Lexus Owners (To share driving experience and advise)

[Natnut]

Went to HEVshop as suggested to check out the high FC of my GS450h. They did a computer check for 120 and claimed the transmission fluid was due for change and charged me additional 120 to change it.

 

No improvement to my FC. Went back to them and now they say they need to check my spark plugs but have to charge me additional 150 for hardware check. Previous check was software check and that was 120. Got a little fed up and went off to think and ask you guys for advice. 

[The_sartorialist]

How 'high' is your FC?

[Theoldjaffa]

On 11/8/2019 at 1:55 PM, Natnut said:

Went to HEVshop as suggested to check out the high FC of my GS450h. They did a computer check for 120 and claimed the transmission fluid was due for change and charged me additional 120 to change it.

 

No improvement to my FC. Went back to them and now they say they need to check my spark plugs but have to charge me additional 150 for hardware check. Previous check was software check and that was 120. Got a little fed up and went off to think and ask you guys for advice. 

I won’t go back there again if I were u

[Toeknee_33]

On 11/8/2019 at 1:55 PM, Natnut said:

Went to HEVshop as suggested to check out the high FC of my GS450h. They did a computer check for 120 and claimed the transmission fluid was due for change and charged me additional 120 to change it.

 

No improvement to my FC. Went back to them and now they say they need to check my spark plugs but have to charge me additional 150 for hardware check. Previous check was software check and that was 120. Got a little fed up and went off to think and ask you guys for advice. 

More pertinent, what does the $120 report say about the condition of your battery pack??

[JX83]

I took the plunge and ordered through Prime Ezbuy for the aftermarket Fsport bumper with grille. I would said quality wise is good, fitment is 9/10. Bought it at about $860+ including shipping & delivered, spray and installed about $260 and eventually had to go another workshop to fix up the gap of both side for $100 so I would said still worth it. Still a fair amount of savings compare from getting the original one.

Edited November 15, 2019 by JX83

[Theoldjaffa]

11 hours ago, JX83 said:

I took the plunge and ordered through Prime Ezbuy for the aftermarket Fsport bumper with grille. I would said quality wise is good, fitment is 9/10. Bought it at about $860+ including shipping & delivered, spray and installed about $260 and eventually had to go another workshop to fix up the gap of both side for $100 so I would said still worth it. Still a fair amount of savings compare from getting the original one.

Nice! F Sport bumper looks so much better. Does yours come with fog lamp covers? Any mesh that covers the 2 holes near the spindle? Where the 2 arrows are.

heres mine before and after.

 

[Theoldjaffa]

The license plate holder is different also. You need to get the F Sport Bracket if it doesn’t come with your kit.

 

[JX83]

On 11/16/2019 at 10:29 AM, Theoldjaffa said:

Nice! F Sport bumper looks so much better. Does yours come with fog lamp covers? Any mesh that covers the 2 holes near the spindle? Where the 2 arrows are.

heres mine before and after.

 

Umm ya mine comes with fog light cover but The 2 arrow part which u pointed there is no mesh to cover the spindle. Any idea where can I customised to cover it?

On 11/16/2019 at 10:37 AM, Theoldjaffa said:

The license plate holder is different also. You need to get the F Sport Bracket if it doesn’t come with your kit.

 

Mine no bracket but not sure how my installer can put up the license plate holder.

[Theoldjaffa]

On 11/18/2019 at 1:21 PM, JX83 said:

Umm ya mine comes with fog light cover but The 2 arrow part which u pointed there is no mesh to cover the spindle. Any idea where can I customised to cover it?

Mine no bracket but not sure how my installer can put up the license plate holder.

Mine also no wire mesh.

bought fog lamps to cover the hole and it didn’t work so I disconnected it.

lastly, I bought the license bracket holder meant for the F Sport bumper.

 

 

[JX83]

4 minutes ago, Theoldjaffa said:

Mine also no wire mesh.

bought fog lamps to cover the hole and it didn’t work so I disconnected it.

lastly, I bought the license bracket holder meant for the F Sport bumper.

 

 

Oh.. I thought the fog lamps would cover nicely. How come u remove it? Haha I think I won’t get the bracket since the number plate fits nicely

[Theoldjaffa]

13 minutes ago, JX83 said:

Oh.. I thought the fog lamps would cover nicely. How come u remove it? Haha I think I won’t get the bracket since the number plate fits nicely

Oh my fog lamps are still there ah. Just disconnected 🤣

And it passed inspection. Fog lamps are not part of the tests.

[JX83]

3 hours ago, Theoldjaffa said:

Oh my fog lamps are still there ah. Just disconnected 🤣

And it passed inspection. Fog lamps are not part of the tests.

Haha ok for aesthetic purpose. 👍 I haven’t got time to sit in your car to test on ur coilover yet. 😅

[Theoldjaffa]

9 hours ago, JX83 said:

Haha ok for aesthetic purpose. 👍 I haven’t got time to sit in your car to test on ur coilover yet. 😅

Next week bro. I’m on MC today.

i just stiffened the damping setting. Now it’s all good.😋

[JX83]

7 hours ago, Theoldjaffa said:

Next week bro. I’m on MC today.

i just stiffened the damping setting. Now it’s all good.😋

Sure bro take care. Whatsapp u again 👍

[zedmark97]

I just came here to see some information.😺

[Vtec170]

Hi,

May I know if there is significant diff between Lexus list price and actual price?

Any bro here purchased UX250h recently?  Can pm me ur deal details?

Thanks!

 

[t0y0ta]

7 minutes ago, Vtec170 said:

Hi,

May I know if there is significant diff between Lexus list price and actual price?

Any bro here purchased UX250h recently?  Can pm me ur deal details?

Thanks!

 

Usually 30k diff between list (website; pricelist) and actual transaction price.

Another way is to go and check the onemotoring list of car basic cost to find out the total cost including COE for the model you are looking at, add 30-40k for their margin and this should be their real price.

For UX250h exec, the total basic cost is approx 125k with yesterday's COE, so probably they will ask for around 155k.

Edited December 5, 2019 by t0y0ta

[Shadow6447]

For those who want to improve their cars' air intake can consider replacing the stock air filter with washable K&N air filter. Can go to K&N website for more details. 

I've recently bought an extra one (33-2452) for a friend who doesn't need it anymore. Anyone interested can PM me. Just want to recover my cost.