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Just been recovered to Lexus Hull.
Car ran like a dream coming over the moors from Teeside.
Stopped for a coffee and then when I started again and just accelerating away car made some unearthly noises and came to a halt. Dash showing all the nasty things Check Hybrid System Check Vsc Etc.
AA Have recovered me to Lexus Hull where car is left,Wife picking me up.
Car done 79454 and full service on 2nd June at Lexus Hull including timing belt replacement and Hybrid Check. Fear the worst any idea of the damage ????
CJ
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The second generation IS250 equipped with auto-folding mirrors does not allow for folding the mirrors once ignition is turned off. This is because the switch is wired via the ACC +12v supply going to the mirror motor.

Power folding mirror motors regardless of brand all work in similar way. They have two wires going to the motor. It folds and unfolds based on the polarity of the power supplied to it. The internal switch that folds the mirror basically flips the ACC +12v and ground around going to the 2 wires of the mirror motor. I initially did some testing and was able to operate the mirrors independently using +12v

I was going to build my own polarity switching relay circuit but then came across these readily available "Intelligent Universal Auto-Folding Mirror Systems". They sell on the famous bay auction site for as little as £5 from chinese sellers. I purchased mine for £6.49 as that was the cheapest seller that had UK/EU stock which came in a few days. £5 one would have taken 20-30 days to arrive from china which wasn't a great option for the price difference. The price of buying components and prject box etc and making my own unit would have cost me more than £6.49. This system is universal and works on the same principal. As long as it's wired correctly, I had no doubt it would work. 

The internal mirror fold switch still works just like normal. The module is marketed as being a intelligent folding system. This is because if you fold your mirrors using the internal switch and then turn off the car, the system will not do anything when you lock or unlock the car. It's because lets say you parked in a really tight spot where you had to fold your mirrors with the switch, and then if the system just unfolded it when you unlocked it, that would be a disaster. So the system doesn't operate if you fold the mirror with the switch before turning ignition off. If you leave mirrors normally unfolded and turn off ignition then system operates normally.

The system works great. Below is my video demo showing the end result. I will write-up a installation guide in the coming days and post on my blog and on here for anyone who is interested. 

 

 

If you were to consider buying a Hybrid model over 5 years old, would you be worried about the reliability of the Hybrid system?    

Here is the original car from the show.
Although I have a feeling it's just been sold. It's MOTd but no tax.
As a massive Alan Partridge fan (as in geekily so and have even been on "Alan Partridge Weekends" visiting filming locations with few mates!) Im tempted to but this and return it back to original condition! LOL
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I own this now... I brought it for £150 yeah still had the white wrap on it to

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I so wanted this car when it was up for sale.. wanted it to restore it for Alan
please add some pics

You might have seen them but for those of you who have not, I notice that in the last week or so there have been a host of new UX videos posted on YouTube. All are on Swedish temporary plates, and there is no voice-over so I assume they are stock footage for launch, or previews for dealers or journalists.

Footage is of grey and white varieties (all F-Sport?) plus a rather lovely red one. Gives you a good idea how the styling will will look once 'in the wild'...

Here is just one example: https://youtu.be/L8MYjTRLZck 

I put a deposit down at the beginning of the month.
Happy so far with the photos, now waiting for models and prices.