Annoying things that Lexus didn't see fit to grace us with on the 3GS

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11-15-14, 06:01 PM

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Missing from the 3rd Gen

Blind spot indicator. I've owned the 2nd Gen since 2005 and it has taken me 6 months to adjust to the terrible blind spot on the passenger side in my 2010 GS350.

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11-17-14, 05:14 PM

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my trunk light goes off… also tested with my cell phone camera… haha i'm surprised i even did that one...

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11-18-14, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by pman6

3gs came out during the infancy of the LED trend. So my biggest gripe is that the interior lights aren't bright enough.

The whole interior has the output of a 10w light bulb.

funny cause i kinda like the low output LED. reminds me of a dim-lit chic ambiance.

i had LED boards in my old LS400 and it was daylight inside, but i thought it looked a bit tacky and overdone after a few months.

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11-18-14, 01:41 PM

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can't compare with aftermarket. if done right, led can be very well executed like most recent lexus with led interiors

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11-18-14, 03:21 PM

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heated steering wheel, it really makes huge difference during freezing cold days.

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11-20-14, 07:44 AM

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i wouldn't mind an auto trunk closing button… people seem to slam my trunk down every time they close it urghghghg...

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11-21-14, 02:30 PM

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heated steering wheel, it really makes huge difference during freezing cold days.

Yep, got one on my Hyundai. It's great.

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11-21-14, 04:32 PM

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I am shocked that no one has said USB jack. 08 and I have a damn cassette player. Ipods and iphones were very popular then as they are now...a complete miss on Toyota's part.

Also agree on the heated steering wheel. For that matter...some REAL heated seats...mine are lukewarm seats.

I would happily give up my rear window shade (what a joke and waste that feature is) for either of the two above.

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11-23-14, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by offroad200

8. Blame Apple. On Gen 5 Nav, you have to push the contacts to the car via bluetooth. iPhones don't do that. Rominl is correct. Gen 6 starting in 2010 is the first one to get around this. They made it so the car will pull the contacts from the phone without them having to be pushed from the phone.

This particularly bothered me. I resorted to purchasing a blackberry off of eBay for a few dollars, but had the darnedest time pulling the contacts from my iPhone and putting them on the BB. Finally figured it out and have been happy since.