have to replace them for free per the TSIB, no matter whether they squeak or are worn down, or are brand new. Only need the customer to compain about brake dust.

WILL THEY CHANGE THE PADS NO MATTER HOW LONG IT'S BEEN SINCE YOU PURCHASED THE CAR? I'VE HAD MINE FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. DOES IT MATTER? IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE on this?

Reasons Lexus would continue to use the dirty pad-

A) It's cheaper (and most people don't know about TSIBs to ask for the others)

B) They have a bunch of them already paid for and want to burn through them

I dunno if either is true, but both would be perfectly valid reasons they might still be using the "dirty" pads on new ISes even if the "clean" pads work just as well.

WHAT IS A TSIB?

hi all,

I'm so torn on where to go for my oil change/20k mile service. I would love to go to a dealer (prob longo lexus) since they are the most reliable and Longo has the best service out there, but they're asking for $173 for a 20k service. Is it worth it? OR can i prob go somewhere else for a lot less but same service. Also if i want synthetic oil it's an additional charge. I've been just going to independent mechanic shops but they just do a quick oil change but don't check anything else. I want a full check on everything to make sure my car is running smoothly. Any suggestions on where to go around torrance/la area?

i was thinking about going to this place called the Japanese Car Clinic in Harbor City, on Lomita. This mechanic has had lots of experience, and specializes in toyota and lexus vehicles. Maybe he'll give me the same service for cheaper price. Has anyone been here or heard of this place? I want to make sure I go somewhere reliable if not a dealership.

dealer or no dealer? synthetic or regular oil? please help!