johncharb

can anybody tell me what the lines in the left rear Q panel glass do,and if they should be on the right side Q panel glass too

Lil4X

If memory serves, I think there are actually two antennas there - one is a leg of the FM diversity antenna and the other is the antenna to be connected when installing the original deale-optioned cell phone.

Lexus really messed up with this option - while the analog phone worked quite well, by the time it got to market it was at least three times the price of the competition (something like $1200-$1800) and consisted of a handset permanently anchored to the vehicle. It was a case of the state of the art running away from the automaker so quickly they had no chance to respond. The lead time required to build a whole automobile is considerably longer than that to develop a new telephone technology.

A great product in 1996-1997, by the time it hit the sales floor in late '98 it was already badly obsolete. Rather than abandon the option, Lexus left the antenna in place, since once in a great while they would actually sell a phone.I I've heard from a few people who had Lexus phones and they were quite pleased with them - but I wonder if they'd compare so favorably today . . .

AJL0365

oh i thought they were defrosters, thats why i never saw them heat up, dang im stupid

salimshah

Part of thee problem was the frequency used by the mobil phones. Mid to late 90's the mobil phones started using frequencues that interfeared with the serial protocol,

Salim

johncharb

Thank you very much for the info