ilv1004s

lucky lucky!!

parts are sourced from globaly from the toyota parts network so it pretty much doesnt cost much to move parts around in your own network

remember toyota is a big big company they wont be ordering parts in the 100's it'll be 100's each time on a regular basis

also making a particular part in japan will be much more expensive than a mass production plant in the US that LHD that can be used on many cars toyota/scion/lexus etc

IS250s are probably made in japan im not 100% but i know lexus has a candadian plant that makes the RX range and a few others

also remember lexus is

Luxury

Export to

US

it's a car maker that was aim at the US market

lexus didnt sell in japan it was sold as toyota untill the late 90's

Yeah I'm aware of all that. My point was against the vague blanket statement implying that simply because a certain vehicle was destined for the USDM, its parts are made there, and that "LHD vs RHD shell might be the same but pedals steering and brakes and electrical and hardward are manufactured in the US or canada". We'll just leave it at that I respectfully disagree. :)

For what it's worth, as a whole vehicle (not taking into account globally sourced parts) while on the phone to a buddy of mine in Boston who has an ISF, and previously an IS250, he noted that the cars were produced in Japan according to the stickers with their VIN info.

ok maybe my statement about the meaning of lexus has led to your misunderstanding (had nothing to do with it)

point is.

Japan where the Is250 is made is RHD

most parts made for the IS250 (can come from everywhere) china,japan,korea,US,malaysia etc

so you have a car that is made in japan that consist of different parts from different part of the world.

all mass production car companies outsource their parts it makes sense in a business term.

toyota has plants in north america obviously making LHD cars.(LHD steering rack pedals etc)

obviously brining in existing components from their north american plants are much cheaper than setting up a new LHD components plant in a country that only produces RHD.

A car made in japan doesnt always consist of parts made in japan.

also have you noticed that most of the cars that have that accelerator pedal recalls are LHD cars? mainly in the US? (which i think lexus was blamed to cover up their asses)

hahaha, oh yeh, u said dishh

i've been studying Accounting too hard, cant think properly, HAHAHAHA

powder coat my sport rims white? or gunmetal?

how about leave them as they are get new wheels

dont ruin the wheels

TBH they dont look bad.

better than the HSV effort

but man

close to 3K after shipping

i think i have better things to spend money on rather than lights

different story if i smash my lights but yeah

i still wouldn't pay that amount even if i needed new lights for what ever reason it was.

for those that know me, if i won't do them, no one will! lol.....

100% on ya with that

but if it came with a new car that i bought

i woudlnt complain

as of my first point

too much $$$ for wat it is

parts are sourced from globaly from the toyota parts network so it pretty much doesnt cost much to move parts around in your own network

remember toyota is a big big company they wont be ordering parts in the 100's it'll be 100's each time on a regular basis

also making a particular part in japan will be much more expensive than a mass production plant in the US that LHD that can be used on many cars toyota/scion/lexus etc

IS250s are probably made in japan im not 100% but i know lexus has a candadian plant that makes the RX range and a few others

also remember lexus is

Luxury

Export to

US

it's a car maker that was aim at the US market

lexus didnt sell in japan it was sold as toyota untill the late 90's

most likely.

most of our stuff are from japan

i highly doube we will have recalls on the is250

most of the problems are coming from the US cuz they manufacture alot of the parts from the US

our cars are JDM spec cars (made in japan)

obviously the built quality is different too

just cuz they have the same standard of quality doesnt mean they are equally good

japanese plants have very strick QA

I'm 99% sure all IS250s are made in Japan. I don't imagine a lot (if any) of the parts besides dealer add-ons being made in the US on a car coming out of Japan - Doesn't make sense to me?

big diff is LHD vs RHD

shell might be the same

but pedals

steering and brakes and electrical and hardward are manufactured in the US or canada

nah this aint it

it had work wheels on it

and it had dish thats got no dish lol

noob

I've recently fitted Kumho KU31s in a 19" size, they're still wearing in but initial thoughts are that the sidewalls aren't as stiff as the OEM Dunlops, however that being said, they don't feel as nimble as the OEM kit.

i had that problem upping the tire pressure will help alot

wow

see thast the kind of service that u dont get from BMW or Merc

i had the kumho ku31's 210 a piece

better than the dunlops

dunlops failed after 5K kms since new

i highly doube we will have recalls on the is250

most of the problems are coming from the US cuz they manufacture alot of the parts from the US

our cars are JDM spec cars (made in japan)

obviously the built quality is different too

just cuz they have the same standard of quality doesnt mean they are equally good

japanese plants have very strick QA

black IS250 yesterday

some kind of mesh wheels with good dish on it

also that white toms IS250 again

TBH they dont look bad.

better than the HSV effort

but man

close to 3K after shipping

i think i have better things to spend money on rather than lights

different story if i smash my lights but yeah

i run kumho V12 EVO

220 a pop

but 225/30/20

i find the dunlops good for the first 5000kms or so

then they just go *BLEEP*

2is meet?

rofl 2K for OEM DRL's

and headlights? LOL so $$$$

if we dont hit double digits this time

im not gonna organise these stuff again

ever

AGAIN!@

i got my rx350 on the 5,25 % finance

but i was kicking myself 3 months later

when lexus brought out the 0% finance i was like fffarrrrrkkkk lol

anyhow no IS350 for me for the next 2 years atleast

2 years later i will sell the car

cars just not worth selling at this point

okay cevu had this problem before on here but his car was fixed underwarranty

usually aftermarket HID ballast is to blame

passenger side has limited space so people place the ballast on between the 2 covers on the passenger sides

but infact those covers are for the ECU (Electronic steering) and the high Electro magnetic frequency that car burn the ecu.

but thats case 1

but in your case

id say if there is no leak

it's linked with electronics on the steering

did the car have any check VSC light coming up on the dash ?

send him a pm dude

hes respondes better with pm

and plus hes quite busy with the motorshow so yeah

nope

do u have aftermarket HID's?

there was a similar case here before but it's a very uncommon case

Lower it and run a bridgestone or federal 235/35 and itll fit.

in this case i dont think it's the tyre thats gonna scrub

it's the actual wheels

or u can do it yourself by hacking the cables that send the signal to the nav unit lol

id say next year you'll have a good chance of getting it nice and cheap

usually a new model car they do not like negotiation on it