2008 Lexus LS 600 washer nozzle
11-13-17, 06:41 PM
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Lexus Test Driver
11-13-17, 06:48 PM
#3
Lexus Test Driver
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...2007-2017-178/
11-14-17, 02:54 PM
#4
Pole Position
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2008-2009-L...9ZCpR7&vxp=mtr
You can also check the following site for new OEM parts.
https://www.mylparts.com/auto-parts/...nts-front-scat
06-22-21, 04:14 AM
#5
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: I was faced with the same issue. I found at least two sources for the plastic-chrome covers WITH the small black nozzle plugs included … and a number of sources for the ENTIRE squirter assembly (either LH or RH) WITH the plastic-chrome cover & small black nozzle plug included … either way priced at around $20.
THE DETAILS: I recently purchased a 2007 Lexus LS460 with 119k miles. The selling dealership's pre-delivery checklist listed the headlamp washers as "not operable." Eventually, I've gotten around to looking into that.
Functioning properly on the passenger's side, but nothing happening on the driver's side. I discovered that the prior owner also had somehow lost, on the driver's side only, both the plastic-chrome cover and small black nozzle plug shown in the pictures here. (I am going to guess that the pressure of the washer fluid expelling against the small black nozzle plug actually expelled the nozzle plug and the cover that was attached to it, both probably left laying somewhere on some highway.)
So he/she used some adhesive putty to plug up entirely the hole for the small black nozzle plug and adhered a small scrap of plastic-chrome (that was about the right size & shape) on top of that with (a lot) more adhesive putty. All of that was keeping the driver's side squirter arm from extending or expelling any fluid. I pulled off the scrap of plastic-chrome and pulled out all the adhesive putty … and found that the squirter arm now extended properly and that it did expel fluid. (A LOT of fluid, like you had turned a faucet on, when you don't have the small black nozzle plug installed.)
The plastic faux-chrome covers do have Toyota part numbers, 85356-50030 (driver's side) & 85356-50035 (passenger's side). Their description is simply "*** Std. Part" and the dealership price is about $15 each. (I saw someone on eBay trying to make a living selling them for $35 each.) As the OP said, they do NOT come with the small black nozzle plug. The small black nozzle plug serves two purposes, (1) it plugs the front of the squirter/actuator arm so that washer fluid does not squirt straight out the hole where the nozzle plug fits-in and (2) it is the mounting-point for the plastic-chrome cover. Other sources, as well as my reading of the appropriate parts explosion, confirm that, as the OP says, there is NO Toyota part number for this small black nozzle plug. So, as far as Lexus & the dealership is concerned, the small black nozzle plug is available (only) as part of the entire squirter/actuator assembly. The Toyota part number for THOSE assemblies, btw, are 85208-50030 (driver's side) & 85207-50030 (passenger's side), "Actuator Sub-Assy, Headlamp Washer," priced at about $350 at the dealership.
All that in general agreement with what the OP has already said. I assume both he, as well as the prior owner of my vehicle, were told by the Lexus dealership that this is a $600 repair … $350 for the entire squirter/actuator assembly plus an hour or two of dealership-priced labor to install it. So my prior owner went with adhesive putty & scrap plastic-chrome instead.
I found two aftermarket sources selling the PAIR of plastic-chrome covers WITH the two small black nozzles plugs included. One at Amazon for $17: https://amzn.to/3zF4RN4 , the other on eBay (out of China) for $19: https://ebay.to/3gRyZMO . I went with Amazon, not only to not have to wait a month, not only because you have 30 days to Amazon-return no questions asked, but because you can't return anything bought on eBay back to China since the mailing costs are sky-high.The black nozzle plugs delivered from Amazon DO have those little clip/extensions on the end (that the OEM part apparently does not).
I found multiple aftermarket sources for the ENTIRE squirter/actuator assemblies WITH the plastic-chrome covers & small black nozzle plugs included, both on Amazon and eBay. You could just cannibalize the cover & nozzle plug from one of these, need be, and toss the assembly. Here are several exemplar eBay sources for a driver's side assembly, all USA shippers: https://ebay.to/2TR5zq7 , https://ebay.to/3wJiAR8 , https://ebay.to/3iY6j7v , https://ebay.to/3vHXwcl . The price, for the ONE SIDE, at those sources is about $16.50 - $19.00 with free shipping. There were listings with higher prices, but what's the difference, since they surely all originated from the same Chinese factory.
If you want to try to find more/other aftermarket sources … for either the covers with nozzle plugs … or the entire assemblies … searching using the aforementioned Toyota part numbers should find whatever is out there.
