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Thank you. These are good suggestions.

Thank you. Roof rack is stock and no issues, missing parts. Sunroof is in good working order. Muffler is in great shape. Always a Texas vehicle, not a spec of rust. Chassis ears is a good suggestion. Maybe another wheel bearing I haven't replaced. Thank you!

Hello! I have made significant progress resolving various issues with my 2001 LX470. One of the last annoyances is a droning sound that forms in the cabin specifically at 50mph and 80mph. It is at those speeds—not before, after, or between. Front and rear driveshafts are new and greased...

Looking for a 2001 LX470--Roof Rack End Cover (Left Front/Right Rear) any color but some kind of beige, taupe, gold, silver preferred. My LX is the "cashmere" color combo, see photo.

Hello! I PMed as you requested. Please let me know when you have a chance.

Thank you. Let me know if you need more info. If you have one, I am interested.

If anyone has 2001 LX470 Leg Cover (Rear Passenger or Front Driver) in any color, I am interested. Or can someone share part # or where to order. Thank you!

Hello! Looking for Front Left or Rear Right end cap for roof rack. Preferably in Taupe, Gold, or Silver. Thank you!

I appreciate the help, yes. It has been very disspiriting. The Toyota dealership doesn't seem to know what they are doing and they don't seem very energetic about identifying a solution. I can only do so much as a non-expert. The dealership has said definitively that the backlash is in the...

Thank you, this may come in handy at some point but I know with certainty there is an issue with my front diff assembly and that is the issue I am focused on right now.

Hello. Thank you for your message. No, I don't have a techstream. I live in an apartment and we aren't allowed to work on our cars here. I am relying on my local Toyota dealership and it's not going well. They don't seem to know what they are doing and don't seem to care. I have never met a more...

Correct, flange at the driveshaft. I spoke with a guy at Lexus in Dallas, and he said shims are required to get the proper alignment, but that is the point of buying a new assembly, that should already be done. So something is wrong. Waiting to hear back from IMPEX in Japan, they have filed a...

Thank you, the flange area is the source of the slack and noise.

Thank you. Yes, those check out fine. It is visibly and audibly backlash in the diff.

Thank you! I have done the greasing on the six zerks. The bushings are all OK. I can verify the clunk is caused by a backlash in the front diff. But the fact they are saying this brand new one is "defective" makes no sense. I don't think they are installing it right. Since buying the whole new...