RotorRian

I think you missed a plug. HOLD down INFO button. Turn your lights on 4x Then go through diagnostics. You should see the error in there somewhere in the BT/Phone menu.

Awesome cheers for that. What year is your IS ? Do you just remove the old digitizer with a knife then add the new digitzer with adhesive provided etc. All for $80. Take my money!!! Yay no more Googly maps!

Sounds great so you kept the digitizer and replaced the screen ? or Both ? Pics would be great as I'll think i'll do the same as I don't want to do the cheap fix again for it to just die from the heat. Do you have a link to the where you got the screen from ?

One of mine is dead and one works sometimes and other times just makes noises.

Sorry Martin I only saw this now. Mine needs a refix so I can do yours at the sametime.

Hi Grant, Mine needs a re-fix as it just melted at a WTAC sitting in the sun and know about a centimetre from the bottom is non-responsive If you want to pulls yours apart and send it to me I could fix yours at the sametime. TBH though I would recommend a new unit as this method of fixing works well but as I have found out the aussie heat can melt the Silver and break the touch screen again. Its a easy fix but the dismantle of the car then touch screen unit is a pain in the arse.

** sorry for resurrecting old threads **

Yeah I fixed mine as above but it must have got roasted at WTAC and melted the solder... again, so now the very bottom of the screen is unresponsive. (of course thats where that stupid I'm a dumb american click ok button is) No NAV LIFE AGAIN

Sorry I was tied up with V8 Supercar duties.

I'm looking to upgrade mine soon, its a 2007. Black on Black, Done 89,000 with the EMV pack. Full Lexus maintenance history Not sure if its the look your after though? but can always convert it back to stock.

I'll be in ;-)

100% working and back in the car now. Happy to save myself hundreds if not thousands and fixed with a $30 pen. Yeah Tony I agree but very happy now I don't have to use my dumb ass Google maps for directions. Rian

** Update ** Touchscreen / Radio / Navi is in bits! Turns out it was the typical dodgy ass digitizer problem going on worldwide. Circuitwriter pen trick worked a charm but its definitely not for the faint of heart. FYI: A couple of things I have learned along the way. Use a dremel not a knife or something to chip the glass as chipping usually removes the copper you need at the same time. The CircuitWriter pen needs time to cure. Approx 24 hours so you may not see the correct resistance straight away. Make sure you shake the *BLEEP* out of the CW Pen until it flows silver. (I thought I must have a new clear version cause it took 4 goes shaking the *BLEEP* out of it to flow silver. Be patient. You will need some mechanical / Electronics experience but the YouTube tutorials should be able to walk most through it

Okay I gave it the cold reboot........ And it still didnt work :( Bought supplies for the DIY fix today. I think it cost me about $20-30 for the hobbie knife and the circuit pen. Lets hope this works :D

It feels like an after thought sadly...... My issues were: Long throw (Camry esque) Soft Clutch (Corolla esque) Location isnt very sporty Gearknob looks like a Camry vs the Altezza

I might be out of the country visiting our overseas offices, customers and production facility but if I'm back in time I will be definitely in.

Hey guys, Seems like my Nav/EMV is in need of some love. I seems to be calibrated to one spot only on the touchscreen So once I can fluke to finally push the 'I'm a dumbo Murican driver' Push 'Okay' screen and it displays the map i can click anywhere on the screen and it will only goto 3/4 to the bottom and 3/4 right so almost to the okay button which is why you have to fluke it to remove that annoying as hell message. I can access the service menu but obviously cant click on anything. (Hold INFO, lights on/off) Has anyone experienced anything similar or know a fix etc? I have tried some basic fixes. Hitting it Cleaning it Talking nicely to it Talking not nicely to it. Caliing it a f&%en piece of $*%t Tapping the hell out of it. Resetting it Turning it off and on Getting my gf tender hands to try it I still have to try a cold Boot (Battery disconnect) and pulling fuses etc. Has anyone else experienced this or is it a case of a broken touchscreen as seen on the US forum.

Rocky don't forget you can swap the tyres from left to right in the front and rear to get extra life from a staggered setup. I run 19x9.5 and 19x11s and I do that to get extra life from my tyres. Just don't take your car to MRT in Rhodes. They will make you wait 4 hours for them to swap your wheels from left to right (directional tyres going backwards) then charge you for something you can do in 20 mins at home with factory tools. Worst experience ever! Avoid them like the plague! Rant over!

Thats just my opinion, don't let it deter you. Go take one for a drive now though if you can find one because looking for an auto one will open up alot of options. Ideally if you could swap out the gearbox for the supra gearbox or add a shortshift kit with a beefed up clutch to the standard transmission it might change the whole car........... but then again I could have just driven a worn out clapper one and they might be alright? Rian

Have you driven a manual IS ? I wanted a manual IS until I drove one. I had a manual Altezza RS200 Z edition in NZ with the 6-Speed manual which had a great gearbox and a nice sport shift. The IS IMHO has a shift like a Camry rental car. After driving the manual I purchased the Auto (my first auto ever!) I'd make sure you drive one before you buy one, just in case you have the same thoughts.

I'm at 85,000 as of today and due for a service FML! Don't wanna get shanked by Lexus though they did say they would give me an RC to drive for the day.

From my days as a test driver for a certain car company. Usually in pre-production you will test around 10 x steering systems and finalise on 3-5 for production depending on grade or driving experience you want for that vehicle. You then tune the steering with different pressures, pumps, pulleys and gears (in the rack) to get the desired result for the wheel and tyre package. So any of the above could be different between the F-Sport and Standard models. Also if its a power assisted rack then you can do a heap more tuning via software so you may only need one rack.

Look like they do a staggered setup for the IS. http://www.wheeldude.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6408 19 x 8.5 / 19 x 10.

Cool make sure you get the right stud pattern as those are 5 X 120. You need 5 x 114.3 for the Lexus.

How much are you looking for mate? $25,000 ONO