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Hey all, just purchased a gs350 f sport and looking to do some basic mods (the mrs will get my current is350 f sport). Im posting here as i dont think the GS forum gets much traffic!

Anyway, are there any lowered springs which have the same softness level as factory? Love the look of the car however it sits a little too high.

Also, has anyone swapped out their steering wheel to a newer update model one, or does this fall into the too difficult basket?

Cheers!

Front is hot, the rear is just disgusting. Not sure what they were thinking or how that was approved. 

Interesting user name...

With the way the aussie dollar is at the moment, i wont be buying this intake anytime soon 😞

On 3/23/2020 at 9:27 AM, Atlantis said:

Pipe between the airbox and inlet manifold. Change the flex/plastic pipe for something solid and straight.

Wouldnt this pipe need to also cater for the maf sensor & Is the end result of doing this more induction sound?

Your wrong there, you can definitley plug an iphone in and it will work just like an ipod, i know because thats what ive been doing for the past few years

BUT...

The newer the iphone/ios, the glitchier the experience. Eg: Back when i had an iphone 6s plugged in via usb cable, the music worked 100% fine, when i moved to an iphone xr, it started randomly disconnecting, i had to restart the iphone to get it to work correct. 

But the funny thing is, my mrs has the EXACT same iphone as me, with the exact same ios but my car doesnt recognise her phone at all. 

I can also plug a usb stick in, but it seems to have a limit in regards to how much music it can actually play. Eg if i put a few gb worth and say 600 songs, it will mostly play the same songs over and over (on random), so out of that 600, its only actually recognising 200

The weak AU$ has made purchasing anything from the states not worthwhile, a $400 intake has a $1200 shipping fee. 

I will keep looking locally, not many options, and the few that i can see, are from brands ive never heard off

8 hours ago, pearlisf said:

I had a Takeda intake on my is350 and it was very loud from about 3500rpm. Sounded like a V8.

Highly recommend it you want sound. No experience with other brands. 

Didn't feel any power gains to be honest. 

Cool thanks for that. Yes only after sound, i dont expect to get miraculous gains from an intake only. Plus the is350's 233kw is more than enough for a daily driver

Can i ask where you purchased your intake from?

Bump for an old thread...

Which aftermarket intake is the loudest?

From my google search i can see the below intakes available for my car:

. K&n 

. injen 

. f sport 

. Spectre - looks a bit cheapie though

Thats interesting, i knew you were allowed to "touch" a mobile phone in a "cradle" for gps, but didnt know it also applied for music functions

Thanks. The laws are really tough here on touching your mobile phone while driving though, cant risk a $400 fine just from changing a song 😞

Love my car, except for the fact i cannot stream bluetooth music. I believe the 2013 updated head unit (with 3 buttons at the bottom instead of 4) streams music. 

Are there any recent verified modifications which will let me modify my current stereo to stream music or apple car play etc, or is it easy to source/install a 2013 head unit into a 2011?

got a carbon filter from repco for $40, installed in a flash, no more smell! thanks guys, appreciate all the assistance 🙂

also, this run off hose, where can i find it, just to make sure its not clogged

Thanks for the replies everyone. To answer your questions:

. The smell only comes when the a/c is on, no smell when just running the fan/heater.

. Have felt around the footwell area for the carpet being damp, its all dry, so doesnt seem to be leaking directly into the cabin carpet

. Culprit is most likely the cabin filter, not sure when this was cleaned/changed last, at least a few years now. Thanks for the heads up about setting the heater controls beforehand as well!

. Ensure the drain hose is clear: where abouts do i find this?

Thank you!

Where the door projector lights difficult to install?

i consistently get 10.5L over the past few years. mix of suburban and some highway driving. Not bad for a 3.5L 6. ive seen many 2L 4 cylinder's getting the same.

Got my 2nd recall done late last year. didnt bother me too much as the lexus dealer is 2 min drive from work. got a free brand new loan car to put around in for a day plus a car wash 😄

And somehow i had driven over a nail which they noticed and fixed for me too. good job lexus!

Noticed that my car smells like b.o. (body odour) / old socks recently. Did a bit of googling and it may be water leaking into the carpet, or the a/c line being clogged. Any ideas where to check these on a 2011 IS?

Cheers!

ps: yes i h ave checked all over the car in case there are old socks lying around :P

On 7/22/2019 at 10:46 AM, _ISF said:

I purchased one of these about 6 months ago so i could stream music wirelessly as the Bluetooth on the Lexus is pretty prehistoric. I sit it inside the centre console (its only tiny - about the size of your key fob) and it gets power from the usb port and then uses a 3.5mm headphone connector to connect to the cars radio: https://www.thegoodguys.com.au/one-for-all-bluetooth-music-receiver-ue-sv1810

good suggestion. would the steering wheel controls still work? next, back, volume up/down etc

cheers will do. 

theres 2 other things bugging me about the car which hopefully i can get sorted as well:

1. drivers seat is squeaking. i believe that this is because the foam inside is rubbing against the frame. looks like a mission to get the drivers seat out of the car properley!

2. my stereo makes bluetooth phone calls, but doesnt stream bluetooth music. am looking to either upgrade to the next model stereo which does, or get some sort of aftermarket plugin. 

any recommendations on these 2?

I have a 2011 is350 f sport. coming up on 150,000 km's now and am considering if i should sell and move onto a car with lesser km's, or stick with it

Do these cars have any major troubles around this km range? Touch wood nothing has gone wrong so far, i have just been servicing as per the book

I am considering doing a full transmission fuild change. I know that the book says its a sealed unit for life, however i dont trust that. no oil lasts "for life". 

On 4/8/2018 at 7:41 AM, Joshweston97 said:

There is, I have another guy that would like this but for his isf, I need to order a minimum of 4, so once another 2 people need them I shall order and be in touch. 

if this dvd enabling/iphone mirroring system works for my 2011 is350 f sport then please put me down

On 11/5/2018 at 9:15 AM, ilv1004s said:

well its for a gse20 ? 350s are GSE21

yup thats my bad, thanks. 

i get this too. but i pretty have my sunroof tilted all the time to let fresh air in. 

On 10/31/2018 at 3:22 PM, ilv1004s said:

nope

IS350 runs bigger pads 4 pots

u can get genuine pads from lexus for just over 100 AUD

 

 I purchased the bendix db1852 gct. Is this the wrong brake pad for an f sport?

https://catalogue.bendix.com.au/manufacturer/lexus/series/is-2005-on-gse2-ale2-use2/vehicle/250-gse20-153-kw-rwd-sedan-gse20

Lexus
IS (2005 On) [GSE2_, ALE2_, USE2_]
250 (GSE20) {153 kW} RWD Sedan [GSE20]

DB1852
4 Door Models

Dimensions
4 Pads 155 x 60 x 18 mm