Clunkfish

I used vehicleclips.co.uk to look for these fasteners for my 2008 RX400h and these are an identical replacement for the originals: https://www.vehicleclips.co.uk/products/lexus-engine-cover-clips-plastic-trim-fasteners-for-engine-bay-shields-53259-48010 £3.49 for 10, £4.69 for 20.

Ah, thank you! I shall check with my local Lexus dealer.

I expect I am being really dense but... where is this deal available?

If they're the same as the 2008 RX400h, then these are perfect: Lexus Engine Cover Clips- Plastic Trim Fasteners for Engine Bay Shields- 53259-48010, SKU: FCP-0371-LE1x00050.

https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2022/04/rare-rides-the-paul-mccartney-signature-edition-2006-lexus-rx-400h-one-of-one/

I think the disappearance of the HUD when using polarised glasses must be because light is polarised by reflection, and the HUD image is a reflected one and thus polarised. If the HUD polarisation is opposite to that of the glasses, then the image will not be visible. You can test this by viewing the HUD through one of the polarised lenses then rotating the lens - after roughly 90 degrees of rotation, the HUD image should reappear. That's because the polarisations are now aligned. (I knew that A Level in Physics would come in handy - when I took it 50 years ago!)

I must have forgotten to remove the gold bars from the boot 😀

Yes, I made that a condition of sale!

I joined this Club in 2013 when I acquired my first Lexus - a black LS400 Mk IV, with the gold badges and wooden wheel and everything. It only ever let me down once, though that was when I was on my way to my first Covid jab, which was a nuisance. A couple of months later I had a Morrison's home delivery and the first thing the driver said to me was "Is your Lexus for sale?" So I had a think about it and despite failing its MOT (needed new discs and pads all round), he was prepared to pay what I had paid for it back in 2013. So all of a sudden, I was Lexusless but with two grand in my pocket. So I started to look at other models in the Lexus range. Long story short - yesterday I bought a 2008 RX400h with 107K on the clock, full Lexus service history and everything tickety-boo except the wheels, which I will need to get refurbished. But right now, I'm enjoying being back in a Lexus, back in the Club, and gaining lots of information from all your expert posts.

Perhaps they've seen the state of our roads 😂

The disc has "Stationery" (in HMSO) misspelled as "Stationary". Perhaps they're all like that, but it does look a bit dodgy....

The kit I mentioned includes the UV blocker that stops them from re-yellowing.

I used this kit from Amazon. It worked very well - did them 2 years ago and they are still sparkling (this was on a Mark IV 1998 LS with plastic headlight lenses).

An update - the WD-40 method does work, so thank you C Mclean . I tried soaking a piece of trim (the surround to the switches on the driver's door that control seat memory etc.) in WD-40 in a plastic bag for a couple of days and that did make the glue very soft and relatively easy to scrape off. The plastic trim itself is unaffected. Obviously you have to be able to remove the trim to use this method so around the radio controls is still going to be a challenge, but I think all the rest of it should be OK once I've got the affected parts out of the car. The other thing that helps is a plastic razor-blade scraper jobby like this. It is a bit easier to get under the glue with this than using plastic trim-removal spudgers.

When I have the will to try the next stage of removal, I may well give this a go. If I do, I'll report back :-)