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I've used Android and Spotify for years with no problems. I stream via BT to many devices and can't complain. Did you try just starting over? And could you expand on "dreadful"?

Just had a look on Wikipedia. 3 different engines for the 3 different models. There you go. You learn something every day.

Lovely stuff

Don't get me wrong. I'm not knocking the RX350. I'm sure it's lovely. It's the crackers post-06 VED system for some petrol cars that I object to. Am I right in thinking the 300 is a 3 litre V6 but the 350 and 400 are both 3.3 litre? Is it the same engine?

I only got my RX a few weeks ago after running an IS since last August. If the VED is an issue then either go for an RX300 (but watch out for 23/03/06 on ones, they're £555 per year too) or a 400h. Here I'm assuming the RX450h is too pricey. RX300 is a traditional V6 with a regular auto. RX400h is a V6 with CVT and obviously a hybrid. I was told the RX300 could be a little sluggish and thirsty but the RX400h went like stink for a bus and the hybrid system took the edge off the poor fuel economy. I wouldn't have minded either because I don't regularly lap the Nurburgring and how a car makes me feel is more important to me than how often I have to stop at a petrol station. As it turned out I could stretch to a low mileage 400h and I couldn't find a bad thing to be said about the hybrid system's reliability. As was pointed out to me when I asked, if it's got air suspension it will have up and down buttons in between the heated seat controls and the ciggy lighter. No buttons, no air suspension. I never gave a thought to the CVT because I've driven plenty of CVTs and know there's nothing wrong with them. Lexus, Toyota and Subaru really would be struggling if everyone believed what a motoring journalist thought after spending an extremely thorough 15 minutes with a car. And unfortunately the internet being the internet this nonsense is repeated as fact on every car forum out there. Ever driven an Outback with the 2.5i and Lineartronic CVT? It's a lovely thing. I'm no expert on Lexus. I've been here less than a year. I'm sure someone else will chip in if I've got any of that wrong.

Even if some of them did come with air suspension I think it would be the VED at £555 that put me off!

Fixed the links. It was annoying me too much.

Sorry. Missed this. No, no conflict at all. Once you have your phone and the cassette adapter connected to Bluetooth go in to your phone's BT settings and edit the permissions. The phone for calls etc and the cassette for media audio.

Hmm. That'll teach me to use Google Photos rather than Imgur. The pictures are still there but I reset my Android phone last night and for some reason it's buggered the links up.

Hmm. Seems to be a problem with the Google Photos links. Are they down for everyone?

It has "patina". I like it

Ha! All the blokes looked terrified and the women looked like they were enjoying it!

Agreed. I have no engineering experience and very much live by "know your limits" but even I can appreciate how these things are put together. Little things like changing a bulb or securing the jack. Thought has gone into it.

I've got a rather nifty mini disc player in my IS300. I believe you had some sort of phonogram in yours didn't you Glyn?

Interesting stuff. Cheers Friso!

Interesting that the LOC seems to be populated with one or two quite serious minded engineers. Not something I'm used to on a car forum.

Try uninstalling Spotify and removing the car's BT from the phone's BT memory. Make your phone "forget" your IS. A restart can't hurt then start fresh with a new install of Spotify and re-pairing with your car. BT audio isn't great but it's not dreadful so something's amiss.

If you've got nothing else on @sorcerer have a browse through this and get back to us will you? I'd love to but I'm at work

What an unusual plate. I can't say I've seen one like that before.

Great thread.

Assuming the 06/07 GS uses the same clips as my 06 RX then the ones in the eBay links above are the ones you want. I bought the same as @Chris111 linked to but from the dealer and they were considerably more expensive. Obviously! Part number for genuine is 53259-48010

Ha! No. Sorry. Welcome. Haven't got an LS myself but there are plenty on on here that have and now this is bumped I'm sure someone will be along. And yes, pictures or it didn't happen

For God's sake man! Stop being so reasonable! This is a forum! If we can't go wildly off topic, speak with authority on something of which we have no experience and have arguments that we'd never have face to face then what the hell are we all doing here??

And those fancy stripes don't do themselves!

Took a brave tablet and pulled the cover off to get at the reverse lights. I haven't bothered with the little plastic shroud thing because you shouldn't take more than one brave tablet in 24 hours. I'll see how it goes. Can't really tell from the picture but already it looks better. NS original. OS LED.