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  1. ColinBarber
    Pads moving in the callipers will cause a knock sound - it will only occur once each time you brake in the opposite direction as they move from one end to the other. Normally there shouldn't be play if all the clips and shims are installed, the pads are OEM and a bit of grease is applied in the correct locations.
  2. ColinBarber
    Do a couple of hard stops from 60 mph to clean the disc surfaces and see if the noise continues. The rear brakes don't get much use on a hybrid and so can start to corrode.
  3. ColinBarber
    Yes
  4. ColinBarber
    This should reassure you, just taken a picture of my pump. As you can see the old model is quite different so your ones have definitely been changed. Given this was a safety recall, it would be very reckless of someone not carrying out the work.
  5. ColinBarber
    I believe that the systems that only support partial postcode entry remain that way even with the latest map updates.
  6. ColinBarber
    P0761? It is probably corrosion in the wiring harness. Seen reports of this in the states. Either the internal transmission wire if that was swapped over from old to new transmission or from the transmission connector back to the engine ECU. Also similar to the issue reported here: https://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic/115348-is300-sportcross-gear-box-identification/?tab=comments#comment-1048390
  7. ColinBarber
    That speed limit was upped to 50 mph two or three years ago now (expect for Scotland).
  8. ColinBarber
    Yeah not good, but shift lock is a feature on every single Lexus with an auto transmission
  9. ColinBarber
    What error code(s) are you getting?
  10. ColinBarber
    No, not unless your vehicle has Air Conditioned seats (I believe some LS models with lux option may have this, no GSs have this feature). However if you have AC on in the cabin directed at your feet, or rear AC ventilation on which comes out under the front seats, then that colder air will be drawn into the seat by the ventilation fans. The fan that ventilates the seat back is much less effective in this instance as the air behind the seat will not be that cold.
  11. ColinBarber
    No, the system is completely independent.
  12. ColinBarber
    The mirror mount/base will still be grey 😞
  13. ColinBarber
    The new ones are completely different and have different codes. The old part codes were 23021-36010 and 23021-38010
  14. ColinBarber
    The air will feel cold compared to a hot seat but the seat doesn't have any cooling system integrated into it.
  15. ColinBarber
    It will depend on which system you have and if it is the official Lexus one or an aftermarket system. Do you have a picture?l The original system used infrared headphones (4 LEDs on each B pillar). In theory third party 2 channel headphones should work but I'm not sure on the frequencies used. The system was a rebranded Veba system.
  16. ColinBarber
    The GS doesn't have AC seats. It will just draw in air from the cabin. If you have the cabin ventilation directed to feet then cool air will get under the seat and be drawn up and out of the perforations in the leather. Some LS models have actual thermoelectric elements (and filters) to produce cooled air.
  17. ColinBarber
    Do you have a picture? I'm sure insurance will cover it, although it would be a full claim rather than part of the windscreen cover.
  18. ColinBarber
    I believe they just press in. Part code is 85044-30020-xx where xx is the colour code required. Full list here: http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_E_1999_LEXUS_GS300~430_JZS160R-BEAQFW_8505.html
  19. ColinBarber
    Not on the RX, it is a button that you can just press and hold with your finger. On the IS/GS there is a cover over the button with a slot in it that you use the mechanical part of the key to press in.
  20. ColinBarber
    That was me. The shift lock allows you to move the gear selector out of Park if the battery is flat. Your IS had one too, it was just covered up. I hope that wasn't a Lexus dealer that didn't know 😧
  21. ColinBarber
    Lexus are unlikely to fit it, they typically refuse to fit unofficial accessories/mods. An auto electrician should be able to fit this as it is quite simple, or a specialist such as Fensport (although I'm not sure they sell Apex).
  22. ColinBarber
    If that were the case then they would state a timing belt is for life too but they don't, they state 60k or 100k miles. (Not on this particular vehicle but you get the point) They don't mean production lifetime, they do mean it should last the lifetime of the vehicle and don't provide a recommended interval however what they deem to be 'lifetime' isn't defined but probably not more than 12 years old. It certainly makes sense to replace the fluid every ten years.
  23. ColinBarber
    Only the 1UR-FSE engine is relevant for European vehicles.
  24. ColinBarber
    and the F Sport too.
  25. ColinBarber
    Denso use U to indicate 2017 on their plugs, so that could be a date of 18/12/17. Not that it really matters. Good reminder that I need to get mine done.
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