looknow12

These two dealer's service departments do something that's amazingly annoying. They change my license plate brackets to theirs each time I go in for service.

I have a 04 GX470 and a 06 GS430 and I continue to remove the license plate brackets, and they continue to put theirs back on.

I cannot adequately explain how much this irritates me. The gall of the dealer assuming I want to drive around advertising their company.

Does anyone else have a dealer that does this, and if so does it bother you?

Ex996

I would go absolutely apesh_t if they did that to me. And if they threw away my black plate frames in the process I would call the owner at home during his dinner.

lexuslover

this has never happened to me, but i think it's b/c i have personal frames on there (lexus 3d logo in chrome) holding my plates, so they would be ripping me off if they replaced it with their dealer frames.

but that is pretty shocking they go through so much effort to do that. i would certainly put that on the complaint form or tell the cust serv mgr when they call. so annoying!

Lexis11

Just ask them not to change the brackets

lexusk8

Never happened to me whenever I go to Greenwich or Westport for service-related work, although I have a Lexus of Westport bracket mounted in the rear (just happened to find one on the ground in their service lot)

looknow12

It's funny, when I had Westport on their, Greenwich put theirs on, and vice versa.

I don't have a personal brack on it. I don't prefer a license prate bracket, just the plate itself.

tuddy

my friend bought his 01 es300 to bay ridge and they put some in the trunk for him..i thought it was nice of them..never happend to me though cause i already have the dealer ones on there..i kinda like em..

looknow12

Of they offered to pay as a sponsor, I'd reconsider, but until then nope. Next thing you know, I'll have spark plug and motor oil banners on the side of the car... to me it's the same thing.

LS4fun

They them you will call lexus customer service and will complain....what are they going to do for YOU?

zoombie99

I consider it theft. Jack Daniels, an Audi dealer here in NJ does it all the time. I had my A8 serviced there once and they changed the plates. Needless to say, I will never go back there again.

I don't think it is an issue with Lexus dealers in NJ. My friend in Branford, CT, came all the way down to Jersey to buy his RX because it couldn't stand the dealer in CT.