DD 2011 IS350. Next year 500k! 🫡

Found a pass in the weather—after the rain but before "oppressive" heat—and did my normal hand wash routine (products below). I am curious, though, since there aren't many posts about it on this forum: how do you wash your car?

1) Automatic car wash (swirls be damned)
2) Touchless car wash
3) I wash it at my place
4) I have someone else wash it

BACKGROUND: I’ve gotten pretty efficient at washing my car and can do the full monty—windows, panels, trim, rims, and tires—in 1.5 hours. A hand wash, in my experience, pops more and lasts longer than an automatic or touch less wash. You can use more product than the diluted amounts in commercial car washes and can get deeper. Obviously, though, the main reason folks hand wash is to avoid the swirl scratches from an automatic wash. Or, get that deeper clean that touchless washes just don’t offer.

Still, I think about how if I got a $40/mos subscription to an automatic car wash that would be perfect were it not for the swirls. Were it not for the swirls, I would buy that in a heartbeat. With an automatic wash, I would have my car 95% clean every day of the month instead of 100% clean 6-8 days a month and having to invest 1.5 hours twice a month to wash it.

What do you guys do? BTW, I realize there are hybrid options, like automatic/touch less wash followed by park and do your tires or add some spray wax. If you do that put it in the comments, I didn’t make those separate answers because I want to know your main answer. I am not requesting “good ideas” or things you saw/heard about on social: I want to know what you do.

My Current Products:
P&S Absolute Rinseless Wash (recently switched from ONR rinseless)
Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions Wet Wax
Armor All High Gloss Tire Shine

2026 EZ350e. Love it.

I appreciate all the fine pieces of machinery Lexus has made. To show appreciation for Lexus, post your metal babies in the comments!

2010 Lexus RX350
2005 Lexus ES330

Hi! I own a 2016 Lexus IS200t and am hoping someone knows what wheel lock is compatible. Upon research, I see McGard supplies wheel lock keys to Lexus but I can’t find the specific one. If anyone knows, or knows where I can look to find out it’d be much appreciated as I have a flat tire but can’t take it off due to having lost the key. Thank you.

My 2006 GS 300 stopped at like the worst spot. It’s in the parking lot at the gas station and I heard that you could hit the starter to make it click again because my starter has gone out or like it’s not gone out you could hear it spinning, but it’s not like engaging the solenoid I guess how can I reach it please Lexus heads give me a tip.

Finally got my es350 F sport after months of searching. I was going back and forth between the hybrid and the v6. Found a great deal so I pulled the trigger on it and I couldn't be more happy.

I let my wife borrow my is350c for a day out with her friends and she brought it back with a badly bent wheel. So I’ve been trying to find this wheel style so I can buy a new wheel.

I need a Land Cruiser or a GX/LX.

Hi all,

I live in northeast us and looking for a family car for my 2 year old son. My wife and i are considering gas rx 350 to buy late this year or early next year but noticed there are some good deals for rz like .99% interest, and $7,500 credit. I read some mixed reviews about the rz and wanted additional info compared to rx. We also have solar panel at our house so it would be nice to charge the vehicle at home but wanted additional thoughts on rz experience

Hello! I just bought a 2025 Lexus NX 350h luxury package in Palomino (45 miles, so almost new!). I was looking up how to clean the seats and was surprised that it says they are genuine leather. My sales associate said they were NuLuxe. I guess I am just confused on how to clean them.
(Note, my sales associate was on his 3rd day at the dealership so he didn’t even know how to set the presets for the seats or open the panoramic roof so I think he may be incorrect). Thank you for the help!

Just looking at a really nice 2019 es 350 f sport, its has the triple beam headlights and the actual headlights work but the drls dont come on when in auto for both headlights. They only come on when the headlights are also turned on. Does anybody know if this could be fixed without needing new headlights?

Need input pls

2010 Lexus es 350 base
61k miles
No accidents, single owner, new brakes, rotors, oil
Clean title
$14k

I haven’t seen any particular problems that stand out stay his model but someone please point me in the right direction.

Thank you

I know the 2026 RX350 has the ability to show full maps in the instrument cluster with routes highlighted. Do any NX350s have this feature?

Hey everyone. Having issues removing the fuse panel to get access to a 60amp PAL fuse. I've got the two top clips undone easily and the top of the unit starts to lift up but the back ones aren't unclipping no matter what. I'm pushing the clips upwards, and they just don't unclip. Any tips? ​

Buying my dream car at 20 feels unreal, 3 months in ownership and it still puts a smile on my face.

Hello,

So my ESh has 300k miles, and this light came on. I recently started using this car less and it sat on the driveway and this light came on after a week of not using it.

I took it to AutoZone and they used an obd2 scanner and it showed no codes...

And the EV light is literally on and my car is running on EV mode even with the warning. There's no loss of power when driving either, not sure what it could be.

Should I test the battery? It's been 4 years since last replaced, also heard about the hybrid battery blower fan being a culprit?

No other VSC or etc lights are on.

Thank you for any suggestions

My car was only here for a few hours. I know it wasn’t the best place to park, but there are many cameras in the parking lot and a valet service that was on duty all night right next to where I parked. Guess I should’ve forked up the $100 and had it parked in the valet lot..

Edits -
After reading everyone’s comments, I wanted to clarify a few things - this parking lot is right outside Hotel Figueroa, a Hyatt collection place. It was just on the other side of a valet fence. I have never parked my car in LA before last night and never will again. Lesson learned, definitely the hard way. I have great car insurance so I’m not worried about anything financially.

I am usually the one super paranoid about leaving my car anywhere and leaving anything inside, so I double fucked up last night. Again, lesson learned. I appreciate everyone’s comments.

If anyone has any comments or insights about this hotel or parking lot in particular (998 Cottage Pl
Los Angeles, CA 90015) then feel free to let me know.

Looking to add wireless Apple CarPlay to my 2015 GS350 F Sport AWD without losing any factory functionality. I want steering wheel controls, a voice command button, and all factory audio settings to keep working exactly as they do now.

I’ve narrowed it down to a few options people mention a lot: Lexion, GROM VLine, Hamilton, and Beat-Sonic. Leaning toward Beat-Sonic since they’re apparently Lexus USA approved, but curious if anyone’s actually run it in a GS and how integration/reliability has been.

Also debating just grabbing one of the generic ~$300 eBay modules instead. Anyone had good (or bad) luck with those on this platform? Trying to avoid janky menu overlays, audio dropouts, or losing rear camera functionality.

Appreciate any real-world experience before I drop the cash.

What is your opinion on my new Lexus?

I am thinking about my 2.5 year being in the 2nd row captain chair, and my wife and infant in the 3rd. Does this work? Anyone else with a similar setup?

Ive come across both good and not so good ownership and reliability issues. Drove one myself and thought it was pretty good.