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This description of a "screw" to adjust the headlights is one of the odd misinterpretations I've seen repeated on the forum a LOT.
On my car there is an adjusting gear that is kept under a black cover. Nothing I would interpret as a "screw".
First triangular engine cover and the strip against the wall is removed.
There is a V-shaped space just below the Japanese symbol and the embossed headlight icon and 1%.
This is the space the screwdriver goes down into (from above) for the whole procedure.
So first you must remove the black cover from the adjustment gear.
You'll need to insert a flat head screwdriver under the upper edge of this bit circled in red in the below photo from the original thread.
Once that cover is off you'll see a gear that looks similar to this (tho this photo is from a GS):
This is the gear you'll be rolling using a screwdriver.
I use the a flat head to push the gear rolling one tooth at a time. You could use a Phillips head (per Lexus' instructions) and turn instead: so that the Phillips head acts as a small gear against the adjustment gear.
This is NOT a normal screwing action per se.
Remember: You're rolling the gear by pushing the gear teeth using the screwdriver.
#17
I've had the car going on two months now! Lol. I was even sick for a month of it (diverticulitis).
I am SO very not retired. I'm only 34 actually.
Hell, I live in a condo and just have my parking spot to do car work.
Most of these little projects I just slip in by adding an hour or a half-hour on my way to/from the car.
Or two days a week I'll have lunch at home (10min drive) and use some of that time for a quick project.
A couple weeks ago, one of those two days I did the front pads and on the other I did the back ones... over my lunch breaks.
Removing the side mirrors and repairing the wind noise issues: Lunch break projects! One side at a time.
That way the work isn't tedious and I personally don't like doing car work while I'm tired. That's when mistakes are made.
So I pick at my projects in small bites.
Also helps clear my head for when I get back to my day job as an IT Systems Engineer.
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#18
Congrats on the LS460, I am looking for a black or dark grey/grey..
I am impressed by your fixing the center console. How involved was the process of removing the center console and sanding out the scratches? Some of the used ones I have seen online look to have some scratches on the center console as well as some worn/fading paint on the center buttons, if I could fix both with sanding and touch up pretty easily that would be nice.
I am impressed by your fixing the center console. How involved was the process of removing the center console and sanding out the scratches? Some of the used ones I have seen online look to have some scratches on the center console as well as some worn/fading paint on the center buttons, if I could fix both with sanding and touch up pretty easily that would be nice.
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Congrats on the LS460, I am looking for a black or dark grey/grey..
I am impressed by your fixing the center console. How involved was the process of removing the center console and sanding out the scratches? Some of the used ones I have seen online look to have some scratches on the center console as well as some worn/fading paint on the center buttons, if I could fix both with sanding and touch up pretty easily that would be nice.
I am impressed by your fixing the center console. How involved was the process of removing the center console and sanding out the scratches? Some of the used ones I have seen online look to have some scratches on the center console as well as some worn/fading paint on the center buttons, if I could fix both with sanding and touch up pretty easily that would be nice.
Just a ton of clips and just two bolts to separate it from the shifter.
The instructions can be found in THIS POST.
The only tips I'll add are:
- The "finish panel" (the leather panel right next to your leg) needs to be pulled out from the front edge first (near the parking brake buttons) then the whole strip slides forward and out after the front edge is out.
- Don't forget the two bolts that secure the shifter.
- When releasing the wood console itself, I put my thumbs against the ash tray part (next to the flip door/where Lexus says to apply tape) and pull up with my fingers.
- Removing the buttons is risky and has to be done with EXTREME care as there is little space for removing the clips that hold them. Do not force them. You'll need to work carefully till the clips to all release at once so the switch just slides out. No angling out by force!
Sanding and polishing was just 2000 then 3000 grit wet followed by a random orbit polisher.
#20
This description of a "screw" to adjust the headlights is one of the odd misinterpretations I've seen repeated on the forum a LOT.
On my car there is an adjusting gear that is kept under a black cover. Nothing I would interpret as a "screw".
First triangular engine cover and the strip against the wall is removed.
There is a V-shaped space just below the Japanese symbol and the embossed headlight icon and 1%.
This is the space the screwdriver goes down into (from above) for the whole procedure.
So first you must remove the black cover from the adjustment gear.
You'll need to insert a flat head screwdriver under the upper edge of this bit circled in red in the below photo from the original thread.
Once that cover is off you'll see a gear that looks similar to this (tho this photo is from a GS):
This is the gear you'll be rolling using a screwdriver.
I use the a flat head to push the gear rolling one tooth at a time. You could use a Phillips head (per Lexus' instructions) and turn instead: so that the Phillips head acts as a small gear against the adjustment gear.
This is NOT a normal screwing action per se.
Remember: You're rolling the gear by pushing the gear teeth using the screwdriver.
On my car there is an adjusting gear that is kept under a black cover. Nothing I would interpret as a "screw".
First triangular engine cover and the strip against the wall is removed.
There is a V-shaped space just below the Japanese symbol and the embossed headlight icon and 1%.
This is the space the screwdriver goes down into (from above) for the whole procedure.
So first you must remove the black cover from the adjustment gear.
You'll need to insert a flat head screwdriver under the upper edge of this bit circled in red in the below photo from the original thread.
Once that cover is off you'll see a gear that looks similar to this (tho this photo is from a GS):
This is the gear you'll be rolling using a screwdriver.
I use the a flat head to push the gear rolling one tooth at a time. You could use a Phillips head (per Lexus' instructions) and turn instead: so that the Phillips head acts as a small gear against the adjustment gear.
This is NOT a normal screwing action per se.
Remember: You're rolling the gear by pushing the gear teeth using the screwdriver.
Owner's manual mentions a second "screw" also. Any clue?
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