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Friends of mine are LPG installers and are sick of this con. They enquired about joining the scheme to put conversion customers minds at rest but quickly discovered it's all about handing wads of money over to this self styled group of so called experts and lining their pockets. The very same group has been running around like headless chickens telling any insurance company that will listen how dangerous LPG conversions are if not carried out by their members or people who don't follow the practises that they have decided are the only correct ones. Strange though, the country is not in an epidemic of deaths and injuries from badly fitted LPG systems on vehicles. When did you last hear of a car blowing up ? There are more car fires from faulty petrol systems and car electrics than LPG kits. Still . when there's an earner in something, the facts go right out the window.

440 mile round trip yesterday averaging 22mpg ( thats gallon of lpg ) in my RX330. Now don't forget, that as I paid 69.9 for my gas, then I got nearly two gallons of lpg for the price of one gall of unleaded making it approx 40 mpg ! and that was at a steady 70mph on the M6,M1, M11

'Catalyst System efficiency below threshold (bank 1)'.'Yep, get that on my lpg converted RX300. Did Emission test on petrol only and it couldn't have been any cleaner or lower in terms of passing MOT. Same test on LPG and once again, lowest level of emissions you could get on a car with 90,000 on it. Seems that Lexus warning lights will come on if it goes cloudy or you slam the door to hard. Just away of getting owners in to Lexus service bays and milking them dry if you ask me.

My 2003 RX300 was converted at 64,000 thousand and is now on 91,000. Tank takes £35 to fill at current price and does 260 miles on that tank when on motorway run, around 230 around town. Yes, the EML comes on but recent exhaust gas tests show that it is ultra clean on both petrol and log. That light is so sensitive I wouldn't be surprised if it came on if a headlight failed !!

Sorted it. Disconnected the battery for a few minutes then reconnected and radio now working normally. Just another niggle on what is supposed to be a ' luxury car". My first Lexus and my last, they really are just as crappy as other Jap makes and seem to suffer from one obscure problem after another. As for parts, they must all be hand carved from gold by fairies judging my the price of anything from a suspension bush to a door lock.

Help ! I can't seem to turn off the ASL setting on the radio in my 2003 RX300. I don't even remember turning it on. Held the Audio control knob on the left but it won't let me change any settings... bass, treb, balance ASL ?

40% less... you're talking absolute b@lls ihpj.

Couldn't find my rad on ebay. It is the one which has the ATF fluid passing through it as well. Sourced one at Europarts in the end. £150 plus vat.

Any one know where I can find an after market radiator for a 2003 RX 300 ?. It's the one with part of the a/c built in. Just starting to ring around the various radiator repairers in the North West but drawing a blank. Not some thing they seem to want to refurbish. Main stealer is looking at nearly £500... too much to spend on a 9 year old bus.

78 views and no replies !!! where are all the ' experts ' ?

The largest of the bushes in my front lower wishbones show much sign of wear. Can the bushes be replaced separately or must I change the whole arm ? V6 3.0 2003 model with no air suspension. Any one know of any British firms doing the arms as a whole or the bushes ?

I only got one black key with mine ( second hand purchase ). Is it possible to get a grey key on line or is it dealer only ?

So now the bar is raised to a ridiculous height. 100g/km is just too low for the majority of road users.. Might as well go the whole hog and include cyclists in the charge, after all, they sweat and that could be classed as a pollutant.

Hi, i am also looking to convert my 2004 RX300, could you let me know how you get on and also what and where was you quoted £950 for the conversion the sites i have been looking at have quoted around £1800. Thanks Ian I have a post with pictures in the servicing tips section showing how I converted my 2004 RX 300