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Hi Dewey, I have the same fitting on my 400h ........... If you wish, I can scan the user manual and send it on to you ........ Would be later in the week, but let me know and I'll happily do it. Cheers ........... Pete :)

When I bought my latest 400h it had both rear and front sensors but fitted by the previous owner ....... These are not speed sensitive and therefore frighten the living daylights out of me if I get close to a grassy bank, cone or something else at speed ........... The sensors on my first 400h was fitted for me by Lexus and were speed sensitive ..... A much better solution and less stressful when driving at speed. I would ask Lexus first if it is possible to fit speed sensitive ones ............ Cheers ............ Pete

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I have had 2 x RX400h's and both have sat on the driveway ......... As Stuno1 said in an earlier post, the RX is a modern car and will not deteriorate by being outside. Keep it clean and polished and it will continue to make you proud. I doubt if the resale value will suffer any additional depreciation as a result. Keep the Triumph and restore it back onto the road. Although I think driving the RX is great I get much more pleasure from the classic I own, albeit a modern one ..... Don't give up the pleasure and excitement of a classic for a bit of sweat and polish on the Lexus. My car in the garage is .......... BTW I like your garage floor ...... wish mine was so clean and tidy Cheers ............ Pete

Had two 400H's since they came out and have shut the tailgate on both of them manually most of the time. Wife tends to use the button, however I just reach up and pull it down. Like ColinBarber says I let it finally close itself and I do not slam it closed. Never had any issues with either car.

Good post TigerFish, I think you have hit the nail on the head when it comes to reversing lights .....

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I agree with NELMO, and I too am adding fuel to the fire ....... Having tried to bring a little humour to the party in an earlier post, it seems that reversing lights are a bone that needs shaking a bit more . So, I looked at the "The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations" on the UK GOV web site and it says in respect or reversing lights ...... (Regulation 20) SCHEDULE 14requirements relating to optional reversing lamps 1. Number: Not more than two 2. Position: No requirement 3. Angles of visibility: No requirement 4. Alignment: To the rear 5. Markings– (a) A motor vehicle first used on or after 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured on or after 1st October 1985: An approval mark (b) A motor vehicle first used before 1st April 1986 and a trailer manufactured before 1st October 1985: No requirement 6. Size of illuminated area: No requirement 7. Colour: White 8. Wattage– (a) A reversing lamp bearing an approval mark: No requirement (b) A reversing lamp not bearing an approval mark: The total wattage of any one reversing lamp shall not exceed 24 watts 9. Intensity: No requirement 10. Electrical connections: No requirement 11. Tell-tale– (a) A motor vehicle first used on or after 1st July 1954, provided that the electrical connections are such that the reversing lamp or lamps cannot be illuminated other than automatically by the selection of the reverse gear of the vehicle: No requirement (b) Any other motor vehicle first used on or after 1st July 1954: A circuit-closed tell-tale shall be fitted © A motor vehicle first used before 1st July 1954: No requirement (d) Any vehicle which is not a motor vehicle: No requirement So it is apparent from this and other regs, you can have one or two lights, or even none. It or they do not have to illuminate anything except your desire to have really bright lights on your car. .... Whilst there may be a desire to have great lights on the back of a Lexus, there is no legal requirement For Lexus to fit bright lights. Cheers chaps ...... Happy motoring, although I may have to stop going out at night as it is too stressful ..........

Goodness gracious chaps ... all those whinging and whining should get over it ... They are what they are ..... I have a 2009 RX400h but living in Suffolk where the street lights, if they have any, are still gas, I have to admit the lights are not fantastic but adequate ..... So is the camera. I just borrowed a 2013 IS whilst my inverter was changed and to be honest the camera was fantastic compared with the one that I have. The other car I have has no reversing camera at all and the reversing lights are even dimmer than the Lexus ....... I am not however going to bitch about it on my other car forum ... I would be laughed off. Solutions for those that need them: Change the car Change the lights Put lights in your driveway Get night vision goggles Take the other half with you everywhere you go when it is dark to both hold your hand or guide you backwards ..... :tsktsk: :iraqi-info-minister: Sorry ! Wishing all night time drivers the best of fortune .............. Pete

Hi Stevie C-D Mine is also a 2009 RX400h ... again one of the last produced ... and mine has been called forward for the inverter change. I would guess that there is not much mechanical difference between your Special Edition and my Limited Edition so I can't understand why you should be on a wait list as opposed to being booked in. I'd be tempted to call your dealer and ask what is going on ......... Cheers .......... Pete

Post arrived today with letter from VOSA saying my 2009 RX400h is on the recall list ....... Spoke to Lexus Ipswich who are now geared up to do the work and the vehicle is now booked in for 2 weeks time.

Mine is a 2009. Spoke to the recall centre and they confirm it is subject to the recall, however wait until I get the letter from VOSA which ought to be out this month. Time will tell ..........

I reset my MPG info on Saturday in my 400h .... Having filled up with standard 95 RON at Tescos, Morrisons, Shell and BP over the holiday period driving from East Anglia to Scotland and the Midlands as well as local running .... The last 2246 miles has been 32.8 mpg I think that this is more than reasonable as I have a heavy right foot most of the time. As some-one intimated in an earlier conversation ......... I doubt if you will ever get a comparison between Super and Standard as people drive differently each and every day ......... After 50 years of motoring I have resigned myself to just putting the stuff in and burning it ...... Life is too short to worry about getting an extra 20 yards out of a gallon :D Happy motoring chaps ..........

Two questions spring to mind .......... as it is a monotonous Monday afternoon 1. Are you in the right car ?? 2. Seriously, have you picked up the valet key by mistake ?? Sorry ............ other than that I have no idea .........

We had one fitted to our first RX400h by the Lexus dealer in Bracknell when we lived in the Thames valley. I don't remember it being extortionate, although it was slightly more expensive than the back street boys that quoted. The dealer did a very good job and I have no complaints. However when choosing the caravan be careful to look at the nose wheel weight. The standard tow bar as fitted to our 400h by the dealer had a max nose wheel weight of 80Kg ......... This was a the Westfalia one and it stated on the tow bar that 80KG was the max weight. Dual axle vans may well give a problem in that it is very difficult to get the nose wheel down to this level. I was fortunate in that we were in the process of changing our van at the time and with our new single axle van it was fairly easy to balance the van nose wheel down to 75-80 kg. On the latest 400h that we have, again I had a tow bar fitted by the dealer here in Ipswich and again the max nose wheel weight is 80Kg. Happy towing .............. Pete