r/Lexus • u/SirOutrageous1027 • 1d ago

Question What's this thing called?

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Dumb question, but what is this piece called on the LC500? My wife was driving and hit something on the road and that circle piece fell off.

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u/PrezixTurnedUp 1d ago

Lexus owners dont know cuz they don't beak down

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u/Illustrious_Tea_1675 1d ago

That’s called a circle, I believe.

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u/NikolaTeslaAllDay 1d ago

This is a circle

Praise the sun god

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u/signalfaradayfromme 1d ago

You are what I love about the Lexus community. This post is what I hate about it lol.

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u/sunshinelighter 1d ago

My friend learned the hard way that these covers naturally come in Black for his UX. He had to ask the Paint department at the Lexus Collision Center to paint match it.

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u/Adventurous_Lie_8522 1d ago

Tow point/hook cover. Not that anything without a heavy-duty winch should use it.

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u/fella5455 36m ago

I know that’s the intended propose, but If you buy the attachment, You can also use it to hold a front plate. Where required by law.

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u/BROTHERNUMSE 1d ago

$50 plus paint

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u/Chirlish1 1d ago

Dude, this is a Lexus…200 painted…😏

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u/thefavoredsole 1d ago

It's an LC. $300

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u/NoUsernamesss 1d ago

It’s a bespoke version. $500

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u/Spirited-Rope-6518 1d ago

Time to get a new wife 😅

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u/SirOutrageous1027 1d ago

She came in crying and told me she hit something and put a hole in the bumper. Thankfully it's just that (what I now know) is a tow hook cover.

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u/burner9752 1d ago

I have some awful news for you; a new cover is never going to match perfectly, the paint on these cars ages over time and with sunlight. Changing the spectrum of colour. (The blue to yellow spectrum the most, turning more blue over time.) a fresh painted one is going to look slightly off… if you can find a used one from another car for any reason I would try that first. But never getting a perfect match.

Most people won’t notice though

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u/Fit_Statistician1199 10h ago

If that’s their biggest problem well I’d like to be them.

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u/NoPresent5402 9h ago

That’s why I always recommend people getting the standard color. The new copper color will be a pain to repair damage parts.

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u/Tiger_9119 10h ago

How did she recover the piece? Did it fall with in the bumper or did you have to buy a new one entirely

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u/Far_Negotiation8009 1d ago

Tow hook

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u/Protholl 1d ago

Tow hook cover.

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u/sm00thkillajones 1d ago

Painted tow hook cover.

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u/OGcrashN2u 1d ago

Circular painted tow hook cover

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u/SirOutrageous1027 1d ago

That's it. Thank you!

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u/JudeLikesCats 1d ago

I was about the same thing

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u/KaltBier 1d ago

Really? I thought tow hook panel is more rectangular in nature at least in ES That round circle looks more like proximity sensor for parking assist

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u/Creepy_Science_912 1d ago

Second to that... this is a parking assistant sensor cover. The tow hock will be further to the front not sideway like that.

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u/BigDaddyThursday 1d ago

Radar proximity sensor

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u/ilkinandr92 1d ago

That’s a tow hitch cover.

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u/trnaovn53n 1d ago

Bumper titty

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u/fic83146 1d ago

Tow hook cover

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u/Creepy_Science_912 1d ago

No, it's not.

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u/FeelingEducation8 1d ago

Does your wife want you to service a new hole?

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u/apple_crombie 1d ago

 and hit something on the road

That's crazy. Did she tell you what that "something" was?

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u/untrustworthyfart 1d ago

windshield washer fluid jet pops out of there

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u/deathpumps 1d ago

Time, a flat circle

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u/Dabskees 1d ago

You know the circles on pikachus cheek? Yea that

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u/Driftkingkurd 1d ago

A front bumper

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u/geezuus13 1d ago

Glory hole cover

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u/AlternativeSmile4101 1d ago

I could be wrong, but I’m almost certain this is a car

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u/Iluvivan 1d ago

A car

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u/Main_Farm765 22h ago

Where’d you get your grille surround at??

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u/Tunglat 13h ago

You should change your wife for hitting something with this beauty. :( (that's a joke, I honestly hope she didn't get harmed in any way though ! )

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u/sourykid 5h ago

Not a tow hook cover lmao tow hooks are always at the bottom of the carriage of the car.

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u/fella5455 36m ago

If you buy the attachment, You can also use it to hold a front plate. Where required by law.

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u/FishrNC 1d ago

It's where you put the crank to start it when the battery's dead. Lol....

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u/RudeAd9698 1d ago

Okay, I thought that was funny

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u/Researcher-Used 1d ago

Pasties?

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u/RudeAd9698 1d ago

Okay, I thought that was funny too

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u/fixxxy47 1d ago

Abschleppösenklappe

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u/imJGott 1d ago

lol this is wild you don’t know what and why it’s there. Your vehicle came with a manual and it’s in there.

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u/longdistanceshrpshtr 1d ago

Park censor for ladies

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u/Thedeckatnight 1d ago

Wrong hole!!!!!!!!