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I've never tried charging the rechargeable Toothbrushes that way John, how do you stop then falling over when you go round a bend?🤣

Hey Lexus Family, I am delighted to announce that I recently picked up my very own Lexus LC. It is a launch edition LC 500h, 1 of 5 in the UK. I will attach some photos of my new car below.

My 91 year old next door neighbour is a sprightly chap. He still plays golf, crown green bowling, and is still fit and physically active. Purely because of his age, his premium went to £1,478 for a small Peugeot 107.

hey everyone, I am having an issue where my audio is intermittent for the radio, works perfectly well for sat nav voice. I was wondering if you guys have tried the self diagnosis screen on the SC 430? I have looked at multiple threads from the Prius to the LS about turning the lights on and off 3 times/ pressing the display button on etc. However, I am still struggling to access this screen? If anyone has any suggestions for my '04 SC430 I would be most grateful! Thanks in advance, Thomas 🙂

Surely that can't have been caused by hitting a post? It's a circular hole that's been drilled through the undertray, or at least that's what it looks like to me, but for what purpose I don't know. Aircon condensate drain?

Talk to Lexus UK and complain. They've offered to fit if free of charge to my car, and collect return the car.

The caps for the SC430 wheels are definitely all plastic.

Thanks Herbs, decision made.

Firstly, in various tests and reviews it took more than 5 minutes to defeat, and that's going at it with hammers, chisels and saws. Secondly, just ease of use. It's far easier to use and store than the full disk-cover types; when I take it off I just plonk it on the floor behind my seat. Oh, and it doesn't damage the steering wheel either. I've seen some people say that the disk-lok is a tight fit so it could cause some damage.

For those who might be interested RX450h F sport LN16EMV has had the CANBUS plate fitted and is now on a forecourt somewhere. I traded it a week ago for a Mustang. Not a change directly influenced by the thefts, but I got to thinking about what I would replace it with if it went missing. The Mustang was the only car that pushed any buttons and we all know how that thought process goes..... If anybody sees it, it is a good car , I had it for 4 years and it performed faultlessly. I expect Lexus Customer Services and their CEO will be happy to see the back of me. One point though, the Mustang, despite 450+HP, cost half as much to insure, which is a measure of how insurers are viewing RX's at the moment!!

https://news.sky.com/story/could-a-truck-thats-powered-by-hydrogen-and-only-emits-water-help-in-the-climate-change-fight-12916780 As the piece on Sky News TV notes, the issue with hydrogen as things stand is the amount of electricity needed to produce it.

After my initial optimism on this recall we are now seeing exactly the same: several journeys unrecorded. But at least Find my car and remote air con are now working - well they are until my tempting of fate leads to their demise

They cost £84 per alloy (£70 exc. VAT), which was reasonable considering my alloy/tyre insurance covered me for £150 per alloy.

I tell you why. Because Toyota are actually using their brain. Hybrid is better for them. Ofc Tesla doesn’t have a choice it being EV only manufacturer, but for the rest of them it’s better to make hybrids. At least for the foreseeable. https://www.thedrive.com/features/toyota-is-right-we-need-more-hybrid-cars-and-fewer-evs-heres-why

I don't understand why Lexus are releasing this as another "self-charging" hybrid instead of EV. There's no need for more hybrids and their only half decent EV is the RZ which is crazy expensive. Lexus seem to have lost the plot.

Wouldn’t be the first time a dealer was wrong. They would legally have to state it wasn’t all leather if it were the case. Part of the confusion is the two parts feel different - partly because one is perforated and one isn’t but I also believe the bolsters are more heavily lacquered for extra wear protection which gives it a less natural feel.

There hasn’t been a F Sport UX in the UK with that combination. Either fabric and Tahara (UK name for their fake leather) or full leather. The choice depends on the year and options pack.

Yes, the F Sport seats are leather.

Yes it should be covered. Makes no difference if it is Takumi or any other grade - the warranty is identical.

Im gonna sound like a broken records here but all i can say is im super happy (including the cold spell last winter) with michelin primacy 4 VOL and after 6k miles, they're like new (they're hard tyres). Noise levels good too.

Anyone with a Lexus or Toyota with this canbus attack vulnerability needs to speak to their dealer, to Lexus UK and also use Facebook etc to question Lexus on what they’re doing to sort this.

I felt sick watching that, and I haven't even bought one yet. Absolute scum. I have posted this elsewhere but Lexus' inaction over this is inexcusable. I have posted this on another, similar posts but I have found that the only way, to obtain a serious response from large corporations, after failing through normal channels, is to bombard their Facebook page with questions and factual accounts of the problem. One example is an expensive, but noisy fridge I owned. After failing to be taken seriously, I took this approach and was contacted immediately. My year old fridge was taken away and replaced with a new one. It sounds as if theft of RX450s is now common enough that several owners bombarding Lexus UK Facebook page with their concerns, experiences and concerns about Lexus’s failure to resolve the issue is not something they would welcome. I have started the ball rolling and, as a potential purchaser, have expressed my concern on Lexus FB page.

On my pieplates the lacquer has also started to peel off as well. I did start to try and remove all of it but it was taking for ever so as not to damage the finish underneath so any recommendations as to what is the best thing to use that would be effective but not damage the plastic finish?

Greta video. Agree with the specific points. it is a certainly a conversation starter. All positive too.

