I was trying to get the power steering cover off to adjust my headlights following this post http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums...15#entry317571, but I didn't know how to get the cover off. So after twisting the 5 little bugs holding them in place and getting frustrated I ended up tearing the cover off thinking it must have been one of those pop in out things. Anyways I lost all the pegs, but one of them and its broken. So did I just break my warranty? Can I drive without the cover? What should I do now? Can I buy the pegs. Please help?

 

Add to my frustration, I wan still not able to adjust my headlights because I can't find screw A (neither can my friends) and the idea about adjusting the Aim Arm by the right rear tire is great if someone actual wants to explain how to do it a little more in depth then just use lot of duct tape to tape it in place. Sorry I'm just a little annoyed and buzzed. lol

So can I still drive my car? Will a toyota dealer have that part? theirs one 15 minutes from where I live.

 

Void your warranty? No... well.. with the exception of the parts you just broke.
I'd have another beer, get some sleep and go get the parts you need to fix it in the morning. Skip the DIY until you have some tools and a Haynes manual in your possession.
BTW, do you have HID on your RX? That link was for people with HID adjusting to get a higher cutoff, which from someone with 3 HID cars I can't see the advantage of...

 

I also broke those pegs things that hold the power steering cover on, but I managed to just jam them back enough to hold the cover back on, I then took it in for an oil change and the dealer had changed out those pegs with new screw in type pegs which are wayyyyyyyyyyyyy better and they never charged me That wont void your warrenty btw.

 

Man, should have asked us first before you ripped it out. All you have to do is push the center pin down on that push pin tab and then pull the tab out. It is really that simple. Anyway, no big deal aside from the twisted plastic cover. Just go to the dealer and get new pins tabs. My dealer has lost my original ones over the course of service and I noticed they replaced some of them with flat pin tabs. Anyway, sorry to hear about your frustration.

 

Yeah I a pretty impulsive. You think I can still drive it or should I drive another car to the dealer to get the pegs? Its about an hour away.

Its sitting in the truck for now. Should I just place back under the hood for now without the pegs.

 

set it aside until you get the pegs. no use having it rattle around until then. the broken pegs may not be covered by warranty since you busted them but as you can see, they are insignificant cheap little gadgets. can't imagine they cost much and your dealer may give them to you. you don't have to tell them why you were trying to take the cover off, just that they broke when you did. no worries on future warranty issues.

look at post #9 on this thread for how the handle the push clips.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=216004

 

It is my understanding that this is cosmetic only. If you don't want the cover, leave it off. Otherwise, buy replacement parts (you may need a second mortgage to buy them ) and put things back together. We all make mistakes! I was mowing my lawn one day and got to close to the fender of my wife's convertible. Oops. New turn signal housing.

 

Odds are the cover is designed to reduce the sound of the motor along with being a nice cosmetic overlay. I would make sure to fix it. When you go to sell it'll raise some eyebrows if it's missing.

 

I just the pins replaced at a total cost of $25. That means each pin is worth like $5 or more dollars. Those are some expensive bits of plastic.

 

No!! being impulsive is expensive.

 

well yeah, but at $5 per those are some magic pins. tech at my dealer does refer to the whole assembly as a sound shield. i refer to it as that thing i have to take off before i can do anything. but i always put it back

 

I went to my dealer and ask for those rivits, and the service guy just gave me a hand full for free.

 

I didn't go to my real dealer, because I was afraid of the warranty. I just walked into Lexus parts at another dealer never been to and asked for the little clips he wanted to look me up by phone # so I gave him a fake one. I guess I shouldn't have paid with credit car. lol

 

uh......you really need to go to the sema site and read what constitutes a warranty claim not being honored. this is not remotely close. about a year ago a door tweeter blew out and the dealer tried to charge me for it, because i had a aftermarket system (subs,amps,caps, and wiring all over the car), they claimed it caused the tweeter to blow out, i told them no way since the system was professionally installed and had all the proper fuses and grounded properly. they gave up and fixed it under warranty.