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  1. Fair enough I'm just trying to help to save you some money and deal with a problem you have with intermittent false warnings but if you want to spend the guts of £57+ on a product....that's fine. Of course I know Vaseline is a petroleum based product but I'm not talking about putting loads of it on, just a gentle smear. Some people (using vaseline) on here have had up to 4 years of no false warnings whereas I have only had 2 years of warning free incidents. Plus I have used vaseline on my lips and it hasn't done me any harm but as I say this is only a forum for tips from other Lexus users and if you decide not to take these tips on board....that's totally fine.
  2. Its on Amazon but it's really expensive at £57+ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Honda-Genuine-08798-9013-Silicone-Grease/dp/B00GD49GTS/ref=sr_1_8?crid=FNVYWRM4Q1VX&keywords=Shin-Etsu+silicone+grease&qid=1668024587&sprefix=shin-etsu+silicone+grease%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-8 when you can pick up Vaseline for £2 + at https://www.chemistdirect.co.uk/vaseline-pure-petroleum-jelly/prd-15l?glCountry=GB&glCurrency=GBP&sa=U&tracking_id=c7f9b941c5576d1dce5d8025b95c5a1e&usg=AOvVaw2XZRDFjf1GwZX24M6QEKFj&ved=0ahUKEwisiau7-aH7AhXSmFwKHUupDqMQ1ykIOA but as I say if you have the money then go and buy the Honda branded product (which does the same thing)
  3. How about this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403069215118?hash=item5dd8cc218e:g:V7wAAOSwLv9hFow1 a bit expensive when vaseline (cheap as chips) does the same job...but hey if you have the money this is the cheapest I have found
  4. well that should do the job but just remember to only put a very light coating on them and if you can just try and blow any water out of the sensors
  5. Totally agree....the vaseline is only a temporary hack, it works but you would think that Lexus would have a permanent fix by now but unfortunately they still haven't addressed it. I think some Toyota models have this problem as well
  6. Thanks malcolmw for your confirmation of the vaseline hack.......it worked for me, as well. In my case I believe the ceramic coating that I had done by the dealer hardened the rubber seal around the sensors and the vaseline or Silcone helps to bring back the flexibility to the rubber that the sensors need....plus it's probably less than a five minute job. I don't know about your sensors but mine only went off intermittently (usually after a real downpour).....but that is not happening now. I just love my Lexus ES....I was going to get rid of it this year and test drove a Tesla Y and although it drove very well it just wasn't up to the quality of my ES so I have decided to hold onto it Plus there is only about 10400 miles on it and for a 2019 car that is nothing (barely run in). I test drove the Lexus NX but I was less than impressed by it's mpg which for the ES is between 43 to 53mpg (NX was 30 to 36 mpg) and my car tax is £160 against the NX's £500 a year. So putting on a smear of vaseline every couple of years is absolutely nothing for an ES owner.
  7. Well why don't you just dry the sensors and quickly put a very small smear of vaseline on all of them....we are only talking about a five minute job. It worked for me and it lasted about two years. Mind you I blamed the ceramic coating that was put on my car just before I bought the car in 2019 new. Its worth a go at least, it certainly wont cause any harm. I take it the error has now stopped?
  8. Have you tried drying the sensors and blowing hot air from say a hair dryer (from a distance) to make certain they are fully dry and then either putting a thin layer of silicon or vaseline ( now I mean a thin layer) on the sensors? This has worked for me for nearly two years and just recently after a real downpour I got the "Warning Notice". It went away without doing anything further but I know this small hack worked for me. It could be a faulty sensor but it's worth trying this with the vaseline or the silicon
  9. This looks interesting. Which CPLAY2air wireless adapter do you have and what Lexus model do you have? Also what do you mean by AC compatible? I looked at something like this before but if I remember it doesn’t work on all entertainment systems. Does it connect every time you switch the head unit on?
