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Mines fitted with RCF alloys and offset is a bit more aggressive. 255 Front and 275 Rear. Rears slightly rub, so will be raising the rears slightly. And as Ivacerk said, these cars look better with beefier tires.

Never taken one out but looking at this used one ,it does look like a push fit . https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284594414761

Maybe the kick sensor is being triggered.

…..just a note to say a big Thank You to all my past, present ( and future ! ) Viewer’s as the counter has just moved up to 1.000 View’s !! your interest is amazing, thank you, again and give yourselves a round of applause……!👏👏👏👏👏👏😃😃😃😃😃😃 Anthony

I’d be giving my dealership a call soon as I need to decide whether I am going to return the car to them or not at the end of the term in July. —C

mileage during ownership analysis: ….so Anthony, you purchased your Lexus LS 400 during July, 2021 at 160.189 mile’s at collection. the current mileage is displaying 170.688 which is + 10.449 mile’s. can you explain how you accrued this mileage over a near 3 year ownership period ( c 3.483 per year ). yes (😳), for two year’s, now, I have been a Volunteer Community Transport Driver for a major, national care and protection agency. the around 6 month’s of last year I was a member of their Cancer Car Team. the work involved the collection, from home, of single nhs cancer patient’s from all over The Scottish Border’s. our task was to drive / escort / care and protect them to The Western Hospital, Cancer Clinic, Edinburgh for treatment. very reluctantly, I had to stand down due to spiralling mileage and associated cost’s.I remain a Driver but now only accrue nominal, local, mileage. thank you, Anthony…. you are so welcome…(😳).

Been hunting around for a while now and haven't been able to find any help so far. Have an intermittant issue with the tailgate on an RX450 (2020) in that it'll occationally stop mid-way through either opening or closing. I was thinking it might be a sensor malfunction incorrectly detecting an obstruction but can't figure out shere said sensors are. Any advice on that or further thoughts on the fault would be welcome!

My ISF is listed on AT. I can only tell you that low mileage 14' ISF would cost you around £35-£40k in total if you import it yourself. With similar mileage like mine you will pay £24-£30k if you ever find one. I must admit that I don't get UK market and what people really want. For example the 2013 ISF (UK version) on AT with low mileage should have been gone in 15 minutes but it is still for sale. Yet sometimes people pay £50k for a rusty chassis of one of those "collectible" R34's, Supras etc. The only reason being "because"... Maybe one day I will figure out what's going on in peoples minds.

In the comments one suggestion of brake actuator. I believe both batteries in my car seem ok.

It sounds like the USB port in the car could be at fault. Is there a second port you can try?

I found a YouTube video of exactly what my cars doing intermittently at moment what do you think?

The car went back in to the tyre place this morning for the sensor replacement (apologies Don as i couldn't get to Manchester for the pre diagnosis). After fitment they plugged in the laptop in order to register the new sensor. Their system said all good as it showed a green tick, but the car appears to have different ideas. I now have this on screen? The fitter said that it may cancel out after maybe a few miles .... but nothing as yet

I'm puzzled now. When you say it doesn't start, what exactly do you mean? Normally you press the start button, the dash lights up and the system check runs. The engine doesn't start at this point. Then you press the accelerator pedal and drive away under electric power and it's likely the engine starts after you've driven a few yards. At what point is the engine not starting? It shouldn't until you've moved some distance, depending on the state of charge of the hybrid battery.

I have a 2015 RC-F but no idea if TPMS is similar on all models so I posted here to maybe have more chance of responses. I had a slow puncture in a rear wheel, the air was leaking from where the valve meets the rim, I took it to a tyre place & they couldnt get the TPMS off because it was seized & was going to break, so they asked me what I wanted to do, I said it was ok to replace it, so they broke it off & put a new TPMS sensor on that wheel, cloned the ID etc. I drove away after but I noticed none of the tyre pressures were showing on the dash, the TPMS light wasnt on, I thought it might take a few miles to recalibrate or something, but it never came back. I read the manual, did the turn on the ig, press the TPMS button under the dash, it flashed 3 times & then waited a few minutes, turned it off & back on again, didnt work. Plugged in the diag tool, it shows all 4 sensor ID's & all sensors are reading a pressure. Took it back to the tyre place, they spend 2 hours messing with it, resetting it all etc & gave up, refunded me for the job. Anyone else had these issues, does it HAVE TO BE an OEM Lexus TPMS sensor? any ideas before I get ripped off by Lexus dealerships? would TPMS be covered by that "Relax" warranty? So to sum it up, no TPMS light is on, all values on the dash are -:--, all tyre pressures are good, I did the reset procedure from the manual & all 4 TPMS sensors are transmitting & reading values when viewing them on the diag tool. Anyone has any ideas I would appreciate it. Thanks.

Ops looks like I spoke to soon it didn’t start first time again today but eventually started after 5 minutes I’ve definitely got a problem somewhere. Gonna have to get someone at some point to diagnose it and it’s annoying happened at the end of my annual leave. I’m still using Lexus Sidcup as I haven’t found a top quality inpendent Toyota/lexus garage yet. I’m from Gravesend area sides. have no idea when I’ll have the time for this annoyance. the 12 volt appears ok and the hybrid battery seems ok like it charging ok. but I’ll lean eye on the hybrid battery could be suspect maybe.

