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Hi Guys, I am going to bump this thread. With all the current stuff happening I have not got this sorted yet (Rear Shocks) but was going to order a pair soon. But then I started looking about for coilover kits and I have found a Tein Flex Z Coilover kit for £685. So instead of just doing the rear I could get the whole car with new coilovers for a little more. My wheels are corroding a fair bit now so not only would I benefit from having a full, new set of suspension but gives me more flexibility if I get some new wheels for a nicer look. Has anyone had any experience with this? Would it be a case of just replacing them and tying up the actuators for the adjustable suspension out of the way? As always, any help is appreciated 🙂

I get a start up rattle and have had the P0017/P0018 error (And a random crank position error). On startup when cold the car is sluggish and missing a little until it gets warmed up then its ok but seems a little down on power. Its as if the timing is either retarded or advanced until it gets warmed up then its better but still not how it used to be. I did have a friends friend who used to work for the Lexus Academy connect do a full management module scan (With the genuine Toyota/Lexus software) and those errors where what he found and after discussing with his colleagues they agreed that it sounds like stretched timing chain. Which is a little odd considering my car only has 70K Miles but I do VERY little mileage per year (Around 3.5K). Love the car and not being a man of great means it took a lot to buy this car but cant really afford thousands in repairs and may have to see what I can get for it and buy another car to get to work.. As much as it would pain me! 😞

Thanks for that Lee, I will do once I have gathered some cash together.

Brilliant John, Thanks for your help. Next thing on the list is to find someone in the midlands/east midlands that can reliably do a timing chain/followers/tensioner/cam sprocket replacement without the silly Lexus fitting charge... 😞

Thanks John, I sent a message and my reg to Foreign Car Spares and he has told me the correct part for my car is 48530-80356 showing as £250 each at the moment. They are also on "Make an offer" so will send a message when I get paid to see if there is any flexibility in price if I buy a pair. Again Thanks for your help.

Thanks for the help guys. Looks like the rears are showing as £283 each on Lexuspartsdirect unless I am looking at the wrong ones? Could someone confirm that is the correct part I require are they the same on both sides? Will grab one per month and then get them both replaced. I am pretty sure I was quoted £410-415 each from Nippon in Derby.

Hi all, Has anyone replaced the standard GS450H Rear (Or front for that matter) Shock Absorbers with the non actuated versions from a GS300? One of my rear shocks is leaking and knocking but I cant currently afford to replace both at £450 each plus fitting. So I was wondering if I could replace them with the GS300 shocks (Either a new pair or second hand) while I send off the old ones for refurbishing? Is there an issue with the plugs/actuators not being connected? will I get error messages/lights regarding this? Any help would be appreciated.

Hi All, I have been after a Bluetooth solution to stream audio from my iPhone through my ML Audio on my GS450H (2006) but I couldn't get them to work or they were a little expensive. So I was thinking the other day about a little hack that I believe will work. Sooo If others are like me their tape deck has never been used in the car. So would It be possible to remove the internals out of something like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-5mm-Wireless-Bluetooth-V3-0-AUX-HiFi-Music-Audio-Reciever-Adapter-Dongle-AD2P-/201260529110?hash=item2edc0ff5d6:g:F4sAAOSwbdpWXt8B wire the adapter up to the 12v(Or whatever it requires from a feed within the tape deck and then solder the audio out to the wires that come out of the reading head on the tape deck. so when you choose tape and you have your iPhone connected to your Bluetooth adapter it will override the signal from the cassette reading head and you can play audio through Bluetooth dongle/tape deck... Soooo is this likely to work?

