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Installed Vias Ipod interface...worked...sort of The Nav Screen would blank out. Vias replaced unit (they stand behind their product, good guys) Same symptom . . at random time after playing...or maybe after pushing a button to change song , Nav Screen goes blank.... Thinking unlikely two differnt Vias units have a problem , ask lexus to look at it. Their reply : "Ipod & interface" draws too much power. Anyone else have this symptom ? (It's wifes truck & Ipod, other than installing, I know very little) Might it be she needs to switch Ipod to some 'mode' ? Can it be tied to how songs are stored ( e.g., playlist) ? She's gonna try her nano (the tiny Ipod with no display) ( I also installed the facotry sat radio...it works like a champ) Thanks and Happy Holidays (Merry Christmas)

S O L D Both volumes; 'new' condition. No torn or dirty pages. Located in West Palm Beach, FL Will Post office or UPS at buyers expense. - they are 'thick' ( almost 2 inches) and heavy like a big city phone book. If buyer local (e.g., w/i 50ish miles) will deliver 'half-way' at no cost... ...OK, you can buy me a cup of coffee :-) Asking $100, will entertain offers. pete@flca.org Thank You Pete

FWIW : that's the 40th Aniversary truck . . . 40 years of Land Cruisers . . .and the LX450 is a Land Cruiser with extra Bells & Whistles . . . . Only main item I'd ask about : ever had a head gasket replaced ? What about the PHH, replaced ? (PHH : PITA heater hose, real short and a knuckle buster to get to), and tranny...replaced or orig ? The engine is a tough little (well, ain't that little) booger....will last forever; just the head gasket 'seems' to be a common failure. The PHH is one of those 'forget about a field fix' if it slits on the hi-way. Tranny is not a weak spot, If engine & tranny are good to go, and PHH is OK - then everything else is , well , immaterial.... Enjoy it.... ( I have a 1994 FZJ80... a 'wannabe' LX450 and a 471,000+ mile old 1986 land cruiser)

I have the 2 volume set, updated a/o 2004, very clean, no messy or missing pages. $ 65 + shipping (quite heavy : over 3 inches thick for both volumes) pm here or e-mail pete@flca.org

Figured it out.... Wife didn't tell me 'exactly'....with system on, she just plugged in Ipod and off it went.... Once we shut everything down (for the night), it works correctly ..... Hint for others: when you first connect IPod to SLI, have everything "Off". Start car; turn radio "On" select IPod ("CD" ) and enjoy . . .

Installed VAIS system (actually re-install, VAIS stands behind their item! ) I'm not well trained in IPodding :-) , Wife is more advanced than I.... IPod works, but does not play 'playlists'; not sure if play is at random or when music file was loaded to Ipod or what .... Is there a setting on the Ipod we should 'click' to allow the 'playlist to emulate a CD' via the VAIS ? Do I need to cycle the RAND button, on the GX controls ? The VAIS is set to MD mode (per VAIS's instructions) Maybe I need to get the book "IPod for dummies" lol Oh, in the GX470, there's enough room to the right of the glove box, between the plastic frame & wire harness for the SLI to tuck & be out of the way. ( Little felt over wire harness to protect wires & little block ( of 'shipping foam' between SLI & plastic frame ( to keep SLI snugged in place... Much easier to retrieve SLI if needed for service or diagnostics.... pete

You will like thew IPod interface that VAIS makes; easy to install (there's a writeup in this forum); a 'mod' to the install write up: the SLI will 'tuck' to the right of the glove box, 'between' the glove box opening trim & a wire harness. fits very well. Used some felt to protected harness & some foam to keep SLI in-place. Remove 'angle' mount from side of SLI before tucking.

Go to each power window - close / switch up,(even if already closed) hold for 1001,1002,1003, after closed - open/ switch downdown, hold for 1001,1002,1003 after open go to next window

www.techinfo.toyota.com 'join' $10 for a day , or $50 for a month Get (download and save) all that you'd ever want to know (service manuals, TSBs, etc)

We've owned Lexus products for a long time. Always got surveys: - after buying - after service Until we got the RX330 and blasted lexus for the crummy driveablity of the RX330 . . . Haven't gotten a survey since ( over a year ago) Not even "buying a new Lexus survey" for the GX470 we got 2 months ago...

A2 Lexus, As others have said...don't be too dismayed with Lexus . . . We had a 1990 LS400 ( best Lexus product ever made) The an Rx330 Great Vehicle Lx470 Awesome (just too big for us) Rx330,,,,screw their drive-by-wire mess...too scary...step on gas ,,,maybe go, maybe not... Gx470, really nice,,,,but the cluck-a-mation crap.... Yo Lexus - are ya slippen ?

Thanks for the reply . . . Prior to my posting, I did do search & read the threads ( same as you suggested....) I guess, to me "clunk" & "lurch forward" sounded more 'harsh' than what I sense: but does seem to fit the 'general description'. Ours is a brand-spanken new 2006 . . . We'll keep an eye-open, so to speak...

What I 'sense' ( not sure if I hear it or feel it): After comming to a complete stop, if I ease up, ever so slightly, on the brake I sense what seems to be a 'downshift' of the transmission ( sometimes two 'downshifts'). Is this the 'clunk' that y'all are discussing ? Thanks,,,,, Pete

Are you a Lexus parts dealer ? If so, as a Thank You for the help to the forum about it, I like to procure the parts from you / your dealership. How do I contact you ? I can be reached at pete (at) flca (dot) org

Do you have ( would you post) part name or number they installed ? I'd like to take that info to ur Lexus dealer & get it done to ours ( and stuff the knowledge of "it can be done") up his butt ! ( I'm growing weary & tired of lexus of Palm Beach) p.s. How much $ ? can respond directly to pete@flca.org or post here (on this forum) thanks