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A very nice and neat job Steve. I’ve tried in the past to get my Nextbase cam snug up behind the mirror like that, but found the suction wasn’t as good on the black dots compared to clean glass. 

It’s a very funky party trick, and I’m probably sounding very old-fashioned, but I personally prefer the symmetry of two dials. Then again I always have brown sauce on the chips, whereas the wife says it just has to be red. Go figure! 

17 hours ago, Mincey said:

My Sonax GummiPfleger arrived last night from Amazon (other online retailers are available of course) so before bedtime, I sneaked out to treat all the door seals.

I've just returned from a test drive and....... I now have a Lexus! What a difference. All the squeaks have gone. It's infinitely better than it was and other than banging over potholes and badly filled areas of road, it's practically silent in there. Thanks to @wharfhouse for the recommendation 🙂

That’s great news. Now it’s all nice and quiet again you’ll be able to hear the creaking coming from the centre console ...... (actually, better forget I said that!!) 😉. 

Welcome Henrique. Fine looking IS especially with the black detailed mirrors.

1 hour ago, royoftherovers said:

The people who by and large,had Lexus were in a different age group to those that drove BMW  and had no need to acquire and maintain street cred Gareth ?

😀 Maybe John, maybe. Although I think it might take more than a couple of wheel spacers for me to acquire any ‘street cred’ personally !! 

13 hours ago, NemesisUK said:

and to fill the arch more is to fit wheel spacers to bring the wheel/tyre edge closer to the arch outer line (yup, another can opened...)

Was also going to raise spacers as a suggestion, but conscious of the worms in that can !

It’s strange in a way, as I ran spacers for years on my 5 series, as it seemed did almost every other member of the forum at the time. You could guarantee posts on the best sizes and set-ups on an almost daily basis. Notwithstanding the potential stresses on suspension linkages and geometry it seemed to be an accepted given, and must admit I personally never had any issues. 

Yet the IS has a huge gaping void in its arches (especially the 17s on my Exec) so I’m surprised the spacers query doesn’t appear more often. I even have a spare set of Eibach 20mms in the garage but have never put them on the IS. Perhaps the additional Battery weight over the rear accentuates the stresses in a hybrid setup. 

I just fitted two new asymmetric 5s on the rear (R17/225). The improved grip compared to the Blu Earths they replaced is significant, as is the comfort. Sounds daft but I’m struggling to tell if they are quieter though. I usually have music on. But done the last 100 miles without music and got a feeling they may cause a very slight road noise, but could just be listening out for it now ! I’m pretty sure they’re also slightly dragging the mpg down, but the improved comfort is worth it for me. 

This morning I accidentally shut my boot lid with the keys still in the boot. 

The car immediately sounded a little alarm to advise me !

Nice little feature I never knew existed with this car (64 IS300h Exec). 

I’ll happily accept if anyone points out it’s all in the car manual, but I am man, and manual for girl !!  😜 Stay safe from the virus all. 

On 12/13/2019 at 4:49 PM, darrude said:

Been sprayed with something like waxoyl I think. Had the car since new, but did get "pit" manovoured by a truck, so maybe left over from the body shop...?

Wow, what a weird thing to find in the corner of your car.  Maybe you should check the other side, could be a teapot down there !

10 hours ago, The-Acre said:

Hmm, I'm quite keen on flooring mine when I get the chance, exhilarating would be the word! Obviously I'm not so keen to see how the fuel gauge responds. 

I know what you mean. I spend the vast majority of the time just leisurely cruising, as that’s how the car seems to be at its best. But ok, every now & then I can’t resist putting everything into Sport, cranking up the ASC and flipping the paddles whilst flooring it ..... the ‘speed’ is obviously nothing to write home about, but that (truly awful) artificial sound never fails to make me giggle out loud in the privacy of the car !!!! God only knows what they were thinking but it always makes me happy .... its guaranteed therapy after a tough week on the Friday commute home.

20 hours ago, Ken83 said:

Thanks chaps

Using Spotify through the usb cable rather than Bluetooth will also pull thru any track graphics as well as slightly improving the sound quality. 