  10. Bigscreen, definitely leave it for them to brick it that way if anything goes wrong you won’t have to fork out £3700
  11. To be perfectly truthful I think most of it is flannel. I went out the car today (2019 Lexus ES from new) and the first time I tried to play Spotify on the Android Auto and it didn’t work and played through the phone. I then stopped and took the USB lead out and popped it it in and again it didn’t work and then I asked Google to play a track and it worked……it’s a pain in the neck. I have tried various ways to get it to work but to date I haven’t found a combination in getting it to work first time. I’m hoping to purchase a new car next year and this is going to affect by buying decision, thankfully the new cars come with it wirelessly built in. Lexus you need to get your act together this is just not good enough
  12. As I have said many times be very very careful about this upgrade. I do believe they are trying to put a “square peg in a round hole”. I think that the CarPlay technology is much more advanced than the systems they are trying to put them into and they just haven’t got it right. Which is why mine sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t (mostly it doesn’t)……..which is why they have changed all the head units of all their new vehicles. I suppose the good thing about you getting it upgraded by Lexus themselves then if they brick your unit they have to change your head unit (which I believe is £3700) so either way you gain or you might be like me having a system that doesn’t work most of the time. Good news is they are waiting on an update on an update. Whatever way you look at it this is a Premier car manufacturer who is playing catch-up with technology with cars that are costing £40,000 plus…..IMO it is just not good enough. PS when do they expect this update of an update? At least your garage contacted you about this update whereas mine hit me with the bill of an extra £80 for that new update and left me with a unit that doesn’t work properly
  13. "Bigscreen"....be very careful. They told me it would be £60 to get it done and when I actually took it to them it was increased to £80 but that if the software needed to be upgraded then it would be £160. I told them as far as I was aware the software was upgraded but it appears that there is hidden software upgrades that only Lexus Service Engineers have access to. So they had the car a whole day and it cost me £160 and as I say it sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. If I was you I would think twice about getting this upgrade and if you do go with the upgrade I would insist that they put that quote of £80 in writing. My upgrade was done by Lexus Belfast....so it wasn't some back street dodgy garage that did it. I know if I was to do it again I wouldn't go ahead with it. Don't get me wrong I love my Lexus ES.....it's beautiful car to drive and it's a quality build but this upgrade is just not worth the hassle. Lexus have been playing catch up with this intergration and as far as I know all of their new cars come with already built into them.....be very careful
  14. Honestly, it's just not worth it. Even if you could get the upgrading I have found that it is a hit and miss upgrading. Sometimes when I go out to the car it connects to the Apple Airplay and sometimes it doesn't. I would say the majority of the time it doesn't connect..... a total waste of time. Definitely not worth £160 (which I had to pay for the upgrading) There is absolutely no rime nor reason why it doesn't work. Defintely when it works the sound is superb but the trouble I have is trying to get it to work. Anybody who is contemplating getting this done to their Lexus should think twice I agree with "Moleman" statement "very poor for a modern car".......I have a late 2019 lexus ES and it doesn't have it and I had to get it upgraded (which most of the time doesn't work)....totally useless upgrade
  15. If I was you I wouldn’t bother. As you can read from my previous posts I paid Lexus Belfast £160 for the upgrade ( despite being told that it would be much less than that and when I complained they said they would give me £20 compensation and I am still waiting for that over 6 months ago). Plus sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. I wasted £160. You would get into the car connect it to the usb and sometimes it would connect and sometimes it doesn’t and your driving down the road with the music coming from the phone but not the speakers. So I end up pulling the lead in and out of the usb socket….it’s totally dangerous. Most times I just don’t bother using it because if it doesn’t connect first time before I drive off I just don’t use it….total waste of £160. I am absolutely furious. Don't get me wrong I love my Lexus ES (it’s probably the best car I have ever owned) but this upgrade is just a joke. From what I have read the new Lexus NX comes with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto….this is the way to go. Personally I wouldn’t bother getting the upgrade and I definitely wouldn’t DIY on it…..you’ll probably brick it.
  16. Yes, it appears that that there were 4 upgrades needed to be done and one of them was to do with mapping (I really don't know what to believe). I told them that I did what they told me to do and connect to "My lexu"s account and downloaded all the downloads that was on that account but it appears there are more downloads that I as a consumer didn't have access to that needed to be downloaded (If I had been told that at the start I propbably wouldn't have even gone for the Carplay as I would have known that it was going to be £160. You "live and learn". I have been with Lexus for about 10 yrs and in that time I have bought 3 Lexus's (and before that numerous Audi's and Volkswagen Golfs) and I have never been treated like this. But after this I will think twice about giving them my money and look somewhere else....especially after them telling me they would pay me back the difference (a measily £20) but I have heard nothing from them and I suspect I will never hear from them again. Sorry again for previous long winded rant but it really did annoy me how I was dealt with. And for those that are seeking Apple Carplay...Think Twice as it can be a costly £160, it's not wireless and really it's just not worth it.
