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scubawin

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  1. You said you had it in daytime mode, so this might not be it. With mine with the headlights set to AUTO when I go through an area (in the early morning) with a lot of trees overhead or a bridge, etc. the headlights will come on and the screen will change colors. I had went in and changed the day and night colors for the display and the only way I know the headlights have turned on is that the display color will change. If that's what's happening to you then you can go into the setup and change the color to whatever you like.
  2. I've got the NAV package with my 2004, not sure what version it is. On mine I don't punch in a particular state, instead it's a region which might include a few states. Then I've only done this when I'm typing in a destination, not sure if I've had to do this when I was looking up POI's, but I may have.
  3. After you make your electrical connection inside the vehicle you'll see that you don't have much extra wiring to get to the rear of the vehicle. Since I bought an aftermarket hitch I might not have the same setup as you. I had to run the wiring along the outside of the hitch and zip tie it in place. I didn't really want to drill any holes in the hitch or my vehicle.
  4. The way I removed the trim plugs was take a small screwdriver and pry to get them started out and then grab on to them with my fingers and pull out. I was a little nervous on the first one but by the time I got around to the third or fourth one I was wasting no time getting them out. 70 degree water sounds great to me as long as the viz is decent. Dove in 38 degree water before and that's no fun. Cozumel was good but Grand Cayman is where I got spoiled. Most of my diving is in quarries upper 40's to mid 50's with 10' of viz on a good day hauling students around, so it doesn't take much for me to get excited.
  5. The rubber plug that you run the wiring harness up through to get inside the car is probably about a couple of feet from the rear of the vehicle and maybe a foot from the side. You'll spot it pretty quick if you lay down under the vehicle and start looking in the general area I described. The electrical plug on the inside that you have to connect to is located under that driver's side, small cargo bin towards the front of it, I think it was located right on the wheel well towards the top of it. You can get a pretty good idea if you get the Lexus wiring harness, it has a replacement rubber boot that the wiring harness runs through and you won't have much extra wire to reach the plug. The scubawin does refer to scuba diving, most of it spent in cold water quarries helping a friend with students. Then I went and ruined myself by diving in Cozumel and Grand Caymen, now I don't get nearly as excited diving cold water anymore. Got a friend living in Eqpyt and he is always talking about diving in the Red Sea, is that where Sharm El Shiekh is located?
  6. It's power but just doesn't have as many adjustments as the driver's side.
  7. To install the wiring harness I crawled underneath the back of the vehicle on the driver's side and found a rubber plug/boot (about 2" diameter) and removed it. Then I got into the rear cargo area and started removing those plastic storage bins in the back. They come out fairly easy by pulling the plastic push pins out. The only thing is they overlap and you'll end up taking out more of them than you would think is necessary. Also the small bin on the driver's side has to come out since the plug in is right underneath it. At first I thought I was going to have to remove the hinged cover to get this out but if you twist the bin just right it will come out. Good luck
  8. I finally broke down and called my dealer and they had the harness in stock, so I went ahead and got it. I have a 2004 AWD and found the connector on the driver's side underneath the side storage bin. trs23 from reading your post I was interpreting right side as passenger side so I thought I would write in case anyone else was looking at it like I was and save them some time.
  9. I've had my RX330 since late June '03 and I have the premium plus package, with the ML/NAV and mine has the storage bins that you are talking about. So I don't know what to tell you. They didn't change something when they started manufacturing in Canada did they? Could it be a mid model year change? I would be curious to find out and also if any other changes were made.
  10. Vigad, Go back and read my post again I said that I had 2 problems with the rear hatch and both of MINE were operator error. Both of them can be easily avoided if you know what to look for. I was trying to info others of what I discovered. I never said that this is what everyone's problem is, someone might actually have a defective part. I myself though would much rather check out something at my house than go to the dealer and raise a stink and find out it is something I was doing. I have had a few problems with my RX330 but there is no way I would compare it to a Chrysler. I guarantee you aren't grading them on the same scale. After driving my RX 330 I have went back and looked at Amreican made cars and noticed lots of things that I had "overlooked" when I owned an American car.
  11. I know there was a post awhile back about this but I never heard from anyone that had found a trailer wiring harness online. As a last resort I can go back to the dealer but would rather ($$$$) find one online and put it on myself.
  12. I've got 8000 miles on mine and I've noticed this twice and both times it was operator error. The first time I didn't hold the button down on the remote long enough and just as it was starting to open I had let off the button and hit it a second time and it stopped and wouldn't open or close until I opened it up manually and closed it to reset it. The second time one of my kids actually grabbed the manual handle in the back to open it and released it but didn't open the hatch up. So the next time I got in it and started down the road it was trying to close and the open hatch light was blinking on and off on my dash. I had to stop the vehicle and open it up and close it. I read someone washed their vehicle and then it started acting up, they could have tripped the rear hatch without knowing it. Also I learned when opening it with the remote hold it down until it starts beeping and dont do like me and do the double punch.
