Recent content by cmfhsu

I agree. The only problem is finding somewhere to store your phone when it's plugged in. In Android Auto, there's an extra hurdle where Android will force-resample everything to 48khz and I haven't found any way to solve that yet. It's good enough for car audio, though I wonder if some of the...

My first car proper was a 90s manual Camry that I beat the living crap out of. After that, I owned a Fiesta ST and that thing was the love of my life. I got into a collision and it wasn't ever quite the same, and I'm quite sad about it. I replaced it with a Camaro SS 1LE, which I still have...

They are also already doing it on the GX. The OT, Premium, and Lux models each have unique part numbers for the springs and shocks (front and rear). I think it's not a matter of production optimization, it's simply tuning choice. Lexus seems to have taken a hard left turn in this vehicle to...

It kind of already is killing LX sales, even without the hybrid system, lol. I agree - the GX has always, since day one, been the disadvantaged little brother. Lexus tuned the GX470 to produce less power than the LX470, despite having the exact same engine. The GX460 also was, predictably...

The manual states the ML system does support hi-res 24/192 FLAC or WMA files via a USB thumb drive plugged into the USB-C port. I believe the only USB-C port with a data connection is the one you would use for wired Carplay / Android Auto. I think you should be able to use wireless Carplay + a...

I believe the kick sensor doesn't work if the key isn't within range of the back door. When I wash the car, I put the key in the car or back in the house away from the car, because it's annoying to have the doors lock & unlock while I'm washing it. Side benefit is that the trunk won't open via...

The first time I undid the cap (factory installed), I nearly had to get a crescent wrench - it was so incredibly tight. I think it's just the rubber gasket sticking to the filler neck, but man did it take some finger strength to unscrew. So I tried to tighten the cap less, but it looks like it...

I'm a big fan of the steering wheel. It's relatively small in diameter compared to previous generations and the three-spoke design keeps in touch with modern tastes. The buttons are well laid out and symmetrical with good looking materials - though I recognize the airbag cover feels cheap and...

Just did my 10k mile oil change - I've got a little learning you can hopefully benefit from. Looks like the oil cap actually requires a pretty meaningful amount of torque - more than I was expecting. I noticed a small amount of oil has been blowing out of my oil cap, likely creating a vacuum...

I don't have a Qi2 phone and it still sucks. Wireless charging is just a very tough thing to do well, since power transfer is highly dependent on the distance between the charging coils and the receiving coils in the phone. Offset it by 1cm and you lose a ton of power to heat generation instead...

I agree with you, but I'd rather just have the option to remove the qi charger and revert it back to a storage cubby. Or at least to have the option to disable the qi charger from inside the settings. I'd love to store my wallet in that location, but I'm worried about the qi charger potentially...

I'm not sure if I've read anything about this in the manual, but have you tried pressing the lock button on the keyfob twice? Some other manufacturers allow you to disable the tilt sensors by doing that, but not sure about this vehicle.

This car should have an integrated circuit breaker for all the trailer lighting wiring. To reset it, the manual says to manually turn the lights fully off from the stalk (if you're in the US, turn it to "DRL Off" mode), then turn them back on again, and that should reset the circuit breaker...

I haven't had any issues with battery drain, and I've let mine sit for upwards of 4 weeks. I do plug all of my vehicles into my Noco Genius 10 battery tender 1-2x yearly, regardless of how frequently I drive them, just to make sure the batteries don't slowly drain over time if I'm taking a lot...

Yeah - I just grab it by the little black handle and slam the glass, because it takes quite a bit of force to fully latch closed - it feels like I'm at risk of smashing the glass. I'll try pushing on it next time to see if it's a less violent way to close the window. Pro tip from somebody who...