Don't dismiss a late example of the 3rd gen RX, up to 2015/16. I find mine to be very capabale and competent, and I don't believe they suffer with the Canbus theft issue. Apart from the rare SE on 18s, they run 19" wheels which offer greater choice than the 20s fitted to most 4th gen models. I've had no issues with mine in 4+ years and 47,000 miles. I avoided a model with a sunroof or air suspension. The latter can be an issue on the 3rd gen RX, but they dropped it on the 2016-on model.

thank you! I really appreciate your help!! I will let you know how I get on 🙂

Looks ok from what is difficult to tell just from photos. It seems to have had quite a lot of rework in the past, I wonder if chasing the same fault or something different. I think the fact that you can make the fault occur by touching the wiring is probably the best place to continue the diagnosis. I'd remove a section of the black wiring shroud back to where you were moving the wiring so you can move each individual wire to identify which one has a problem. It could well be a break in a wire if the harness has been moved a lot in the past, or it could lead to a problem at the connector/pin - especially if the wiring is a little tight when fully assembled and there has been any strain.

I can try yeah 🙂 It is going into Lexus Glasgow tomorrow morning and I am going to ask them to test the amp too 🙂

I agree with everything Colin says/asks but can you also identify which wire when 'wiggled' causes it to connect? Is it the blue and white wire perhaps? I think that will be the head unit to amp remote turn on.

possibly a bad solder joint on the connector socket, a cracked track on the board near the connector, the pins on the plug need to be bent to give a better mechanical connection, or a break in one of the cables near the connector plug. Are you able to take a close up of the just the one PCB connector which is causing problems, rather than a picture of the whole board - both top and bottom.

Hi Neil/all, So I have narrowed my audio issue to the wires that come from the frame of the car to the connector. When I hold the wires the apart a little about 5-7cm from the connector the audio works fine. As soon as I bolt the amp into the body of the car and the wires are tight again the audio drops. Any chance you know of a remedy? Thanks, Thomas

Thanks Neil, you are a star! Greatly appreciate your help!!

I think the best bet would be to get the same model from a facelift car, assuming it's the same. Have you opened it up to look at the connections on the PCB? If it is a cracked /dry solder joint or something similar it might be worth a repair. It must be something like that for it to work intermittently. https://svtservices.co.uk/lexus-mark-levinson-power-amp-repair-service/ There is a thread on here or clublexus that goes into the problem of the connections on these amps with a close up pic of a broken connector where it joins the board but I can't find it. I suspect that if all of the pins are okay then this could be the fault.

Managed to pull it out looks like its been previously repaired

Yes that does sound like the known issue with the early amplifier. I've found one ML amp but it's not the same part number. We need to find the thread that deals with this issue to find out if it can be fixed easily.

Thanks Neil, I agree I think it is most like a pin. When I hold the connector tight I am able to adjust the fader and balance etc. I am hoping it is going to be a simple fix 😄

Well it's good that you know where the problem is. It's likely to be a broken/loose connector or pin on the amp. If it is, then it might be possible to fix / solder it. There's a company in Edinburgh that have fixed amps in the past but I'm not sure if they are still doing it. I think there are a few threads on here (maybe the LS forum) and a few on clublexus that cover this type of fault. I will look for the amps I have later to see if any might help you out.

The good news is it seems to be the second connector at the back of the Mark Lev amp that is either loose (or the amp is on the way out?) When I hold in the connector the amp powers on for a few seconds and the audio comes through, then the amp fans stop and the radio goes back off. In your experience do you think its the connection needing adjusted or a new amp? Thanks,Thomas

Nvm, wrong part I was reading off, yeah mine is 86280-0w070 too!

Hi, I believe my serial number is 86011-24011

Hi again, Thanks for watching, yeah I changed the 10A and 30A radio fuses already. I have pulled the ML amp out of the boot and put it back in. Thanks, I am actually struggling to adjust the balance etc, I can get that setting up but I cant seem to adjust it as balance and fader are stuck on 5. Thanks, Ill go have a look at the amp 🙂

Hi Thomas, I've seen the vid, the head unit looks okay. Have you replaced the radio fuses? I would check/replace the 30A audio fuse in the engine bay and look carefully at the connection to the ML amp in the boot. Try the balance/fader knob on the head unit. If that doesn't produce anything on the head unit display then it points to a connection failure to the amp or an amp issue. I think this explains what you were trying to do but I'm not sure how much of it works on the later versions. https://www.wikihow.com/Override-Lexus-Navigation-Motion-Lock Let me know the amp part number, I may have a free spare. I think it's supposed to be 86280 - 0W070 ?

Hi Thomas, the hacks are good to know but the Navi screen has very little to do with the audio. The audio head unit sends the signal to the amp and the amp sends it to the speakers. Are all of the radio fuses okay and does the Mark Levinson/Harmon Amplifier turn on? You could post a vid of what happens when you turn on the head unit. Maybe we can tell a bit more from that? Does the aerial go up when you switch on the radio and do the balance and fade controls register on the head unit screen?

Yeah I just tried it on my 2005 RX 300 and it came up first time no issues displaying the screen. Sadly it still doesn't work for the SC430, I think there must be a different sequence of events to activate it...

If anyone has an SC and has a method of getting the self diagnosis display up I would be eternally grateful haha

It is the sound coming from the speakers as far as I can see/hear. The radio unit itself switches between stations and cd etc fine. The aerial goes up and down accordingly, the sat nav voice works fine. The issue seems to be getting the speakers to play audio. I ripped the car out yesterday to reach the amp and fuse boxes. (I have been researching this issue for a couple of days but I am no further forward)

Cheers I tried it this morning but no luck with the SC, worked fine on my IS though!

Is it intermittent for the radio and the CD/tape or does it not work at all?

easier to press the screen when the brightness/contrast settings are displayed. press top left, then press bottom left three times.

On my GS it's (I think) ignition on, hold info, flick lights between off and sidelights 3 times.