  13. I have the Levinson stereo and I had a rattle in the speaker itself. It seemed to do it more when I had the stereo turned down some and it was a song with more vocals. I took it in and they "said" they replaced one of the speakers on the driver's side and it didn't help. The next time I took it over they reset all of my settings on the stereo, that peed me off I took it back and made the service manager get in the vehicle with me there and reproduced the rattle. They replaced the other driver's side speaker and I haven't heard it anymore. The one that was giving me problems was the one on the dash.
  14. I haven't noticed the whinning noise but I have heard the popping sound more like a clunk in my vehicle, towards the rear end. I notice it mostly when I get up around 50-60 and take my foot off the gas all at once.
  15. I thought I had read somewhere that they upgraded the software like every other year and it was in the fall when they did this. I would assume that the ES and RX would use the same software, so if the ES has a version 4.0 then you should be able to get an upgrade for the RX, I know mine is version 3.1 I had read somewhere that $300 was about the price for the upgrade. On the "I agree" and inputting destination info while moving, I have read a lot of posts of people wanting to do the same thing, I've read some posts from people that had ideas that they tried but I have NEVER read a post where anyone was successful. Sorry. I know I would like to be able to disable the "I agree" and have access to all the menus while driving down the road, so if you do find the way to do this please share. Good luck.
  16. I would like to hear from anyone who has added a trailer harness to their 330. The RX330 is supposed to come with the towing package but I don't guess Lexus definition of a towing package and mine are a little different. I would expect a wiring harness and a hitch to be included.
  17. The problem I'm having is either midrange or tweeter, definitely not bass. It's mostly noticeable on songs that have more higher frequency vocals and instrumentals, so you can't hear it if you were listening to rap or heavy metal. The dealer thinks now that they replaced the wrong speaker, they replaced the one on the front driver side pillar but it's coming from the one on the dash in the corner in front of the driver. We'll see if this fixes it when they get it changed out.
  18. I'd like to hear from everyone who has the Levinson stereo, not just the ones who have problems with theirs. I'm guessing that very few people have had the same problem as I'm experiencing.
  19. I thought that I had read that the RX330's speed was electronically limited to 112MPH, what's that 180 KPH. Not sure if that is only the ones shipped to the USA or all RX 330's.
  20. I've got a RX330 with the Nav/Levinson package and around 1000 miles I noticed a static sound from the driver's side front speaker. It almost sounds like loose paper in against the speaker that is rattling. It doesn't do it with every song or every type of music but if I can find a song on a CD that gets it rattling then I can reproduce it over and over again with that same song. I've heard it listening to the radio also, so it's not my CD. Has ANYONE else heard this? Is this some kind of flaw with the Levinson stereo? I've taken it back several times and still no luck. The first time they supposedly replaced the speaker, but I'm not sure that they did since they told me they got the wrong part and had to wait overnight to get the part in, plus they said something about finding something else that they repaired. This last time the guy told me we reset the balance and fade controls. Which is basically telling me that we didn't fix anything but we played around with the audio controls so it isn't as noticeable.
  21. I have 2000 miles on my RX-330 and it shifts very smooth. Make the service manager go with you for a ride in your vehicle and then test drive a new one off the lot with him. Let him know that you're not happy with the way it shifts and tell him to correct the problem. Good luck
  22. If you have the NAV package, it has a calendar feature that you can input service reminders. I haven't used it yet so I don't know if there is a reminder light, bells,whistles or what, whenever the mileage is reached. Don't know about the RX-330 without the NAV package.
  23. From the manual depending on the driving conditions, either 5000 or 7500 miles. I just took mine in the other day for it's 1000 mile service and they never asked just put down 5000 miles on the sticker they stuck in my windshield. If you read the conditions I'm pretty sure I would fall under the 7500 mile interval but would have a hard time not taking it in more frequent than that. I'm wondering if you had about 1250 miles on it when you took it in and the service guy had a brain !Removed! and was thinking in another 3750 miles it needs its 5000 mile service. Only thing I could think of.
  24. It all depends on supply and demand. If you look at the posts that said they got 3000 off I believe that you will find that most of them are in California. The only other post I can remember in this area said he got 1000 off. I have only 1 Lexus dealer within 100 miles of my house in KY and on the same package as you are looking at they would only come off 750. There was also a waiting list of 19 people for a gray interior, not sure of the exterior color or package they were all waiting for. So, here it definitely is a sellers market. We are probably close enough to Chicago to affect your prices. I know my dealer had a list of Chicago vehicles they were going to inquire about trying to trade for. Good luck
  25. Look at the JD Powers report on both vehicles. Lexus has been the top dog as far as reliablity (short term and long term), customer satisfaction for several years in a row. That was the kicker for me, plus the Acura looks too much like the Pathfinder. I think it's supposed to be a good vehicle though, test drive them both, I doubt if it has any better ride than the LExus, probably not as good.
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