lurch

I have a RX400h 2006 and a MR2 roadster and can tell you they have the same Battery !! I replaced mine on my RX and my MR2 and the Battery is cheaper for the MR2 but same part so if you do need one buy one for a MR2. Also have a solar charger which I plug in when I leave mine at the airport, have left it for over two weeks no probs.

Hi mate welcome along, I have a 2006 RX400h superb motor you won,t regret it. 

I am Also in Suffolk, I have mine looked after at Roys Motor Company (toyota/Lexus specialists )in Norwich used them for last 20-25 years brilliant .

No not at the minute sorry, have driven a newer 450 but still prefer what I have , I have a 2003 MR2 roadster with only 12 k miles on also , showroom condition but use my 2004 RAV4 for everyday use and RX for a long run. If I traded the RX probably be shocked what it's worth as paid over £22k when I bought it so would need to add to it quite a bit to replace it.

Mine is a 2006 se-l which hardly gets used, it's taken out occasionally mainly trips down to Heathrow when we go on holiday, cleaned and then back in my garage, owned for last 7 years and now on 50k miles serviced yearly weather needed or not , but probably not worth a sight if chopped in for something newer, but well looked after so I would buy something that's been looked after , older, rather than something newer but abused. Like the rest have said look for history, condition over anything .

They look stunning don,t they !

Looks good in silver as well ! Still prefer the Red with red interior I saw in Japan though . Be good to see one come driving down the road will turn a few heads .

2 hours ago, wendle said:

No problem , thank you for your reply, i have asked the same question on a US forum, they have said it seems easer to get in and out of the LC because the seat bolsters are not so high and the entry scuff plates are also lower, ill find out in a couple of weeks when i test drive the LC.

the red one in your photo, is it a metallic red.

Yep metallic, it was awesome looking, the U.K. Roads are not going to know what hit them when you see one coming down the road ! Lottery win only way for me lol.

let me know how test drive goes....lucky bugger !

i have a 2003 MR2 roadster now that is low and not easy to get out of the LC was easier if I recall.

Hi mate I have sat in a RCF but that was at Lexus Ipswich a couple years back so not much help as can't remember lol, and my RX sits up high so they are all low to me !!

You can get someone out mate that will do smart repairs and would cost a very small amount. I have a chap I use for things like that little scratches etc less than £100 for something like that. 

Hope this is of some help if not another idea would be get 2nd hand one from a breaker ?

Must of been repainted at some point for that to come off , never seen one do that before unless had paintwork done. Only way would be to remove it and get it painted again I would of thought.

In the flesh it's simply stunning !!

That's great mate, easier than disconnecting the Battery. Glad you got it sorted.

Well can,t remember what I put so that's helpful, wouldn't use bad language , and don't think I posted a link to website , oh well .

On 13 April 2017 at 6:49 PM, lurch said:

Why was my post removed please ?

If I recall I pulled out the fuse for about five minutes and then refitted and then inserted the disc and it loaded ok.  Lexus and Toyota even give you a little white tool inside the fuse box lid to use to pull the fuses out 👍

Passenger side under bonnet beside the cooling reservoir for the inverter is where it is, remove silver plastic synergy drive cover and you will see fuse box. Inside fuse box you will see diagram of the fuses, remove the 15amp radio fuse and just double check the sat nav is dead . Hopefully attached a couple of pics.

Best way to do this is just pull the fuse for the radio/sat nav under bonnet , have done this twice now when updating mine works a treat and no Battery to disconnect. 

That's looks good ! They had a yellow one but you could only look and not open doors, the LC open doors and sit in, all others the RCF etc you could sit in. 

Wow what a car ! I'm currently in Japan on holiday and went to the Toyota factory today on a tour then to their museum where they had a LC and a LFA plus various others. Took a few pictures, you could sit in the LC but not the LFA . Awesome car .

Looking for a full rear dog guard for a 2006 RX400h if anyone has one laying around they want to sell . One which bolts in .

thanks.

When I first bought mine 6 years ago it was very similar, I fitted four new tyres and had the tracking lasered and set up been superb since with even tyre wear as that was a problem before also.  Have you got half decent make of tyres on ? Hankooks all round on mine really good.

Mine came from amazon too that's the same one as I have . The OBll socket is located just to the right of the steering wheel underneath bottom of dash about knee height, a plug with about 16 pins in it.

Thanks for all your replies great help will make sure everything is connected and works if they replace it . 

Got massive stone chip today in two places close together and have booked it in to auto glass next week to be sorted. After speaking to them they have ordered a new screen just in case, I,m hoping they can repair it as I really don,t want them to replace the screen. Has anyone else had a front screen replaced on a 400h ? Rear view mirror looks as if it could be fixed in place on screen so it doesn't look that straight forward and am worried it won't be as it was after if it's replaced.