@@bryan8980 replace the lighting module that's in the door panel. It's held in by just a couple screws once you get the panel off. If you go with OEM I believe the OEM LED light is over $300. You're better off buying a used door panel off eBay and just taking the LED module. That's what I did when I did the retrofit. Then I sold the door panels for as much as I paid therefore getting the LED modules for free.
@@Allourmanfam check out club Lexus or CT 200 h forums. You can get the updated tail lights from any US dealer. Keep in mind you do have to do wiring but getting the actual parts is easy.
@@damiansbuilds580 You can do this for roughly or under $300. By JDM power folding mirrors take out the power folding actuators They drop right into our current housings. Then you run two sets of wires to the footwell luckily my doors were already pre-wired your mileage may vary... If you have nine wires at the door mirror plug then you're good to go and then get the power folding mirror switch and now you have power folding mirrors. I've been working on this for a couple weeks only because of time constraints but ideally this could be done in a weekend very easily.
@@damiansbuilds580 I'll have a ride up here done shortly for club Lexus and CT200h forum. Plus better videos lol I unfortunately have a tendency to do mods and then just take the after pictures or results in a nothing in between.
Hi, have a question I’m planing on getting a pair of auto folding mirrors for my ES they have same pins and connectors. Will the auto function works since the ES in the US have auto fold on the other trims.
It might. Only way to know is check using TechStream and or plug them in and push the auto button. I would think it would work since there are ES models with that same feature. But Lexus is weird. If it's not coded it might not work. The manual button should make it work. There might be a module you can purchase to make it work as well... IE. I just retrofitted power folding mirrors on my CT200h which was never an option in the USA... I bought a $27 aliexpress module and now I have mirrors that fold in and out when I press the lock/unlock on my keyfob...
@@gordonnguyen7160 you'd have to check with the ES group on club Lexus or on the Facebook groups. My RCF has pretty much every option including memory seats. My CT however does not have memory seats so all the power folding is done at the switch itself. Whereas if you have memory seats it goes through the door and body modules so it's way more complicated. But if you don't have memory seats then more than likely you won't have the tilt feature of the mirror when you put in reverse.
No clue, these aren't my videos. I simply uploaded them so they wouldn't get lost if the forum goes down or the OP takes them down. From what I gathered however since the car was already wired, everything worked as planned. You'd have to check out ClubLexus and go to the IS forum to see what else they did.
These are not LC 500 mirrors. They are RCF mirrors. Everything is both on and plug and play the wiring is already in the doors and I already had the door modules and the computers and whatnot. The only thing that doesn't work because it was never an option in the United States is the autofold. So when I unlock the car they don't unfold I just have to push the mirror button to fold them and unfold them... Which in all reality is what I prefer.
If you have facebook I can be reached there. I'm a mod on all 3 main groups. I'm currently in Peru so once I get back next week I can put one together for you.
It was because I started it before then shut it off before this video. This was the first time it's ever made that noise. Hasn't done it since. I'm assuming it was because there was moisture.
There's a how to on club Lexus and on CT200h forum for the wiring but the wiring does need to be changed but you're pretty much making a piggyback harness. So you're not changing the OEM main harness on the car itself but you're creating a piggyback harness that connects into the OEM harness that then plugs into the tail lights. But it involves roughly making about 16 ft or so going from the stock tail lights to the new hatch tail lights. The garnish I got from Bell Lexus in Arizona. You can order all parts from any Lexus dealer. The ultra white shows in the computer system as no longer being made and when Joe and Dan were able to source the last one in the United States for me... Your mileage may vary depending on the color that you need but in terms of ultra white they told me I got the last one.
It wasn't too bad of an install. Nothing compared to the new stuff that is out where you pretty much it's plug and play into the body control module. This actually had to splice into multiple places but looking at it now it's still completely worth it. I love rangers!
I found this video through an old post on Benzworld😂. I got the same sound when I start the car and it gets louder when I accelerate. You found out your issue ended up being ac compressor. I wanted to ask you did this whine noise happen regardless of whether you had the ac on or off?
Yeppers. It started as soon as the car started up. I suspect it was probably the bearings inside the pulley but rather than trying to pull the pulley off and replace that it was just way easier to replace the AC compressor. My w211 was recently making the same type of noise and I scoped it and it came from the alternator. The bearing on that was going bad internally and rather than rebuilding it I just bought a new alternator.
