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Thanks Romasato! I paid £175 for them, which may sound like a lot, but the OEMs are £110 from ebay (and that was for black, which I didn't want). Also the company I got them from usually charge £150 just for the front ones, so I managed to get a good price. Plus I also got the 1-piece for the back. Plus I also got the mats covering more floor space (and stains!) than the usual mats do. Sounds like I'm trying to justify the costs to myself!! No, seriously, for me personally I think the extra outlay was worth it.

Thanks Romasato! I paid £175 for them, which may sound like a lot, but the OEMs are £110 from ebay (and that was for black, which I didn't want). Also the company I got them from usually charge £150 just for the front ones, so I managed to get a good price. Plus I also got the 1-piece for the back. Plus I also got the mats covering more floor space (and stains!) than the usual mats do. Sounds like I'm trying to justify the costs to myself!! No, seriously, for me personally I think the extra outlay was worth it.

Hello all. Thought I’d share my latest “improvement” to my RX400h. Was looking for some new mats, as the (aftermarket) ones that came with the car had seen better days, and moved around a bit (especially the driver’s mat), and there was a daft gap in the back middle position. I saw some lambswool mats online, and as their factory was only a few minutes away, I thought I’d take a look in person. I must say I was well impressed with the service. The guy showed me all the samples, and then put them in my car to see how they would look. He then measured up inside the car, then a few minutes later came out with a paper-template, asking if I was happy. We made a few adjustments (I wanted the whole of the back to be just 1 piece, and to go further under the front chairs (to hide some stains on the carpet!), and to be really-tight fitting. He even agreed to make a tiny mat to fit in that little floor tray in the front (where the power socket is) – I can hide some money under there for easy access. The mat colour was a little bit darker than what I originally wanted, (limited colour options on the lambswool), but we agreed to have a beige edging to tie it in with my car’s interior. Needless to say, I’m ecstatic with the final product! The front mats are good, but the 1-piece rear one really stands out. It covers the stains under the driver’s seat, and there’s no chance of the mats slipping or the kids tripping over them (clumsy idiots, they both tripped over the previous mats!). They feel really soft, as you’d expect, but not sure how long they will stay soft for. Wifey now takes her shoes off as she likes the soft feel. Dirt doesn’t show up, so no need to dust them every day! Half tempted to get one made for the boot… Hope the pictures come out well. If anyone’s interested or have any questions, let me know! Cheers. Bu

Cheers Rob, and no worries! Just wanted to point out that my adapter doesn't have the USB or SD in, it's got bluetooth and AUX in instead. The USB port that I have for mine is just for charging other devices only, which might come in useful when the kids' DVD players are attached to the cigarette lighter. Yatour make all different adapters, in any combo of AUX / SD card / USB / BT, so do look around as to what types of music in you would want. The AUX in only costs around £25. Agree completely, if only the RX had an AUX in, I'd be more than content. (I think they came fitted as standard from the 2009 model?). Regarding the "limited music / track navigation facility", with AUX in, you can only control the volume using the car's controls; with BT, you can play/pause/move tracks up/down as well. I too saw the review for the Volvo adapter, but was put off by having to format the SD card and put songs in a particular order. (edit: and also not being able to play internet/streamed music to it, like spotify or amazon music or internet radio). Good luck with the jack adapter / X3 player! cheers

