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If you want the rear screens, you will need to find a SE-L model. Otherwise, since you are looking for a 2008-2009 car, I would recommend you look for the "Executive Limited Edition": it will have a badge saying so under the RX400h badge at the back. This was the outgoing limited edition, with all the toys, including the splendid Mark Levinson audio system. However the only extra missing from this model was the rear entertainment system. Having said this, you may want to think carefully about buying a car with a 8/9 year old rear entertainment system. You will need to check that the DVD player is working properly, that the remote control is not missing and also that the headphones are in working order. And clean! It may make more sense to buy some after market players with attachments. The other advantage of separate players is that both your kids would be able to view different DVDs. With the Lexus system they would have to watch the same one.

UPDATE In addition to the above quote, I have now had one from Lexus and they have quoted me £219.47 and this is for a 'Blend' repair and not for a re-spray of the whole bumper. Having read all of the responses to my original post in this thread, this has come as a bit of a surprise, No suggestion from them of a massively hiked quote. I am just waiting fro one more quote from a SMART repairer in Exeter.

The official oil capacity for an oil change including filter replacement is 6.3 litres. You need to take the dipstick out whilst filling with oil. Otherwise the oil can't get up the dipstick tube properly as it is airtight (more or less) with the dipstick in place. It can be hard to see the oil level on the dipstick when it's fresh oil - it's nearly invisible. Just angle it so that the light reflects off it - the reflectivity of the oily part and dry part is quite different. Overfilling with oil risks damage to the cats and the oxygen sensors - it won't burn off (at least in the engine) - it gets blown into the cats and burns there, which is not good for them at all Oh - and you should never get to the point where the dashboard oil light illuminates - that is very much a last resort thing. Check the oil weekly - as instructed in the handbook!

I was enjoying some hangover-cancelling web browsing of the jap auctions today and realised there is a Lexus version of the Toyota Amazon (one of my dream machines).. They must have stole it when they grabbed the Harrier blueprints too: Is anyone running one in the UK? Just wondering if it's only trim and badges that are different or if they are a higher spec compared to the Amazon. Definitely floats my boat. I then found more proof that Japan can take anything to dizzying heights..

Greased brake callipers today. Rear ones had no grease and almost got rusted in few months time. Used cera tec. So I will not recommend cera tec anymore. Wish to know: Part number for Toyota red grease Part numbers for rear caliper boots upper and lower Took me whole day to do this job... what a pain this is. Isn't there a permanent fix for this issue??

@emjay82 Mark Sent you a pm re wheels a set has just come up for sale 🤗 🐀

Good idea but I'm more likely to stick with oem after much research, unless I find a good quality aftermarket. Our cars are heavy and standard alloys are going to be prone to damage.

I simply used the same grease I use in my mountain bike suspension forks. It's made by a company called pace. It states on the tub that it is safe on rubber. I also greased the rear pins this weekend and they were very close to being totally seized. I got them out with a bit of effort and greased them up. It's very important to keep on top of this as my is250 has just 25k on the clock. If I had left it any longer they would have seized solid. Very easy job and had both the rears sorted in around 40 minutes.

That is spooky I met up with another ISF owner today and ran by him that mine had started to do this a day or two ago, rather than take it back to dealers I just thought I'd check nothing was causing it i.e. A foreign body of some sort. And yes it was a previous owner had dropped a pile 11 in total of adhesive screen parking tickets, and it had gone down inside the cowling and worked its way into the 'stop parked position ' of the shaft. Pays to be inquisitive some times 👍 Big Rat

Can't say I have John, but I can't think of a better car for Gumball type events, cheap and reliable, not to mention superbly comfortable. Looking forward to the black and white pics.

Was worth a try, the search will continue, thanks for the detailed 'F' pics....... I will persevere.....

