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Unbelievable. I hope the thieving scum is caught.

Tyre choice is a balance of attributes, compromises, and personal preferences. One doesn't normally get the opportunity to test many of the tyres available and in any event, ideally, this would be on your own car because some tyres are better suited to specific models. But in reality one has to base ones selection on comparative tests on whatever car was used by testers and also experience of other motorists. I narrowed my research down to the 2 models Herbie listed. The Goodyear's won one survey but the Michelin's have done well in others surveys. Lexus Cheltenham told me that they didn't have much experience of the former yet but a number of their customers had commented favourably on the Cross Climates. In the light of this I had the Michelin's fitted last Friday. Black Circle were discounting these with a further £40 off if 4 tyres were purchased. Lexus almost matched the price telling me they were making a loss on them but wanted to retain my business. They had to get them in and fit by arrangement. These replaced the Dunlops which still had plenty of tread but the side walls had begun to crack and the two rears had severe wedging, (glad to lose them!) The Michelin's are quieter and I have found give a more comfortable ride, although this may be down to softer/newer rubber and the Dunlop's having hardened up. I was also surprised how light the steering is with the Michelin's. Can't say how they will perform in very wintry conditions, although tests indicate should be good. I can say I was very happy how they performed in dry and wet on the couple of hundred or so miles from Cheltenham to my home in Devon. I don't mix tyres of different brands or even different models of same brand, so will be swapping tyres round in due course to help equalise wear. I run my tyres at 2.5 bar which is what Lexus set my new tyres at on my 3rd Gen RX450h.

Go for it, not a problem as long as its polite.

Hi all, After 3 years it still surprises me just how efficient the GS 250 can be. These were taken at pit stops during a steady cruise from Bolton to Exeter recently, travelling around 65-70 mph. Who needs a 300h eh? 😜

Long wet journey home and now find one of my front wipers badly split. Seems previous owner fitted non Lexus wipers but previous thread I read (but can't find now using club search facility) showed most favour the genuine Lexus Denso Hybrid so I am going with these. ECP have a highly discounted offer (last day 30th Sep) and I found these most competitive with heavy discount at £21-74 the pair. Yes I know they have have frequent sales and without discount are expensive but thought this might be of interest to somebody needing new wipers soon. I will collect from local ECP branch today.

Need to get this on Techstream and look at live data. Clear codes and do zero point calibration, then see what comes back. Live data will tell you what's going on with the wheel speed sensors for a start... And check basics: battery voltage at idle, security of pos and neg battery connections. Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

Appalling! Keep an eye on eBay?

These are indeed all stored in ABS control module. Did they scan ECU and other modules aswell? My gut feeling is that it would be either fault in the module itself or bad wiring somewhere.. something silly and maybe difficult to trace. Think carefully before proceeding.. what is the car worth to you? The car looks decent but according to your description showing signs of age now. Before committing financially maybe 430 would be much better project car (my personal opinion no offence to anyone)

Thanks for the detailed response, makes sense I guess 🙂

Was that all the active codes the car had stored? That seems to be a report from just one module Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

Rich, want to share them? Dint make any rash decisions - I'm happy to help (if I can), if the car ever finds itself in liverpool. Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

Have you checked the top and bottom radiator hose, the top hose should be hot and the bottom radiator hose should be cooler as its being cooled by the radiator. If they are exactly like this then there is no issue, if they are both cool, there is a problem and I would say thermostat. I'm trying to suggest the obvious before changing the heater matrix as this will more than likely be a nightmare to do. My previous Lexus IS200 had 163,000 on the clock and never needed a heater matrix replaced, cooling issues were else where.

There are previous posts on this if it helps. I spoke to TWG who confirmed that the Quicksilver exhaust wouldn’t invalidate the warranty because it’s only from the rear axle back. A more extensive exhaust system which affects the sensors etc or which has valves would invalidate the warranty.

That's why I described our 4GS as a unicorn - it's a 2015 pre-facelift premier WITH HUD and all possible options (which on premier means ACC+LKA+PCS, All-LED headlamps and the sunroof):

I think naming good companies is all part of a helpful forum if it helps other members.

Definitely, much nicer than leather.🐑

This is usually a sign that the 12V battery is failing. If you have a multimeter, measure the standing voltage of the battery and check against the chart below. Then start the car (put it into the READY state) and check voltage at the battery terminals again - this time it should read about 14.2 - 14.5 if the DC/DC converter is working correctly. If you haven't got a multimeter, I suggest you go and buy one as they are very handy things and have lots of uses so they're a good thing to have. You can get them from below a tenner at places like B&Q, Screwfix et al locally, or Amazon and eBay online.

Plenty of discussion in previous threads. Dealer is the only option that I know of for a Rx450h, most move to Tom Tom or Google via their phone if up to date maps and/or better software are required

All done and fitted. Some of the shots the orange looks yellow but its just the camera. They are orange orange 👍

Like it. I might get a stripe in brown on mine to hide the effects of losing the back end in winter conditions

As promised elsewhere, here are pictures of our Unicorn (although my husband has named it Priscilla). Why a Unicorn? GS450h Premier aren't exactly a common car, but they're not unique either... but they did have 3 options available, which very few people took. This car has all 3. It has the LED headlights (which although commonplace in the USA, I've never seen on any other UK pre-facelift GS), it has the sunroof and it has the PCS/ACC/LKA system. I've given it its first wash, and of course that's when you start to find some blemishes, but it drives beautifully and once it's had a few washes and I've got it properly decontaminated then a very light polishing (just to clean the paint really) and some proper protection should make her even more beautiful, Pics were a bit of a rush in the fading winter light. Just wait for summer!

First, please, with sugar on the top, never compare fridge or home AC (hermetic compressor, system mostly soldered together) with car's AC (compressor belt driven and 10 sealed fittings here and there in the system) in terms of reliability or robustness. Second, let's first rationally define "leak" (as g/yr or smth), and next we could discuss what is the timing for services with fill-up and user experience for 5yrs, 10yrs or 20yrs car's AC. Because other way, users of 5yrs old cars with average leak 40g per year ("I have never heard about any problem and my AC was always ice cold") could be in big pointless fight with users of 20yrs cars with smaller average leak 30g per year ("my AC is weaker and weaker, I need a fill up maybe"). As Linas said, always there is a leak (marginal at hermetic type, like fridge, but still). Question is how big is a leak and how much "surplus" freon manufacturer put into system to cover possible micro-leaks (so, how system was designed in terms of storage of agent against real needs for flow and pressures). Typical AC in car got like 40-50% freon as storage for microleaks (and warranty...), means user don't recognise any "cooling" problem until 60% of weight left. And for "temperature" criteria even less, probably 30-40% is enough for make air from vent "ice cold" in static test with vigorous revs (but it could be not enough freon for proper heat transfer in very hot moisture day in the trafic jam).

I would go with 2 years service, there is no such thing as "leak free A/C system". Over time it still looses some coolant, but coolant is not what really matters for longevity of the system. Together with coolant you get lubricants and if you do not follow 2 years service intervals for A/C then you might loose lubricants in the coolant (or together with coolant) and it might prematurely wear out your system. It is good you keep your A/C always on, the biggest mistake people do are not using A/C for prolonged periods of time, which as you said dries the seals etc. I guess that and low mileage explains longevity of your A/C.

Guys, can I ask you to keep an ear out for a friends GSF carbon rear diffuser that has been stolen off his car, there’s only about 70 GSF’s in the UK and obviously a very limited market for one of these, please let me know if anyone hears or gets offered the part. cheers Paul