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I didn't immediately see the dog either lol But the pictures did remind me of those before and after weight loss/muscle gain/whatever photos you see on the back of a bus. First photo is always in poor light, bad hair, **** clothes and no make up. Second photo is glammed up to the nines like a Love Island contestant

Assuming the cats are on the way out rather than the exhaust having a hole in it, couldn't this be *ahem* cured using sensor spacers? And if you do need an exhaust the specialist in Leeds you mention early on in this thread is probably Tony Banks and definitely gets a from me and quite a few others on here.

I feel your pain but needs must. I've got the old 16" winters from my first gen IS on my GS. Makes me grind my teeth every time I look at it. (Sorry @gdh300) But like you I thought it would be silly to buy an alternative when they were just sat there. I also know that if I weakened and took them off that would be the cue for some slippy stuff.

Cars registered before March 2001. They're the future I'll be honest, I was oblivious to all that. That's where years of leasing and then buying bangers gets you.

On FB Colin said he'd bought it unseen hence my leap of faith comment. That said, you know the story of mine and 3.5k miles in it's still going strong. Another thing you should look at straight away Colin is to check for rust under the car. If it's sourced from further south then fair enough but I looked at the underneath of a 400h that had spent its life around Aberdeen and it was very badly corroded.

Ah, so they're first year rates rather than ongoing rates. See? Told you I don't get these newfangled models

A mine of nerdyness here https://media.lexus.co.uk/product_info/gs-archive/ https://media.lexus.co.uk/product_info/ Including this https://media.lexus.co.uk/product_info/ly-650-yacht/ I want a yacht!

That's astonishing. The RX I can sort of understand because it's a big petrol with a hybrid system to take the edge off. But the NX? Not too up on the newfangled models but isn't that just the vanilla 4 cylinder petrol hybrid?

Saw your posts on FB the other day. Quite a leap of faith Colin! I have an earlier GS and have had the sensors on and off mine a dozen times. If your later model is at all similar and the sensor is inoperative you may be able to wiggle it out without taking the bumper off. An old credit card or similar between the bumper and sensor and work your way round. Spares are available on eBay.

Unfortunately not many breakers list the part numbers. My local parts guy suggested something I hadn't thought of which was to look at breakers that were also selling the rear view mirror with the button on. That guarantees photochromic glass if they're selling wing mirrors too. However, I came across this the other day. It's part of a press pack for the facelifted GS and lists all the standard and optional specs. Very handy and shows that all mirrors were auto dimming on the facelifted cars. So now I just need to find one from a post-2000 car of which there are quite a few. 1414686217141010DM1GS430GS300UKlaunchpack2000.doc

This might be useful http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/audio/powerantenna.html Followed this procedure last week on my GS.

I could but that leads me back to my original question, are they all auto dimming? I see a slight tint to some advertised but that's not enough for me to take a gamble. Might ask my friendly local Lexus parts manager.

Cheers John. It's the MKII GS I need the info on though. There are loads of complete MKII mirrors on eBay but not many mention whether they're auto dimming. If that distinction is made then they're £££. I'm wondering if most are just standard heated glass or whether it's the breakers trying to gouge a bit more on the price.

To quote a Twitter hashtag I'm fond of #yellowfogsftw My IS 300 came with yellow fogs and I believe the GS 430 came with them. I've fitted them to my GS 300.

Not sure how you get to the motor and linkage on an RX but I'd take the wiper arms off so they're not hitting you in the face or catching on the open bonnet and have a little poke round armed with some WD40.

Anyone?

I'd guess that if it's a relay they'll either work or they won't. If it's the motor or linkage you may still see a little movement. Unfortunately forcing them down to the rest position may not have been a good thing.

I've a feeling he did.

"collective mindshare" #nathanbarley

Agreed. In no way intended to start any sort of argument but really? If it came to it you'd rather confront car thieves in your bedroom than let them steal your car? Serious question.

Indeed. However, if the OP meant that he didn't have access to Techstream then that problem can be solved for considerably less than Lexus charge for an hours labour.

Goodness me, that made me think. 15% of my GS's value every time I fill the tank. Which is quite often!

I'm almost certain it does. In fact isn't resetting the yaw sensor just doing the zero point calibration? Done that at least half a dozen times with Techstream.

Which Lexus for £5k? All of them!

I'll keep an eye on this. An LOC meet would be excellent. I notice someone else mentioned Japfest earlier. Another event I'm determined to attend.