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I know that I do an excessive amount of mileage. but I have noticed that every 6 months (20K miles) my 300h starts to drop its economy, every time so far it has been the same reason.....the hybrid fan filter is getting blocked. Ive now become a bit of an expert on doing this now, and Ive no doubt that there are a few DIY mechanics who like to look over their own car. If you are doing your own servicing the please include this in your annual check. Tools: 2 x flat ended screwdrivers Pliers 10mm socket and ratchet The fan assembly is located on the right hand side rear inner wing, its all accessible via the boot, but you have to remove the inner panel in order to get at the fan and filter. First remove the false floor, then remove the tool tray below the false floor, there are 6 self expanding clips (3 on each side), in order to remove them prise out the centre with a flat ended screwdriver. lift the tool tray out, this will reveal another 3 of these clips that hold the carpet into the rear of the boot, these need to be removed as well the looking at the right side boot trim there are two load restraints that need to be removed, they are held in place with a 10mm bolt, this is hidden. in order to get at the bolt you need to prise the plastic cover away with a screwdriver Undo the 10 mm bolts and remove the restraints. Looking at the right hand inner boot panel there are 3 trim clips that hold the panel to the car, they are 'spined' and need to be prised out. you can see the 3 holes in the picture. With these out the last piece to be removes is the plastic threshold trim, this has another 3 of the spined clips that are used on the inner trim panel. Once they are removed the panel requires a sharp pull as there are 6 clips attached to the threshold trim that need to be released from the body. Now you can pull/bend the inner trim back to reveal the fan assembly and trunking for the air duct the black trunking that runs from the fan to the hybrid battery is held in place with 2 self expanding clips, again prise the centre pin out and the pull the clip out in order to remove the trunking. The motor is held in place with 2x10mm bolts and 1x10mm nut There is also a multiplug that will need to be disconnected in order to remove the fan assembly from the car. Once removed you then have access to the trunking that has the filter in it With the motor out of the way the trunking is held in place by a tag at the bottom of the trunking that locates on a plastic pin, a sharp pull will see it come free. and this is what you may find!! Full of fluff and crud, with a vacuum cleaner give this a good clean, then clean the motor. The vanes will be fill of dirt and crud as well, with an airline blow this all out (watch your eyes as there will be a lot of dust) Cleaned out Putting it all back together is the reverse this, however when reconnecting the fan motor please make sure the connectors go back together with a solid 'CLICK' if they don't and the pins haven't made good connection you will get a 'check hybrid' error message, once the fan motor and trunking is in place and before I have built up the interior trim I normally turn the ignition on so as to check that everything is in order. Hope that helps

Those of you with long memories may recall that I bought my LS600h from Lexus Stoke back in August last year. It had done around 100k and was sold with a full 3 year Lexus warranty and a full 3 year service plan. In my ownership so far, it has had a minor service (at 110k miles) but nothing has gone awry until a few weeks ago when I started to notice an uncharacteristic rumbling noise under acceleration (difficult to hear but quite distinct). Anyway, fast forward to this weekend, and I've just got the car back from Lexus Stoke following a major service at 120k miles. As part of the service, I had two new front tyres and they replaced half of the exhaust (the back box on one side and associated other bits and pieces). It had developed a large hole on the top of the box (which explained the noise). Neither of these items were covered by the warranty (no surprise) so I am a few £ lighter but peace is restored to the Lexus and it is driving like new again. I didn't skimp on the tyres either (they put Bridgestone Potenza which I hope will meet with your approval). They also replaced the earthing strap on the underside of the gearbox which had corroded. So, all set up for another year of happy motoring in what is undoubtedly the best car I have ever owned. I'd be interested to know how other LS600 owners are getting on with their cars. I'm still in a quandary about what to do in 18-24 months time. This car is fantastic and has a literally full service history with Lexus (which will be maintained by myself). No one else has touched it. It is a nice problem to think about and plan for so any ideas welcomed!

