Well, she's done. 

"Svend" (svend) 09/22/2018 at 10:46 • Filed to: detailing

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2007 Lexus RX400h.

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Gave a quick wash and set to with the Gtechniq P1 Nanopolish.

Chrome trim before polishing with Gtechniq M1 Metal Polish

Polished chrome trim

Looking much better

Cleaned and dressed wheel arches.

Quick tidy up of the engine bay, nothing fantastic, quick vacuum, cleaned with brushes and cloths and AutoBrite Jaffa Clean and then dressed with 303 Aerospace

Quick reminder of what she looked like.

Very flat paintwork, especially the passenger side.

Manny05x > Svend 09/22/2018 at 11:00

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Wow you went to town on that thing bud. Very well done.

Svend > Manny05x 09/22/2018 at 11:02

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Che ers mate. I was expecting to only get the exterior done today and finish her off tomorrow, but the paint is so soft, only took two and bit hours to hand polish, then the rest was wheels, engine, dressing and buff. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Svend 09/22/2018 at 11:10

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incidentally... my brother in law had one of those..... so much smaller on the inside than you’d think

Svend > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 09/22/2018 at 11:19

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Yes, it’s definitely not my sort of thing.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Svend 09/22/2018 at 11:32

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Those tires look old maybe even original. 

Svend > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/22/2018 at 11:43

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They are a little worn but certainly not original.

Looking at it’s MOT history the oldest they are likely to be is from August 2011.

ranwhenparked > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 09/22/2018 at 14:24

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I remember when the first generation came out - all of a sudden, every 3rd vehicle in the school drop off line was an RX. Toyota must have paid for the development costs in suburban Philadelphia alone. 

Michael Woyahn > Svend 09/22/2018 at 16:11

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Excellent work! My RX330 is very jealous of the treatment this one just got. I have to park under a tree at my new apartment so it’s constantly filthy. I’m very much looking forward to all the leaves falling off of it. Here’s a picture from about three weeks ago when it was freshly waxed and actually clean. Not quite Svended levels of clean, though.

Also, I’m curious, how rare are RXes over there? They’re quite common here, but I’d imagine they don’t fit into the market  as well in the U.K.

Michael Woyahn > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 09/22/2018 at 16:15

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As Oppo’s resident RX expert, I can confirm this. I’m 6'2" with a pretty short torso and headroom is really cutting it close. If I sit up straight, I’m about an inch from the roof. Otherwise, I think l egroom is fine front and back, and even the headroom in the backsea t is fine. T he sunroof robs a pretty decent amount of headroom up front, though.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Michael Woyahn 09/22/2018 at 16:20

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yeah.. equally 6,2 and big (fat nowadays... but broad to begin with) im cramped up front.... never tried the back seat

i am pretty leggy tho

Michael Woyahn > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 09/22/2018 at 16:28

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If you can fit your legs into the cutouts on the back of the seats, I think they’re pretty comfy. If not, I’m sure they wouldn’t be very pleasant. I’m very close to not  fitting my knees under the top of those cutouts too. They at least recline too, but that’s not gonna do much for legs haha.

Svend > Michael Woyahn 09/22/2018 at 16:29

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Thanks. It took a lot less time than I thought it would take thankfully.

They became quite common early on in some areas but not in my county. It's very rural and mostly small hatchbacks, estates and traditional off readers, these things were more for city dwellers. 

Michael Woyahn > Svend 09/22/2018 at 16:34

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That’s always a great feeling. That’s interesting. It definitely sounds similar to the U.S. Most people that drive these here are in the city or suburbs, too, m y family included.

Svend > Michael Woyahn 09/22/2018 at 16:54

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They cost quite a bit more than other cars of it’s size when they came out so it was city people showing cash and how they were saving the world, etc...

Now you can get a car like this, a 2007 RX400h, on Autotrader for £4,000.