700 hood shake elimination (1 Viewer)
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Yeah I noticed my hood flutter too. Just got it wrapped in ultimate 10+. That is interesting I will try that.
This issue is also common in the LC300 as well. Many people have complained about this (in my region) and our local dealer is now shoving up rubber bricks inside the hood vent openings ( under the thermal insulation). In my case, that did solve the problem by 85%, i can still see the hood shaking but at a much lesser extent.
I wonder if injection of foam will help? I was going to use carbon fiber and epoxy under the hood and then put the insulation back. The lc300 hood looks an easy job. Not sure of the lx.
Sinister
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While the hood flood really doesn’t bother me, I would be very interested to see if that stopper fix actually works
Mine has zero hood flutter at any speed.
Sinister
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I did (both) one full turn to the left. Didn’t test drive it yet though.
So this hood flutter issue extends beyond the GX? Good grief.
It seems to be an issue for those who do not have the vahicle, for those who actually own one it is not an issue or a minor adjustment resolves it.
Yep. Pretty much
it happens on my 5th gen 4runner and my 60 series cruiser. Who cares
Sinister
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For me one turn yielded very little shake elimination. My truck is filthy as well, so it may not be as easy to notice the shake. The hood is pretty tight, so I don’t know how much more I wanna turn those rubber stoppers.
There is a TSB for the GX 550 maybe it will work for the 600 as well?
There is a TSB for the GX 550 maybe it will work for the 600 as well?
The flutter on the GX was really really bad.
I've only noticed a little shimmy on mine, but that at 80mph with strong headwind and a semitruck in proximity.
I've only noticed a little shimmy on mine, but that at 80mph with strong headwind and a semitruck in proximity.
Zero hood flutter on my gx460. Strange
Steel vs aluminum.
Naa, my wife's 2023 GX460 has a flutter.
And I just eliminated my LX600's flutter by turning the rubber stoppers.
Sounds like we all just need a little screwing...er, twisting.
Canyonero
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The shake is closer to the windshield. Stoppers are at the front of the truck.
I adjusted the stoppers, hood still shimmies at the half closest to the windshield. The issue is the hood is too thin.
Not a major issue, but if we put down the kool aid for just a minute, this is pathetic on a $120k rig.
I’ve owned plenty of rigs with aluminum hoods, no shimmy.
I adjusted the stoppers, hood still shimmies at the half closest to the windshield. The issue is the hood is too thin.
Not a major issue, but if we put down the kool aid for just a minute, this is pathetic on a $120k rig.
I’ve owned plenty of rigs with aluminum hoods, no shimmy.
I think its a corporate issue.
Sometimes you can’t address the issue because it causes culpability elsewhere. If they put foam in there and tried to adjust every hood perfect at the factory there would be a line at the dealer asking for hood replacements if they fluttered in any amount. As is now the dealer can just say “hood performs like all other LX”, “hood opens and shuts”, “hood stays closed at highway speeds”.
I feel its the same thing with some of the tuning. The transmission tuning is god awfully bad. I am getting first gear as low as 2mph and distractingly abrupt. These are geared ~identical to a 3.55 gear 3.5 eco boost F150 with the middle sized tire they offer. Those are shifting into first around 8mph. Comparatively at speeds above 2mph in the LX, all things equal, is like an effective 2.35 gear ratio in an F150. Comparing to an F150 as that is what I believe the Tundra benchmarked looking at some of the numbers, and I am very familiar with them.
Then the safety warnings in the Toyota. Way overboard and Main Character. Its a distraction and what they want it to do is more advanced than the systems themselves. Example park close to an obstruction and when leaving upon putting it in reverse you get a warning. Well jeez that is super distracting and conditions you not to listen to the warning. The system isn’t advanced enough to do that warning task as the obstacle in front of you is stationary and only should you get the warning of that obstacle if it is moving towards you.
The seatbelt warning is also distracting at ‘parking lot’ speeds when you need to be most alert and not fumbling with a seatbelt.
Long ass post but Lexus probably has some cross department conflict and lack of discipline (leadership). I plan to fix this stuff for them on mine but jeez.
Sometimes you can’t address the issue because it causes culpability elsewhere. If they put foam in there and tried to adjust every hood perfect at the factory there would be a line at the dealer asking for hood replacements if they fluttered in any amount. As is now the dealer can just say “hood performs like all other LX”, “hood opens and shuts”, “hood stays closed at highway speeds”.
I feel its the same thing with some of the tuning. The transmission tuning is god awfully bad. I am getting first gear as low as 2mph and distractingly abrupt. These are geared ~identical to a 3.55 gear 3.5 eco boost F150 with the middle sized tire they offer. Those are shifting into first around 8mph. Comparatively at speeds above 2mph in the LX, all things equal, is like an effective 2.35 gear ratio in an F150. Comparing to an F150 as that is what I believe the Tundra benchmarked looking at some of the numbers, and I am very familiar with them.
Then the safety warnings in the Toyota. Way overboard and Main Character. Its a distraction and what they want it to do is more advanced than the systems themselves. Example park close to an obstruction and when leaving upon putting it in reverse you get a warning. Well jeez that is super distracting and conditions you not to listen to the warning. The system isn’t advanced enough to do that warning task as the obstacle in front of you is stationary and only should you get the warning of that obstacle if it is moving towards you.
The seatbelt warning is also distracting at ‘parking lot’ speeds when you need to be most alert and not fumbling with a seatbelt.
Long ass post but Lexus probably has some cross department conflict and lack of discipline (leadership). I plan to fix this stuff for them on mine but jeez.
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The GX 460 does not have a hod flutter issue--only the new GX 550 and LX 600/700 series.
