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iPod option is best for per 07 models, VAIS Akers a good one, but there are others that cost less. I use a blackberry music gateway on my 07 which gives me wireless radio ipod to car and Pandora is as good as Sat (for me). Mike

I had the same problem and just kinda winged it to get the unit loose. It did take a while, opening the doors while rotating and shaking the console. A pen finally cropped out that the original owner dropped in there some time in the past. Mike

I saw a tip on another lexus owners forum that said it might be the actuators (potentiometers) that control the flappers that regulate how much hot/cold air goes through the controllers. There three, I believe. Mike

This image of a driveshaft (done by the manufacturer for educational purposes) is not exactly the same as our GX470 shaft but similar enough to educate us. You can see the shaft comes in 2 pieces (the end with the blue ridges (splines) pulls loose from the larger tube. There is a grease fitting on the end of the shaft by the splines (plus another for the unjoints). If you just pump the open cavity full of grease, it will extend the shaft and can give a stiff feeling. I found the grease would not flow past the seal because the old grease there was hard and made a tight seal. Pulling the 2 halves of the shaft apart to clean, replacing the halves and compressing the shaft halves and then luring was the best approach. Mike

This picture tells why greasing a driveshaft may or may not work (I would paste the pic in there but I am on an iPad and can't figure out how to do it): http://www.raceindustry.com/part-showcase/tom-woods-custom-drive-shafts/6620-double-cardan-cv-drive-shaft.html If the shaft is not collapsed fully, you could waste 1/2 tube of grease by pumping into the empty cavern at the end and not get it all the way toward the seal where the splines meet the grease seal. I just pulled mine loose (to get a better view which took 20 minutes....4 bolts on each end) and then cleaned it and lubed it by hand with Royal Purple grease (doesn't have to be that brand). Might as well grease up the unjoints while you are there. Worst case, it will prepare you to replace the shaft $300 from Sewell (with member discount). Best case, it fixes it like mine and you grease it annually. Mike