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Looking at the latest comments on the article Lexus have finally fessed up that there's no updates and they're still working on it, so for now at least it's seemingly pointless contacting your local dealer.

I read a few times today my car has some kind of ‘ready mode’ it does a system check everytime switched on so theoretically I guess if the 12 volt low that would cause an issue I guess.

Are top bearings covered under warranty? My 69 plate UX is making a similar creaking noise on full steering

Chris, hello, are you still there? Your keyboard is not typing anything.

The YouTube guy with the same problem as me said a battery change fixed everything even though his original 12 volt battery appeared fine (which mine appears fine as well) and my car friend has suggested that 350amps left on my battery for my hybrid car seems low. So that settles it I’ll buy a new battery. it’s been 3 years since I last changed it and Lexus did say to me it would last 2-3 years.

It's not quite as practical as an RCF, but depends what you need really. I go shopping in it, I've been on week long holidays with it and had room to spare. You get a front and rear boot so it's more practical than an MX-5 or S2000.

Yeah, they are extremely expensive for what they are. A cheaper option is to import them from Japan for half the price, including shipping. 04946-30110 Regardless, I'm not sure they'll cure a "clunk" type of sound, the shims mostly help with rattles or squealing.

You just made me check my logbook and go "Hmph" It does indeed say under vehicle details O.1 1500kg braked and O.2 560kg unbraked. The problem with this is the MAM is 2055kg while the Kerb weight is 1710kg so surely adding a trailer+load of 1500kg goes way above the MAM unless MAM is for the car itself and i can still add 1500kg bringing the complete combined weight of car+trailer+load to 3555kg. I assume this is the case.

Going to take a 2 hour test drive to determine once and for all whether the passenger seat can be adjusted so as to be comfortable for my wife. if it can then likely we will buy, if not then back to the research for alternatives!

Well I got a quick reply from LV basically stating that the LBX was not yet added to their approved list so they could not offer insurance on it! When I asked when/if it would be added got typical fob off reply that they won’t know until it is added! So no further forward at all. I must wonder why it is taking insurance companies so long to add the LBX to their approved lists, perhaps Lexus are just not big enough to gain any importance in expediting their analysis?

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my 400 has 235/60s. The spring pan or cups on mine look very close to tyre. But they move in unison. They will never touch. Never have done.

That’s was my view, something either behind or at the other end. It doesn’t disconnect if I waggle the cable. Unfortunately not a second one as only one is linked to AA

Thank you. This confirms i don't have the shims for the car. I do have the fitting kit (Thin spring like bits that hook over the top of the pads/sliders) Can driving without those metal shims be a cause for a loud clunk as if a ball joint was broken and two large bits of metal collide when you press the brake sharply but not hard and when you release quickly while moving have it clunk a second time? Just had a look on LPD and they're really really expensive... Are they just a sheet of steel? I may have to do some DIY experiments with some snips and sheet metal to create my own and see if that prevents the clunking before diving in to that cost. EDIT: Just went for a drive and if i pump the handbrake while rolling forward i get the exact same clunk as if i use the footbrake... My suspicion is the disc itself moving forward/backward as the holes for the wheel bolts are oval rather than round so when the brakes grip the disc the wheel continues a few mm creating the large clunk sound i'm hearing.

Excluding then ….. IOW. IOM Hebrides Mull Arran Orkneys Shetland Skye Sheppey ( me ) AND N.I. too 👍 Malc but Skye and Sheppey now have a bridge link so that’s ok ? and I’m not demanding independence ……. yet 👌

this true and what's the process of replacing is it a hub off job?

….just a quick note to add a term and condition concerning the sale of my Lexus LS 400. I have received interest enquirie’s from a couple of oversea’s potential buyer’s. comfortable at the price and willing to collect for onward export to their home countrie’s. reluctantly, I have now decided to only sell my Lexus LS 400 to Great Britain purchaser’s only ( ie: GB mainland only ). why, you will ask ? simply due to the bureaucracy and unnecessary risk, hassle and stress ! the Author’s decision is final. anthony

I think the point about whether the UX is a 'family' car revolves not around how many people you can get inside the car but rather what you can get in the boot when you have four people inside the car! If you have two kids in the back and are going on holiday for a week, where are you going to stow all the gear and suitcases? It ain't all going to go in the boot! And don't forget the pushchair and a highchair as well every time you visit the in-laws..! That's why, IMHO, it won't work for a lot of one-car families. I used to be able to leave my golf bag and golf cart (trolly) in the boot of my RX450h all the time. Having down-sized to my UX - which I love - it's a different story and the rear seats have to go down every time. I knew that would be the case and accepted it.

Unless things have changed in the past month map updates currently can only be done by the dealer. They are FOC but it means that the dealer will need your car for 2 hours. Had ours done 2 months ago & dealer provided us with a courtesy car for the day.

oem is gonna be Denso.

There should be two sets of shims. A thin black inner shim that hooks onto the the back of the pad, plus there's also a silver outer one which goes on top. On a complete setup, you should be able to see the 4 shim "hooks" on each pad.