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An update for those who are still patiently waiting for delivery news on their NX350h. Just had an update via Lexus Link to say they have AT LAST started to build it. Ordered Premium Pack Plus in Sonic Titanium with Dark Rose interior on 23rd November 2021.

I think you may be best advised to take it to an auto electrician.Your car ,I think, has a folding metal roof,so you won't be able to fix the rear camera to the inside of the rear screen.That ,to my mind anyway,means you would need to fix the camera to the rear of the car,similar to where you will fix your reversing camera.You need to check if is suitable for external mounting-ie waterproof. I personally wouldn't attempt the reverse camera ir sensors as Frank Spencer was based on my diy abilities. The hardwire of the dashcam may be possible I fitted mine with some difficulty..don't try and do it on a hot day!Lay in stocks of ibuprofen and something to wash it down with as you'll need to get into more positions than the Kama Sutra to work on your fusebox.Watch some You Tube videos see 1 attached link and search for "Craigs car diy" on fitting a viofo dashcam--he's very good and easily understandable. Good luck

Can i just say that i am pleased we seem to be out of the pandemic now. People still catch it but the element if danger seems to have left and the world has opened up again. We are still in a big economic mess as supply chain and logistics were closed down an had to go full throttle again almost overnight. This will affect the automotive world at least for another year. Before all is balanced and back to normal we could well be in 2024/5!

I have absolutely zero useful advice on this front Good luck with however you approach this en-lightening issue BUT .... having invested soooooo much in your car already, just thinking maybe an excellent Auto Elec guy might be the sound of reason Malc

Blimey they say an easy access behind the front bumper? Plus without causing damage because a damaged car is worth so much less etc etc. That amount of 'shaking ' the car to fold back the bumper surely has to trigger the cars alarm. From my own experience with changing a nearside headlight it took me a good 15 mins to losen the wheel arch liner and to remove numerous screws to access the headlight mounting screws. Very good article though. Something made me chuckle though. Where it said to use a steering wheel lock as a physical deterrent as it probably would deter the 'techno kid' who doesn't know manual things.

I strongly suspect that the availability of a courtesy vehicle is down to the Dealership manager. I'm always offered a vehicle for the day. (I book my service and MOT a month in advance - enabling the team to plan the availability). I have my car serviced at Lexus Sheffield (thanks guys) and am as happy as a sandboy ...... (Strongly suspect that phrase dates me!)

I have gathered together all the items I want to fit in my next project which is flush parking sensors front and rear, reversing camera, front and rear dash cams including a hardwire kit. The pile of boxes and packets look a bit daunting but I now need to formulate a fitting plan of what to do in what order. Any guidance from any of you technical experts would be greatfully recieved (except take it to a good auto electrician).

Phone buttons are behind the steering wheel volume controls . See here..

Surprisingly... There isn't a LEXUS LS 400...!!! Or a SC430...!

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Ah, I follow you, thanks! It's due a full service soon so will ask them to have a look for me.

I will be very careful, any hint of trouble taking them off - I'll stop and re think what to do. The door seal looks to be very tight next to the trims, I'll have a good look at the weekend how easy it is to remove and then figure out if it will go back as it was. I don't want wind noise after cos it's loose or something so if I'm not sure they will stay where they are.

Hi Shachar, I've not the same model as you, (mine's an RX450h F) - but I'll share my experience - it may possibly help. We bought our car three years ago from a dealership, and it had 4 Dunlop Sport 235-55-19, (made three years previously), and, as expected, the ride was fairly hard, (I had no problem 'feeling the road surface' 🤔), in fact, I felt absolutely everything, and the appalling road surfaces near me kept me on my toes. A few months ago - and two years research on this forum,I noted that other members had praised the comfort of Michelin Cross Climate tyres, so I had saved my 'beer tokens', and replaced the Dunlops with Michelins. What a difference! A softer, more comfortable ride, much quieter too. I draw the following conclusions: The rubber is newer, more elastic, and absorbs impact better. The RX prefers Cross Climate's to Dunlop's. So you may discover that a different brand will provide a better result, but it may well not be Michelins, so seek the experiences of fellow GS300 owners , and see what they recommend

Did you spot Halley`s Comet......the first time, Dave ?

Hello from France New methods appear in Japan to steal LEXUS I think Peter is refferring to this "Japanese police struggling with growing number of 'CAN invaders' used to steal luxury cars" https://japantoday.com/category/crime/japanese-police-struggling-with-growing-number-of-'can-invaders'-used-to-steal-luxury-cars?comment-order=popular The term CAN-Intruder is the one used by the Japanese police to describe this kind of theft. To achieve this, it is necessary to reach the CAN wires, a priori on Toyota / Lexus the easiest way is to access the area of the front headlights, and then to electronically insert the orders which unlock the car, and energize it. Lexus look vulnerable ...

