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  1. Herbie
    There are plenty of other batteries out there (because you do know that Toyota/Lexus don't make batteries don't you?) with five year warranties. Have a look for Yuasa, Varta etc. Check the charging circuit as well, it's possible that something wrong with the alternator could be killing the battery prematurely. You should get somewhere in the region of 13.5 to 14.4V at the battery with the alternator spinning. The chart below is 'standing' battery voltage.
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    For what Flashlube costs it just isn't worth the risk - have it done. As to the filler point, no, it doesn't comply with the UK regs but I've seen loads of cars that have them like that, so how they are getting round it I don't know. May be worth talking to a couple of installers to get their thoughts on that.
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    Peter's right. Automotive lighting is a very complex science. The flutes and prisms on the lens aren't there to make it look pretty but so that the beam angle, refractions, reflections and everything else work in a certain way so as to give the driver maximum visibility without dazzling oncoming drivers. Put the wrong bulb in the wrong unit and the beam pattern will be affected - maybe to such a degree that you cause an accident.
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    Don't do it. It's an MOT failure if the bulb doesn't match the housing. In other words, if the housing unit is designed for a halogen bulb then nothing other than a halogen bulb will pass the MOT. This is taken from the MOT Inspection Manual here https://www.mot-testing.service.gov.uk/documents/manuals/class3457/
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    If you go to https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/ and put in your reg number it will show you the MOT history and also if there are any outstanding recalls. If this issue shows up I'd print it out or take a screen shot to show the dealer. If the above doesn't produce any results then you should perhaps contact the Citizens Advice Bureau or Trading Standards for help.
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    I had an RX300 albeit without air suspension, but I've read enough posts on here about the air suspension system to know that repairs to it are astronomical in costs, so much so that some people such as the guy in the thread below strip it all out and go to coils instead - and it's a lot cheaper than repairing the air system.
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    My 2013 RX450h doesn't behave like that so I'd say that something is wrong, but I have no idea what.
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    Welcome to the club Paul. Let's have some photos of your new beastie when you can - we always like to see photos! 😊 Regarding the dashcam, have a look at this review below. The guy has reviewed dozens of other cams (and lots of other tech too) and this is the one that he settled on for his own car:
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    Wow, you've either got a VERY heavy right foot or there's something wrong there - even the petrol RX300s aren't that heavy on fuel
  10. Herbie
    Well the original problem was that the power steering pump had a leak and was dropping fluid all over the alternator and he was going to send it to that great scrapyard in the sky. However, the eBay description says that it "drives faultless no issues" so he must have fixed it but doesn't want to keep it anymore.
  11. Herbie
    Well being as you've seen it, what about a link so that the rest of us can. After all, we can't search eBay with the search string 'Johns car' can we?
  12. Herbie
    Brilliant Lee, cheers
  13. Herbie
    If the case is still on there then yes, I think I'd get some proper automotive masking tape and put that over the crack.
  14. Herbie
    Can you not just pull up to a wall or garage door, switch on the headlights and look? At a complete guess I would think that if they are HIDs then yes, probably a flat pattern but if halogen then probably not - but that is just a complete guess.
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    No doubt it would be hundreds of pounds for a new case from Lexus so yes, eBay or breakers yards. No idea about the legalities or rain damage though.
  16. Herbie
    I think it's as Les said above - the alarm needs to be deactivated before the tailgate is opened.
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    Don't know about 2019 NXs but that's the way my 2013 RX works. If I long-press the tailgate button with the doors locked nothing happens, got to unlock the car first.
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    Just sent you a PM Jon
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    Probably duff battery if it really is only reading 11V
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    Do you have a make and model number for that please Steve? If you have another 12V source you can connect that to the battery cables before you undo the clamps and remove the battery so that you don't have all the hassle of resetting anything.
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    The trick is to not baby the car, which is exactly what I was doing when we first got ours. Accelerate briskly to the speed you want and then just back off slightly to just maintain that speed - you'll soon get the hang of it. The most I've ever managed with ours was a 50-mile journey that achieved 41.8mpg but I've never been able to replicate that, with my average being 31.5mpg. Above all else - enjoy!
  22. Herbie
    I have no idea because I've got an RX450h No, it doesn't.
  23. Herbie
    You are correct but it does bring into question what the design engineers were thinking. My understanding is that VSC is Vehicle Stability Control so how on earth does an oxygen sensor in the exhaust bring on the VSC light?
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    Not pretty but a good deterrent
  25. Herbie
    +1 for a steering lock! As the old saying goes, prevention is better than cure. A kill switch, immobiliser or tracker only come into play once the scrotes are already in your pride and joy, but having a big yellow steering lock on that is visible from outside will hopefully make them think it's not worth the hassle and move to an easier target somewhere else. I use a Stoplock Pro Elite and in test reviews it took more than five minutes using hammers, chisels and saws to defeat it. The value is not in the steering lock itself but in the visible deterrent it provides.
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