I actually have an alternator arriving today but after seeing your video the noise when you start and reverse into your driveway is uncanny so I had to chime in. I took off the serpentine and I still hear the same sound. Did having your ac on or off change or increase your issue? If you can remember. Thanks
@@nichtash599 If you took the belt off then nothing that was connected to the belt should be making those noises since nothing is spinning... Which makes me wonder if it's a different issue for you. Turning the AC on or off didn't matter It still made that noise because the pulley was spinning.
Bell Lexus. Any dealer can get them for you. You need to change the rear hatch garnish piece. Depending on color it might or might not be available. I was able to buy the last ultra white one in the USA. Keep in mind this mod will be over $2,000 to do to do the conversion, but it looks so awesome.
Nope no video. Just remove the rear tail light and then twist the socket change the bulb. Not sure on the preface lifted RCFs. Pretty sure there's videos or pictures in the Facebook groups and club Lexus
@@NewShockerGuy gotcha, I am doing this for a 2020 rc 350 and was confused on how the tailight comes out. I see a painted cover on the rear bumper and can’t find anything about if that’s the only bolt holding in the tailight.
I've got both sides power folding mirrors + the windows switch in the driver side with folding and auto mirrors + the outer mirrors control unit for my 2019 US specs RCF from 2015 gcc RCF everything worked fine except the auto folding with lock and unfolding with unlock. Any suggestions?
The auto won't work. It was never a feature that was in the ECU for USA spec cars. If you can find someone to code the car so that way the update the module then in theory it would work. i have yet to find anyone that can or will do it. No dealer even knows what I'm talking about. But if you use Techstream you can see in the window control module that AUTO fold, IS an option but it doesn't do anything. It needs to be in the main body ECM to be able to work. And more than likely that's not going to happen unless Lexus/Toyota code it into the non Rest of World (ROW) car...which they won't..lol
@@marwanalaa9437 You're going to have to go to the Lexus parts website and then go to the door and body part catalog section. there's an OEM LED module keep in mind they're around $400 each would I ended up doing was just buying a complete door panel off eBay for 150 bucks taking the LED module out and selling the door panel. So in reality I got the modules for free pretty much. Look at the description in the video I have it linked to the club Lexus forum go there and there's more information.
Any install tips? I am doing the same thing, except to my 1996 F150. I installed the 2101 a couple months ago, now adding the 4003. Did you have to use all the wires in the 4003? As in, the door lock and unlock inputs, the factory alarm disarm/rearm wires? I don't have any factory alarm, so I'm trying to see if I can just cap those wires and not worry about them.
Go to the 12 volt forum site online and you can get all the pinouts for all the wires on the vehicle which is super convenient. I would have to look at my install stuff from years ago but I ended up doing a remote keyless entry before I before I did the remote start so I have two individual avital modules. Not difficult I would say the hardest part was getting wires from the engine bay into the cabin sneaking them through the grommet of course. But there's lots of info on the forums which are referenced to narrow down exactly which wires to tap And then also the instructions from avital. Love remote start though! I've installed one on every vehicle we have lol
Man thank you so much I’ve had my car for years and I’d givin up hope to find the problem it’s quite embarrassing driving around with that noise whining like that
Don't mind at all actually I plan on making a post here on Facebook Lexus group and on the RCF forums. I ordered them from Norway which is probably one of the most expensive countries you can get car parts for and or buy a car but luckily I have a friend there that helped facilitate a huge chunk of it he was pretty much my proxy. You need both the left and right mirror assemblies, with the corresponding options that your car has I believe you could probably buy just the lower motor and then swap over your entire top half of the mirror. However I wanted 100% plug and play solution. I did not want to risk at all taking apart a mirror in an possibly breaking something and then I'd be back in the same boat with trying to acquire a mirror. Each mirror was roughly $1,500. Then you need the driver side mirror control switch that was roughly $500. So just in parts you're looking at $3,500. Then to get them here it was around $500 to ship. The conversion rate from USD to their native currency had a charge and then I also had to pay taxes and duties on the items coming into the country. All said and done give or take roughly around $4,500.
It's 100% plug and play. The only thing that will not work is the "Auto" button which in every other country when you lock the car the mirrors fold in, and when you unlock the car the mirrors fold out. This won't work because no USA spec RCF came with power folding mirrors so the option in the main body ECU is not there... it would somehow have to be coded to work. I've yet to find any place or person that can/will do it.
They were ordered from an EU country, there was no website used. I had a friend order them from me from the dealer of the country that they reside in. You would need to contact a dealer in an European country that is LHD. You would need both side mirrors with whatever options are on your car (BSM, LKA, dimming, RCTA..etc) and you would then need the driver side control window switch. I paid roughly $4500 to have this all done. That includes the currency fee conversion, the customs duties/taxes, shipping, and the 3 OEM lexus parts. Each mirror was around $1,500, the mirror control switch was $500
It completely depends on the model unfortunately with Lexus... We don't get certain options in the United States compared to other countries. This was one of those things that was never offered in the United States with power folding mirrors. Kind of like how the GSF in the United States did not get a rear power sunshade or power trunk opener closer. The European models had the power rear sunshade and power trunk opener.
Hello NewShockerGuy, this was a very awesome mod on the RCF, I was wondering if the led lights were dynamic and that they changed when you put the car into drive and brighten up when you put the car back into park, my biggest concern would be that the LEDs would be too bright and distracting while driving. Keep up the good work.
Nope they do not dim down. Since there's no existing wiring in the 2020 RCF for the door ambient lighting that's not a feature that these would do. I did try wiring them in with the rest of the dimmer, however that kept the clock on. I was doing something that it was not designed to do. I wired it up via the automatic headlights or when you turn the headlights on. The good thing about this is the lights are not bright at all. My wife has a Lexus NX and when you put it in drive the ambient lighting goes almost down to nothing whereas in my car when you turn it on, it's nice illuminated glow. It's not distracting in the least at night which is my main goal. That was one of my concerns initially. That the light would be too distracting or too bright and it is not. The gauge cluster is 10 times more bright than the ambient lighting. And actually reading on the forums and on the Facebook groups the majority of people would actually prefer that the light stayed at the normal operating brightness when the car is in park when you put it in drive. They're not very happy that when you put it and drive it dims down to less than 50%. I get why Lexus did that however when you have manufacturers like Mercedes that the entire cockpit is lit up with different colors and brightnesses, this really is not distracting in the least. Hope that helps. If it was distracting in any way to me I would not keep it honestly. I'm pretty sensitive when it comes to night driving and things that would introduce glare or distractions I don't like since I travel long distances at night most of the time. This is a nice subtle glow.
If you are in front of a beautiful passenger, because you are always the driver looking ahead from the side, looking at the doors on the road continuously until you hear them
Showing the lights or showing off the car in general? It's gonna be after winter is done and there is no salt left on the roads... prolly another month.
Go on to MB world and type in w-211 power trunk retrofit. It should take you to the e55/e63 form and you'll see I think probably in eight page thread of what is needed to do so. It cost me probably $5 or $600 for the parts and my time. Compare that to getting this option from the factory and spending thousands.
Hey man nice ambient lighting you got there on the doors. It's honestly so weird that the 2020 Lexus RC models have their door ambient lighting option removed whereas all the 2019s and before that had their door ambient lighting option available. Sneaky move there by Lexus😭
Thank you. I'm still pissed that Lexus removed this when ALL competitors have superior ambient lighting options.. Why on earth they would remove this is very silly. It's so nice looking at night too. The fact that they specifically made a plate to cover where the ambient lighting would have been is just proof they are trying to save $$$ on their end and remove nice features.. I am just extremely happy I was able to add it.
@@NewShockerGuy Hi, your RCF looks great…I also have a 20 RCF and was wondering if you have step by step directions on how I can install this ambient lighting feature? Is there a guide online? I also had a 2017 RCF and I initially thought something was wrong when the ambient lighting didn’t come on. Just really stupid on Lexus part. Thanks for your help.
@@garrymoore7172 thank you! Lexus is so stupid at times. Why remove something like this is beyond me when am the competition is adding more ambient lighting... Here's the thread I made on club Lexus. "Adding ambient lighting to the 2020 interior door panel? - ClubLexus - Lexus Forum Discussion" www.clublexus.com/forums/rc-f-2015-present/957412-adding-ambient-lighting-to-the-2020-interior-door-panel.html I also posted in this one as well. "Ambient Lighting - ClubLexus - Lexus Forum Discussion" www.clublexus.com/forums/rc-1st-gen-2015-present/786112-ambient-lighting.html
Nope this is OEM lighting. they removed it on the 2020 and 2021s for some reason. I'm just adding it back I had to spice into the window control wires but it's okay
@@mc_era3 you should have it on your 2017. *2019 was the year that they removed it. By default Lexus has the brightest setting when you're in park when you put it in drive it dims down very dramatically. See if you can see it in a dark garage while the car is on and in parked it should be faint light, then when you put it in drive it should dim down to almost 50% making it even harder to see..lol