All I can add to this is the service plan I've recently bought. 2x Major and 1x Minor and 3x MOT total cost £1035. Plus a free loan car fir each service. Personally speaking it's a no brainer getting Lexus or a trusted independent to do services. To me nowadays its a malarkey to get everything needed for a service then jacking the car up then securing it so it doesn't fall over then getting the tools out then cursing you've got the wrong spanner etc etc etc. I'm of an age now I can't be farsed.

As an update.. I like the Topdon, if is very clear to read and does a lot more than I would need. As for the retirement.. you are right.. I much preferred working from home than the office anyway as got more done without being disturbed a the time.. and currently sat in the huge business lounge in Doha Airport on the way to a 2 week holiday to the Philippines as a retirement present to myself.. could get used to this.

Just had a look at the 3m 2080 satin black wrap stuff, I think that’s the way to go for the door trims and probably for the windscreen trims as well, even if I can remove them ok. Thanks for suggesting it Howard.

The screws for the windscreen side trims are revealed by peeling back the rubber seal along the front edge of the door aperture. I am going to do mine, but I found that one of the screws was seized, so my current plan is to vinyl wrap them in situ. You will need to remove the rubber moulding at the bottom of the windscreen pillar. To remove the vertical trims on the doors will probably involve some serious dismantling. I know that to remove the chrome trim involves removing the interior door trim, glass guide and glass before the fixings can be accessed. OTT! It should be possible to vinyl wrap the vertical trims in situ, with very careful use of a craft knife. I did the little "buttons" in the top corner of each of the door glasses and it still looks good after 2.5 years. I used satin black vinyl.

Perhaps I too could take advantage of this thread Bill has started to address some of Eric's concerns. In particular the NHS use of Midazolam. Unfortunately I don't know how to link this post to the threasd in question, so I'll just indicate the quotes. (maybe these figures explain the surge in midazolam use) They also said the government stocked up on midazolam which wasnt bollox. I'm not clear as to why this might be regarded as a 'bad thing'. I suspect many in the NHS might feel aggrieved that this comment suggests it isn't recognised as the effective forward planning it has proved to be. Midazolam is one of the more effective Benzodiazepines and for the last decade, at least, has been has been a popular choice for 'end of life care'. Patients who are within days - or even hours - of death greatly benefit from its ability to calm fear, anxiety and agitation. Why anyone would begrudge someone in that position such final comfort escapes me. I have been told by someone working in a care home that everyone was told to record all deaths as covid, irrespective of what aliments patients had. Not quite. As I understand it, in order to speed up registration and reduce the number of outside contacts, patients in Covid Wards and those who died with the symptoms of Covid, could have that registered as a cause of death - until such time as it could be confirmed by means of a swab test. As many - possibly most- Care Homes wouldn't have a resident GP this would probably be a popular diagnosis - even if it was actually pneumonia - and often exacerbated by the NHS's moves to transfer Covid patients out to Care Homes at the height of the pandemic anyway. My mom back in Ireland has dementia, however despite that she was well enough to engage in conversation with me every week that was until she got jabbed, she has been mute since a few weeks after her first jab, god knows how many more they gave her and one of my tasks now is to visit her before she passes away You have my sympathy and I've had to deal with a dementia sufferer. It comes in many forms, but it is a terrible condition that robs individuals of their dignity and humanity. Distressing as it may be for relatives, often the only palliative care is one that eases an inevitable decline. Number of prescriptions for the drug midazolam doubled during height of the pandemic Powerful sedative prescriptions doubled at the height of the coronavirus crisis Prescribing of the drug midazolam increased by more than 100% in April This is surely three ways of saying the same thing? And I refer back to my first observation! For patients suffering from 'fear, anxiety and agitation' this should be good news! Whistleblowers also claimed to have witnessed misuse of sedatives An interesting point. By labelling someone a 'whistleblower', the implication is that they are right. This may not always be the case. I saw a study recently among hospital staff that indicated - perhaps surprisingly - that many were not very good at identifying patients likely to die within days or even hours. Such individuals tended to be optimistic and as a result would withhold palliative treatments eg Midazolam. Naturally, they might also tend to see the use of such drugs by others as 'misuse'.

Just had my annual MOT & service done. Passed and everything good on both the hybrid battery and car free healthchecks, so pretty pleased given that the car is 13 years old and 105k miles. Service at Lexus Guildford was very good too.

