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See my post on high beam adjustment. I tried leds on my RX400H main beams and did not get a good long range beam. I've gone to HIDS, which seem much better as they emit light over 360 degrees.
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High Beam Adjustment
Superduner replied to Superduner's topic in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club
An update after using the leds for several long night journeys. Basically, any led emitter which only shines to the left and right (i.e. not up and down - most of them as far as I can see) will not give a good pattern on an RX400H. If you look at the reflector on the car, there is a wide flat "band" running centrally vertically from top to bottom. This gives you the long distance beam straight down the road. Leds as described above do not shine much, if any, light on this part of the reflector, so you won't get much of a long range beam. I've abandoned my leds and have fitted an HID kit from ABD. This shines light 360 degrees, just like a normal bulb so gives a much better and more controlled beam. The downside is that as in all HIDs it takes a few seconds to get to full brightness, but it's bright enough even on startup to get by. -
Door mirror
Superduner replied to Edwin mason's topic in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club
I recently bought an as new defrosting/dimming one on Ebay for about 100€. It works a treat. -
LED fog lights
Superduner replied to Marleez's topic in Lexus IS 250 / Lexus IS 250C Club / Lexus IS 220D & IS 200D Club
The white light from the Osrams is no worse than the originals, and doesn't appear to scatter any more either. The HID dipped beams do just as good a job in fog, and always did. -
LED fog lights
Superduner replied to Marleez's topic in Lexus IS 250 / Lexus IS 250C Club / Lexus IS 220D & IS 200D Club
I did - with Osrams. They look better from the front, but you don't get any better forward light. -
After a lot of b*ggering about I finally got the new OBDLink LX to work with my Vline and Hybrid Assistant. An hour outside on a miserable damp afternoon in rural France. I'm usually pretty good on IT stuff, but this installation/linking/BT was a royal pain in the butt - as it apparently proves to be for most people. Now all I have to do is try to understand what it is telling me! Now my only outstanding job on the to do list is to get the driver's seat re padded.
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Battery...again!
Superduner replied to Superduner's topic in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club
Actually I may have solved the problem. I have a cheapo dongle plugged into the OBD port which seems to have stopped communicating properly with both my 'phone and the Vline. I'm thinking it might also be draining the battery. I've ordered a new OBDlink LX so I can use Hybrid Assistant. The spec says that it shuts down when not in use, so we'll see if that makes a difference. Thanks for all the very helpful comments. -
I put new led bulbs in my front sidelights to see if they are bright enough to use as drls. I think they probably are. Also rebooted the Vline as it wasn't responding to the touchscreen. Tried to connect Hybrid Assistant to my obd dongle and failed. Strange, as Torque Pro talks to it ok from the Vline. Adjusted the headlights in the fog last night. By far the easiest way to see where everything is pointing. Checked tyre pressures on the new CrossClimates (which I love). Great grip on French country roads/tracks (and probably ok on roads and tracks everywhere else as well!)
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RX mpg
Superduner replied to RichardSt's topic in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club
In my case, my 2007 RX400H does about 2 mpg more on 98 octane than on 95 octane. Right now in rural France on country roads I'm getting about 28 mpg (on 95 octane). My next fill will be on 98 octane, and I'll expect to get 31 ish. Not much urban crawling, so hardly any electric only running, but it does kick in on hills sometimes. -
Tw@t (is that allowed?) 🙂
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Headlight adjustment on RX450h 2011
Superduner replied to Walus's topic in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club
For some reason i can't edit the above post again, so I'll just say that the handbook "confirms" that they are HID. -
Headlight adjustment on RX450h 2011
Superduner replied to Walus's topic in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club
If it's anything like my 2007 RX400H, which has AFS on the dipped beams, the 2 adjustment screws adjust both main and dipped beams together, but in my case, the dipped much more than the mains. It doesn't make sense to me, but I've just done the pointing at a wall exercise and that's what happened. Lateral adjustment on the dips is a bit of a waste, as the beams are very flat so as long as they point vaguely forwards, it doesn't make much difference. But, as they say, YMMV I was under the impression that my dips were HID, for some reason, but having looked them up on the ABD site, it seems they are standard H11. Could somebody confirm one way or the other? -
Battery...again!
Superduner replied to Superduner's topic in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club
Thanks for the detailed technical info. I'll bear it all in mind over the next few days of monitoring. -
GS300 2015 ICE upgrade
Superduner replied to glass's topic in Lexus Audio/Video/Electronics/Security
Have a look at the Grom Vline. It has its gremlins, but when it works, it's way better than the Lexus infotainment system. -
High Beam Adjustment
Superduner replied to Superduner's topic in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club
Well, mine were double that price..... I've just been out for a drive in the dark and the beams are definitely better than before, but main beam is very "patchy". It seems to be more of a reflector thing than a bulb thing. Still, probably good enough for the country roads of Aveyron. -
High Beam Adjustment
Superduner replied to Superduner's topic in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club
They were Twenty20s, bought from ABD UK, but they don't give a good beam pattern. Mind you, nor did the original bulbs, to be honest. The bulbs are HB3, and there isn't a big choice from the better known makers. Lots of Chinese ones on Amazon/Ebay though. Decide how much you want to pay (risk)......... -
Battery...again!
Superduner replied to Superduner's topic in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club
Thanks for the detailed info! I have an OBD dongle fitted, linked up to a Vline Android unit. The diagnostic app on the Vline is Torque Pro. This afternoon it was showing 10.5v on the acc. position. This after a 50km drive yesterday. The previous owner (my neighbour and friend) fitted the new Toyota battery about 20 months ago. When he had the car it was used very sparingly here - mainly to get from here back to London where he spends the winter. Not the best use for it. He is in London now so can't find me the receipt, which he thinks he has in his house here. He'll contact Lexus here and see if they can trace the purchase and honour the guarantee. -
High Beam Adjustment
Superduner replied to Superduner's topic in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club
We were both wrong. The screws adjust the low beams far more than the high, which hardly move at all. The lights are aimed a bit better now, but the HIDs, being original, are nowhere near as white or bright as the leds. Maybe I'll get them replaced at the next service in March. -
Battery...again!
Superduner replied to Superduner's topic in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club
The one in the front - the little one. -
Let me start off by saying that I live in rural France, so don't have access to Halfords, et al. I'm not even in a reasonable size town, so my options are online only. I think that my battery (2007 RX400H) is getting ready to die, based on the fact the the tell tale leds on the Ctek comfort lead are blinking red, even after a 50km drive yesterday. As the short charge life of the hybrid small battery seems to be a "thing", could a kind soul recommend an upgraded make and model, preferable available by mail order in France (so Ebay or Amazon or maybe Auto Doc) Thanks in advance.
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High Beam Adjustment
Superduner replied to Superduner's topic in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club
It certainly looks like it. I'm just waiting for the rain to stop in the evening so I can point the car at a wall. To me, from the position of the screws, it looks as if the screws only adjust the high beam - which is exactly what I need. -
Headlights in Europe
Superduner replied to EdPB's topic in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club
I can confirm that a UK RX (2007, anyway) will pass the French MOT with absolutely no work on either the dipped or main beams. That seems to confirm that you don't need to adjust them. No need to turn off the adaptive lights feature either. -
High Beam Adjustment
Superduner replied to Superduner's topic in RX 300 / RX 350 / RX 400h / RX 200t / RX 450h Club
Hope so!