rich1068
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I can enter programming mode with the car no problem at all but getting it to accept the fob is the sticking point. The bit where you press lock/unlock on the fob at the same time and then lock. The car does react but the fob won't work. -
Proving tricky.
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Looks lovely. Welcome! Great thread title too
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DVLA are very much blaming everything on the current situation. That said, the guy I bought my LS off was either a complete novice at selling IoM cars or didn't really care. With hindsight (his or mine, not sure) he should have had every document in his hand before advertising it but hey ho.
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They still do and I did wonder if there was a connection but Amayama drew a blank. Anyhoo, delivered this afternoon and appears to be genuine. Got to try and match it to the car now. I'd rather not get Lexus to do it.
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Prospective RX Purchase
rich1068 replied to Spacewagon52's topic in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club
I also find that since having a camera on my RX parking sensors are a poor substitute. -
This was a complete shambles. I have re-ordered from carmats-uk.com and I am much more hopeful. They invited me to their premises in Mansfield where their designer made templates for front and rear carpet mats. Can't beat that. And if anyone else needs LS400 mats they now have the correct sizes.
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DHL are delivering today. Astonishing. From the UAE to Sheffield in 3 days. I had a supplier on the phone yesterday blaming everything from Coronavirus to sunspots for why it's taken 3 weeks to get an item from Lincolnshire. Always slightly in awe of real time tracking.
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Very odd. Now you've topped it up at least you'll be able to check for leaks!
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Nope. Definitely inside the car. Imagine holding a wooden tray and placing an object on it. Say your mobile phone. Tilt the tray from side to side and it's that noise. Had crossed my mind. Dave said he'd come across coins etc that had gone down the centre vent but I've had that to bits. And it's a heavier noise. Thinking about the headlining too, unless the back of it is solid rather than some sort of fabric then I wouldn't get the sliding noise either. Argh!
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Ha! Once had that on a V70. A 10p dropped down behind the door card when the window was open. Door cards aren't quite as easy to get off on a Volvo as a Lexus! I'll check the door pockets again but there was nothing in them last time I looked. There is a metallic rattle if I tap the headlining above the middle of the rear seat but not sure if that's what's moving. Sunroof operates just fine. It did it again this morning and it sounds like something with some weight sliding on a hard surface.
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Something else to keep in mind. This is a similar situation to the one I had with my LS. It was brought over from the Isle of Man in July and while initially it may have been taxed/registered/insured over there (like your Polish situation) the moment you apply to register it here you have to get it MOT'd but can't drive it on UK roads until you receive the V5C from the DVLA. Without the V5C you can't tax it or insure it. I finally received my V5C last week. That's 10 weeks!
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Hi Den. Where in the world are you? In the UK I'm pretty sure we didn't get the RX350 as late as that. Horrendously expensive to tax over here post 06. I can also say that in the last 3 or 4 years that I've been browsing Lexus forums I've never come across a 400h that has needed replacement batteries due to fault. Not saying it doesn't happen but extremely unlikely.
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Would anyone know how to drop the headlining a little bit as it buts up to the rear window? Absolute last resort but I'm chasing something loose that is sliding about somewhere inside the car and this is just about the last place to look. Checked under the seats, boot floor, under the rear seat base, under the parcel shelf as much as I can see. It slides back when I accelerate and slides forward when I brake. Any ideas what it could be and how I might tackle the headlining if it comes to that?
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Managed to find one for sale in the UAE of all places. Quick email exchange yesterday and it's been shipped already. DHL should be delivering Friday. Result!
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Bought some for the LS from SGS Engineering. Very good.
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Finally got it taxed...
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Different car but I did just that for my GS300. In fact I did it on my Volvo V70 too. It's easy enough because you barely have to lift the car if at all. With the correct bar and socket you can reach the gearbox sump just lying by the car. I think on the GS I did it about 5 times, can't remember exactly but I got through 2 or 3 5ltrs of fluid and roughly 2 litres came out each time. There are some tables floating about that calculate how much old fluid is left after each time 2 litres is removed. I'll have a scout round. Tip: buy another sump plug. Removing mine that many times it did start to mis-thread.
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Sounds like my approach to buying new cars for Freda. Initial purchase and then 3 to 4 weeks messing around with it
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Ah, got you.
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Double yikes!
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If you zoom in you can see the tip remaining on each. Had a conversation on here a while back either about my RX or IS. Can't remember. But both very low mileage but consensus was that you can happily just go on mileage and ignore age. Within reason of course.
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Yikes!
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You didn't! Or at least, hijackers welcome!
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Good stuff Bill. And I totally agree with Steve. It would be a shame to lose another older Lexus.
