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Installed my Nia Lip Kit last weekend. Makes a huge difference! Highly recommended... great quality awesome paint job on them. Only wish the sids were secured on better than screws and doesn't use existing stock bolts like the front.
I decided to make a video on my new 2020 Lexus GS 350 F Sport RWD. I didn't get a chance to wash it due to the crazy smoke and wildfires around here in California yet. Haven't seem a clear sky for weeks now.
Well the original plan was that she was getting a hand wash this weekend....ended up having to take her to the touch free for the second time now because the air quality isn't great. And who says weather folks don't have a sense of humor....honestly I think they should use the "?" more often since they usually don't seem to get it right....
She was getting covering in a thin layer of ash from the fires and we're having dew in the morning and hopefully rain in a day or two....didn't want the ash and water mixing into a nice basic sludge on the paint so she got her second trip through the touch free wash.... Not impressed over all but it hopefully got the critical stuff off...
And the reveal!.......
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Looks a lot cleaner, and furthers my 'sneaky stock' look...
Totally agree with it looking cleaner - in general I never think the wheel manufacturer's logos look that great on most cars - but then again, I'm more of a stock person here too so I very much appreciate the "sneaky stock" efforts you make!
I like the black too - I can see how it would probably look better than the chrome and likely makes the Lexus "L" stand out a bit more.
Totally agree with it looking cleaner - in general I never think the wheel manufacturer's logos look that great on most cars - but then again, I'm more of a stock person here too so I very much appreciate the "sneaky stock" efforts you make!
I like the black too - I can see how it would probably look better than the chrome and likely makes the Lexus "L" stand out a bit more.
Thanks @LexusGSboy - I *hated* the manufacturer's caps, so they just *had* to go. Here's a better profile view of how it looks with the new caps. Definitely thought the black was a much better look:
I bought the $40 Amazon Techstream cable and it worked great with the 2 day Techstream subscription. I used it on both my GS and NX to change some customization settings such as less light required to dim the instrument panel/screen and enabled the windows to go down and sunroof to vent by holding the unlock button on the remote.
You were able to roll up all windows with the remote?
For rolling up, you'll have to remove the key from the remote and insert it into the driver side key slot and hold it while turn left. Rolling down can be accomplished with holding the remote unlock button down for a few seconds.
For rolling up, you'll have to remove the key from the remote and insert it into the driver side key slot and hold it while turn left. Rolling down can be accomplished with holding the remote unlock button down for a few seconds.
Yeah that's understanding. The way you wrote your post made it seem that Techstream was missing the roll up feature by remote.
Time for a real bath....she is sooooo dirty. And of course it's been cloudy all morning and now the sun comes out....luckily more clouds are just minutes away. She'll probably get two rounds of everything before the final dry.
Man....what a day. Should probably list of what I didn't do.... 4 hours with her and some Depeche Mode, New Order, Pet Shop Boys and Erasure....Time flew by....
SO:
1. Rinsed her off with the pressure washer - 2 rounds of foam canon and rinses with the pressure washer - then a good wash/rinse with the pressure washer and a final non-pressure rinse and dry. Was going to do two washes on her but when I saw what was under my grit screen in the wash bucket (I had a rinise bucket that I changed with fresh water half way through) decided it was best to wash all my cleaning gear and give her another bath next weekend. Found a few spots as I was drying her with sticky stuff from he doug firs (which are like 100' away...how does that freak'n happen?).
2) Wiped down the engine bay - not a full detail, just a quick wipe down of things that were looking a bit dusty. Vacuumed the intake screens by the wipers.
3) Wiped down the the entire interior and vacuumed it as well as the trunk....
4) Wiped down all the sills, jambs, and rubber (some spider or other little creature had made a little home in the last two days on the exterior side of the rubber on the drivers door)
5) Checked the engine air filter....found a regular GS filter, not the F Sport version......learned how those little pins that hold the engine bay plastic work....that's very cool!
6) Checked and vacuumed the cabin air filter...not too bad given all the smoke and ash from the forest fires....
7) Confirmed I have one of FULLY optioned GSs that came with the negative battery terminal cover, the door latch covers, and most importantly, the trunk shopping bag hook.
8) Lamented over the missing door hinge covers.....I really think I'm gonna have to break down and splurge on this mod - might have to finance it though, luckily I have good credit so I can probably get that 0% folks were talking about for those who needed the negative terminal cover.. I really like to keep things stock but Lexus totally missed this one....
9) Washed the windows and side mirrors
10) Wiped down the dead pedal, brake pedal, and accelerator pedal....they were a mess....
11) I think that's it.....stood back at and looked at how pretty she is without a layer of ash and crap all over here....
Almost forgot one of the most important parts.....I also confirmed I have that extra special USB cover that's missing from the 2020s....Man....this thing has it all! (but obviously I missed a spot on my wipe down...)
Just had to buy these coasters, marble and bamboo(like in my 450h interior). The seller had these engraved so it not an original Lexus product but nicely done.
09-12-20, 02:58 PM