Hi all, Had many 6 cylinder petrol engine cars over last 30+ years but due to arthritis needed an SUV. Bought this 2015 RX450h Premier from Lexus Cheltenham last November. It has FLSH and only the original owner who traded it for the latest model. The one extra seems to be 2 fixed monitors within the backs of the front seats for gaming and watching DVD's. Must get myself a chauffeur! Only kidding LOL. Find Steering and grip (for a large SUV) better than I anticipated from reviews but ride is harsher at times than I expected with air suspension on this Premier model. Don't like the satnav and will fabricate a bracket to take my TomTom which is much easier to use, has speed camera warning and free map updates. This car is a keeper! It's comfortable and has reasonable fuel consumption (about 32mpg) for a large and heavy petrol, certainly better in this respect than my 5 series BMW, particularly about town. I find that with my driving position it's difficult to see the turn indicators on the dashboard and I can hardly hear click of the flasher unit even without the radio on. I note that on some Lexus models it's possible with dealership coding to select low, standard or high sound level for flasher units but Cheltenham told me it's not possible with this model. I will therefore have to find a way of getting round this situation as at best a non cancelled indicator can be annoying or worse still could lead to an accident. I had the 40,000 mile service done at Cheltenham last week but may well service the car myself in future, although Techstream is needed to bleed rear brakes and hybrid healthcare check perhaps best left to Lexus. I have since replaced the number plate with a private one.

My mpg dropped by about 10mpg and I noticed that the hybrid battery was discharging quicker. I average 40/50,000 miles a year, most of that is town driving as well. After 2.5 years it might be worth having a look, if nothing else you get peace of mind. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's a bit low isn't it?

I have a next base unit in my 300h, I bought it from Halfords for £89 and paid another £15 for the hardwire fitting kit. Then spent 30 minutes wiring it in, it was a doddle. Ok so it doesnt have Lexus on it, but I have £175 in my pocket, and I know which one I would prefer 😉

Good to know. Thanks.

OK, fair enough Jonathan. It wouldn't make a difference except to the part replaced. For instance, if a brake caliper needed to be replaced under warranty they wouldn't refuse to cover it because you had an independent replace your exhaust. However, they would refuse to replace the exhaust if you had a problem with that, but it would be covered by the lifetime warranty given by the exhaust people anyway, so no worries there. Similarly, if your windscreen started leaking or the electrical petrol flap opener went faulty they wouldn't refuse the warranty claim due to having the exhaust replaced elsewhere.

In the particular case of my Nissan it was a company in Preston. They no longer do the stainless exhausts here because they've now become Ssangyong main dealers, but the parent company are (I believe) still honouring the exhaust warranty. How time flies! I had no idea it was this long ago: However, a fellow member on here got one done on his RX300 that may be closer for you, Cybox in the Wirral. Have a look at his posts here:

Powerflow is a franchise. They supply exhaust parts for the particular workshop to build exhaust by welding parts together, and as such the quality of work, and price varies at each franchise. John.

I hope "Rick" of another forum won't mind me reproducing something he wrote which I eventually trawled down too, on the subject. At your own risk you follow the advice here but with the sticky weather having arrived and hopefully staying it seems that the answer to the problem has been found, or perhaps confirmed. Quote: For those of you who would like to fix the sticking speedometer and Tach needles yourselves, at no cost, the solution is simple, but takes some careful disassembly of the gage cluster to remove the sticking gage. First, remove the cluster. (http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/elect...ntcluster.html) Then disassemble the cluster (http://www.lexusownersclub.com/Lexus...rd_Removal.pdf) by removing the 4 screws from the power supply board and folding it back, then the screws holding the main board to the frame. Remove the ribbon cables by carefully prying up evenly on the wedge lock, and the other connectors by lifting straight up. Once the gage is removed you can access the needle limit stop arm from the back side. The sticking is the result of lube getting on the limit stop arm and causing a slight vacuum (much like denture adhesive) when the needle disk contacts it. This vacuum has to be overcome before the needle will release from the limit stop. There is no need for any lubrication at this location, and it must be removed. Take a Q tip and remove most of the cotton from one end. It will fit nicely alongside the limit stop arm. Make sure the needle is pointing toward 50mph and not on the zero point. Insert the tip on the face side of the arm and once the tip reaches the end of the arm, rotate it gently to remove the lube. Then, even more gently, rotate the needle back toward the zero position until the limit stop on the disk contacts the Q tip and rotate the Q tip another turn while applying very gentle pressure on the back end of the needle arm. Rotate the needle away from the zero position and extract the Q tip and the sticking will be gone. Reassemble and grin widely, knowing that you saved yourself a couple hundred bucks. -Rick Unquote. Thanks again Rick. May give this a try sometime as both seems to stick most days now for a brief period

The best system to use is Techstream with a Mini VCI available from Ebay/ Amazon for around £20. You will need a laptop with Windows XP or 7, 8, or 10. Make sure you order the VCI with the correct software for the Windows OS you have. Techstream is the system the dealer uses, and works with all Toyota, Lexus, and Scion cars with full system capability. John

Nice idea, but I don't think you'd get anywhere near a whole exhaust system for around £260 ex VAT which is what the back box on one side cost me. Also, I'm keen to preserve the car with original Lexus parts throughout my ownership. The history of the car prior to me taking it on is immaculate in that respect and it will stay that way.

