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Hey guys - I recently replaced my battery (was 4 yrs old, not driven much) with a Duracell (27F) from Sam's on my 2005 LX470. Since then, if I've had to charge my battery 3 times because of it being completely dead - no click, no turn, nothing. I took it into my local shop and they tested it - said the alternator and starter are fine and that perhaps it's my battery - like maybe I just got a bad one (it's 4 weeks old) I work from home, don't drive it very much (can go days without being started), but I hooked up a multimeter just now to the '-' terminal and ground wire and got a resting (key out) reading of .56A. That seems really high, but I also didn't let the truck sit long after starting it so there could be things still shutting down. Anyway, while it was hooked up to the meter, I started pulling fuses one by one - the last one I tried is a 30A fuse labeled BAT and pulling that one dropped the load. At this point, I've removed the battery and will exchange at Sam's, but am I missing something here? I've never heard of a "bad battery", but the guy at my shop tells me it happens.

I'm sure pretty much all toyota trucks in this vintage use the same type regardless of wheel design, but was hoping someone knew before I go out and remove one- and could possibly save the next guy some effort. I'm buying a black set off ebay as I'm having my rims "dipped" pic of wheel attached looking to get these off ebay, but wasn't sure on "mag seat" http://www.ebay.com/itm/20-TOYOTA-LEXUS-14x1-5-1-5-OEM-OE-STOCK-FACTORY-WHEELS-RIMS-MAG-LUG-NUTS-BLACK-/160967242555?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2005%7CMake%3ALexus%7CModel%3ALX470%7CSubmodel%3ABase%7CEngine+-+Liter_Display%3A4.7L&hash=item257a65333b&vxp=mtr http://s270.photobucket.com/user/ebayphoto3/media/Tuneshop/Magseat.jpg.html

Cool. So can you post pics? If you have an LX, which HID kit and lens kit did you go with? Thanks.

Welcome to Austin! I have a dark gray LX in south austin. Did you get any headway on this issue? I'd like to replace my fog lamps as well. I've replaced some easy (running, lic plate, etc) bulbs with LED, but looking to change all the bulbs in the rear with LED dp

I'm assuming you figured this out by now. Could you tell me how you did it? I'm looking to replace a bulb and don't want to stress any clips. Thanks dp

Thanks for the breakdown - I'm about to order the dice kit for my 2005 LX470 (4th Gen Nav) and want to be able to browse by artist/album/etc. I also have SAT/XM active. The Dice rep told me I could do this and I was like "Are you sure? I don't have 5th Gen Nav or MP3 support" He said, "once you hook it up, you may find that you have MP3 support even though you don't have a button" Sounds fishy to me. Can you confirm whether I'll be able to browse by artist? I'm not a big 'playlist' guy. Even if I can't, I guess I don't have many options. So I guess I'd better just order it and deal with any shortcomings. Also, have you connected it to an iPhone 3GS? this is primarily what I'll be using and want to make sure it charges. Thanks! I had the Vais at first. My 2006 doesn't play MP3, so the iPod adapter only supports Playlists on my car. Yours will probably have the Artist>Album>Track browsing support because it uses the MP3 ability in your stereo. I think it uses the disc number buttons on the screen to choose Playlist, Artist, Album, Track.... .....and you have to remember what each button number does. The Dice unit also does this, but you can set the "dip switches" when you install it so your stereo thinks it's a CD changer or SAT radio. The "CD changer" mode works similar to the VAIS unit (on cars that have MP3 support). The "SAT" mode uses the 6 station buttons on the screen, AND it says what each button is for. This makes more sense to me, but in this mode you do not see track number or track time on the screen (it does say the song and album name). I learned to live with this so I get labeled buttons. Good luck.