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#21 of 60 Re: RX 400h Bluetooth cell phones [400h4me] by queenb Jul 09, 2005 (7:31 am)
Replying to: 400h4me (Jul 07, 2005 11:00 pm) I bought a Motorola Razr for specifically for use with my new car. It works well as far as the interface goes, but I agree with the comment that bluetooth is a mess in this car! My callers can't hear me well and consistently complain that it sounds like I'm in a barrel. The speakers are voice activated, so you have to wait until you're sure the caller is finished speaking to say anything, or they can't hear you...much like a walkie talkie. Also, you're supposed to be able to pick up the handset and have the call transfer so your passengers can't hear the call, and that doesn't work either. I'm totally frustrated with the whole mess, and have disconnected the feature until I can go back to the dealership and have them make it better, if possible.
#22 of 60 Re: Bluetooth [markrogo] by gagrice Jul 09, 2005 (7:41 am)
Replying to: markrogo (Jul 08, 2005 10:56 pm) The electronics are hugely disappointing on a $50,000 car.   You have a right to be upset. I just bought a new GMC Sierra hybrid PU for $24k and it has both Onstar and XM. The Onstar I could care less about. I did not think I would want XM until having it. WOW, I like it and am hooked. For Lexus not to make that a standard option in a high end vehicle is a big mistake. Much more important than some goofy NAV system. Never been lost driving in 48 years. I hear the NAV is not as good as the one Honda uses anyway.
#23 of 60 Trailer hitch? by anabat Jul 10, 2005 (5:46 pm)
Has anybody put a simple receiver type trailer hitch on an RX-400h? what I want is only to use my bike rack that plugs into the receiver hitch. The sales mgr. at the dealer recommended that I use a 3rd. party hitch as the Lexus towing package is $800.   Would a non-Lexus hitch bolted onto the car void the warranty? Replies to this message: horns1976 (Jul 11, 2005 2:21 pm) bainse (Aug 04, 2005 1:55 pm) gunner (Aug 26, 2005 8:26 pm)
#24 of 60 Re: Trailer hitch? [anabat] by horns1976 Jul 11, 2005 (2:21 pm)
Replying to: anabat (Jul 10, 2005 5:46 pm) anabat...I have been looking into this. So far, no luck with aftermarket hitch but I'm not giving up. Regarding dealer-installed hitches, I seem to recall reading a post somewhere that a couple of owners have installed RX330 hitches on the 400h. If I recall correctly, one owner did it himself and the other had the dealer do it. As you said, the cost of the Lexus hitch is prohibitive. There is a federal law prohibiting an auto manufacturer from voiding your warranty unless they can prove that what you did "damaged" the vehicle. This has been discussed at length on the web. When my brother bought his 400h, he asked the dealer about a trailer hitch. The salesman told him to go elsewhere because the Lexus hitch is too expensive...$900. Replies to this message: bainse (Aug 04, 2005 1:55 pm)
#25 of 60 Re: RX 400h Bluetooth cell phones [horns1976] by 400h4me Jul 11, 2005 (6:57 pm)
Replying to: horns1976 (Jul 08, 2005 2:47 pm) Disclaimer: I don't work for Cingular also so I can say it Sucks big time! I have two sons that signed up for Cingular and have been sorry ever since. Very poor service in any area but around major shopping centers or freeways. Both sons can't receive service in their houses. They have to go outside and down to the corner to receive any signal. When they come to my house they don't get any service. My Verizon phone has 3 bars! Go figure. So why would I want a phone that works in my car as long as I'm close to a freeway and not in my house? Maybe Verizon has crippled their Blue tooth phones, but at less I get a cell everywhere. I can still use this phone in the car, but just can't export the address book. It's much more important to me to have good cells everywhere than trying to figure out how to make the phone work with my Lexus!!
#26 of 60 Re: Cargo Net [lexrexblue] by mirex Jul 13, 2005 (12:01 pm)
Replying to: lexrexblue (Jul 07, 2005 6:56 pm) My salesman threw the cargo net for free. It fits fine and works the same as the one in my RX300. If you want to open the storage bins under the carpet, however, you need to unhook the cargo net before the bins will open. Replies to this message: lexrexblue (Aug 01, 2005 6:50 pm)
#28 of 60 Re: Cargo Net [mirex] by lexrexblue Aug 01, 2005 (6:50 pm)
Replying to: mirex (Jul 13, 2005 12:01 pm) Thanks. I plan to order one tomorrow.
#29 of 60 Jaos on the rx400h by lexi2 Aug 02, 2005 (6:42 am)
We have the flint 400h levinsoned, sweet. Has anyone added Jaos skid bars front and rear? Any modifications?   They are great on our LX470, very solid.
#30 of 60 Re: satellite radio [bainse] by oiseauxno Aug 03, 2005 (1:42 pm)
Thanks for the advice; I will check into the forum you suggested. We had the external thing mounted in an ML 320 (in fact it's still there) and it worked OK until I accidentally whacked it once, breaking the little piece of plastic that the radio fits into. Since that unhappy moment, it has spent the past 6 months "rubber-banded" together, which is marginal at best, and, shall we say, not terribly stylish. We may try literally wiring it together - but what a pain. Unfortunately, once you get used to XM, you don't want to do without it. I was so looking forward to an integral setup, and it absolutely sounded like that's what Lexus was going to do. You almost wonder if they don't deliberately hold back certain amenities, so they'll have something "new" for each succeeding model year, since that's what the American consumer expects - so silly. Alas.

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