Ouch ! If I was you, I would think about getting a 3-rd party alarm with a Prox sensor. If someone gets too close the car, it will churp. In some places it can be a pain but, when your talking $9K to fix it (thank god for insurance) it would scare crooks away...
-Dave
> Yes. The headlights were removed from my RX300 in less than 2 minutes
> (I know because it was the time that it took to leave the gas grill
> get the chicken and return to the gas grill). The repair was nearly
> $9,000 due to the interconnectedness of the lights and the airbag
> sensors and the electrical wiring harness. Redesigning the
> headlamp/ballast I think would just create more damage when the
> headlights were removed and thus more repair costs. I'm planning to
> trade my RX300 for an 05 Highlander Hybrid that doesn't have xenon or
> high intensity (blue) lamps. Lexus lost me as a customer. I know they
> didn't know this was going to happen, but the fact that their 05
> models have the high intensity headlamps means I won't be buying > Lexus. >
>
> >
>>The NYC suburban area is experiencing rampant thefts of RX300/330 xenon
>>headlamps -- like HUNDREDS.
>>
>>Anyone else experiencing this problem?
>>
>>The goal is is to make Lexus re-design the headlamp/balllast assembly to >>
>>make theft more difficult -- or to offer an after-makrket fix.
>>
>>Any stories appreciated
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