The flip-side is that it’s slightly less convenient than Bluetooth, so I tend not to bother with it myself, but worth a try as a comparison

Hope you’re enjoining the car! 

Hi Ken, on the keyless entry, a Faraday bag works perfectly. Cheap & available on eBay or amazon, and becomes second nature to just store keys in it. 

Using the buttons as you describe also works - my spare key is protected in that way. 

Thanks Barry, really useful pics. They look pretty solid, are they fairly stable around the bends when loaded with 1 or 2 bikes? 

20 hours ago, ikeja said:

To answer my own question, and for future reference, I have recently bought a Saris Bones 2 Rack. This does the job, is simple to install, does not cause damage to the paintwork and carries my bike safely.

Any chance you could post a picture up Barry? I’ve got Whispbars from my old 5 series but they don’t fit the IS and so am considering other options. Be good to know how stable they are, as I’ve always preferred roof-mounted for that reason. 

When I picked up my IS from Lexus Reading last year the sales guy made a real effort to programme all my favourite stations in the presets during the handover stage. At the time I thought it was almost overkill customer service, but looking back I’m glad he did, as its clearly not the most intuitive DAB system out there! 

Looks great Ace 👍 

Interested to know how you find driving the IS compared to the other models you’ve driven. 

I don’t know myself but had a quick look on line and it folk seems to say it’s the 3rd down on the right, the Power Outlet fuse.

Here’s mine from my 64 Exec if that helps. 

On 6/28/2019 at 4:40 PM, 200h said:

i had this rattle / noise on my last 300h ,

remove the drivers undertray and you will see a metal clip

put some self adhesive tape around the metal clip,

its a metal clip in a metal hole after a while the original

tape / felt must wear and then make this noise.

Mark, any chance you could attach a pic to show exactly where this is and how to access it please ? Thanks G. 

As above, Lexus Reading fitted an active damper for me under warranty when I raised this issue although it hasn’t fully cleared the vibrations. 55k on an Exec 64 plate. I’m just learning to live with it now, although once you’ve noticed this I find it hard to completely ignore! Reading didn’t apply the software flash though, perhaps that might make a difference? Good luck with your search anyway. 

3 hours ago, darrude said:

I have a really annoying rattle which I think is coming from the drivers side knee roll panel, or knee airbag.  I've tried about 5 times to fix it,  and spent the last 1000 miles pushing in various places to isolate it.  I can stop it by pressing relatively hard pretty much anywhere on the panel,  but cannot find the source,  or work or how to fix. 

Anyone else had this, or have any ideas?

I've had the panel but nothing obvious. 

Thoughts and ideas would be much appreciated. 

 

Thanks,

Daz

I stopped a few rattles on the passenger side panel. Prised off panel and put some anti-rattle tape in.

Not sure if you meant the door side or the centre console side, but sharing pics anyway in case they help. I’m really OCD about rattles, so feel your pain ! 🙂

After cleaning out Battery fan filter I’ve had over 60mpg in the 70 miles since last I last filled up. Mainly motorway commutes to work but some local roads too. 

I finally had a bit of time to look at this after your great write-up Jason. A nice bit of maintenance and easy to follow. I made sure I got that reassuring click you referenced when reconnecting the motor, and had a quick test drive to check no error messages before putting all the trim back

55k miles on a 64 plate Executive. My fan blades didn’t look too bad but the filter gauze was pretty dusted up. Some before & after pics below. 

4 hours ago, darrude said:

Today I was very glad I did. I think next time a car with no spare wheel option will be a deal breaker for me.

Totally agree. You hope you’ll never have to use it but so grateful it’s there when you do. 

The tyres on my previous car had a knack of collecting stray screws in a local Wickes car park that I now avoid like the plague (unless I’m in the wife’s old crate !)

14 hours ago, Herbie said:

That's a bit low isn't it?

Lower than in my previous car but doesn’t impede any road vision at all from the drivers seat.

You can see in the pic how the dotted sun-shade film comes down quite low in the IS, which is great for reducing sun dazzle but isn’t a great surface for the dash cam mount, hence my positioning. I prefer central placement of the camera but it could be located higher on the passenger side.