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I havent done much to my Lexus for a while now and hence have not been active on the forum. Here is my latest project: I picked up a cheap second-hand 2012 f-sport bumper for £30 which needed a bit of filler work. So decided the amount of money that will go into a quality paint job, if I put a bit more on top I could embark on DIY wrapping project and fancied a colour change to Pearl white with gloss black roof, door handles and mirrors. I thought I would give the car a makeover to freshen it up. Chose to do my wrap during the summer holidays, along with this I managed to source one second-hand 2012 LED headlamp and the other I purchased brand new at a discount from Lexus Birmingham. I also installed the new mirror casings that come with turn signals. I used the Hexis brand wrap. I've wired The LED headlamps to work just like stock setup (full brightness with lights off, dim mode as soon as sidelights are turned on). Information regarding OEM ballast removal: There seems to be alot of youtube videos and guides out there that instruct you to pry open your headlamp lens just to remove the ballast. I can confirm that this is not necessary. Why would Lexus be selling headlamp units without ballasts, if you then had to pry open the sealed lens just to get the ballast installed. The ballast can be transferred simply by removing the internal connector and fishing out the wire. I am planning to have the wheels re-finished in black and paint the callipers red. Some tips for anyone wanting to do any sort of wrapping: 1. Do not wrap in extremely hot weathers, it's an absolute NO NO. 2. Do not wrap in cold weathers either, as the film won't adhere well and the adhesive will not cure properly 3. I know people say to use a heat-gun, but do not overkill it with heat-gun, try to naturally squeegee it in place, and save the heat gun method for complex curves and recesses. 4. Vinyl wrap will still be susceptible to stone chips just like paint. But advantage would be that your main paint will have an extra layer of protection. Here is a photo gallery of the summer project:

Just browsing e-bay and spotted this, I'd move in tomorrow if i had the money and land to site it. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/twin-unit-mobile-home-park-home-chalet-50x20/221387207645?_trksid=p2045573.c100034.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107092241%26meid%3D5292614481125239463%26pid%3D100034%26prg%3D20140107092241%26rk%3D0%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D301009144434

This is normal. If the regen braking has to stop (e.g. if battery full, battery temp. too high) then it will switch to mechanical braking. This doesn't alway happen smoothly and the regen lets go before the mechanical fully cuts in which gives you an acceleration feeling (actually is just less deceleration). You shouldn't have to press the pedal harder, you just naturally do it when you sense it occurring. You get the same issue sometimes when going over a bump and a wheel loses traction. This is mainly corrected on generation three hybrid systems so it isn't a problem on the Prius MKIII, Auris (a.k.a Lexus CT200), IS300h etc. Shame Toyota/Lexus haven't just corrected this for the 400h, a firmware update is really all that is needed.

Will you be kind enough to post some pics? Threads on running boards often generate a lot of discussions... they are a bit like Marmite! Would be good to see what yours look like.

Checked out your fb page, You've got some awesome pictures there dude. Im quite into photography myself, not that good but have a bit of fun. Going to Llandow in saterday to shoot a bike track day with a mate. How often are you out an about? Attend any cruses in cardiff I might see you at?