hintonwood

My 2022 350h Takumi came with a towing eye and screwdriver to get the towing eye cover off. No other tools due to the 20 inch run flats.

My DCM update XGG78 was performed in January at my 12m service and I haven’t noticed any problems since.

16 hours ago, imgo said:

I was only offered it as I complained about the delay at the time.

Thanks. Makes sense that I never got offered it then!

1 hour ago, robby666 said:

Has anyone with a 2022 order received the £500 goodwill gesture from Lexus that 2021 orders received?

@robby666 what was the £500 for? I ordered my NX 350h in September 2021 and received the car in Feb 2022 but never heard of a goodwill payment for 2021 orders.

3 minutes ago, Harry Junior said:

So very nice - you have great taste!! Looks amazing. Thank you/1

Thanks….. and I always call the colour Nori Green Pearl - this is what they call it in the US and I think it sounds much better than Terrane Khaki Metallic!😜

6 minutes ago, Harry Junior said:

It's a full Takumi spec, I should know it off by heart by now, right? But I don't! Had to look it up. Terrane Khaki metallic, not such an attractive name for a colour, but I love it! Black and rich cream interior. I did try to change to tan, but dealer told me I would go back to the starting line, so stayed with itl Basically it's got everything and all the buttons work! Recconfirmed yesterday as May 4th. I'm sorting out the charging but believe that i will overnight charge with 13A charge cable supplied as I don't need faster charge. I'll get the dash cam fitted by the dealer as I have on my current NX300. 

Congratulations! I have had the NX350h Takumi in the same colour combination for 13 months and 12k miles. I love it!😬

1 hour ago, Al D-Much said:

Or lie your phone face down flat. Works for my iPhone and it's annoying sticky out camera

Alex, are you saying that putting your Iphone face down works on the 2022 NX phone charger? The problems all relate to the latest NX. Is your charger manufactured in 2020?

1 hour ago, Las Palmas said:

https://www.continental-tires.com/car/tires/continental-tire-technologies/contiseal

Thanks John.

Their Tyre finder doesn’t recognise the ‘new’ (over 12 months old now!) model NX

Tyre search by size shows no self seal tyres available for the 20 inch NX.

4 hours ago, Brian R said:

Hello Ken

The self sealing tyres are tested and comprehensively explained in this video: SELF SEALING

In practice, they are more akin in characteristic to "normal" non rft's. I appreciate you might be under some time pressure but perhaps at least worth considering for the next "occasion".

BTW when I chopped out my BMW rft's, the car had a staggered set up i.e. wider tyres on the rear. I had the rears changed first and a month or so later the fronts. No problem running two types (rft and normal) side by side and the ride improved dramatically and even more so once all four were swapped out.

Thanks for that Brian. Very interesting video. I had no idea they existed. I will do the research. As @NiCoRe said, I expect there to be limited choice in the 20 inch tyres. I did see somewhere else that people were fitting 245 wide rather than 235’s so that may be a possibility.

3 hours ago, Hillie said:

My dealer was originally against fitting rear cams and took exactly the same stance as @hintonwood reported.  In a recent discussion with the dealer I was told that Lexus has recently issued guidance on this and they were now confident to fit front and REAR with no impact to DAB performance. They then asked me if I wanted to upgrade my dash cam optional extra to both front and rear.  Perhaps best to check with another Lexus centre for their take on this.

Mine were fitted in January 2022 so I would not be surprised if Lexus found a fix for it. Pity they can’t fix all the other niggling issues!🤪

5 hours ago, Herbie said:

That's overly dramatic for a dealer. All they have to do is to run the camera cable on the opposite side to the DAB feed so that there's a decent separation distance.

Maybe they did in the end. I haven’t tested my DAB.

My Lexus Dealer refused to fit a rear dashcam due to the number of people who had complained that it interfered with the DAB. I asked them to do it and said that I would be happy to lose DAB reception as I don’t listen to the radio often. Of course, I was happy to put this in writing so there was no danger of me ever logging a DAB reception complaint.

If I sell the car I will pass that info on - a new owner may want to ditch the camera to get perfect DAB.

2 hours ago, Andy B said:

Thanks for the info Ken.

Aside from the considerable expense of the run flats fitted to the new NX, my other slight concern was availability. Was the tyre easy to source?

I am guessing it would not be easy to source if it had gone flat Andy. We were travelling on a Sunday and the earliest anyone could offer fitting was late Wednesday for one and Thursday for the rest. I guess if it was flat we would have to be recovered by Lexus Assist and driven to our destination unless a local Lexus Dealer or Tyre company near Oxford had one.

1 minute ago, Brian R said:

All that aside I am no fan of run flats albeit I can understand the rationale behind them but I think they completely ruin a car. Regretfully I have them on mine and also 20 inch but come the day when they need replacing, I will be looking into self sealing tyres which now seem to becoming more readily available. Ken, I just wondered if you had looked into/known about these?

I hadn’t heard of self-sealing car tyres Brian and I was thinking i had some time before considering what to replace all 4 run flats with! No point in having a mixture of run flat and non run flat I think?

8 hours ago, steve2006 said:

Are they 19” or 20” tyres then?

They are 20 Inch.

I have an NX 350h with 10.5k miles on the clock. I travelled 460 miles to Scotland last week and 80 miles into the journey noticed a nail in my tyre

As it is near the edge I realise it can’t be repaired. (Interestingly Bridgestone are one of the few tyre manufacturers that allow repairs by Bridgestone authorised repairers - but you still have to follow the rules about areas that can be repaired - and mine doesn’t qualify).

I drove the remaining 380 miles with no issue as there was no loss of pressure.

I then ordered a replacement. There was a 4 day lead time for most fitters and most quoted over £ 290. Asda tyres were the cheapest I found and they quoted £ 284 fully fitted.

I have no qualms about paying out the money as it is a safety issue, but I am a bit horrified by the cost. I knew I could save over £100 per tyre by going to non- run flats but I do like the ability to drive after a puncture rather than carry a space saver or a compressor + goo.

I will be interested in the auto-dimming digital rear mirror as I use it during the day but have to revert to the glass mirror at night.

It would be nice if the auto-dimming mirror was able to be retro-fitted.

Have you checked the child lock switch on the door edge?

5 hours ago, Harrier Man said:

Page 14 of the multimedia manual reads, 

The screen may appear dark or hard to see if you wear polarized sunglasses.

 This is referring to the main display but perhaps it is true for the HUD too?

I only have the dimming when wearing polarised glasses on the HUD. Not the main display.

No problem with fading and I have done 10k miles, a lot of it in sun. I do agree with HMT that polarised Sunglasses make it appear faded.

I had same message after recall work as well. Ignored it and not seen again.

I can’t help with your problem Phillip but I am on 16.3 for my Iphone and iPad and my iPad login is working fine so I don't think it is a universal problem for all users. Hope you get it sorted soon.

6 hours ago, Simon F said:

Just taken delivery of my 350h Premium Pack/Lexus Link Pro.  Terrane Khaki exterior, dark rose interior.

Only had a quick drive as had to get back to work, but seems very nice so far 😁

Best colour by far Simon! 😬 Congratulations 👏

My right windscreen washer stopped working a few months ago. Took it to the dealer and they said that the Y-shaped splitter valve had failed.

They ordered the part and it took 10 minutes to fit. Shame that the two visits meant over 100 miles of travel for me to and from the dealer.

31 minutes ago, Al D-Much said:

Also, as a Luxury Lexus owner I just have my man take care of that sort of physical work. I don't even know what petroleum product goes into the car or where. And as for this hydroid elastic-trickery that's pure magic!

Is that you Rishi?😬😜