TipsyTonio

I'm going to try with a plastic pry tool this weekend and see, but with my ID card and my finger, I had no luck

arentz07

I doubt it's an issue, but my policy with brand-new cars like this is to not touch anything lest I get denied a warranty claim later.

My weather stripping doesn't look perfectly flush either, but I should go take a look.

TipsyTonio

I feel you. But I've had experiences where I take a car in for one problem, and then leave with 3 lmao. I already have an appointment to get the plastic trunk trim replaced because it came scratched from the factory, and I'm a little scared of them messing it up big time. Please do keep us posted!

flipside909

#1 Since you're in Florida, it's very humid there. Rear window defroster works well in drier climates. I would highly recommend using the A/C but raise the temperature to help dehumidify the cabin and the glass. Auto setting on your climate control works wonders. I have window tint on all my cars so I never use the rear defroster. I've just learned to modulate the temperature with the A/C on to help keep the humidity in the cabin low. A/C is not just to keep the car cool, it's there to assist with the heater and to help keep the humidity in the car low.

#2 Vehicle pulling to the right slightly is normal. Roads are crowned by design for water drainage and your safety so you don't inadvertently drive into oncoming traffic. All the IS' i've ever owned tend to have inner tire wire overtime due to the geometry of the suspension and handling characteristics. It's normal, but always keep an eye on your tire pressures and abnormal wear.

TipsyTonio

Thanks man! I appreciate it. Interestingly I guess I have to go back and change my settings lol. I had turned off the AUTO climate in the infotainment because I was getting a little annoyed with the car automatically changing the air direction, and one time, I could've sworn it even switched from recycled air to outside air. I will switch it back and see if it makes a difference. Thank you though for all the insight!

wthrman2

^^ that is a good suggestion to use the fan and blow more air into the cabin to help that process but I would try and use the manual settings, I dislike the auto climate with a passion....I hate auto everything to be honest (auto high beam, auto sensing wipers etc..)

arentz07

Why not just let your robot overlords make the decisions for you? That way, we can replace all these physical controls with menus.

Personally, I am an auto guy when it comes to climate, but with the high beams, not sure. Am I the only one around here who thinks the auto high beams in the IS are pretty dumb? They tend to turn off far too late, and I have even had instances where they turn on while a car is in plain view only to turn back off a second later.

wthrman2

^^ I wouldn't know, I turn all that stuff off, including lane keep, auto cruise and everything else! Mind you, I never drive in the rain either so I wouldn't even know how to activate my auto wipers (lol) My wipers will disintegrate before they wear off

arentz07

Rain sensing/auto wipers are the best. I had them first in my 2016 GTI and was astounded my 2016 Lexus IS 300 AWD didn't have them given the price difference. Every car since that GTI has had them. I like that I don't have to adjust the speed in the rain - it just adapts to how much water is hitting the windshield.

TipsyTonio

My experience has been the opposite. I was excited to have them but they're annoying me. Lately I've been getting small drizzles on my way to work and I have to have the wipers in the lowest sensitivity for the auto function, or it wipes way too fast. but then its a double edged sword because when the rain picks up, the wipers speed up, but not enough and I'm left blind for a little, so I have to bump up the sensitivity. But I will keep using them because I rather do that than use the stupid stalk that returns back to center. I hate it

wthrman2

^^ I totally agree, that has been my experience on some of the car rentals I have used (for work related travel) - slight drizzle and then they would start to speed up and then a truck would send a crap of water in my windshield and would take like 3 sec to react. I was like argggggg!

Now for my daily drivers (because I still find wipers annoying), I find applying rain-X prevents me from having to use my wipers at all time except to clean dirt periodically

TipsyTonio

Totally agree. The one drawback I've found the rain x is that it hardens my wipers

arentz07

So I went and checked my car just now. It looks pretty flush actually - maybe I was remembering it wrong when I said it wasn't flush. The outermost edge of the trim doesn't go flush, but further up, it definitely meets with the door edge.

TipsyTonio

Thanks for sharing this! Yeah mine is like yours everywhere except in the rear driver's door along the edge of the gloss black metal bar. How is yours there?

wthrman2

...so you actually put your pants on and went out to check it, that is determination (lol)