These cars have unmatched build and material quality - this 600h proves that 2009 Lexus LS 600h 5.0 V8 L RSR CVT 4WD Euro 5 (s/s) 4dr for sale for £8,950 in Croydon, London (autotrader.co.uk)

Finally it’s hear waiting for 1st September Order placed 27/11/2021 It’s the pro link but with manual seats Back in November before Lexus started the price rise I add pro-link upgrade The car is costing me £41,405 which includes Special metallic - Sonic grey can live with manual seats ordering now if you are wanting Special metallic - Sonic grey and pro-link it’s £46,480

Anyone had Autowatch Ghost fitted to their RX? For anyone that is not aware, this is a cam bus immobiliser that stops your car from starting unless a sequence of buttons within the car is pressed first. The idea is that a thief can not start your car and drive off with it unless they know which buttons and which order to press them in, which you can decide on.

The one thing I keep doing is glancing at the middle of the dash to see the time. The time that is on a proper clock such as I had in the RX. Why oh why didn’t Lexus fit one to the NX, much easier to read than these digital efforts

With a web address like that, I would think twice about clicking that link even though it is obviously fine in this case. Also, call me old fashioned, but when someone asks for help that I can easily supply, I would rather do so than beat them over the head about the manual, especially in the manner you did. It also doesn't suggest the friendly and generally helpful atmosphere that this forum usually represents, but that is just my opinion.

Local Tesco - 156.9 for E 10 and 164.5 for E5 today.

So had a nice drive to Oxford today and using the nav confirms there are no cameras showing and no alerts given. I will be contacting Lexus to rectify

SGS ( well known and well respected ) re-gas gas struts if that's the issue At 3 years young your car shouldn't need anything like this replacing surely No idea what re-programming you need unless it's summat to do with the electronics from switch to strut not reading ................. too complex for me these modern high tech cars I think simply finding out WHY you need NEW STRUTS would be a good start ....... are the struts worn out ( surely not ! ) or is it the electronics that's awry maybe ? Sorry .......... I can't offer any other thoughts here Good luck Malc

Same. Was offered a courtesy car last two times (Battersea & Gulldford).

If it's relatively corrosion free underneath, it's worth giving the underside a liberal spray with something like ACF 50 before winter. It's about £25 for a bottle, and if you decant it into a hand pump sprayer it takes less than 30 minutes to do and gives some protection against rust. In the winter I also attach a cheap lawn sprayer to a hose and give the underside a rinse every now and then to clear any salt. As for the cracked dashboard, depending on how bad it is you can try and fix it with some kind of flexible filler. It won't be perfect but will stop it spreading. This guy did it with Sugru, which is pretty easy to work with: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=how+to+fix+cracked+dashboard#kpvalbx=_mnoYY5-PHq-ZhbIP4auCqAk_67 For ongoing protection I use 303 protectant to wipe over the seats, dash and plastics. It's used on boats to protect against UV cracking and fading.

FWIW, I've had a "Guanto Car Cover" on my XKR since 2014. It's billed as an indoor/short term outdoor cover but mine lives in a 'car port' (three sided garage with no front doors). It's a good fit, has lasted well but the front has faded to grey from exposure to the sun.

It was more to do with the fact that NCB policyholder would no longer be the main driver and was being replaced by what they considered the higher risk named driver. The policy is on a 3year fixed premium at present, In fairness to the phone consultant, he juggled it down to around £20 from £70 per year with a couple of nudges and also by reducing the annual mileage used to a lesser more accurate mileage. I think he was trying to justify and get to a price I was happy with 😊

Ohhhh you old fuddy duddy 😉 … be youthful and roar around the streets, im nearing 56 but feel 21 again in my car but realistically look and ache like a 80yr old 😂

Try to feel the rims after a drive (carefully), if they are super-hot it may be that something is stuck and causing friction.

It sems to me to be a bit odd to lump all those service items together. If you stick to the recommended intervals you don't need them together - eg Air filter (Interval 40K miles), Plugs (60K), Coolant (100K then 50K). If my arithmetic is correct the first time you need them all is at 600K miles! I suppose if you bought a high mileage car with no service history you might want to do the whole lot and start again. And oil. Nearly £150 for 7 litres? Come on - buy 10 litres and keep the 3 and a bit for next time. Anyway, there's a lot of nonsense written about oil. If it meets the specs, that's all you need. Maybe one brand is 'better' than another - but you won't notice. I used GM Dexos2 over several years but I've recently switched to Mannol. I've been thinking about what to do about my GS300h major service, due imminently. Lexus want £630 - it takes them about an hour to do (a couple of years ago I had it done while I waited at Lexus Stockport). What I have done is bought 5 Litres of Mannol 0w20 Legend Ultra, 2 Blue Print Oil filters (a deal - one for next time) and a Blue Print Carbon Pollen filter all for less than £45 (BTW Nothing wrong with Blue Print - I've used them on and off for the last 30 years with no problems. They are part of Febi Bilstein these days) (My GS300h only needs 4 and a bit litres of oil) I don't get the Lexus warranties 'tis true, but I've got nearly £600 in my pocket. And I still enjoy doing my own spannering - at least I know it's been done correctly! YMMV!

