I've had my hands on my LX450 for a few day now I'm totally impressed. Thank God for the old gentleman who took such fanatic care of this vehicle while absorbing so much depreciation! I can't understand such behavior, but I'm very happy to take advantage of it.
I've got a few questions before I launch on the drive from FL to SoCal tomorrow:
What does the tow package consist of?  on't know if I have one - there is a large transmission cooler, but have not looked for any free wiring harness connectors.
I've already lost a wheel center cap - and the Lexus dealer that sold me the truck had just installed 4 new ones... is this common?
Has anyone installed an engine oil cooler? Is a tailored package available? I'm planning to work something up using stuff from Earl's and will post pictures, but info on hose routing experiences would be greatly appreciated.
At the risk of rambling, here are a few observations that have given me a hint about what life with this tank may be like:
I tried to have a set of 305/70's installed by the Base Exchange over at MacDill AFB, but their tire changer couldn't handle such a large tire. Neither the Toyota nor Lexus dealers here in Sarasota had a thermostat & gasket in stock! Toyota did come up with a spare set of fan belts and an OE bug deflector, but sold me what looks like the wrong oil filter (90915-YZZB5)?
I'm running 5-30 Mobile 1 and will report gas mileage from the trip. Thanks again for everybody's help. BigMac
I've got a few questions before I launch on the drive from FL to SoCal tomorrow:
What does the tow package consist of?  on't know if I have one - there is a large transmission cooler, but have not looked for any free wiring harness connectors.
I've already lost a wheel center cap - and the Lexus dealer that sold me the truck had just installed 4 new ones... is this common?
Has anyone installed an engine oil cooler? Is a tailored package available? I'm planning to work something up using stuff from Earl's and will post pictures, but info on hose routing experiences would be greatly appreciated.
At the risk of rambling, here are a few observations that have given me a hint about what life with this tank may be like:
I tried to have a set of 305/70's installed by the Base Exchange over at MacDill AFB, but their tire changer couldn't handle such a large tire. Neither the Toyota nor Lexus dealers here in Sarasota had a thermostat & gasket in stock! Toyota did come up with a spare set of fan belts and an OE bug deflector, but sold me what looks like the wrong oil filter (90915-YZZB5)?
I'm running 5-30 Mobile 1 and will report gas mileage from the trip. Thanks again for everybody's help. BigMac