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Old 02-23-11, 01:15 PM
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It looks like that damage was only the front "L" emblem on the front grill. Its been broken off. Looking at it I can see two slots in the remaining hole.

Does anyone know if the emblem can be replaced or am I looking at a whole new grill assembly?
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Old 02-23-11, 02:06 PM
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the Lexus logo is held on by 2 screws.open your hood and you will see this.
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Old 02-23-11, 02:20 PM
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I suggest you look at sewellparts.com to get an answer to your question. There are differences in the year of the model.
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Old 02-23-11, 02:33 PM
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Sorry. Good point, my LS is a 2004.
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Damage caused by vandalism or hitting an animal is almost always covered under comprehensive coverage on which most people carry a zero on minimal deductible. I haven't found comp claims to increase my insurance rates and I've had a lot of "practice" ... had a bunch of Mercedes hood ornaments stolen and replaced under comp coverage during the 1980's and my rates never went up.
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had a bunch of Mercedes hood ornaments stolen and replaced under comp coverage during the 1980's and my rates never went up.
I wonder what happened to them...
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Inspect the grille and bumper cover carefully (or have a trusted body shop do it) as these plastic grilles get small cracks and bumper covers have future paint problems due to these types of strikes.
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I've heard of people hitting a deer but never a bird. My advice would be to stop flying in your LS.
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Originally Posted by xuserx04
I've heard of people hitting a deer but never a bird. My advice would be to stop flying in your LS.
^^Hilarious^^

You could just get an ebay grill. Some have the straight billet with the logo and some without...
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Old 02-25-11, 06:04 PM
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Philly -- do you have a link? I didn't see one with a logo spot. Otherwise seems a good choice. Wouldn't mine having a billet grill.
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this thread made me laugh because many years ago i hit a wild turkey while i was doing about 45 mph! the bird did @ $800 worth of damage to my vehicle and kept flying!!!!
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Originally Posted by LZMF1
this thread made me laugh because many years ago i hit a wild turkey while i was doing about 45 mph! the bird did @ $800 worth of damage to my vehicle and kept flying!!!!
Yeah, it went flying off your windshield... I'm sure it didn't survive long afterwards...
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Originally Posted by LZMF1
this thread made me laugh because many years ago i hit a wild turkey while i was doing about 45 mph! the bird did @ $800 worth of damage to my vehicle and kept flying!!!!
Was it getting close to thanksgiving? The poor turkey was running from the massacre only to get owned by a car lol.
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Do you have any pictures of the damage grill?
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You hit Big Bird? I avoid driving on Sesame Street - too many crazy animals there.
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