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    David
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    RX300
  • Year of Lexus
    2004
  • UK/Ireland Location
    Dorset

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  1. The screen arrived this morning from Eastern Europe, in good condition and as described. I have not had a problem with supply of good second hand parts from Lithuania I watched the video of removing the radio and Nav screen units just to make sure, and in fact it was quite easy, some of the cables to the back of the units were a bit short, so a bit fiddly in places. Once the cigar lighter console is out of the way, put a tea towel under the radio, pushed fully to the back in case one of the 10mm bolts does drop on removal. The surround buttons and air vents come off the old screen unit, once out of the car, after removing 13 easily accessible screws, all in one , just lifting out after disconnecting the two lateral cables. Replacement is just the reverse, a bit fiddly but quite easy really. I put it all back in and it worked first time, except I could get no radio stations. I had plugged everything in except the aerial connection ! So now I have a fully working screen for a £200 outlay and a few hours of my time. I am pleased with that. Dread to think what Lexus would have charged. Thanks to you all for your help and suggestions. It helps to focus the mind on the likely cause and solution to the problem. Regards David D
  2. I have just ordered this, see attached picture, for £200 from Lithuania. I have had stuff from them before and they have been fine, we will see. Should arrive next week. From pictures it seems quite straight forward to swop over the surround, so I will give it a go next week when I have a day to myself in case it is a bit more problematical than it appears. I will post the outcome soon after. Any comments still gratefully received, Regards David D
  3. Thank you BD, have begun looking at YouTube videos for how to remove the radio and screen. The most difficult bit seems to avoid dropping the bolts down the dark cavity under the unit. I will have a go at removal shortly, but I am tempted to buy a "new" screen from the Bay, so I can substitute at the same time. Plug it in before a fully replace everything, to see if it works. If it is Ok I might then have someone look at my connections as, if it is repairable, I will have something to sell on. Thank you Phil, I did look at that. I think the default mode at start up is screen on, as we would all be in a pickle if we turned it off and forgot on restarting. Might be wrong on that one. Happy to receive any further suggestions if it might stop me carrying out a transplant, regards David D
  4. Never thought to check that Colin. Logo still comes up when ignition is turned on, but when in reverse, screen remains black. (reverse lights work) Regards David D
  5. Thank you Mark, I pressed display and then the top right corner, it beeped, so I got the correct area, but no change to the black screen. Same thing to the bottom right slide area for brightness, beeps but no screen change, regards DD
  6. Thank you for your interest. All interior lights working, above the mirror, door strips etc. Not sure how I can check the screen brightness controls, as are they not displayed on the screen. I had thought it would have been a "motherboard" failure as my PC monitor comes up with a logo when powered up, even if the computer is not on. Would be delighted to be proved wrong though. yours hopefully David D
  7. My 04 RX300 has been trouble free since I bought it 4 years ago. I love it. However yesterday I turned on the ignition and the nav screen was blank. The symptoms are :- When the ignition is turned on, the Lexus Logo comes up, but then it goes blank rather than a screen appearing. All the switches, clock, display etc beep when pressed. All the surrounding switches Temp, Auto, Off, Demist etc all work, as does the radio lower section of the console. The touch screen itself does respond, as I can remember where some of the touch pads are and can turn off the Air Con for example if touched in the area it should be. So in summing up, everything works except the actual display itself, so cant be a fuse. I even disconnected the battery for 45 mins but that did not rectify the problem. I presume this will necessitate a "new" screen as this may be a circuit board problem. Any comments or suggestion, confirming or otherwise, would be gratefully received, Thanks in advance, David D
  8. http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=9774
  9. I just fitted the above, without removing the shields, with poor results as all you get is a thin beam of light, like a torch through the hole in the end, with no light coming from the reflector. What is needed is an LED bulb that has illumination evenly all round the sides, like the original shines all around, so that the light is reflected by the reflector at the correct beam width and direction. Something like this but with the correct fitting.
  10. I don't think so, just as shown in the eBay picture. There is no rubber on my key, just the black buttons on the transferable remote unit, Email him, he was very quick to reply to my questions
  11. The key for my RX300 cracked so I bought one of the cheap key cases from the bay with the blank blade, and just used the back only to strengthen the original. That didn't last long. A bit more searching and I found this guy http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEXUS-TOYOTA-2-3-BUTTON-REMOTE-KEY-CASE-SNAPPED-BROKEN-CUT-TO-CODE-PHOTOGRAPH-/262128351566?hash=item3d0811394e I was sceptical, but I took a photo of the original key for cutting (unless you have the code, but send both) and sent it to him, and the cut key that came back in only a couple of days, and was of very good quality, and it worked first time in the ignition. Just had to transfer over the button capsule, and it has shown no signs of deteriation in 9 months, and for only £15 delivered from the UK, you don't have much to lose. I have no links with this guy except as a satisfied customer, but I would endorse his description of his product.
  12. http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/topic/65164-panel-removal/ Found this on a US site. Seems hugely complicated but may not be in practice
  13. http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic/90808-updating-sat-nav-confusing/
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