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ilv1004s

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  1. you wont find a solid answer here as no 1 has pulled apart an IS before but by my previous expereince yes there will be a difference as it has more wires to control the auto compared to a stick
  2. hey buddy first of all welcome to the forums before posting up topics please have a read of the sticky topics as it should cover most of your questions tah there is a thread that has your answer on here and it also has a DIY guide through of how to do it
  3. its cuz of the electronic steering wheel unlike your conventional steering on other cars the IS range is electronicly assisted
  4. coming from a former MT IS250 owner and then going to a auto IS250 a manual tranny car should be fun to drive but the IS250 manual is a fail..im sorry to say due to the dual mass flywheel and overrevs when you try to change gears to quick if the manual box was borrowed from some sort of toyota sports model ie' supra 6 speed it would have been a better drive
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  6. 31000 will get you sumthinng nice a few early models 06-07 can be had for under 30K easy a few can be picked up for 23-24K but it will be hard to find a car with EMV pack (Satnav+sunroof) at that price spending around 26-28 will get you a car IS250 with the right gear and the right km;s
  7. yes i knew what you were talking about but it sounded that u werent sure of what you were talking about
  8. i work in sevenhills bring your car around to my work and ill have a quick look at it
  9. ok where are you located? do you want me to fit them in for you ? let me have a look at it 5 min job
  10. no i didnt have a problem as i have a isf but when i did my old is250 u need the harness who did you buy it off?
  11. Hi there, I was one of the first owners of the IS350 F-Sport in Australia and can share with you some of my ownership experience which hopefully answers some of your questions. The ride on the F Sport is quite harsh for a luxury car but it is an excellent compromise for a luxury sport car. In the past I have owned the MX-5 (NC model) and recently test drove the Maserati Cambiocorssa (sorry for the misspelling), I can advise that the F Sport is an excellent driver vehicle in terms of ride compliance and acceleration. Unfortunately, the F Sport inherited the 2006 IS250 interior which means that most of the functionalities you find in the modern BMW E90 will not be there. (Note, another of my family member owns a BMW E90 320d which I have checked out the sound and satellite navigation system). My IS350 F Sport will NOT play Iphone 3GS and Iphone 4. There are heavy statics in the speakers. This is again confirmed by the owner's manual. As such, all the functions which you'd like to achieve described above will not be possible. Also, there is NO bluetooth streaming. However, the Ipod Touch will integrate and connect directly via USB. The Mark Levinson sound system is EXCELLENT. It is highly recommended that you play from an original DVD disc and select the DTS sound option. You will be amazed by the output! In terms of the phone function, you cannot enter numbers while driving but can use the speed dial if you have programmed the numbers. Similarly, with the sat nav, you cannot enter new destinations while driving but can select the pre-programmed addresses. Hope the above is useful, pleae do not hesitate to contact me should you have any further queries. I have a few pictures of my car in the photo/gallery section of this website. All the best with your purchasing decision! Regards, D ill add to this my 350 (presteige) plays directly off my Iphone 4 (non 4Gs) and i can use it via the steering wheel controls too static in the speakers you should go consult your dealer for this sounds like you having alot of issues with the 350 my 350 has got 17K kms on it now and it's running like a dream not a single fault yet to be found you will have some cars that have issues but lexus is quick for fixing these up out of all the lexus we had in the family iv only been to the dealer 3 times to get it fixed (twice for the RX350 and once for my ISF) As for the OP's question suspension if you are used to a M pack E90 then the Sports luxury will feel too soft for you the suspension set up on the M pack is way to hard for the roads (i find it harder than my ISF which is stiffer than the F sport again) if you really want to vented seats and the cruise control my suggestion is get the sports lux and change the suspension (ie coilovers or F sport springs and shock set) though in doing so you miss out on the bucket seats and the wheels and suspension, body parts (boot spoiler and the front lip) all these parts can be added or changed after the car is purchased (DIY or professional) as for the i phone issues the Gen 3' IS serise came out with the USB inputs some owners are claiming that they can not use Iphone 4 to play back music but i have not had a issue yet Blue tooth Audio (blue tooth streaming) i think thats what your talking about.. is not available in the AUDM IS serise US spec IS's have these standard with the marklevinson system Nav's locked out while the cars in motion for safety reasons though you can get a NAV Bypass kit for this rather than cutting wires BMW has done well for their cars but only for their high end cars Value for money E90 320i (m pack or not) is not even comparible to the base IS250 in both power, ride, quality, smoothness E90 335 " is closely matched both in power and handling wise but the bmw falls short on value and reliability. hope my input helps
  12. all is250/350/F's had some sort of rattle issues take it back to the dealer and most of the times they fix it up if it doesnt fix up with 1 visit take it back again and again untill fixed
  13. if you find the 2012 harsh then try the 2008-2009 gen 1's
  14. 20" ISF rims never heard all ISF wheels are 19" you can get 18" ISF style wheels but i havent come across 20" yet
  15. AFS will not be working with the new headlight and you will have a AFS off light flashing if you have AFS from factory
  16. i think u need to turn in off manually everytime tbh i dont really care about it when i park with my windows down the alarm does go off but in normal cases no
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