Hi Tiger and reason for doing the swap was it was tired and old and cracked and peeling, and the offer of a 2004 interior at a very good price was to much to resist And just to let you all know that the blue connector under your seat on a 1998 GS 300 is the passenger seat belt warning light, your side airbag is the yellow connector under your seat, mine had a broken wire that is what triggered the air bag warning light a quick bit of soldering sorted it all out, just got to sort out the wiring for the passenger seat belt warning light as there is no blue connection box on the later GS 430 seats. So if you ever do swap you interiors make sure you take the seat belts as well its a very easy swap to do.

Probably because it masks something worse?

Saw a Have you seen the 'American Army' green LS around town that looks as though it was entered into a Gumball Rally type of event?. Normally parked around Pevensey Road/Langney Road/Bourne Street area. Last saw it a couple of weeks ago and it looked as though it had taken quite a severe bashing unfortunately. Never had a means of taking a picture of it whenever I saw it. I'm at a loose end tomorrow so may prowl the streets with my Box Brownie and see if I can track it down.

https://www.gumtree.com/p/toyota/1995-toyota-crown-3.0-auto-rwd-11-000-miles-jdm-import-retro-lexus-ls400/1204678685

Sorry meant to say 3 😡

Think we must live in an LS hotspot John, also see an awful lot of RXs around. By the way, you recommended Justmot to me a couple of years ago, and very good they were too, but the gaffer was talking about getting a better offer when I got LS tested a year ago, and, sorry to say, they have gone now, replaced by a "family firm", so went elsewhere this year.

Looks ok for the money assuming it is a cheap fix. Always baffles me why someone wouldn't get it fixed if it was that cheap, and sell it for double the money with a bit of a clean and polish. Are they just guessing what they fried?

Saw a blue LS400 this afternoon, crossing seaside road in Eastbourne, mrs V was driving ours, I was behind in my campervan, returning from an mot (don't ask!).

Well had the TerraClean De-carbonising service and Induction cleaning service done, and i notice the improvement straight away. Smoother in first on take off, and more responsive all through the gears, Also notice before i had it done, if i put my foot down my mpg would drop, especially if i floored it. Now when i do it it doesn't drop anymore and if i drive constant it did rise. But time will tell over the next few weeks with the mpg. I would definitely recommend it to anyone, if you have high milage, mine is at 103k and big difference, with less milage TerraClean guy says wouldn't it notice too much.

Hi, hope you are as fortunate as i was, a neglected one owner Ls400, boor full of water, car full of rubbish; but got it started and everythingi checked worked. So bought it and two years later, it's a dream. See pics.

Completely true, my point was - lets not include subjective terms in discussion. I am not picking fight either - just saying where multi-stage will be advancement from eCVT which I quite like myself. As well I would replace "defensive" to "objective" (that holds true if I take away "slouch" from my post ).

You would need kit for pure ethanol. E85 is almost 85% ethanol and as such not great for cars not specifically designed for such application. It won't hurt using it once in a while - actually it can help to clean engine part, fuel lines, fuel pump and especially burn carbon deposits (I remember thread from US forum where they were adding like quarter of tank of E85, to their 91AKI (equivalent to 95RON) to prevent carbon build-up), but running it continuously will burn engine seals, corrode fuel tank and lines - that is especially true if you let it sit in a car for long time. Additionally, cars uses up to 30% more ethanol than petrol, so 1l of E85 give you similar mileage as 0.745l of e95/98 - I usually find that price difference is not worth it, often E85 is like 5% cheaper, but it gives you 20-30% less mileage. There is no issue with ignition timing as Lexus has "smart" ECU and would advance or retard timing accordingly. Using 98 over 95 is not beneficial, unless as you say difference is very small. In short - you won't have issue with carbon build-up ... that is mostly US thing.

