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Alpine were airbrushing their audio show cars back in the late 90's and American Low Riders were doing it decades before that!! Lexus should have said first from factory as people have been doing this for the best part of the last 60 years!! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

I have a 2003 RX300 that started doing a similar thing! I noticed a couple of years ago when driving down from IOM to Yeovil, after a couple of hours, the air con stopped blowing cold. It would leak out condensation all night then be fine the following day. Next time I took it to england, the drivers vents started blowing warmer than the passenger ones. Thought it may need a regas but the A/C clutch is still kicking in so indicating enough gas in system. Then one day when I left the car running, I noticed a loud grinding noise from the A/C compressor so unsure which way to go with it at the moment. Do I regas and potentially waste the money on having to have it done again once any other work is done or do I just bite the bullet and replace the compressor?? Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

As much as the TT is a real pain in my *****! I am actually going to miss it this year!! U won't get to see any supercars in practice week, no Ramsey Sprint and as for the shenanigans of Mad Sunday... There are a lot of people and businesses who rely heavily on the TT to get them through the year but with the current state of affairs, needs must and it really is the right decision even if a disappointing one! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Private sale! I bought it for £1k 3 years ago!! Low miles and ridiculously clean!! Right place, right time!! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

I don't hear my alarm go off at all for 50 weeks of the year, then the Isle of Man TT happens!! Every damn motorbike that goes past my house sets the bloody thing off!!! Thank god the TT has been cancelled this year! A bit of peace and quiet!! [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787] Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

I'm considering filling and spraying my dash as I want to change the horrible grey to black anyway, spray the wood effect silver to match the dash then replace the steering wheel and gear knob and completely lift the interior! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

I have been looking at fitting these as a DRL option. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Thanks for the info. The RX82 seems like a sensible option, leaves most of the dash alone and just gives the option for a second screen. There are plenty of cheap, double din, android devices available that I can customize and configure how I want them. The Tesla style screen is a bit of an unknown but I do like it! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Some of you may be interested to know, I have recently spotted a Tesla style screen, stereo upgrade for the 2003-2009 gen 2 that looks like it may actually work with the Mark Levinson sound system as fitted to some RX models. Looks like an import from China at a cost of around £550 but I think it looks amazing. I really want one of these so if anyone here has any more info on this, like a UK stockist who can tell me if it definitely works with the ML Sound system, please let know! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F132597305839 Just found this on ebay. Hope it helps. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Hi Joerx, mine is the SE-L model with air suspension so has the sensors on every wheel. If yours is on standard springs and shocks, it will be the SE model. I think the SE had the one sensor or maybe 2. One is on the O/S/R wheel and possibly one on the N/S/F wheel. These sensors will control you self leveling headlamps. I bought the sensor on it's own but a quick search on ebay and you should find the link rod. If you can get a sensor with the rod fitted, fitting is a damn sight easier! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

**Update** move over Mark Levinson, Ian Inchley is in the house!! I managed to run a multimeter across the original Mark Levinson 6x9 speaker and got a reading of 7ohms. Using this knowledge I bought some 8ohm 200w Blow 6.5" woofers from Amazon for about £11 each and can confirm the sound quality is out of this world!! I am convinced I have successfully improved on the original sound for a mere £22 total!!! So happy with the result!! Mark is sacked and I'm hunting for his job!! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Mine has done the same. I would be interested to find out if anyone gets a successful warranty claim so I can try with my local dealer! My local dealer consists of a bunch of a$$ hats with multiple brands so don't want to try without someone having some level of success so I have something to throw at them!! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

What was removed and what was fitted in their place! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

I would imagine so but be careful as there are a lot of trim differences between the 2. The 400 generally had silver inserts where most 300 models had wood trim etc. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Beautiful car! I do like these but must admit, I'm not a fan of the price tag! I would need to sell a few more tyres to afford one. I really didn't like driving the shape after mine as it just felt bland and wasn't expecting to like the new one but drove one a few months ago and absolutely fell in love with the Lexus brand again! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Just wipe a little bit of grease around the rubber. It may just have gone dry. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

I do also on occasion have rock music playing through them! A bit of Kansas, Queen, Metallica, Nirvana, the Eagles etc. I love all types of music but it's the progressive nature of electronic music that takes me on a journey!! I do tend to listen to different genres of music depending upon my mood. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Thank you very much!! If it's not loud, it's not worth listening to!! The Mark Levinson setup always sounded half decent for this type of music but I felt it was lacking bass so thinking about using 6.5" house speaker woofers in the doors if they turn out to be 8 ohm... Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Hi Herbie, no markings, just a part number that I can look up online and get conflicting information about. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

So I spent most of the afternoon yesterday replacing the N/S door mirror on my 2004 Lexus Rx300 that was booted off by some p!$$ head a few weeks ago and decided that while I had the door card off, now was a good time to replace the blown Mark Levinson front door speakers that have been farting at me for months thanks to my love of rather loud dance music. I already had backing plates to change the speaker size to 6.5" as there are some much better quality low wattage speakers available in that size to go with a standard head unit, modified the wiring to suit the new speakers, put everything back together and she sounded absolutely amazing! ...for about 10 minutes... Just as I pulled up to my workshop, feeling rather pleased with myself, a bass drop happened in the JFK PaSSion set I was streaming and my drivers door speaker started making a horrendous noise with smoke bellowing out of it!!! So my question is, before I spend even more money on speakers, does anyone know the specs of the original ML door speakers, what wattage and resistance they are so I can replace with something as close to the originals as possible. I think I read somewhere that the ML setup is 8 ohm, I used 4 ohm speakers as almost all car stereo setups are 4 ohm so maybe this is the problem. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

I suspect it is not going to last as long as a genuine one hence the need to stock a couple. But if I get a couple of years out of each one for a tenner, I'll quite happily keep changing them out!! ;) Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Just a quick update, it's been a couple of months now since this fix and the £9.95 ebay sensor is working perfectly!! Definitely going to order more of these to keep to one side ready for the next failure!! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

I spoke to Brian on Monday, what a fantastic bloke, very knowledgeable and helpful. Stripped the top mounts off Monday afternoon, packed them and posted them Tuesday morning from the Isle of Man to his workshop at Orchard Engineering in Gloucestershire. He emailed the invoice, sent me a text once he had recieved the parts on Wednesday, I sent payment once he had seen them to make sure they could be done, and they were back with me, on the Isle of Man by 10:30am today (Thursday). Not only were the new bearings fitted but he had also given them a splash of paint!! So impressed with the speed, price and quality of the job, a real breath of fresh air!! Would highly recommend Orchard Engineering for top mount repairs, I'm still astounded at the 3 days from start to finish... to and from the Isle of Man... we can't even get a phone call back from companies on this Island in that time frame!!! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

As a tyre dealer and a Blacklion agent, I would use Blacklion over Three-A all day long. That is purely due to them being a better all round tyre. Also don't hold too much stock into the ratings as Chinese manufacturers are self regulated on these figures and they're not really chased and checked on. As for the Three-A's, there a run of the mill tyre, nothing wrong with them and they have a fairly chunky tread pattern but if you want to get really good value for money, I have to shout from the hilltops once again just how good a tyre the Jinyu YS82 is!! I have been using them for over a year now on my RX300 and they are phenomenal!! I would use Jinyu over the likes of Dunlop and Goodyear all day long, I personally think they are a far superior tyre and not just because of the cost!! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk