Newbie Questions (USB, Wrap, Coding)
12-06-15, 06:03 PM
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Newbie Questions (USB, Wrap, Coding)
Hi everyone. I have been lurking around here since owning an LX 470 for several years. Singed up on ih8mud but never got lured as it was more off-road oriented. Looks like I'll be picking up a '13 LX 570 this week to replace the 470 aka "The Green Monster" (to be sold soon).
Would appreciate if anyone would advise on the following.
USB - Has anyone moved the location of the USB port to the cool box or the glove box? I have a USB hub connected in my other cars, allowing multiple devices and charging. Would like to achieve the same with the LX, but in its current location that would be clumsy.
Wrap - Anyone wrapped their LX? My online searches show a matte green and a gold (no thanks). I am considering a "Frozen Grey", bushed titanium or a frozen brown wrap if I end up with a black exterior (among the 3 I am looking at buying). Anyone wrapped their LX? Any feedback on compilation or ease of application would be great, for instance installers' issues, if any, with trim removals.
Coding - I have a BMW (X5 F15) and a two MBs, Both, especially the BMW, is very conducive to coding. You can code everything from changing the distance on the radar cruise to door handle lights on reverse, to anti-dazzle headlights (continuous beam adjustments with shadow boxes) and even basics like changing the tone/duration of the lock chirp and much much more. BMW voids warranties if you code powertrain ECUs, but if you are messing with settings available as a part of the configuration for other markets they don't. Is there any such thing for Lexus? Can I download a software anywhere, connect to the OBDII and change some things (naming the tire pressure readings to LR, LL, RR, etc come to mind)?
Thank you in advance.
Would appreciate if anyone would advise on the following.
USB - Has anyone moved the location of the USB port to the cool box or the glove box? I have a USB hub connected in my other cars, allowing multiple devices and charging. Would like to achieve the same with the LX, but in its current location that would be clumsy.
Wrap - Anyone wrapped their LX? My online searches show a matte green and a gold (no thanks). I am considering a "Frozen Grey", bushed titanium or a frozen brown wrap if I end up with a black exterior (among the 3 I am looking at buying). Anyone wrapped their LX? Any feedback on compilation or ease of application would be great, for instance installers' issues, if any, with trim removals.
Coding - I have a BMW (X5 F15) and a two MBs, Both, especially the BMW, is very conducive to coding. You can code everything from changing the distance on the radar cruise to door handle lights on reverse, to anti-dazzle headlights (continuous beam adjustments with shadow boxes) and even basics like changing the tone/duration of the lock chirp and much much more. BMW voids warranties if you code powertrain ECUs, but if you are messing with settings available as a part of the configuration for other markets they don't. Is there any such thing for Lexus? Can I download a software anywhere, connect to the OBDII and change some things (naming the tire pressure readings to LR, LL, RR, etc come to mind)?
Thank you in advance.
Last edited by MattBianco; 12-06-15 at 10:33 PM.
12-07-15, 03:52 PM
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Hi everyone. I have been lurking around here since owning an LX 470 for several years. Singed up on ih8mud but never got lured as it was more off-road oriented. Looks like I'll be picking up a '13 LX 570 this week to replace the 470 aka "The Green Monster" (to be sold soon).
Coding - I have a BMW (X5 F15) and a two MBs, Both, especially the BMW, is very conducive to coding. You can code everything from changing the distance on the radar cruise to door handle lights on reverse, to anti-dazzle headlights (continuous beam adjustments with shadow boxes) and even basics like changing the tone/duration of the lock chirp and much much more. BMW voids warranties if you code powertrain ECUs, but if you are messing with settings available as a part of the configuration for other markets they don't. Is there any such thing for Lexus? Can I download a software anywhere, connect to the OBDII and change some things (naming the tire pressure readings to LR, LL, RR, etc come to mind)?
Thank you in advance.
Coding - I have a BMW (X5 F15) and a two MBs, Both, especially the BMW, is very conducive to coding. You can code everything from changing the distance on the radar cruise to door handle lights on reverse, to anti-dazzle headlights (continuous beam adjustments with shadow boxes) and even basics like changing the tone/duration of the lock chirp and much much more. BMW voids warranties if you code powertrain ECUs, but if you are messing with settings available as a part of the configuration for other markets they don't. Is there any such thing for Lexus? Can I download a software anywhere, connect to the OBDII and change some things (naming the tire pressure readings to LR, LL, RR, etc come to mind)?
Thank you in advance.
As to software, google Toyota TIS and go from there. I doubt you can re-name the tire pressure screen details, but with it you can do anything your dealer can. It's definitely not free...but it's all you've got since Toyota decide to stop publishing factory shop manuals following the 2010 MY.
Steve
Last edited by hankinid; 12-08-15 at 09:45 AM.
12-07-15, 04:30 PM
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As to software, google Toyota TIS and go from there. I doubt you can re-name the tire pressure screen details, but with it you can do anything your dealer can. It's definitely not free...but it's all you've got since Toyota decide to stop publishing factory shop manuals following the 2010 MY.
Steve
As to software, google Toyota TIS and go from there. I doubt you can re-name the tire pressure screen details, but with it you can do anything your dealer can. It's definitely not free...but it's all you've got since Toyota decide to stop publishing factory shop manuals following the 2010 MY.
Steve
Last edited by MattBianco; 12-07-15 at 10:32 PM.
12-08-15, 12:02 PM
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To me, ih8mud.com is street-oriented if that's your thing, off-road favorable if you like that, or both if you do both. There is no larger repository of LC and LX stuff on the web, period.
As to software, google Toyota TIS and go from there. I doubt you can re-name the tire pressure screen details, but with it you can do anything your dealer can. It's definitely not free...but it's all you've got since Toyota decide to stop publishing factory shop manuals following the 2010 MY.
Steve
As to software, google Toyota TIS and go from there. I doubt you can re-name the tire pressure screen details, but with it you can do anything your dealer can. It's definitely not free...but it's all you've got since Toyota decide to stop publishing factory shop manuals following the 2010 MY.
Steve
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