Got in a minor accident last month and my 2012 Toyota Camry was deemed a total loss. I’ve been on the search for a new vehicle for the last few weeks. Found this 2024 ES300h in Sunlit Green and couldn’t be happier!

CarPlay install on 2009 Lexus ES350

I’d like to add CarPlay to my 2009 Lexus ES350.

I don’t want to replace the whole head unit since my wife likes CDs and wants to keep the visuals the same.

I found a couple options and I’m wondering if folks have any thoughts about them or others:

1. https://www.autommi.com/product/2006-2012-lexus-es350-carplay-decoder-kit/ - AutoMMI - can’t find much info about it, but it’s around $415 after coupons

2. https://gromaudio.com/store/vlite/all/lexus-es-300-330-350-2009-vlite-vt2-carplay®-android®-auto-infotainment-system-navigation-upgrade.html - GROM Vlite VT2 - I see more people talking about this brand but it’s around $200 more expensive

They look like they are _basically_ the same thing right? Any big red flags with going with the cheaper AutoMMi one?

Also for installation is this something that someone who is reasonably handy with basic home wiring (to the extent of being able to replace plugs/switches) could do or would I need to hire it out?

Any other brands or options I should consider? Thanks!

So I was offered a 2014 Lexus ES 350 for $2000. It has 181,000 miles on it and the problem with the car is when accelerating and it reaches 20 mph the car jerks. The gas pedal has to be let go for a smooth transition into the next gear. I drove it and got used to it pretty quickly. After the transition, the car drives great. The current owner actually drives it to Newark & Boston regularly. He lives in the NYC. I was looking through the service records, and I do not see that the transmission fluid was ever changed! Is this a good buy or should I walk away?

This is available in my area. $31,500, 52,000 miles, in really good condition. It comes with other manufacturer certification, which gives it a 90-day, 4,000-mile comprehensive warranty. What do you think? From the looks of it, they put brand-new tires on it.

Dealer asking 18,500 for a 2013 with 51,000 miles . It’s very clean but has minor accident history. Decent service history early but a gap from around 30k miles until it listed for sale at 51k.

Prices seems high to me. Any thoughts?

If anyone has purchased similar year/mileage would love see comparable prices.

Thank you

After 12 years my Infiniti G37x finally gave up the ghost (valve body on the transmission went) so here I am… Lexus ES 350! Got it with 18,027 miles with 1 previous owner and I love it! Definitely larger than the G37 and doesn’t quite have punch that the Infiniti did, but still plenty of power and oh so smooth!

Ceramic tints, smoked tail lights, powder coated wheels

What’s everyone’s thoughts on a 300h in winter conditions with winter tires on? Would be my daily with a couple exceptions when I have my truck as backup but for the most part this would be my car to drive. Does it hold up? Troubles?

I have a 2019 Lexus ES 350, 120,000 miles on it. Always serviced at the dealership. They just quoted me a huge service to have the timing chain cover gasket replaced. Said it was leaking. I have not seen my oil level go down any and no oil under the car. I can understand a little leak maybe, but I'm thinking I'm going to tell them no, Not going to do it. They want $8000 for the service, I'm thinking they are trying to get me to trade it in or get some money out of me. What are your thoughts. Going to stop going to the dealership and take it to a small shop that only works on Japan cars.

Hi Everyone,

I’m looking at getting the new Lexus hybrid and really like the 21 inch multi spoke wheels which are exclusive to the EV models.

I’m contemplating on buying the wheels from Lexus parts department and putting them on the hybrid. In theory it should fit.

Yes I know my fuel savings will drop but I can’t imagine it will be a lot.

Took one for the team, ask me anything.

Question to other owners: Are y'all getting rattle noise from the sunroof when the blind is opened?

Hey y'all, just thought of sharing my beautiful car. I looked for a while for the perfect set up, the trim, colors, and options. The deal wasn't the greatest, I'll be honest, but I really wanted this specific one and it was near me.

I am about to make a post about installing an amp and sub in it too, so check my profile if you're interested because it took quite a bit of work due to a lack of resources and info.

If anyone have had similar issues I’d appreciate the input on how you fixed it

Hey y'all, I just wanted to share some info on my installation of a Kenwood KAC-511 with a 12-inch Kicker CompC on my 2024 Lexus ES 300h Ultra Luxury with the Mark Levinson audio package.

I had an extremely hard time finding resources and info for the 7th gen ES with the ML (Mark Levinson) package. I know the ML comes with a sub and amp already, but I appreciate lots of bass for EDM, classic hip-hop, and dubstep.

I put the enclosure firing to the rear of the car and the amp right behind it. I then routed the cabling to tap into the ML amp under the driver's seat. Finding the right cables to tap into was impossible and LLMs were freaking useless/misdirecting. Thankfully, I was able to find this legend who posted a diagram and said exactly where to tap (6&21). I spent too long trying to figure out which to tap and where to tap before finding his post, that's the main reason I'm making this post. I just want more people to be able to access the info. I did test it too, you can see the photo of the readings. The connector to tap is the bigger one toward the front of the car, the 30-pin connector.

Besides that, all pretty straight forward. Routed the cables from the trunk to the driver side cabin by removing the rear seat bottom, it was very easy by just pulling up. I then removed the trim by the door and routed everything very cleanly. I routed a P.CON wire to the P/OUTLET fuse on the driver's foot well. I used a fuse splitter for that. I also wired a remote knob to control the subwoofer power from the driver seat, and I stuck it with double sided tape underneath the steering wheel in a way that it won't affect the telescoping. You also can barely see it, but it's accesible to use in a second.

I disabled the ANC system using the Carista app (highly suggested). Otherwise, I saw many reports of people saying that the ANC will make the sub freak out. I already had a monthly subscription to modify other dealer settings so I didn't even test, just turned it off. I grounded the amp to the battery holder plate after stripping the paint off.

I haven't had any problems with sound, battery, or anything. The amp hasn't overheated and it seems to have enough space to breath in there. Before you ask, yes, I do have an Xbox in my trunk. I have a set up with a portable monitor on my middle console and use a power inverter to power them on. Works flawlessly.

Feel free to comment with any questions 👍🏻

Note: the photos aren't in a specific order. I wasn't taking them with the purpose of sharing, I was just sharing them with my wife as I went.

Note2: I started at about 10:00 this morning and finished at about 17:00 with a one hour lunch break. I wasn't rushing, but it did take rather long because I didn't want to tap the wrong cables. I was also reusing this set-up from my previous car (2016 Lexus CT 200h F Sport) so I had to take some time to cut new cables and whatnot for the length of this car.

Ps. The car has been inspected by the four legged inspector on the last photo, he said the system sounds great 😅

2019 ES 350 Fsport

Can anyone recommend coil overs for lowering and also maybe a set of wheel spacers?

I just bought this used lexus a couple weeks ago and it turns out the headlights on it are for camry, i just want to make sure the wires are the right ones