I did alter my HID lighting set up, and reported my results but will repeat it here. I fitted 55 watt D2S bulbs with suitable ballasts disconnecting the OEM ballasts. The OEM ballast run at a lower voltage. The difference is very noticeable lighting up the road in front of the car, but still having the same sharp cutoff as the OEM bulbs with no increase in glare to oncoming vehicles. D2S bulbs are readily available in the 55 watt size, and the 35 watt D2S gives out more light than the OEM D4S 35 watt bulb. The OEM ballasts cannot be used with either D2S bulbs. Before the modification "on the very rural roads in the area I live" going from main beam to dip because of oncoming traffic was like turning the headlamps off, and driving on side lights. Now the grass verges and white lines can clearly be seen making in my opinion for a much safer setup. The car passed it's MOT with the modified lighting without problems However since both the OEM D4S, and the replacement D2S bulbs are marked with the same "E" markings they both comply with the regulations. I would recommend this modification to anyone that finds the OEM dipped beam inadequate as I did. I would "estimate" the light output increases by at leased 25% over the OEM lights. Many vehicles using HID lighting use the same lens type light unit for dip, and main beam with a solenoid operated shield that moves in front of the bulb for dip, and away for main beam. Why Lexus did not use that system with the aditional main beam setup I do not know as this would have bean a proper twin headlamp setup. John. .

WOW so that means that within the next 12 month my 2012 ISF will be worth more then my 2017 GSF ??

I was out in Kent yesterday and thought by chance I might see another LS (of any description) but it was not to be. I will certainly give a way to a fellow Lexhead! I have made a mistake buying the car. My wife will no longer accept a car of lesser comfort, meaning my Soarer is sitting idle,...

Hi Assa1974, I guess you may have misinterpreted my original post. I was merely drawing attention to the design language expressed by LR in the Velar and comparing that car with the design of the 4th Gen RX (which I love very much and currently drive). All RR reliability problems and shoddy customer service and ridiculous prices are well documented , but my point in the thread was solely to recognise that in the "Looks department" we Lexus enthusiasts should acknowledge that a tough looking competition has arrived. The Velar's interior alone instantly makes most 2016 cars look dated. Myself and most enthusiasts on this thread take into account more factors than just looks when we come to make car purchase decisions, but am sure you and many others know that a sizeable Chelsea Brigade buy their cars purely on looks alone. I for one am on my 4th Lexus since 2007 and not about to switch any time soon but Lexus designers cannot ignore competition from the likes of this new RR, UK sales figures is enough testament. Cheers

Friends got an Evoque 18 months ago - it took 9 months to arrive and even then LR had mucked up the interior. Their cars are hideously over-priced and it's the worst kind of badge prestige. The Evoque is a horribly compromised design and I don't really get where this new one fits into the range other than, as others have said, by making room by changing the RRS. Still why would you get one of these over the Disco? That's what annoys me about LR these days. They had a perfectly good range with the Freelander, Disco, Defender and RR but by pandering to the urban chic crowd they've diluted what made the brand great IMO. To answer the question, though, no it's no competition for the Lexus. Completely different market.

Hi, I wouldn't touch RR myself.. useless build quality and worried about braking down.. since I have had Lexus, I've never been tempted by anything else Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

My my, you are a spitty little kitten aren't you Fair enough, I hold my hand up and admit that I didn't know what blending refers to and, like the OP it would seem, I assumed that it meant that they do the bumper (where the damage is), then move onto the bonnet and the wings, which would then have a knock-on effect to the next panel along and where would it all end? I now know that they sort of 'overspray' and put a little bit onto the bonnet and wings then 'blend' that in to the existing paint.

I sold my LS400 mkIV about 10 years ago. Still regret it, but had been given a company car at the time and couldn't justify running a second "weekend" car. When I jumped back into the LS world recently I went for a 430 as to me that was closest to the LS400 in style and build and there are plenty of very good examples available. The LS400 still beats it in exterior looks though. Would have snapped up a mint example 400 for similar price, but those are now like rocking horse sh*t.. There's no doubt they're a classic car these days and worth investing in, and worth preserving and looking after.

Oh yes I see that now, also noted his reason for sale, dogs, I got this LS in 2011 & until last sept 23rd it had dome 50k running this dog around from London to her excercise areas,

The bulbs I am installing are brighter, sharper and better on the road for poor light and especially at night, where I do a lot of driving. It's not decorative, although the interior vanity lights and the boot light (to be done) are.