How did you manage to get a courtesy car at all? And how did they allow you to choose a certain model? Every time I asked one there was nothing available in the next 2-3 weeks. And I didn’t even have a specific need, just a regular car with 4 wheels and tyres.

Hi Philip. So you've disconnected the battery for a good half hour and the VSC light still on? How old is the battery? Does it measure a minimum of 12v? You had a tpms issue which was sorted. Was that at the rear or front? I ask because when I had new rear tyres fitted last year and git back in my car I noticed the VSC light on the dash. They sorted it by freeing up the headlight levelling gizmo which is at the rear of the car. Very recently also the VSC came back on my car but the battery was bad and the alternator wasn't working. New battery and alternator later no more VSC.

My GS300h premier has 18" wheels with Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres. I would describe the ride as acceptable - firm but not amazingly insulating from road structure - potholes etc. It's not the best feature of the car - the ride is not comparable to Jaguar XJ, for example. But you'll get used to it. Every car has its pros and cons and the Lexus has more pros and fewer cons than most comparable vehicles.

+! All seasons - softer and more comfy. And... all season.

I guess it's been plucked out and rehomed Malc

As has been mentioned already, not all Apps are available under Android Auto (AA). The Apps that AA can display on your car's screen (plus the order in which they appear) can be seen and customised via the AA settings on your phone. Under your phone's general settings there should be an option to change the AA settings. From there choose "Customise launcher" and make the preferred changes. YouTube Music should be one of the Apps offered here.

If they are making a noise when you aren't on the brakes then either the pads are worn and the audible wear indicators are scraping against the disc to warn you - but more likely your brake calliper sliding pins are seizing up and not allowing the pads to move away from the disc and so need lubricating. If you have squeal when lightly applying the brakes then the pads may be glazed over, but the OEM ones do tend to do this - replacing with EBC pads would solve that (and reduce dust).

I wouldn’t touch a Ghost tbh. I have seen a few that have either been found in less than 5min, ripped out and the car started, or cause issues with the car when driving. Like kicking in when driving at speed etc or through up various warning lights etc. you are better off going for an upgraded alarm and immobiliser system, plus a steering lock as a deterrent.

Looks very smart. Hope the dealer keeps it locked for you so nobody can leave their sticky finger marks!😁

Congratulations Keith! On your early retirement (Honestly - retirement IS great!) And on acquiring a Topdon ArtiDiag800 I look forward to your feedback on the Topdon (and on your retirement - but I won't pry!!!) Enjoy! (both)

Just got a new toy. Today is my official retirement at 58 year old. A few months I forgot to lock my RX overnight and someone helped themselves to the cheap ODB2 reader I kept in the door pocket. So for my retirement the company I worked for asked me what I wanted as a retirement present and I selected a Topdon ArtiDiag800. Just got on charge at the moment and have updated all the software on it then will link it to the RX and have a play.

Gents, even after 2030 and the supposed stop of the combustible engine petrol will still be saleable, that won’t stop in our lifetime, as for VED that will probably stop at some point too, electric car are non taxable so the government will look to raise lost revenues on a millage system of some sort, something that we all will pay for on an individual usage......no way round that one......electric cars are not beneficial or a plus on an environmental front until 50k millage, most new cars are rented and not owned making it extremely non environmental purchase in the offset......I’ll be keeping my burial chariot for a lot longer yet. 😂🤣

Concerned about security? This is the Lexus Approved faraday pouch. https://www.lexuspartsdirect.co.uk/parts/lexus-rc-f/lexus-rc-f-2014-onwards/lexus-rc-f-accessories/lexus-faraday-wallet/ Order today and have your pouch delivered to your door. Protect your Lexus!

Yes, I am concerned about losing my car! I spent several months looking for a late Silver Premier 3 generation RX450h that had at least light coloured seats and armrests. It had to be sub 40K miles and in excellent condition but affordable. Should I lose this car, I would be very lucky to find one the same in all respects. or might have to wait months to source one. It's quite different to other SUV marques where there are numerous cars on the market to choose from. Members will doubtless be aware that thieves are increasingly using a signal relay trick to steal keyless entry cars so I have bought a purpose made case which is very well made to stop the signal from the fob being intercepted. The box is well very made and certainly does the job so doesn't fall apart like some of the foil lined pouches you see advertised. It is a little cumbersome and will only take the key/fob (not the Lexus chain and logo which I removed). I added a very small amount of sponge to stop the fob rattling inside. The case is the Alpa 'Vonetti' and is apparently made in Germany. I bought mine from Amazon for about £39 which was the cheapest price I could find it at the time and it is now available for £31.99 delivered https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alpha-Shield-Premium-Keyless-Aluminium-Schwarz/dp/B077JCQFXQ I have no connection with supplier or manufacturer.