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Sorry if this has been posted by someone before. Has anyone chaged their wiper bladesrubber on their car. i find the wipers on the IS300H wipes well overall , but i feel sometimes feel it's making tpo much noise when it's slightly wet and it;s wiping away. It;s a screeching noise, i think all that Lexus leicester does is just change the rubber when i told them during the first year of ownership, maybe it's just Leicester. has anyone just replaced the whole blade itself or just the rubber and how is it possible ? any recmmendations ?

Thas all..I've been busy lately.. the cars a little dirty due to weather now,, They sorted it all out in the end. Just over 5 days.. Paintwise they've done a good job. and the feel of the repair good. The overall experience was actually let down by the extra paint/finisher insde the fuel flap and on the rear screen, but overall a good job..

thanks. I will check whether it's paint or finishing tomorrow morning, i was just so annoyed today after initial analysis, that I didn't investigate in more detail...plus I had things to do..

Many thanks.. Was a very good test.. didn't have to cover as it's pitch dark outside 🙂 There was a clear difference when on vs off... so it was just me being paranoid.. i must have mixed up my differences between brightness and glare.. Thanks for that quick simple test...

Thanks, I'll give that a test in a moment..

Just a quick question, it;s something that pops out at me after having got my car back after accident repair yesterday ( rear/ side etc..) I have always taken this feature for granted as it is a feature presumably on all trim levels. ? Anyway yesterday, whilst driving back home, i seem to be dazzled by cars in my rear with their headlights, hitting the auto button on/off does not seem to make any difference. Bers in mind I havent driven my car for 5 days. Am i being paranoid or is there something wrong ? btw, the outside side mirrors also seem to dazzle me too when cars are in the right position behind and to the right/left of me, Is the Anti-glare only on the inside rear view mirror only, and is there something wrong with my car considering what i have described above ?

Just an update.. I got the car back Friday around 4.30pm.. why do i mention time ? it's significant as it is quite dark outside. I opted not to sign a satisfaction form as I requested to see the car in a better light , presumably it is for them to send back to my insurance company so tat they can be paid for the job. As of writing I have not signed and therefore haven't sent the form back to them yet. They explained to me that they replaced the rear door completely, repaired dents, on front door, wheeklarch portion, and rear bumper, as well as replace rear alloy and replaced tyre. And after having a chat wit the aftersales manager i agreed with his explantion that not replacing the wheel arch bit is better as changing it completely is a bigger risk, and possibly as some say here, may affect the integrity of the car and to not interferring with possible spot welded points etc.. so that point i agree with you guys and what the man at lexus said. I have been too busy today, but the crux of the matter is this morning i spotted lots of white paint seeping through inside the fuel fillling flap, lots of white paint specs on the rear glass screen, and the rear alloy seems to have a different shade than the other 3, apparenty it's a new alloy. but I'm not so sure and it looks refurbished and re-painted/sprayed etc... I have shown my brother who came round and he also thinks it looks a different colour. The question is, am i being too fussy ? considering it's an insurance job and they are a lexus dealer after all with their own body shop, they should have the confidence that they would be paid by my insuranve comany on a complated job to my satisfaction. To be honest i find it very sloppy and the cynic in me is that they left is very late on Friday to hand over the car to me hoping that I won't spot their job done to 95% level... Is Inchcape cutting corners ? Should Lexus not be enforcing strict exacting standards of absolute service in all their dealers ?

I took the car in on Monday, i was quoted Wednesday/Thursday for it to be ready. I had to call in today just to find out what was happening. I was promised ( by the receptionist) that i would get call back from someone, but I never did.. What do you think is taking so long ? I fear that they will just fill out the wing bit that is just on the wheel arch that is metal.. I sepcificailly aske dthem to just replace that part because it was deep.. How am I to tell if they've replaced it or filled it ? To my previous posts, I think for me , even if it looks the same, the feeling won't be the same.. but that is me..

Not done yet, but booked in with the main dealer. Yes, i saw your post.. that's what I'm hoping Lexus will do to mine... but the nick on the side of rear bumper would be repaired rather tha replaced i would presume..

