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Old 02-22-18, 03:35 PM
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i did the part swap and its a waste of time and money....theres no real appreciable difference
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Originally Posted by mcfancy
i did the part swap and its a waste of time and money....theres no real appreciable difference
damn! I ordered mine 2 hours ago. Maybe I can cancel the order.
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Originally Posted by elimmigran

damn! I ordered mine 2 hours ago. Maybe I can cancel the order.
If you get stuck with it, since my dealer told me that there aren't any of the resonators available in the US or Canada, maybe I can purchase yours from you?
Which dealer did you order yours from?
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Originally Posted by echrist0
If you get stuck with it, since my dealer told me that there aren't any of the resonators available in the US or Canada, maybe I can purchase yours from you?
Which dealer did you order yours from?
Hey bud. Mine arrived next day from the dealership and I’m going to swap it out, f-it!

Longo Lexus in El Monte has them in stock.
Old 02-25-18, 12:22 PM
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Got my part a while ago but never got around to installing it yet. Did you guys have to take off the airbox? It looks very tight in there. I have the 450h which actually looks tighter than in the pics earlier in the thread.
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Ya, I think I loosen the clamp and removed the cover of the airbox.
Pretty simple.
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I did have to loosen the clamps on the airbox cover to get the larger F-sport resonator out.
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Removed my sound amplifier. Low rpm growl not as loud as before. --- Thxs MisterQ
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sometomes a placebo affect works.....
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If someone doesn't do a measurement comparing with and without, I'll make an attempt once I switch back to all-seasons this spring.
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Originally Posted by mcfancy
sometomes a placebo affect works.....
bwahahahha
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I called Longo
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in El Monte yesterday and they said that the box was out of stock and, at the present time, they are back ordered. Might be another month before they have any in stock. Called my local Lexus Dealer, Hendrick Kansas City and he said that they are out of stock but he has 20 on backorder. Should be in in a couple of weeks.

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Originally Posted by echrist0
I called Longo Lexus in El Monte yesterday and they said that the box was out of stock and, at the present time, they are back ordered. Might be another month before they have any in stock.
That sucks. I ordered mine online and it arrived with the quickness. I haven't found time to install it yet but I'll likely do it tomorrow or Friday morning.
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Originally Posted by DMVRX350F
Glad to hear that! Now, if only I get my hands on one. I contacted 2 local dealers and they're both telling me the part is OOS in the entire country and they don't know how long it'll take to get. One dealer is asking $18.93+tax, but they're still researching whether they can actually get the part, as well as how long it will take. I also contacted lexuspartsdirect.ca and they said they don't ship to this US...

I was pretty much on the same boat when looking at SUVs. Although the mileage kinda stinks on the RX350F, the triple beams, 20" F-Sport rims, aggressive front grill, panoramic view monitor, HUD, 12.3" monitor, and regular gas requirement had me sold. However, I really wished the lane departure warning beeped, mainly bc I'm so used to having an audio alert in my other ride.
you can change LDA to beep instead of vibrating the steering wheel, in the settings
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Originally Posted by qvtruong


you can change LDA to beep instead of vibrating the steering wheel, in the settings
My mistake. I actually meant BSM not LDA.
I know this has been discussed before but I'm still curious if there's a way to have an audio BSM alert on the RX when the turn signal is enabled and there's a vehicle in your blind spot.
It's kind of annoying when you're switching from car to car, and they all have their own alerts. I become heavily reliant on a vehicle that has an audio alert, and then drive one that doesn't have one and experience a couple close calls..


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