hey guys, thanks for your help in this. I've just ordered the one that Rayaans' suggested. regarding the audio update: I went for the Yatour bluetooth/AUX system, as suggested by a member a while ago, £63 from amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B014R3340I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I also got a Y splitter/adaptor cable, £10 from amazon but you can get these anywhere, probably a bit cheaper: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00DJ3MHI8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The above items can be used for any Lex/Toyota that has the 6+6 pin setup (2 rows of 6 pins). If you've got a spare port on the back of the stereo unit, you might not need the Y splitter. Basically the Y splitter allows you to connect 2 devices to 1 port on the back on the original stereo. My car didn't have the ipod connection, (look in the glove box to see if you've got one). Removing the stereo unit is quite simple, some good youtube vids out there. You'll need a dash trim remover tool and a socket wrench with a 10mm bit. Probably the best bit of advice I can give anyone on this is, when removing the top 2 hidden bolts, put loads of blue-tac into the 10mm bit, and squeeze it hard onto the bolt. That way you hopefully won't drop the bolt behind the dash, which can be a nightmare to retrieve. Once the stereo is out, I removed the original stereo connection (6+6 pin), and put the single end of the Y cable in it's place. In the other 2 slots of the Y cable, I plugged in the original stereo connection and the Yatour BT connection. (there are loads of wires connected to the back of the unit, and you might have to take some out for ease of access. It's easy to do, and because all the connections are different, you'll know where to re-connect - you can't get it wrong! All simple clip in/out.) Once installed, BT connection/pairing was a doddle, and my phone automatically connects to the Yatour device every time I'm in my car. You probably know this already, but with the BT streaming from your phone, you can use the car's steering wheel controls and CD unit controls to, er, control the music (track up / down), but you can't with just the AUX in - you can only use the car's volume controls. I've yet to experiment with playlists. I have to press the "CD" function once to get to the standard CD player, twice to get to the new AUX/BT connection, so I still have use of the original CD player as well. You don't get the track info (title/album/artist) on the CD screen (boo!) when using the AUX/BT connection - it just says "cd 1 - track 1" all the time, (i don't know if that's a limitation of my cheap Y splitter cable, or because I needed a mp3/cdc switch cable instead of the y-cable, or a limitation of the stereo unit or the Yatour device - if anyone knows, please let us know). And also, you can't connect to the car's original BT at the same time as the Yatour BT - you can only have one or the other at any one time. (this is a limitation of BT in general). If you make lots of calls from your car, then that could be an issue for you, as you can't use the car's large screen display or phonebook contacts. However you can receive/end calls using the car's steering wheel controls if connected to Yatour BT, so it is still hands free, and comes with a microphone. Hope this helps. It's not a recommendation/endorsement of the Yatour system over any others - it's just one that met my needs at a pretty reasonable cost (£80 all in including the dash removal tools), and, 2 days in, it's still working... cheers Bu

Thanks Rayaans, possibly just saved me a lot of money! I'll get the plastic one soon. Cheers Bu

Hi everyone, I picked up my first Lex at the weekend, an 08 plate 400h. Awesome car! Thanks to this forum - I spent an unhealthy amount of time on here before making my purchase!! I've already fitted a bluetooth connector thingy so I can stream music from my phone, and the connector also has AUX in. Took about 40 minutes, but can be done much quicker now I know how. If anyone needs, I can supply more info about what I used, plus a couple of useful tips if anyone needs to get access to the back of the cd/radio unit. Now, I'm thinking about fitting a rear bumper guard. I really like the look of the carbon/aluminium one, but I can't find any that state they'd be suitable for the uk RX400h. I've seen on some sites that the same guards fit the 300 and the 350, but I can't find the aluminium ones. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/rear-trunk-door-sill-scuff-plate-for-LEXUS-RX350-RX450h-rear-bumper-protector-interior-exterior-B/1450931940.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.125.cwydu4&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_7,searchweb201602_2_10017_10021_507_10022_10020_10009_10008_10018_10019_101,searchweb201603_6&btsid=8094d428-7c68-4dd4-a8dc-0675f8a69317 ali express site say the above is suitable for "RX350 RX450h RX270 2010-2011" , but I'm not sure if they are referring to non-uk market . Does anyone know if they would be suitable for uk RX400h (08 plate) please? If not, does anyone know where I can get hold of one? Many thanks. Bu

Thanks Colin. Only 2 and a half days to go before I pick up the car... Not that I'm counting!

Thanks Mike

Hi all, I thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Bu from Milton Keynes. I've been trawling this site for a few months now, it's unbelievable, with so many helpful and knowledgeable members. Although I haven't asked any questions (yet!) I have gained so much useful info from you guys, thanks! (I've read EVERY single RX post all the way back to December. Sad, but glad I did). I'm hoping to pick up my first lex, a 2008 RX400h SE, this Saturday. Was supposed to be ready last weekend, so this has been the longest week of my life so far!

Hi all, my first post. Like Assa1974 I too was only looking at SELs, just for the dvd screens. Then I got put off by the ones that stick out of the seat back, as I thought they'd be a magnet for thieves (at least with the ones integrated in the headrest it's less of a security concern, but I didn't like the idea of the actual player (where you insert the disc) being under the seat, and I want sure if you could watch different movies on different screens), and then I read in this forum that neither type were particularly good (as far as being cutting edge). I'm (hopefully) about to pick up my first lex on Saturday, it's an SE, and I'll be using the dvd players we used in my previous car, which I will have to attach to the headrest poles each time we go on a long journey. It's a bit of a pain (each one takes a whole minute to set up, half a minute to put away), but at least I don't have the security concerns, plus the screens are good quality, independent (but can be linked), and can also play media from SD cards and usb drives as well as dvd. And I can change them in a few years if I need to. Strangely enough, the reason I brought the dvd players was because my 2 kids both complained of being car sick on long journeys. Since using the dvd players, my boy doesn't complain any more, but my girl says she gets even more car sick! Can't win! Hope that helps. Bu