  17. Totally agree Herbie but it was the messing and the faffing around and the pretending to know about something she knew absolutely nothing about that really got to me. Especially when I asked her to go and get someone who knew how to work it. I would have respected her more if she had have said something like “sorry I don't know anything about Apple Carplay but I'll get someone who does”....the misplaced arrogance just got to me plus the mistake on the price and then blaming me for getting it wrong
  18. Well I got Apple Carplay fitted to my Lexus ES but what an escapade. I phoned Lexus Belfast (whom I bought the car off and is a branch of the "Lookers" car Dealership) and asked could Apple carplay be retrofitted to my 2019 Lexus ES. I was told by K that it could be and the price would be £60 and they would have to have the car for about half a day. Knowing that everybody on here had been quoted £80 I said to her "is there VAT to be added to this?" No, she said that includes VAT. She then went on to say that if there was other updates required this would go to £160. I said " how do I know if there are any updates needed" and she replied "if you go onto you 'My Lexus' account and link it via the car then it will show if any updates are required and you can download them yourself". I thanked her for this information and duly went to "My Lexus" logged on and found out there where two updates required....I downloaded them and updated the car. So I phoned back the next day and told her I downloaded two updates and I would like to book the car in for the retrofit of the Apple Carplay. I said to her again, "What is the price?" and she replied "Its £60" and I said doesn't that include VAT and she said yes. It was booked in for Monday. I took it up to Lexus, Belfast and met Karen and she said "you do know that we will have it in for half a day?" I said yes and she said and the cost will be £80????? What I said you told me it was £60. "Oh NO" she said "you must have picked me up wrong" I said, "I never, because I asked you a number of times and you said £60". I wanted it done so I said "OK go ahead" She then warned me if the updates haven't been uploaded to the car then it would rise to £160. I said "well I did what you told me to do and downloaded all the updates that was missing and that was on 'My Lexus'" About an hour later I got an update from them that the engineer was working on my car and about another hour later I got a phone call from them to tell me that there was 4 missing updates and that they couldn't fit Apple Carplay without these 4 updates and that the price had now risen to £160. I wasn't pleased because these updates were not on "My Lexus" but on Lexus own database which I didn't have access too. I reluctantly agreed for the work to continue and to the price of £160 (what else could I do, I wanted the carplay and they were holding all the cards). Honestly I was quite annoyed as I had been told £60 and now it was £160. Another 3 hrs went past and eventually they phoned to say the car was ready but if I waited another two hours she would have the car washed. As the car wasn't particularly dirty and they had already had the car for 5 hrs and I couldn't understand why it would take 2 hours to wash a car I declined this offer. I picked the car up and duly set about connecting Apple Carplay (thinking it was a wireless connection....WRONG" I tried and I looked up google to see what I was doing wrong but for the life of me I couldn't connect. So I drove it back to Lexus Belfast and told them that I must be doing something wrong but I can't connect to which she said "oh it's very easy, I'll show you how it works" so she duly got into the car switched the engine on and pressed the menu and pressed a few buttons and asked me was Bluetooth on my iPhone (which it was)...this went on for a couple of minutes and she said "I don't know, it's very easy to use, there must be something wrong with your phone" So she got out of the car and said she was going to speak to someone in the showroom. Another couple of minutes went past and she back and said "your trying to do this wirelessly, it needs to be wired" (Thanks a million I thought, you told me it was easy to do and now you come back and tell me it needs to be wired). She then told me, but it works with google Maps wirelessly and got into the car again and messed about with the menu and pressed all kinds of buttons. By this time I was getting really annoyed and I asked her to go and get someone that knew how to fix this. She said "Oh no, this is very easy to fix, this works on my car and it's great when it works" more minutes went past and finally she gave up and went back in and got a young gentleman who explained that Apple Carplay needs to be wired and immediately put a USB/Lightning cable into my phone and car and immediately Apple Carplay appeared....like magic. All that faffing around that I had to put up with was so so annoying, from being told £60 to £160 and telling me it was so easy connect without a wire I was just at the end of my thether but at least this guy