More power lexus is200

by AARONMCCONNELL1, 12-05-2022, 10:00 AM

Hi new to this site. I here its the place to get good advice. so here goes

Iv a 2004 lexus is200 sport.
love the car apart from the speed its just a little dead lol..

So what I need advice on. What do you guys recommend to get more power
basically I am looking the cheapest option here. Iv been looking down the road of a charger from a merc c180. as I could buy bit at a time. when the cash is available. Is this the best route. and if so do any of use guys know a rough shopping list of what is required and a rough idea off cost

THANKS

Hi new today

by AARONMCCONNELL1, 12-05-2022, 09:51 AM

Just new today so thought id say hello

my name is aaron
im from northern ireland
and drive a lexus is200

future plans are to make it quicker


will get pics up soon

Grom USB2P Android Interface Review

by toxo, 07-05-2022, 09:06 AM

I went on a trip to France recently, and I wanted a way to get tunes & satnav from my phone into my stereo. It's very noisy in a soft top and you need to be able to hear the instructions clearly! My car has the standard 'facelift' Toyota stereo, and a dealer-fit CD changer, so no aux input. I had a few options - I could have binned off the stereo and fitted a cheap bluetooth stereo from Halfords, which probably would have cost less but would have been ugly and I doubt I would have got too great a stereo for my budget. But having seen them mentioned on here and the old LOC site, I decided to take a punt on the latest Grom OEM interface for Android & USB, the USB2 plus (USB2P-TOY).

Installation
The first thing I did was remove my CD changer. I had been using it but with a decent Android & USB interface I shouldn't need to anymore - my head unit still has a CD slot. The changer also took up a lot of space which is a rare commodity in my car! This freed up the CD changer port on the back of the HU. A post facelift MR2 has a Toyota branded stereo made by Panasonic, which despite its age still uses the old (90s) Toyota CD changer plug. Grom's compatability list will tell you that the car uses the new style plug but they are incorrect. The TOY1 cable is required, not the TOY cable.

Next up I found a neat space underneath the ashtray that the Grom unit would fit in. It's not much larger than a pack of 20 fags but it has cables coming out of both ends which make it take up more room. I ordered mine with an AUX input and the Bluetooth hands free kit as well, so I had to stick a microphone near the driver's position and run the cable round behind the dash into the Bluetooth unit.

Firmware Update / Configure the Grom
After that I updated the Grom to the latest firmware which is a simple job of copying a file onto a memory stick (needs to be one with a light on that flashes when it's being used but most have this) and plugging it in. When that was done I copied on a file to tell Grom to use Android 4.4 USB streaming. Same deal, download the file from the website, put it on a memory stick and plug the memory stick into the Grom. Job done.

Input 1 - USB port
The huge number of features of this unit was immediately evident. I plugged a memory stick into the device and immediately was able to skip through the folders of songs. The audio quality is really good, a good MP3 is indistinguishable from the stock CD player. My only criticisms of this bit would be that it's not that fast to skip through a lot of folders at once, and you can't do shuffle across the entire memory stick, only over the current folder. However I think these are actually both restrictions of the stock head unit rather than the Grom device. If required I can plug my phone in to the USB port and it will charge it as well as opening Google Play Music up straight away, and stream the audio digitally over the USB cable.

Input 2 - Bluetooth
I paired my phone with the Grom device, which was painless. No mucking around, just hit Bluetooth, found the Grom, hit pair, hit OK. Whenever you play audio from a paired Bluetooth device it overrides whatever the Grom is doing, i.e. playing from USB. This works really well with satnav - you can be listening to music from a USB stick and when your phone wants to give you a direction, the Grom will pause the USB playback, switch input to Bluetooth, read the satnav instructions, then switch back to USB and unpause. Very smart. If you want to play music from the phone, it again overrides whatever else the Grom is playing. Going down this path does allow you to 'shuffle all songs' as it's the phone doing the playback and streaming it digitally to the Grom. If I have a call come in, it will pause playback and I can press skip forwards on the head unit to answer and skip back to reject. At any point I can also press 5 on the head unit and it switches the phone to voice instruction, so I can shout 'Phone Gary' or 'Play Bob Marley' and it will do what I ask. Calls seem clear even with the roof down and the caller can hear me just fine.

Input 3 - Aux port
Last but not least I also have the aux port kit, which gives me a 3rd input which is a headphone jack and a USB port which is just for charging. So, my passenger can plug their phone/ipad/tablet/whatever in without any pairing or mucking about, and the USB port can charge it, or charge a satnav, or an e-cigarette, whatever I like. Means I don't need a separate phone charger.

