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Hey thanks mate...that's a useful tool to have. However my plan is to get wider non-Lexus rims for bigger tires but stay with 19". The calculator shows that my speedo wld read slightly fast (that's good) with wider tires but using a lower profile like a '45' or '50' tire. Perhaps I shld have phrased my question a bit tighter...I want wider rims to take bigger 19" tires so does anyone know of any offhand...or what the offsets are for an RX 450h (or where i can find this info out) so I can talk to a few tire guys like Bob jane or Tempe Tyres? Thanks again for any assist...

Hi all, I have reposted this into this forum as I saw that teepee got some answers to his (her?) RX 450H queries here so I thought I'd try this too as the RX4xxh forum seems a bit empty of members at the moment. Wondering if any one can tell me if you can fit bigger wheels to the RX 450h Sports Luxury (which I am seriously considering buying). When I compare its wheels to the BMW X5 (which I am also looking at) there's a huge size difference. I am an ex-BMW 5 series owner who moved to an IS 250 Sports Luxury & now want to move to an SUV so am tossing up between these 2 cars. The RX runs 235/55 R19s on 19x7.5J rims while the X5 40D runs 255/50 R19s on 19x9J rims (frt) & 285/45 R19s on 19x10J rims (rear). Anyone have any ideas ro seen anything out there? Appreciate any feedback. Thanks...

Hi, Wondering if any one can tell me if you can fit bigger wheels to the RX 450h Sports Luxury (which I am seriously considering buying). When I compare its wheels to the BMW X5 (which I am also looking at) there's a huge size difference. The RX runs 235/55 R19s on 19x7.5J rims while the X5 40D runs 255/50 R19s on 19x9J rims (frt) & 285/45 R19s on 19x10J rims (rear). Anyone have any ideas ro seen anything out there? Thanks...

Hi mate - I see you've moved from an X5 to the RX450h. I'm a Beema fan & am tossing up between the RX450H & the X5 40D Sports & wondering (a) what induced you to choose the RX over your X5 & (B) how do they compare now that you've been driving the RX for a bit? Cheers...

Just my 2 cents worth. I bought a new 08 IS250 SL last December. After some severe bargaining I got them to throw in: - extra 3 yrs factory warranty (giving me 7 yrs in total). - locking wheel nuts. - iPod/iPhone connection (3rd party of course). + I was extremely happy with the amount of $ I was able to also bargain off the on-the-road list price. Because I also worked for a company that was on their Corporate program list, I got the 1st 3 yrs service for free as well (all I needed was a letter on company letterhead stating I worked for them). I think they're even hungrier out there now, so good luck.

Does anyone know how to modify the auto-on headlights setting? I have an 08 IS250 SL & the manual says it can only be customised by the dealer. It comes as std set to a value of "3" but I've just come back from a recent 2 wks driving in all the rain & crappy dim conditions up north (of Sydney) & the lights were set to auto-on but never came on even when it was pouring rain so I want to adjust the setting down to "1" to make it ultra-sensitive. A silver car in rainy conditions on the highway is hard to see without lights on.

It's probably the iPhone. I got one when they first came out and the reception was really bad, it would also drop the bluetooth connection to the car for some reason. Eventually I went back to my trusty Blackberry and flogged the iPhone on eBay. I've never had a problem with Blackberries and the IS250 handsfree and I've had had a Blackberry since I got my car. Hmmm - I'm not convinced. I also had the 1st gen iPhone before they released the 3g here and had the same issue. Likewise, both iPhones work equally well in my wife's RX350. I guess there's nothing for it but to do some more testing and see if the results vary in different signal areas and with different phones. Just came back from a trip to Brisbane (from Sydney) in my 08 IS250. Am using an iPhone 3G on Optus & around 75% of my calls had issues with the folks I called having problems hearing me...once I switched the iPhone to speak via the iPhone itself rather than the car's mike all was well...maybe it's a proble with the car mike?

True - I have an 08 SL & asked the dealer if it was just a computer setting to get my mirrors to auto-fold in & he said "no". The computer to do the auto-fold-in in the 09 model is actually in the mirrors themselves, so I'd need to get brand new mirrors - you can imagine how expensive that'd be!!!

[Hey there...given this is an 06 Prestige, i suspect the feature may not be avail.; suggest u contact yr dealer to get final confirmation though.

I got the Spider available brand new still in the box. They look gr8, but pity they're black; they wouldn't suit my silver IS250. I want the carbon metallic versions. Thx a lot though.

Well...I had my IS250 SL less than a month & some $#^%%&! has stolen one of my tyre caps - god there are some useless p***ks out there!

I'm not sure what this concern about breaking the law is about (apart from playing DVDs whilst driving) - it seems a furphy to me. Before I bought my IS250 I had 3 x BMW 5 series' over an 11 yr period & all of those allowed me to make phone calls & changes to the satnav (enter new addresses etc.) whilst driving. The only things I couldn't do were watch DVDs or the TV (!!!) above about 4 km/h.

Hey, it looks gr8. Is there anywhere closer to the Inner West (than Seven Hills) that does this sort of paint protection / clear bra work?

Yes...I rang Lexus Chatswood yesterday & they quoted me $750 to do it. Apparently they get a third party to do it after you sign a waiver (in case u have an accident using the phone or something while driving). They need to keep yr car for a few days.

Has anybody seen/bought/used these? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...em=250338970112 They look interesting - the auction's closed now but he looks like he'll advertise them again I'd say.