just got into the car and it was sorted. I then got a phone call the next day from Lexus Belfast to say that seemingly I was having problems with working the Carplay. I told them "No but that I was really annoyed at the way I had been mislaid and told that it was £60 and that all I needed to was download the updates from the My Lexus site and then the faffing around about how to wirelessly connect the phone" I told them I was very very annoyed that I had been with Lexus for about 10 yrs and to be treated like this was so annoying, so much so that I would think twice about buying another car from Lexus Belfast and look elsewhere. He told me that he was sorry to hear that and would phone me back the next day and pay me back the difference in money (probably £20).......The next day came and went and not a word or phone call out of them. Totally annoyed. Sorry for the RANT but this type of treatment really does annoy me. PS they also told me that Lexus is working on another update to bring wireless connection to Apple Carplay to which I said I hope it's not another £160 update
  19. Thanks, it sounds that £80 is the standard price for the fit no matter what car it is......thats good I'll definitely go and get it fitted
  20. Was that with vat? How long did it take to fit? I thought it might it have cost more than that......I must contact Lexus Belfast and book mine in Thanks for your quick response
  21. Does anyone know how much it costs to have a 2019 Lexus ES retrofit of Apple Carplay and Android Auto by a Dealer. I have searched the internet and asked Lexus but they seem to be unwilling to give approximate cost (maybe because there isn't a standard fee...I don't know). Is it around £100 or much more than that? Thanks
  22. Bernard the more I hear about this the more I think the problem lies with the protection....it seems to harden the rubber seal around the sensors which causes them to emit false warnings.....so if I was you I would ask the garage to blast air into the sensors and get them to remove the protection (Ceramic coating) around the rubber seals of the sensors and coat the sensors with a thin layer of silicon or vaseline. You say you did the vaseline trick (and I suspect it didn't work) but did you try to remove the protection just around the sensors (the rubber seals don't need a ceramic coating)? Certainingly you can try the software update but I really don't see how a software update will fix this because it's not every sensor on the cars that is causing the problem and not all sensors reported here are in the same position. In the past I have had two IS cars and none of them every gave this problem but the other two didn't get Full Body Ceramic Protection
  23. Maybe I am wrong but I don’t think it is a software issue. As for your Lexus Dealer saying they know about the issue well they have known about the issue since the UX came out or maybe before and they all seem to say the same answer which is make sure the sensors are dry....which is simply ridiculous and in my opinion a “fob off” to get rid of you. My dealer was slightly better in that they told me they would take the car in and force air through the sensors. I did that myself and then coated the sensors with a very light coating of Vaseline and that was done just before the lockdown and so far I haven’t had any problem with the sensors. Personally I blame the Ceramic coating I had installed by the dealer before I took possession of the car as I think the ceramic coating may have hardened the rubber seal around the sensor
  24. Yes I agree with you, Heavy Rain is something to do with it but remember I have had two other Lexus IS cars and nothing like this has ever appeared on them whereas this new Lexus ES is having this problem and also the new UX series.....so whether or not it is the design of the sensors or the ceramic coating harding up the rubbers around the sensors is the problem, I haven't a clue but it also appears that Lexus themselves don't know what is causing it. As I said before, I phoned my Lexus Dealer who I bought the car off said that they knew about the problem but mostly how they sorted it out was bringing the cars in and blowing the water out around the sensors and the rubber seals. Now I don't know if they where just saying that to get rid of me and my problem but it seemed a rather easy way to fix and what I do now is when I am washing the car I always blow dry it after I have washed it down (yes I know it is possibly over the top but I like to look after my cars and detailing is just a bit of a hobby of mine that I like to do). So what I would suggest to you is try not to use that ceramic spray around the sensors and when you get a chance (when it stops raining which it never does in Northern Ireland where i live) try and blow dry the sensors and then coat them lightly with silicon or vasaline and see if that works and let us know in a months time or not. If that doesn't work then I would say it is faulty sensors and back to the dealer to get fixed.....that's my best advise.
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