fatjoez

Thanks yea im going either kumho ku31 or ku39

Cool ill do that

Do you guys recommend kumho ku39 or is ku31 a good enouh tyre

Cool ill do that

Do you guys recommend kumho ku39 or is ku31 a good enouh tyre

Mine has 235 front 245 rears

Im getting 225front 255rear

But my mate said thatll understeer heaps n recommended 235fronts

Factory suggests 225 for 18s

What do u guys think

Heres what i got from k-mart tires

kumho ku39 model all round

225/40 fronts @ $319each

255/40 rears @ $359each

what you guys reckon

Yea sweet watd that cost roughly

Okay well what will 800 get me

Great and what will a full set of 265 or 275s cost me and what brands do you recommend

You beaauty thanks matey

look forward to hearing the tire suggestions

I have a 2007 IS250 Sports model with 17 or 18" alloys, not sure what size, its the standard OEM ones that come with the sports model

I'm due for new tires soon and want to get super wide sports ones

What are the options, preferably can someone link me to beaurepaires so I can see the tire / specs

Cheers!

oh cool cool

yea cause i was thinking if i buy a grille off ebay or whatever it'll probably not have those chrome surrounds anyway so yea il probs go down that track first

I like the ISF style grille you even see them on toyota aurions now

I seee

Well seeing as I'm broke at the moment I'll have to put this on hold for a while but sounds good

I literally got new brakepads yesterday

Bendix General CT DB 1852 on front & Bendix General CT DB 1854 on rear

Most people recommend them as a good pad with low brake dust

They seem good on mine

Cost me $154 for front, 154 for rear

You can find them online for $104 though plus shipping

Can someone post the details of the recall

Does the car still have to be in warranty?

I'm the second owner so do I simply call lexus & book it in

grill, you can paint if you want (like i did, but i did mine the same colour as the car, SGM, paint was mixed at autobarn, it costs 18$)

but if you paint it, it'll chip and you'll have to paint it again, im gonna get it painted properly at a mates shop

i've also painted the front and rear emblems matte black

with the window trim im gonna get it painted when the grill goes in for paint

i really like the mudered out theme on that IS, only if my car was black...

haha cool someone doing the same thing

sweet yea I actually want one of those Honeycomb golf style grilles, the slanted ones stock are ugly

did you change your grill at all or just paint etc

Yeah I made the mistake of getting them to do it when they have a mobile machiner who charges them $45 callout fee

So yea basically idiot of me for using a workshop that has mobile people to do machining

Oh well its done now

Can you tell me a bit more about your coilovers?

Whatd they cost you $$

Would you recommend them?

I dont mind a bit stiffer but i'd like to retain maximum softness possible while getting some lowering cause stock is too high

Semi pissed off

Went to a workshop got a quote $156 for bendix general front brakes & $156 for rears. Okay no biggy

Guy said I'd also need to machine the fronts at about $35

Then after its done he charges $88 for machining, $80 for labour

I could have gone and bought new performance discs for like $150 $200 what the hell do I want machined ones for at that price

Also could have got the brakes on the net for $104 each but thought I'd help a local out

Some good that did..

with the grille i was considering buying an aftermarket one cause i dont like the design either.

I'd like the F-Sport grille

But what about window trim, what do i do there

I'll check it out

General concensus seems to be that you can't get the same soft ride with just springs

need coilovers, though haven't been able to find out if they're as soft

Hey guys

I want to black out the car

Whats the best way to

black the chrome window trim

black the front grille

Ideas / pricing indication anything cheers

END goal:

Hey there

Just bought an IS250 2007 sports with 97,000km on the clock

The brakes are almost done so I need new ones, i'd like some good sporty ones, will spend $100-300

Also want to lower the car from factory height (not too much, but definately lower than stock),

but try to keep the ride softness much as possible

Can you guys recommend a brand of brakes / springs to get

Also, I live in gold coast, so if you can recommend a place to buy/install them feel free