….oo’er, 36 replie’s to date and 23 ( now 24 ) of them are mine ! so sorry officer, my keyboard seem’s to have a mind of it’s own - maybe, it just get’s excited at the whirlwind speed of my one finger typing 😳! ( so admire 10 finger typing skill’s - why did the early, blossoming computer giant’s assume every new purchaser could type like skilled typewriter operator’s ? 🤔 ). today’s subject is my Lexus LS 400’s leather interior: open a door and sit yourself down in any of the 5 available seat’s and take in a 360* view of the interior cabin. excluding the fabric headlining, feel’s like cashmere-it’s not, and the rear shelf ( both unmarked ) you will note every surface is enrobed (😳-a chocolatier word ! ) in supple leather ! yes, every surface - front seat back panel’s / pocket’s even footwell side panel’s. my lifetime experience indicate’s many car brand’s save a measly few euro’s or gbp and use budget vinyl on unseen / unused area’s when offering ‘leather option’s’ - not Lexus, well not in the 90’s, anyway ! the swathe’s of leather surface’s are impeccable! no fading, no creasing, no cut’s, no tear’s, no staining, no crazing, no dryness - just a slim abraded / wear mark on the outside driver’s back cushion ( not seat ). my custom mixed ( from sample ) in Wessex, grey, Gliptone Scuffmastef Kit ( £44 ) has solved that flaw ! ….after nearly 24 year’s of use and 170.000+ mile’s, Anthony, how do you account for the outstanding condition of your leather interior and how has it been achieved ? 😳 ….er, I can only surmise no small children have been secured on the back seat or older children on the other seat’s ? the car may have been used only by the owner with occasional accompaniment’s ? historically, known as ‘an old git’s car’ ( like me 🙂 ! ) they tend to be treated with extra care and caution - which is how you get to be ‘an old git’ ! curiously, The LS 400 now has a quickly emerging ‘youngtimer’ following / attraction - maybe, they have twigged you can fit twin turbo’s+ and tune the affordable V8 power plant to increase power from 290 bhp to over 900 bhp ! 😲😲…has been done in the US ! …but I believe the main reason for the leather condition is because it has been cleaned, nourished and cared for ! cleaned ? ok, nourished ? meaning what, exactly ? with over 68 year’s of driving experience ( I was ploughing field’s at 12 behind the wheel of a Fordson Major Tractor ! 🫣 ) I have owned / driven many, many vehicle’s with the passenger car’s often fitted with leather interior’s. have only ever used Gliptone leather care product’s for the finest result’s - namely their: Leather Conditioner first then a follow-on application of Cleaner with Glycerine ! typically, I always apply The Cleaner twice a year ( following first Conditioner prep on receiving car ), whatever the leather fitted car, in the Spring and Autumn. thus, my Lexus has had 5 application’s to date, will apply the 6th prior to sale, in warm weather for absorbtion ! ….find a pair of your Wife’s / Girlfriend’s / Other’s kid gloves and feel the smooth, supple, moist and soft texture - my Lexus LS 400 leather feel’s the same ! 😃 moral: when you are inspecting a Lexus to purchase ( any model ) alway’s, alway’s do make sure the interior is in seriously good condition - you and your family and friend’s will be sitting in it for hour’s / year’s ahead ! 😲. ok, the outside metal part’s / panel’s may require improvement - but a skilled welder and paint sprayer can often solve the problem - but be careful it doesn’t up like Trigger’s Broom ! 😲. visit your local, very friendly, Lexus Main Dealer and ask, at the service desk, for a new centre arm rest in Wessex, grey, leather ( code 15 ) for a year 2000 Lexus LS 400 ! - watch his / her’s / other’s face break into a sympathetic half smile and with no attempt to access their keyboard to search they will just reply, knowingly ‘ NLA, I’m afraid’ ( No Longer Available ) !………that is why you need to purchase an older Lexus car with a very, very good leather interior ! ! ….ok, ok Anthony - show us how good your Lexus LS 400 leather interior really is ! bet the fitted carpet is filthy just like all the other’s I have seen ! …..here come the picture’s…… anthony ….£ 4.495 for all this and more - are you seriously kidding me, Anthony ? No - 😳 . coming soon : The Service History Record’s and a list of What does not work on my Lexus LS 400 !

Next to the engine. The hybrid battery is under the rear axel.

Very Warm Welcome To The L.O.C. You will find a Plethora Of Members On This site Willing To help and Support You In Any Way They Can...You Have come to the Right Place.. Enjoy your Amazing Car...Cheers.!!!!

Lovely car and right up my street - good friend of mine had one and raved about it (didn’t have a chance to drive it sadly)…certainly worth a look but I wonder if practical enough

Hi all, Apologies for asking a very basic question, but I need to take the mirror switch off my SC to clean the contacts. Both mirrors only operate L/R but not U/D. I’m hoping it’s just the switch. The question is simply, is the switch a push-fit which I can just prise out with a couple of flat blades on either side? many thanks, Jamie

Alpine A110 is what I ended up switching to. Absolutely brilliant car, tons of fun and addresses a lot of the flaws of the RCF (weight, gearing, handling). I'd recommend test-driving one at the very least to see if you like it, preferably a GT.

I mean compared to the E90 M3, W204 C63 and B7 RS4 - I think the ISF has the nicest interior by far. At the risk of derailing this thread even more than I already have - how much did it cost you to import yours? Just trying to build up an idea of the costs involved (on top of the cost of the car) to figure out what I might be able to buy within my budget.

Imzy.........There are Youtube videos of Toyota models (Yaris and Rav 4) with touch screens that illustrate the method to gain access to the camera settings. One showed touching and holding the audio button on the screen whilst turning the head lights on/off 3 times and another also a menu button. I suggest you do a Youtube search on “disappearing guide lines rear view camera” which will allow you to do a re-calibrate. Hope this helps (most of the videos were in the USA)

Just Wonder how many Other members of the L.O.C. Have Bought this Wonderfull little gadget... !!!!