Silversalmon

I changed my reversing lights to LED and there was a huge improvement. 

Thanks Rayaan, I'll pop over tomorrow and collect them. 4 Brand new wheels and Dunlop Sportmaxx for £350 was a good deal.

Eamonn, can I ask a question re your wheels, are these from the newer model, the reason I ask is someone is selling a set with new Dunlops tyres at a good price, I have a 2010 model, would they fit? Extra rubber would also improve the ride?

That was good of you to take the trouble to clean it up and post for us to see what was involved. Wonder if painting with Hammerite would help?????

Ed

I have a 2010 SEi and it certainly has the hill hold feature. It should work just as Rayaan described. HTH

Thanks a lot Rayaans, spot on as always

7 hours ago, rayaans said:

Mine arrived today. Certainly OEM - made in Japan and everything. 

 

Rayaans, I was given 22, Correct and 26", Is that correct, i thought they were closer to 25" on the car? What did you get for the drivers side? Thanks

Ed

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/lexus/rx400h-2005/?section=good

Honest John of the Daily Telegraph certainly loves the car....

I pondered this too before going the hybrid route but I learnt the technology is actually very impressive and reliable. Whilst there must be some degree of wear on the batteries, all batteries will degrade, there appear to have been very few cases of Battery failure. Think of all the Prius taxis with 400K miles still on original batteries. 

Unless going for hyper mile examples or very poorly maintained cars that's not an area of concern. If you find a well cared for example I would snap it up. The main areas of concern seem to be brakes and suspension, and even then no worse than any other manufacturer.

Good luck and good hunting

On 4/18/2017 at 4:56 PM, rayaans said:

Thread revival!

ECP have now started doing OEM RX wipers - they're the Denso ones. 

I was in need of some and Lexus UK want £34 including P&P just for the refills!

Regardless, I stuck the part numbers into Google and found they are Denso Hybrid blades.

Ive ordered front ones - were £40 delivered. However, ECP had 30% off and I used Topcashback so cost me £28 for the pair and £1 cashback :)

Don't need them yet however as OEM I have ordered a pair, £27.84 with the 30% discount. Cheers Rayaans

2 hours ago, PCM said:

I STILL like my CoPilot App.

Up to date, portable, speed cameras, traffic info. What's not to like?

The built-in SatNav is just a back up now - and a map to glance at maybe?

My father used to call the television at home the 'Idiot's Lantern'. I guess that's a fair comparison between the inbuilt Sat Nav and the latest updated phone apps you can get now. I do however like the inbuilt nav for showing me the upcoming bends and twist roads on unfamiliar stretches! I'm getting a bit of a fuelly freak and enjoy the mpg bar charts! I just need to ensure it doesn't turn me into Miss Dasiy....

Happy Easter everyone from a rain soaked West of Scotland! 

That's a good point well made! Then again, if you knew my wife........

Perhaps I'm just getting on in years but adjusting Sat Nav on the move in modern cars is quite time consuming and therefore quite dangerous. I have to agree with Lexus on this one. Too many people are distracted by onboard technology. Sometimes I long for an old push button radio!

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/askhj/answer/77225/would-corroded-fuel-filler-pipes-be-grounds-for-a-recall-of-the-2006---2012-toyota-rav4-

Another toyota/lexus issue arising? This should be reported. As far as I can see it's not an easily accessible area to inspect. I have seen some reports from RX owners with this issue.

Nothing to lose by taking it back to Kwik Fit and pointing out the feathering

Sorry to hear that, he was excellent. Oh well, I shall keep my ear to the ground. Thanks for that.

Nice to see a fellow Scot on the forum, felt rather lonely...

That's a very interesting observation Les, I will put it to him. I may have a trip to Edinburgh in a couple of weeks. Thanks

Ed

Possibly, as car is new to me, and quite different from previous car, I'm not 100% positive. The guy at CLCM is a wizard and I would trust him for sure. I'll let you know.

Hello Chaps, I've only had my RX for a few months and the Bridgestone Dueller tyres are exhibiting slight feathering on the outer edge. I had my tracking carried out by Kwik Fit, I paid for 5 checks in two years and they said they were bang on. Anyone else experienced this pattern of tyre wear. 

There is an alignment guy in Edinburgh, Wm Middlemas who did my sportcross, he was a real Wizard. Think I'll book an alignment check with him.

12 hours ago, Jaystar77 said:

That's one thing I'll say since buying a Lexus - it's such a calm, relaxed cabin that I just can't even get angry any more. 

TBF I think the indicators are optional on most beemers anyway!

Audis are the new BMWs

I would remember to put some material between the facia and the screwdriver to prevent damage. Perhaps some masking tape? Good luck

How do you get the chicken bones to ignite? The rest should be easy.....

I just couldn't, that would be like stealing candy from a baby!

Sunroof, sigh, I wish I had a sunroof! I guess it's an age thing, everyone just wants aircon now.