hopppppa

I've seen a lot of photos of LS430 without the badge on the front, not sure if they bought an entirely new / different grill or something..

Also, if you can take it out doesn't it leave a hole?

sajack

I'm proud to own a Lexus. Why would anyone want to remove the L? Somebody might mistake it for a lowly Ford Five Hundred.

Stu

I'm pretty sure the pictures you are talking about are aftermarket grills. I think de-badging the OEM grill could be done, but you would have to put something in place of the chrome L or it would look messed up.

I am not a big fan of the big L or the chrome grill surround because I am not a fan of chrome, period. I think the grill would look a better and classier painted, and at one point was planning getting mine painted, but I got used to it .... but, if my car ever has to go into a bodyshop, I'll probably paint it.

LEX ES300

You can take the L off by undoing the screws and clicking it out of its tabs from the rear but YES it will leave a hole.

You need to buy an aftermarket grille without the L. There are some on ebay and other auto shops if you prefer a grille with no L.

I personally like the L and I replaced mine with a full chrome grille. Here is the link and you will see the grille when I took the L off to swap it onto the new grille.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...with-pics.html

Jabberwock

I have run the car with a plain chrome grill no lexus badge for a year, a black chrome grille with no lexus badge for another year , and lately with OEM grill - in the end I put the stock OEM grill back on and will likely leave it on. The replacement grills can be had for less than $100 on ebay. They are ABS plastic like the OEM part and can be easily switched out in 15 minutes.

Dranom

iTrader: (7)

Yeah just save your oem grille and get the ones on ebay.
You can paint it if you like

sajack

You could always make a plug to fit the grille, then get a sign shop to print you a stick-on badge, maybe your initials, etc.