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I love my 2012 RX350, but I hate the front brakes - they seem to last one or two years and then they start pulsing. I am a careful relaxed driver and seldom do anything close to an emergency stop. I bought the car with 33,000 miles and replaced the front pads and rotors with Lexus original parts at at around 53,000 miles. These pads and rotors lasted about 2 years before they started pulsing at around 75,000 miles and then I replaced them with Powerstop Evolution pads and drilled and slotted rotors which I bedded in carefully as per the instructions. They worked well for a while, but only lasted one year and approx 15,000 miles. I've now bought Wagner rotors and Brembo pads which I'll change in the next few weeks. Any ideas when the brakes need replacing so frequently? Thanks.

It took me a week to find this post, and 2010 T-Rex did an excellent job in putting together the instructions. I installed the converter and the extension harness on a 2012 AWD RX350 with NO trailer package installed, and it works great! I took a few shortcuts during the installation (didn't remove the cover in step 3 and just gently pulled the wallboard away from the side to install the converter in step 7) but otherwise installation was a breeze! I bought the 118252 wiring extension harness (for $16) to make the connection from the bumper connector to a flat 4 pin trailer plug. Total cost of parts to make the wiring work on a RX350 without a trailer package was $122 ($106 for the converter from a local Lexus dealer, and $16 for the extension harness part 118252 http://www.etrailer.com/Custom-Fit-Vehicle-Wiring/Lexus/RX+350/2012/118252.html?vehicleid=20121174036) Thanks again to 2010 T-Rex for the great instructions!