IS25000

After having recently picked up a 2014 RC going from an older IS, i realise that a lot of the features which were either standard or customisable via the nav system are now locked to be customised only at *your nearest lexus dealer* as per the manual, meaning they have to use their scan tool to change these functions.

I'd like to know if anyone has any experience in customising these vehicle features with their own tool which can be found online? Looking for something that works, and wont break the bank that can do this.

Thanks for the replies

Viperx

~$25 mini vci cable that can connect to techstream on AliExpress. I have both an OBD2 wireless reader and the cable but the benefits of the cable blow the other one out the water. I was beta testing another wireless obd2 for a different company but the fact that it needed a yearly subscription to barely do 6 “special functions” was dog water.

KennyFSU

I used Carista and paid for a month; was able to access a few features.

IS25000

Hey this looks AMAZING! Just what i need tbh. i'll look for a mini VCI cable as you said - but techstream.... isnt this a paid product? Where did you obtain it from?

IS25000

I've heard about Carista. Were you able to access auto window up/down via the remote and steering wheel auto tilt away/folding mirrors?

KennyFSU

Yep, those can be changed in my car.

Viperx

Just saw this - well.... I mean technically yes Techstream is paid. If you look on another forum (ih8mud) they have a guide on how to techstream. But also if you buy the cable they usually give you a disc or QR code that leads to instructions on utilizing techstream. My bluetooth OBD was about $25 and then maybe another $10 on app/features yet I'd like to say that they're very limited compared to Techstream. Overall cost+advantages for the mini VCI cable I mentioned before was personally better for me.