Hi Matey, I have the exact same issue on my 2006 GS450H. Took it to lexus and for £130 they told me stuff all and wanted to start stripping the engine to check if the timing chain has skipped a tooth.. Which it cannot have as the car still runs and drives fine. After a bit of research I believe the issue is either one of the sensors is faulty, If you plug an obd2 connector into a laptop or tablet it shows one sensor reading is out of spec. The other thing it could be is that one of the VVTI solenoids is stuck in the open position causing it to be on all the time. Generally this will mainly just cause a little revvyness and increases your fuel consumption. Hope that helps a little. I have not got round to sorting mine yet but I do less than 300 miles a month. If you get it sorted please post back :)

Just to update this thread... Well I finally got round to ordering and fitting the Layen I-Dock 4.0 and... It doesn't work... :( It plugs in, it connects to my phone and that's it really. No audio... I have tried changing to the Aux by hitting the "DISC" Button (The one with the round numbers the same way I chose my playlists on my ipod nano) But nothing. I have emailed them and hopefully it is something I have missed but not looking good at the moment. Even though a review on Amazon stated it was working ok with an 07 GS 300 and there are reports of them working ok on the clublex forums.

I think it was an option. I have a rather short cable that comes out in the glovebox that connects to an ipod and goes into the head unit.

That's the idea and fine by me. All I really want to do is play music and podcasts via Bluetooth to my head unit. I know I wont have control via the head unit but that's not a problem. I will get one ordered and report back :)

Has anyone tried the Layen I-DOCK with the GS450H ML Audio system? I spotted it and as I have the old ipod connector in the car thought it would work. There was even a review of someone with it working on a 2007 GS... Sorry I cant link to it but for some reason I cant paste into this window/thread.. Anyway it looks like a neat little solution for simple Bluetooth Audio although it is just Analogue it should be fine for podcasts and music. Anyone tried it?

I have a CEL on my Dash with an error P0017. Asked them to check it at Lexus when I had my recall done and they told me nothing that I didn't already know for £138 and wanted to strip the engine down and check the cam chain. The car runs and drives fine and I think I would notice is the timing chain had skipped a tooth. The Light comes and goes randomly at its own accord. That said it may not be related as my car has just gone over 50K. I must say though that for 5K I might have just looked at stripping the hybrid components and selling them for decent money (They can fetch more than the whole car now) and stuck in an engine/ECU from a GS300 or a big V8.

From what I can recall (Excuse the pun) there has been 4 recalls on my 2006 GS450H As follows: Valve Springs Rear Calipers Tow Bar Fuel Pipe and gasket. Mine doesn't have a tow bar and I have now given up calling Lexus to tell them that but the others have been done as far as I am aware.

LOL That's weird.. On the email notification It showed as 163 duty/tax and I was but £50 isn't too bad. In the past I used to pick things up for my 200SX from the states so I normally work it out at about +27% for Duty/Tax. So dependant on carriage they look like they amount to about £240 to the door. Not bad at all.

Oh I have also noticed that most people have been buying the MML for USB Connectivity. Does anyone have the Bluetooth SLB3 unit?

Brilliant. Mine is a 06 GS450H With ML Audio. Does this just emulate and play playlists with the 6 x round buttons or will it show track names etc? Oh and if you guys don't mind me asking... What was the damage with VAT/Duty etc?

Does this work with the ML Audio Upgrade? All the videos etc look like they are using the standard Audio not the ML Audio.

Hi All, Are there any Lexus specialists or does anyone have any good experiences of garages in the midlands, preferably in the vicinity of Derby/Nottingham that are NOT main dealers? I own a 06 GS450H and currently have the check engine light on. I have diagnosed the fault via OBD and I am pretty certain that the issue is the VVTI Solenoid is not functioning correctly at random intervals. The main problem is that Derby Lexus are not willing to replace the VVTI solenoid on the car on my say so they want to do a full diagnostic costing £60 per half an hour and they will call after an hour and ask if I want to progress with the fault finding after an hour if they have not found the issue, so potentially I could be looking at a few hundred quid bill before I even get to the work required done. Are there any garages that have experience with Lexus Hybrid that do not charge the earth for diagnostics and small repairs? While I do appreciate it is an expensive car, I don't want to be seen as penny pinching but I don't have the money for a potentially large bill just for diagnosing a fault. Any help would be appreciated :)

I have the exact same issue on my 06 50K GS450H and I have also heard that this little Valve/Blockage can cause this issue. Can someone point me to a guide on how to replace this or even find it on a 06 GS450H? I can get the part for about a tenner and don't mind an hour to fit it.