I'm pretty sure that's what mine has, I haven't ever looked at the open roof from the outside but I'll check tonight and take a photo for you. 2006 harrier, the roof is definitely panoramic and opens like in that photo, just not sure if it has two slanted bits at the rear or one.

Yes I certainly did works brilliantly,USB routed under centre console and a USB socket located by OE aux. the touch screen heater controls and touch screen double din modernise the dash in my opinion.

I did try connecting an alternative speaker and thought I got a spark. Tried just refreshing the solder joints. Actually found that I am getting a sound from the Speaker, not quite the boom box I was expecting. So it seems to work but clearly is not designed to be an elbow out of the Window vibration annoyance to others.

There's a pair of brake shoes inside the rear discs that work very much like a conventional drum brake. That's the setup for the parking brake. You could first try and see if they can be adjusted by removing the grommet and turning the cog adjuster with a screwdriver. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

£4K ..for a new ECU ? I need to tell my mate who turns them around for £160 😂 It sounds like Leicester just paid for next years Xmas do.

I think from a previous discussion the Saris Bones carrier was the closest anyone had gotten to acceptable on an IS. https://www.evanscycles.com/saris-bones-2-bike-rack-00120853?utm_source=LexusOwnersClubUK&utm_medium=ForumLinks&utm_content=lexusownersclub.co.uk&xid=78888&awc=1302_1559512430_24e1addc907c06ceb68538a3513e42c7 Its a good piece of kit stability and fitting to the car wise...... but still has some restricted view of rear lights and needed a second plate. The tow bar carriers have become very popular and come down in price....but still needs a tow hook fitting which are available but not cheap. When I last looked at this there was a 13 pin electrical supply option with a swan neck hook that could be rotated / removed when not in use and did not require any cutting of the rear bumper. https://www.witter-towbars.co.uk/towbars/lexus/is250/saloon/28/-is3-4629 This would be the connection to the cars power supply I think that is in diagram 7/8 of your post. I guess one of the tow hook companies might be a place to ask how a power supply ( pin socket ) could wired without a tow hook that could be underneath the car out of sight to connect to a lighting board as and when.......would have dangling wire from rack to undercar which would not be that pretty but cycle carriers by nature are all a bit wires & straps etc. hope helps phil

Not sure about the exhaust but it definitely had a big hole in it!

take his £20 / £40 and fix a new plate, that should resolve the issue sensibly and your car will be none the worse for a humane outcome Malc

did you check the amplifier connections in the boot?

In the sort of matter we are discussing Linas, it is only necessary to show that the Policy Holder is innocent of all that is being stated. The question of Guilt does not arise in my opinion. I understand that as far as AF and the Policy Holder are concerned in this particular case, we simply do not know all of the facts. Nor do we need to know as we are not judging the matter. I would expect that once all of the facts are known to both Parties, then one of the Parties will acknowledge that one or both have erred and due recompense will follow. Let us hope that the matter is resolved soonest to the satisfaction of both Parties. Regardds John

Here's an undated spec sheet that suggests adaptive cruise has been an option on the top spec model possibly since the CT200 was introduced: https://media.toyota.co.uk/wp-content/files_mf/1484733311170112MCTEquipmentList.pdf

I also made a video on my Lexus IS300h if a video would help your decision? 🙂

Hi There, My opinion would be to test drive and if you like the silence of the hybrid IS300H then go for it. I bought a 2019 IS300h in March and I converted my Mum from a 5 series diesel to a top spec IS300h as she loved the silence apon start up. I find it has plenty of torque and the mpg is you drive carefully is usually above 40mpg

I've had two AMG's a N/A SL63 with the V8 which I really liked and didn't have any problems despite such things as head-bolt issues and other wallet crippling issues. I then went on to the V12 twin turbo V12 AMG. Both proper AMG's in an old fashioned sort of way but I still had the hankering for a N/A V8 which is where I landed up with the RCF although I did consider the Mustang too. I agree AMG's should have bloody great big engines with loud exhausts not hatchbacks or watered down versions might as well have an AMG line in my opinion.