Useability
Changing inputs is simple too. When I first change the HU to CD changer the Grom says through the speakers 'USB'. If I press the button to skip tracks, it will say 'AUX'. To change inputs later, you just switch to FM and then back to CD changer, and it will read out the input again and allow you to skip.

All in all I think it's one of the cleverest and easiest to use bits of car electronics I've ever seen! And my car's interior still looks stock, apart from an unintrusive bluetooth mic on top of the steering column.

Well impressed.

GReddy emanage blue

by hp_zim, 07-05-2022, 07:21 AM

Does anyone know the GReddy emanage blue piggyback well, or perhaps know a tuner who works with this well?

I am trying to find out how they disable the standard ecu closed-loop lambda control as I've heard that its been done before with the emanage blue.

Greetings

by hp_zim, 07-05-2022, 07:18 AM

Greetings all,

I have a Toyota Altezza RS200 fitted with the GReddy turbo kit and live in South Africa...

New Member hoping to install sc to my is200

by Xtremist, 06-05-2022, 06:59 PM

Hi everyone I've just joined and going for some Intel on installing a eaton m62 supercharger on my lexus is200 I.e what parts are necessary for the install etc I've already got the supercharger just want to know what is next
Thanks all hope I get some feedback

Subaru Impreza turbo wagon daily

by Sparkystav, 04-05-2022, 06:10 PM

Thought I'd start a thread about my daily. Now don't expect huge mods or anything like that. The only thing I'll be doing is turning it from a slightly neglected example into a nice and tidy daily.


I bought it from a friend of mine who has now moved into the world of vw campers. I wasn't really looking for a new car but it was more exciting than my e46 318i tourer and it's jap! Nevermind the fact it was a bargain! He'd bought it from a chap who owns a Scooby specialists and took it back there for its checkups. So it's been serviced well for a reasonable time of its life.

Here she is when I picked her up:




Nearly perfectly standard example but a bit neglected. Only mods are:

Sti down pipe
Sti back box
4 pot front calipers

Everything else is as found from the factory more or less.

First job was to give it a ruddy good clean, as my mate has dogs and the interior was pretty minging.
But after removing the front seats and giving it a quick wash, scrubbing the wheels, and then hoovering the inside she came up fairly clean






Next things to do were little jobs to tidy it up:

Oil and filter change
Repair screw in passenger rear
Replace drivers seat belt that had a rip, easily done with one from eBay
Replace the fuel flap as the spring had gone and you had to lever it open
New wipers front and rear

The previous owner had also put some blue LEDs in the dash and could barely see it, so I took the dash out and they are the same ones as the IS200 dash which meant i had a drawer full of standard ones so I can read the dash properly now.

Then a couple of other jobs, first was tighten the handbrake, this is reasonably easy on the Scooby as you adjust it from a grommet at the back of the wheel, flicking up a cog same as the IS200.



Then I also had a couple of rust patches, extremely common on the Scooby apparently, just on the rear arch. This was the worst side



I just sanded both sides back to metal and treated it with the rusteze type stuff that hardens the metal again, then used a rattle can to respray it. Not perfect but a lot better than before and should hold off the rot for a few more years.

Now the mods started, but not in any meaningful way; so far they are

Set of floor mats!
Universal roof rack (only fitted when needed)
Dab stereo
bluetooth kit from my old daily
And that's it.

Then this weekend because I've got the Lexus up and running I gave it a good wash, swirl removal, and polish



Looking much better!



She also got a fresh MOT this week so well happy.

Other Jobs now left on the list:

• Respray spoiler high - it appears something's been transported on the roof and dragged off, causing some scratches.
  Respray spoiler low - same as above
  Replace front seats - drivers bolster is worn and split
  Check brake pads/discs - got some squeeking
  Find cause of rattle - back box cover I think
  Fog light covers - front fogs are cracked, I never use them so they can be replaced with covers
  Remove exhaust cover on downpipe - rotten
  Fit amp - obvious
  Fit sub - obvious
  Filler neck - some dampness around it, not split but rotting
  Move brake hose - twisted
  

new member

by Big Dan, 03-05-2022, 08:55 PM

hi guys just a quick hello ive just joined always been into cars and going to shows etc but new to forums [technophobe] ha ha seen you at a few shows and thought id give it a go

Clean car

by is200turbo, 01-05-2022, 04:55 PM

Hi all,

Thought I would post a few pics of my car after a good wash and polish.

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff38...8B8084.jpg

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff38...1BEE34.jpg

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff38...6B5D3B.jpg

http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff38...776FA7.jpg

And the windows were treated to gtechniq g1 glass sealant, the beading is insane on the glass now



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Jap show

by Ivesy R33, 01-05-2022, 08:01 AM

Hey guys am I to late for jap show tickets? Only just joined the group so not sure?