Where the gash on the bumper, if it is a replacement, it's quite a large piece that extends top edge to the front. i trust the dealer would know what to do.. I'd rather they replace that piece to be honest..

Thanks.. Car's just over 3 years so has some avlue still.. because I'll be taking to a main dealer colour won;t be a problem.. mine would be the F sport white, not sure if it' s pearl..

Thanks all.. The car's booked in for next Monday. Since it's an insurance job, I hope they'll do a good job and do whatever is necessary. I will also get them to check the wheel and suspension in detail, but perhaps they would do that anyway. I'd rather they replace parts rather than repair and to be honest I won't think of the car in the same way anymore.. just not the same anymore..

I got bumped into by lorry a couple of weeks ago. I sent my dashcam footage to my insurance company who then confirmed it wasn't my fault. I'll be taking it to a lexus main dealer soon after approval from insurance company.. How are the damages normally fixed, or are they replaced ? As can be seen, there are 4 biits that ( 5 if you includes the alloy wheel) need to be rectified, especially the wheel arch bit which is metal and forms a big bit of the car. The 4 bits being 1. Part of front pasessenger door 2. Rear passenger door 3. Wheel Arch 4. Rear Bumper 5. Rear Pasenegr side alloy wheel Would it have been betetr if it was a write off ?

For a few weeks i had this slight buzzing noise from the passengers side, i knew i had emptied the rubbish and always removed bits from the side pockets like I normally do.. I just happened to look into it amd found my mums metal framed glasses, I didn't realis she had left them there, and as she has a couple of frames she wasn't missing them. The noise was due to her glasses..

Look at the IS200t video again 5:40 to 6:20 it doesn't feel fast.. because it is so smooth, that's the gist of his message.. it is picking up speed and looking at the speedo confirms this as he says.. Ket point, it;s not a track car.. Quite the opposite of what you are saying it seems..

Definitely should give A5/A6 a good run for it money.. The F sport trim looks good.. If they do an AWD that would defnietly be interesting but i doubt they'd do one because of the SUV range,,

Anyone see the review of the ES in Autoexpress ? http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/lexus/es/103684/new-lexus-es-2018-review?_mout=1&utm_campaign=autoexpressvideo_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter Not that I'm after one.. Just thought that some might be..

As far as I can tell the same staff remain, and it's alway nice to see familiar faces and to have that continuity. to be honest I was happy when the dealer was under Sytner anyway. So maybe it really depends on the staff in the dealership and at the end of the day Lexus UK (Toyota GB) surely maintains some sort of minimum standards anyway to deal in Lexus cars.. Anyway the person who sold me my current car is happy to be under Inchcape. IMO, just by looking at the Sytner current web site, it now seems to haev an air of European snobbery about it..

No, it's been changed.. Inchape has taken over all the Sytner Lexus dealers I believe..

Ok. That makes sense..

Interesting you mention all that. As i recall you have a Tesla right.. do you know how much it costs to fix a prang on a Tesla or have any work done on a Tesla.. I read they also cost an arm and a leg... I believe Sytner don't deal in Lexus cars anymore more and possibly nor any other Japanese marques.. The cynic in me beleive the Japanese cars are more reliable hence less potential profit margin after the initial sales.

So this wasn't done by Lexus ?

Thanks David.. I'll give it a go..

1. Ignition OFF, hold the wiper switch in the all the way up (OFF) position, turn ignition ON, engine not running, and continue to hold the wiper switch in the OFF position for 5 seconds or more 2. Move wiper switch down 1 position and HOLD for 5 seconds or more 3. Move the wiper switch up to OFF position and hold for 5 seconds or more 4. Move wiper switch down 1 position and hold for 5 seconds or more 5. Release the wiper switch. The right turn signal should flash 1 time ... .... So this is part of the procedure... I can't seem to get it working,, Point 1 - what is the wiper OFF position,? should that not be the postion that it is in by default, ? is there a need to hold it ? i thought all the way up is the manual on for turning wiper on ?

thanks Jason,..