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  1. Herbie
    I think red interior looks garish and tacky, irrespective of outer colour. We have a Mesa Red RX with Ivory and Noble Brown interior and that combo looks really classy IMHO, of course.
  2. Herbie
    What sort of a sound - screechy, clicky, rumbly? Can you take a recording of it and post it up in here so that we can hear what's going on?
  3. Herbie
    It's only the 12V battery that has a problem with being left. I remember reading that the high voltage traction battery should (but I do emphasize should) be alright for up to about 6 months. I'll post the article if I can find it again. Could you not leave a trickle charger connected to the 12V battery while you're away?
  4. Herbie
    No, not at all. The hybrids have electric motors to supplement the petrol engine. When you're climbing a hill for instance, the engine may return, say, 10mpg normally. However, because it's getting electric assistance from the motors it doesn't have to work as hard so it may return the equivalent of, say, 16mpg (completely made up figures). Also, there are times when the petrol engine will be shut off completely, such as being stood at traffic lights or when the car is on battery power only, so you're saving mpg there too.
  5. Herbie
    If you're living there then the answer depends on what the French MOT is like. Back here in good old Blighty, hybrids are not emissions tested so you could just weld in a straight pipe and forget about it. The cat you linked to should work but the question is - do you need it?
  6. Herbie
    It is and it isn't. The V6 is just as thirsty as any other V6, it's being a hybrid that gives the extra mpg.
  7. Herbie
    Quite a few people take this as an opportunity to get rid of the air and change to standard coils. A whole set of four coils/struts can be had for not much more than the cost of just one air strut and you'll never have the problem again.
  8. Herbie
    It's an instant MOT fail if the light source (bulb) does not match the light housing unit. In other words, if the fitting is designed for a halogen bulb then it must have a halogen bulb in it. If it's designed for HID then it must have a HID bulb in it and so on.
  9. Herbie
    I'm glad they don't. Imagine the cost of a replacement if it were to go faulty, not to mention that half of the car would probably need to be stripped out to do it! I'd much rather have the choice of which camera to fit and/or later replace. Plus, it's a very easy DIY job; I had the front camera mounted, wired and working within 30 minutes. Admittedly the rear took a bit longer but still wasn't difficult.
  10. Herbie
    I would imagine the fuse box in the passenger footwell (sort of up behind the glove box) will be the one you want. You'll need an 'add-a-fuse' piggyback thing like this: and you'll need to pick a fuse that is ignition-switched so that it comes on when the car is turned on and goes off when the car is turned off. If the cameras are capable of 'parking mode' then you'll need a second piggyback to use with a permanently live fuse supply as well. You may find a video of how and where to run the cabling on YouTube, but to be honest I'd wait until you get the car and then you can see how it all relates in real life.
  11. Herbie

    Dashcam

    Herbie replied to PeteTP's topic in Lexus ES 300h Club

    Assuming said occurence happened in Lancashire: https://www.lancashire.police.uk/op-snap-public-submission-of-dashcam-footage-faqs/
  12. Herbie
    Excellent detective work Pete, great post. Glad it's now sorted for you.
  13. Herbie
    Just be careful. It's not that long ago since someone here had problems after adding 'upper cylinder lube' and admittedly, his problems may have arisen from the fact that he put too much in, but the point is, these engines are some of the most finely engineered machines you'll ever see and will happily run to 200k, even 300k miles and beyond, without any extra sort of additive or lubrication. If it ain't broke, don't fix it
  14. Herbie
    Mine never come on in traffic, only when I put the car in reverse. If you're talking about the front ones, just don't get so close to the vehicle in front - they'll come on because they think you're going to hit something. They can't tell the difference between just being in a traffic queue or the wall of a car park.
  15. Herbie
    No, but you will probably need to reset the windows, sunroof if it has one, and the radio presets. To avoid this, just connect another 12V source to the cables immediately before releasing the battery clamps.
  16. Herbie
    Sorry, just dashing out so just a very hurried reply. Yes, my 2018 RX does have the facility and it works fine. Steering wheel retracts and/or moves up and the seat moves back etc. Best thing I can suggest for now is to just have a look in the manual as I'm sure the instructions will be in there somewhere.
  17. Herbie
    This guy on the Bay of Fleas will also cut the blade from either the key number of from a photo. I've used and recommended him a few times, all with great results.
  18. Herbie
    I always liked to support the indy guys and have always been very happy with both their work and the amount they charge. However, given that we now get a 'free' warranty with every service (which would have to be done anyway, just usually cheaper than at Lexus dealers), I'm sticking with Lexus for the time being.
  19. Herbie
    All of the above plus, I think I read somewhere that the wraps only last two to three years but I could well be wrong on that. Just seems like a hell of a lot of money to lose over three years if it is true.
  20. Herbie
    Only within a one-hour limit Barry. You have to be a Gold Member to get unlimited edit time.
  21. Herbie
    I could never get to grips with Morse. I could learn the letters/words easy enough but the constant tone used to drive me batty! My ears are tuned to Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Who, Rolling Stones and many more, but not to dits and dahs
  22. Herbie
    Honest truth? Quite simply, and seriously, as a time-served electrician by trade, then most of my working life as a telephone engineer, latterly a self-employed computer tech and also a radio ham, the honest truth is that if I don't know what something does, I have no qualms about poking, pressing, pulling or doing whatever, to find out what happens Best case scenario - I learn something and store it in my little gray cells for future reference. Worst case scenario - I either have to fix something myself if I can, or I have to pay someone else to fix it if I can't, which thankfully, doesn't happen very often.
  23. Herbie
    In the 'On' position (pushed in), when the doors open the overhead cabin lights come on. When switched off, they don't.
  24. Herbie
    Don't worry about it and just let the system manage it - it's working as it should. If you did a long downhill stretch those two last bars would illuminate. As the drivers or end users of these cars, we don't have full access to all 100% of the hybrid battery and that screen is only indicating the state of charge of the part of the battery that's 'ours'. In reality, there's another 20% below and another 20% above that indicator (if I remember correctly). Given that it's your first hybrid you may find the below helpful, or not 😄
  25. Herbie
    Free with a service or £59 as a stand-alone.
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