GX460 & GXOR B.S. thread

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Rednexus said:
Something may have been unplugged or disconnected for a short time when you worked on the dash. After all these are CANBUS vehicles, so everything is routed through everything else. That's such an unusual set of codes to appear after some major dash work that I'd be surprised if the two events aren't related. If it "fixed itself" and the lights never come back on, I'd not worry about it :). If something is truly unplugged or messed up, they'll light up again. I'd keep the code reader in the GX for at least a couple weeks, just in case that happens.

FWIW, I pulled a motor out of my old Subaru over a decade ago. The clip broke on the main harness between the engine and the firewall. Months later, the plug worked itself just a little bit loose - first causing intermittent stalling - which eventually progressed to the Subie dying on the side of the road. I was not as advanced of a DIYer at that time so I struggled to troubleshoot it. After replacing a handful of electronic parts, I threw in the towel and had it towed to the dealer. They quickly diagnosed it and had it running again.
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So I'm just remembering this... blame the lack of sleep... some more possibly related context

The other day I was coming home in a rainstorm and did a hard stop when someone pulled out in front of me, when I accelerated after the stop the dash had a bunch of lights on-- traction, abs, basically everything that isn't a CEL. I cleared the codes and nothing came back until today when I was going down a big hill, then the ABS/Trac lights came back on after accelerating again

I don't think it's anything CANBUS related because I had the battery disconnected when the dash was apart and unless something rattled itself loose since then it would have given me the warnings sooner. I'll still check everything if the lights come back.
 
Roody said:
So I'm just remembering this... blame the lack of sleep... some more possibly related context

The other day I was coming home in a rainstorm and did a hard stop when someone pulled out in front of me, when I accelerated after the stop the dash had a bunch of lights on-- traction, abs, basically everything that isn't a CEL. I cleared the codes and nothing came back until today when I was going down a big hill, then the ABS/Trac lights came back on after accelerating again

I don't think it's anything CANBUS related because I had the battery disconnected when the dash was apart and unless something rattled itself loose since then it would have given me the warnings sooner. I'll still check everything if the lights come back.
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Are you good on brake fluid?
 
Roody said:
So I'm just remembering this... blame the lack of sleep... some more possibly related context

The other day I was coming home in a rainstorm and did a hard stop when someone pulled out in front of me, when I accelerated after the stop the dash had a bunch of lights on-- traction, abs, basically everything that isn't a CEL. I cleared the codes and nothing came back until today when I was going down a big hill, then the ABS/Trac lights came back on after accelerating again

I don't think it's anything CANBUS related because I had the battery disconnected when the dash was apart and unless something rattled itself loose since then it would have given me the warnings sooner. I'll still check everything if the lights come back.
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Those lights should not be turning on after a panic stop where ABS kicks in. Looking at the codes, all of them are "communication lost" codes, spread out across multiple systems that are completely unrelated to each other (ex: the 0073 CANBUS code, and 0114 4x4 clutch code and 0126 steering angle sensor code). This points to a loose connection somewhere that is connected most of the time, but disconnects for a split second after getting jarred (such as the panic stop and going down a big hill). If you had a bad wheel speed sensor, you'd just get a code for a wheel speed sensor, and not codes for the other unrelated systems (I know as I've damaged wheel speed sensors before :)).

I do however agree with checking your brake fluid. If your fluid is low it'll throw ABS/TRAC and possibly VSC lights. But, low brake fluid isn't going to cause all of those systems to lose communication with one another. And, if this has already happened twice, it probably won't fix itself.
 
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Diag work I/P

This is ~10 minutes of disassembly... getting good at this

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Found one plug that wasn't connected, but it's for the blanks where the MTS control would go (my truck has no MTS/Crawl Control). Doubt that would be the culprit.

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Roody said:
Diag work I/P

This is ~10 minutes of disassembly... getting good at this

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Found one plug that wasn't connected, but it's for the blanks where the MTS control would go (my truck has no MTS/Crawl Control). Doubt that would be the culprit.

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💯 I'm getting insanely efficient at disassembly of the interior.
 