If i was after an AMG i'd make sure i get a proper 63 ones. I'm sure the 43 is loads of fun but i feel at the end of the day it's more a Mercedes than it is an AMG if that makes any sense 😅 There's just something special about a proper V8 AMG's. Having said that, the M5's and E63 AMG was in my price range when i got my GSF. And i think i got it right because i still feel like i just bought the car yesterday 😁

here is a link for a lhd car stereo upgrade ,a rhd upgrade maybe available https://www.dvdgpsnav.com/blog/lexus-ct-200h-radio-replacement-upgrade-with-aftermaket-navigation/

Well, the ICE level depends a bit on the exact car. There are at least 3 variants of the radio in the CT200h but none have Android Auto. Mine does have Bluetooth and MirrorLink however as well as 2 USB inputs. You have to keep in mind the CT 200h came out in 2011, long before Android Auto and Apple Carplay were a thing. I don't think you would have much success retro fitting a new head unit, especially not to drive the display. It isn't the best but I've found the system to work fine with my iPhone 7, both on Bluetooth and via USB.

Check this thread out, main dealer was £10.96 apparently ( colour coded!)

Hi all, Just a quick update to say that the GS went in for its first service in my ownership today and came out with a clean bill of health. The only advisory was that the rear tyres are at about 3mm, so will need replacing soon. I have been quoted £120 + VAT each for Michelin's by the dealer. So, after 8 months and 8000 trouble free miles, I can say that it is still just as brilliant as when I bought it. I was actually surprised when I realised it had been this long, but the car is so effortless that it is understandable. As usual, Lexus Reading were great from start to finish. Michael and Sue were just as nice and helpful as ever, and how's this for care and attention: When I checked the service book I saw that someone had put on a post it note to stop the ink smearing the opposite page before it had dried. As you can see from the empty boxes, this isn't something all dealers consider. It is a small thing, and I wouldn't have particularly minded if it had made a mark, but I was impressed that someone took the time to consider such a small thing.

Wow, these Denso hybrid wipers are so quiet vs the cheap brand my car came with. No more flip flop, flip flop...just quiet [emoji106] I thoroughly cleaned the glass too, no doubt that helped.

Hi everyone, Since my car is back with Lexus to do minor works (Refurbishing my alloys) this week as part of the recent purchase agreement, Lexus (In Edgware Road) kindly lent me for a few days a 2018 CT200H and I wanted to share with you my thoughts about this car (day 2 driving it): I have read a few negative comments from various journalists and car magazines that CT200H is a bit dull to drive, which kind of put me off in the past but I am actually really glad to be driving one in all honesty. It is a brilliant car and I suspect that the negative comments referred to the Hybrid being perhaps too silent for the journalists who are too accustomed with the German cars - I have driven for years quite a few Mercedes cars and more recently a BMW series 5 (F10 for over a year and half) and I have to say that Lexus is on another level (and above) with the genius hybrid engines. Having driven my GS450H for over 2 weeks since I bought the car, I have become aware of the Hybrid function and how this works etc. It has influenced my driving (for the better) by being more aware of my driving style and I really think Hybrid is a good solution to reduce pollution and contribute for the environment. The CT200H is a perfect city car, nippy enough (with sport mode) to drive around and I actually love driving in ECO mode. The driving and handling is very good (if not better than Mercedes and BMW), the suspensions were a bit harder than my GS but nevertheless, it is a brilliant car to drive around. I love the fact that it starts silently and when you put it in Drive mode, it is quick to drive off. The dashboard clearly laid out giving a lot of of information and it was equipped with lane assist, collision detection, cruise control, has a good sat nav, bluetooth, media with USB ports, radio. It is a very well equipped car for small value and much better value than many similar cars in its segment. I feel really excited to be part of the world of Lexus and to know that we are driving in the future reducing CO2 (no diesels!)... It was such a positive experience that I felt I had to share this with you about this car, that quite frankly deserve far better recognition from the press. Long live Lexus!