2016 LX570 Approach Angle
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2016 LX570 Approach Angle
Toyota, what do you think? Was the new front LX bumper a good idea? Of course, I can still get through this but with the old bumper, I would have about 5° better angle...
The first day after purchasing my LX I replaced 21" wheels with 18" wheels from Tundra (275/65R18 tires). Absolutely necessary if you want to drive off-road. But also much more comfortable ride on highways.
The first day after purchasing my LX I replaced 21" wheels with 18" wheels from Tundra (275/65R18 tires). Absolutely necessary if you want to drive off-road. But also much more comfortable ride on highways.
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This is the problem: it is neither an offload suv anymore, nor decked out with tech and luxuries, and sportiness of a city sports activity vehicle. Half pregnant, its only selling points are reliability and the brand. i swear the signal and wiper controllers are the same I had in my 03 ES and '98 lx. no improvements. as we know the '16 did not get an engine imprudent, just transmission. and the rear seat to the hatch is basically the older generation. It reminds me of the era when they struggled to deferential a camry from an es, because other than a patina of leather they were the same car.
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BTW, I am just working on solving TPMS issues after replacing the original 21" wheels with 18" Tundra wheels with winter tires. It looks that Discount Tires or anyone else do not have computers for registering TPMS on 2016 LX yet. So I went to my Lexus dealer. Today they told me that 2016 LX uses other sensor than most Toyota/Lexus vehicles. So they had to order the new sensors. It will cost about $400 :-( I really hate TPMS...
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That is about the price. To buy a set for a '13 (4x$75) plus coding it is about the same. I recently discovered this as I bought a set of 20" Tundra wheels for winter setup. I bought a second set of sensors, generics and programmable, and forwent to have them coded for free at the tire shop as I had read in the forums that the dealers can code up to 10 tires for dedicated winter/summer setups. I went to the dealer and they ended up charging $175 to code, and did so without a winter designation as since '12 they can only code five tires, not ten.
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This is the problem: it is neither an offload suv anymore, nor decked out with tech and luxuries, and sportiness of a city sports activity vehicle. Half pregnant, its only selling points are reliability and the brand. i swear the signal and wiper controllers are the same I had in my 03 ES and '98 lx. no improvements. as we know the '16 did not get an engine imprudent, just transmission. and the rear seat to the hatch is basically the older generation. It reminds me of the era when they struggled to deferential a camry from an es, because other than a patina of leather they were the same car.
That said, it's great to see a pic of one actually doing something off-road.
BTW, I am just working on solving TPMS issues after replacing the original 21" wheels with 18" Tundra wheels with winter tires. It looks that Discount Tires or anyone else do not have computers for registering TPMS on 2016 LX yet. So I went to my Lexus dealer. Today they told me that 2016 LX uses other sensor than most Toyota/Lexus vehicles. So they had to order the new sensors. It will cost about $400 :-( I really hate TPMS...
That is about the price. To buy a set for a '13 (4x$75) plus coding it is about the same. I recently discovered this as I bought a set of 20" Tundra wheels for winter setup. I bought a second set of sensors, generics and programmable, and forwent to have them coded for free at the tire shop as I had read in the forums that the dealers can code up to 10 tires for dedicated winter/summer setups. I went to the dealer and they ended up charging $175 to code, and did so without a winter designation as since '12 they can only code five tires, not ten.
I would prefer not having the tmps and simply checking pressure once a week or first thing in the morning if I'm on a long trip.
I've removed the yellow tire light led in back of the instrument panel and things are perfect at this point.
Steve
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The Lexus / Toyota tmps system can only handle 5 tires, and cannot link pressure to a particular mounting location. Meaning if you have a tire that needs air, you need to grab a pressure gauge and find the low tire.
I would prefer not having the tmps and simply checking pressure once a week or first thing in the morning if I'm on a long trip.
I've removed the yellow tire light led in back of the instrument panel and things are perfect at this point.
Steve
The Lexus / Toyota tmps system can only handle 5 tires, and cannot link pressure to a particular mounting location. Meaning if you have a tire that needs air, you need to grab a pressure gauge and find the low tire.
I would prefer not having the tmps and simply checking pressure once a week or first thing in the morning if I'm on a long trip.
I've removed the yellow tire light led in back of the instrument panel and things are perfect at this point.
Steve
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......The Lexus / Toyota tmps system can only handle 5 tires, and cannot link pressure to a particular mounting location. Meaning if you have a tire that needs air, you need to grab a pressure gauge and find the low tire.
I would prefer not having the tmps and simply checking pressure once a week or first thing in the morning if I'm on a long trip.
I've removed the yellow tire light led in back of the instrument panel and things are perfect at this point.
Steve
I would prefer not having the tmps and simply checking pressure once a week or first thing in the morning if I'm on a long trip.
I've removed the yellow tire light led in back of the instrument panel and things are perfect at this point.
Steve
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Initially I was interested in upgrading to the New 2016 LX. But the more I read the forums, the clearer it becomes that this second refresh was several years late and a haphazard attempt at best. (Someone mentioned half baked). I guess i'll keep my old LX (2010) as a spare car and probably lease a new MBZ S550 for my daily driver. It might not be as reliable, but it's state of the art in comparison.
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Initially I was interested in upgrading to the New 2016 LX. But the more I read the forums, the clearer it becomes that this second refresh was several years late and a haphazard attempt at best. (Someone mentioned half baked). I guess i'll keep my old LX (2010) as a spare car and probably lease a new MBZ S550 for my daily driver. It might not be as reliable, but it's state of the art in comparison.
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Initially I was interested in upgrading to the New 2016 LX. But the more I read the forums, the clearer it becomes that this second refresh was several years late and a haphazard attempt at best. (Someone mentioned half baked). I guess i'll keep my old LX (2010) as a spare car and probably lease a new MBZ S550 for my daily driver. It might not be as reliable, but it's state of the art in comparison.
the refresh LX was interesting at first, but driving it and seeing it in person is very disappointing.
Its probably not just me judging from lack of new threads and hardly anyone here posting, hey, I got the new LX.
Nothing special and about 3 years late if you ask me. Would rather wait for 2019 and see what they do.
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the refresh LX was interesting at first, but driving it and seeing it in person is very disappointing.
Its probably not just me judging from lack of new threads and hardly anyone here posting, hey, I got the new LX.
Nothing special and about 3 years late if you ask me. Would rather wait for 2019 and see what they do.
Its probably not just me judging from lack of new threads and hardly anyone here posting, hey, I got the new LX.
Nothing special and about 3 years late if you ask me. Would rather wait for 2019 and see what they do.
Steve