I suppose one benefit of a 460 over a 470 is that you all have a better-formulated dash that doesn't turn into a cracked, sticky mess. And maybe you'll avoid having to do this in the future....
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Rednexus said:
I suppose one benefit of a 460 over a 470 is that you all have a better-formulated dash that doesn't turn into a cracked, sticky mess. And maybe you'll avoid having to do this in the future....
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OH! I remember. When I installed that craptasic Phoenix tesla screen in our 470 just that alone I was amazed at the wiring when I peaked around behind the dash.
 
GrizzlyClint said:
OH! I remember. When I installed that craptasic Phoenix tesla screen in our 470 just that alone I was amazed at the wiring when I peaked around behind the dash.
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TBH it looks a lot worse than it was. But, I also made it harder by DIYing all my accessory switches and wiring from scratch instead of just buying a Switchpros :). The amazing thing is the dash/interior has no squeaks and no rattles! Beauty of Lexus/Tahara build quality.
 
I think I may have finally built the perfect (for me) phone mount.

I have tried all manner of mounts - from just propping it up against the dash, to the OffRoam, to the Hondo, and a bunch of options in between. I've never really been satisfied with any of them. OffRoam was probably the best one but you had to maneuver the phone just so to keep from hitting side buttons, plus I don't want the phone up that high.

I'm also a real fan of RAM mounts in general, but the last one I tried as a phone solution, the X Grip, sucked mainly because it kept hitting buttons and had to be set just so.

My wife recently got a RAM Quick Grip squeeze mount / RAM-HOL-PD4-238AU (also sold as the RAM-HOL-PD4U which does not have a ball on the back) for her motorcycle. I was playing around with it while installing it, and I thought that it would actually do pretty well in the GX. It has a section on the top that opens to clamp onto the top and bottom of the phone, and adjustable / removeable pegs on the sides to nestle the phone without depressing side buttons.

I cobbled together a few pieces of spare RAM components I had and installed a 'B' (1.0") ball to the passenger side radio trim. 5 minute install - pop off the lower console padded side cover and then work your hand up to install nuts to the back side of two #10 bolts.

Using a RAM short 2" arm I then installed her RAM squeeze mount.

What I ended up with was a perfect little mount that also allows use of other RAM accessories. It is out of the way of my line of sight while driving, but still right there. It's out of the way of passenger's legs, clear of the glove box opening, and does not obstruct any buttons, cupholders, console, etc. I demo'd it on a 2 hour trip and it was perfect for me.

I ended up then buying a mount for myself. Summit Racing near me had them in stock, so I went up there and picked one up for $27. With the 2" arm ($10) and a diamond base ball ($9), it's under fifty bucks for the whole unit.

Edit, phone is a Google Pixel 9 Pro in an Otterbox case. Ram also makes a smaller version of this mount for smaller phones, RAM-HOL-PD3-238AU.

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New stack of rubber. M/T Baja Boss A/T in P285/70/17. I'd wanted to go bigger but really didn't want to do the work for minimal (for my use case) increased benefit and possibly a whole bunch of other deficits. But 34s/35s just look so damn cool. In the Passenger/SL rating they're ~49lbs each and have slightly less aggressive sidewalls and shallower tread. Still plenty tall and hopefully (according to reviews) good on the highway/snow.

Got a smoking deal on these on eBay ($~1,150 shipped for 5, manufacture date of 3025) so just jumped on it.

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That tire is pretty popular in Colorado.
 
Roody said:
Anyone running a rear (dash) cam on their 460?
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Yup, use one of these that has a good rear camera included.

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jdam said:
New stack of rubber. M/T Baja Boss A/T in P285/70/17. I'd wanted to go bigger but really didn't want to do the work for minimal (for my use case) increased benefit and possibly a whole bunch of other deficits. But 34s/35s just look so damn cool. In the Passenger/SL rating they're ~49lbs each and have slightly less aggressive sidewalls and shallower tread. Still plenty tall and hopefully (according to reviews) good on the highway/snow.

Got a smoking deal on these on eBay ($~1,150 shipped for 5, manufacture date of 3025) so just jumped on it.

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I'm running these too. Great looking tires! I'm reserving my full judgement for winter, but so far so good.

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