To install, first I checked for fit for the plastic-chrome cover, to make sure it was not oversized and needing some filing or such to make it fit. It didn't. This works best if you install the small black nozzle plug by itself first. That makes it easier to see that you have applied sufficient & correct pressure to snap the small black nozzle plug fully into place. I ran a drop of ordinary white Elmer's Glue around the lip between the two rectangular parts of the small black nozzle plug before I inserted it; I figured that will help it stay on ... and yet ordinary white Elmer's won't be too difficult to defeat should I want to ever pull the small black nozzle plug off again. THEN I snapped the plastic-chrome cover onto the small black nozzle plug. I found that the black nozzle plug snapped VERY tightly into the plastic-chrome cover; no need for glue any there.
THE DETAILS: I recently purchased a 2007 Lexus LS460 with 119k miles. The selling dealership's pre-delivery checklist listed the headlamp washers as "not operable." Eventually, I've gotten around to looking into that.
Functioning properly on the passenger's side, but nothing happening on the driver's side. I discovered that the prior owner also had somehow lost, on the driver's side only, both the plastic-chrome cover and small black nozzle plug shown in the pictures here. (I am going to guess that the pressure of the washer fluid expelling against the small black nozzle plug actually expelled the nozzle plug and the cover that was attached to it, both probably left laying somewhere on some highway.)
So he/she used some adhesive putty to plug up entirely the hole for the small black nozzle plug and adhered a small scrap of plastic-chrome (that was about the right size & shape) on top of that with (a lot) more adhesive putty. All of that was keeping the driver's side squirter arm from extending or expelling any fluid. I pulled off the scrap of plastic-chrome and pulled out all the adhesive putty … and found that the squirter arm now extended properly and that it did expel fluid. (A LOT of fluid, like you had turned a faucet on, when you don't have the small black nozzle plug installed.)
The plastic faux-chrome covers do have Toyota part numbers, 85356-50030 (driver's side) & 85356-50035 (passenger's side). Their description is simply "*** Std. Part" and the dealership price is about $15 each. (I saw someone on eBay trying to make a living selling them for $35 each.) As the OP said, they do NOT come with the small black nozzle plug. The small black nozzle plug serves two purposes, (1) it plugs the front of the squirter/actuator arm so that washer fluid does not squirt straight out the hole where the nozzle plug fits-in and (2) it is the mounting-point for the plastic-chrome cover. Other sources, as well as my reading of the appropriate parts explosion, confirm that, as the OP says, there is NO Toyota part number for this small black nozzle plug. So, as far as Lexus & the dealership is concerned, the small black nozzle plug is available (only) as part of the entire squirter/actuator assembly. The Toyota part number for THOSE assemblies, btw, are 85208-50030 (driver's side) & 85207-50030 (passenger's side), "Actuator Sub-Assy, Headlamp Washer," priced at about $350 at the dealership.
All that in general agreement with what the OP has already said. I assume both he, as well as the prior owner of my vehicle, were told by the Lexus dealership that this is a $600 repair … $350 for the entire squirter/actuator assembly plus an hour or two of dealership-priced labor to install it. So my prior owner went with adhesive putty & scrap plastic-chrome instead.
I found two aftermarket sources selling the PAIR of plastic-chrome covers WITH the two small black nozzles plugs included. One at Amazon for $17: https://amzn.to/3zF4RN4 , the other on eBay (out of China) for $19: https://ebay.to/3gRyZMO . I went with Amazon, not only to not have to wait a month, not only because you have 30 days to Amazon-return no questions asked, but because you can't return anything bought on eBay back to China since the mailing costs are sky-high.The black nozzle plugs delivered from Amazon DO have those little clip/extensions on the end (that the OEM part apparently does not).
I found multiple aftermarket sources for the ENTIRE squirter/actuator assemblies WITH the plastic-chrome covers & small black nozzle plugs included, both on Amazon and eBay. You could just cannibalize the cover & nozzle plug from one of these, need be, and toss the assembly. Here are several exemplar eBay sources for a driver's side assembly, all USA shippers: https://ebay.to/2TR5zq7 , https://ebay.to/3wJiAR8 , https://ebay.to/3iY6j7v , https://ebay.to/3vHXwcl . The price, for the ONE SIDE, at those sources is about $16.50 - $19.00 with free shipping. There were listings with higher prices, but what's the difference, since they surely all originated from the same Chinese factory.
If you want to try to find more/other aftermarket sources … for either the covers with nozzle plugs … or the entire assemblies … searching using the aforementioned Toyota part numbers should find whatever is out there.
To install, first I checked for fit for the plastic-chrome cover, to make sure it was not oversized and needing some filing or such to make it fit. It didn't. This works best if you install the small black nozzle plug by itself first. That makes it easier to see that you have applied sufficient & correct pressure to snap the small black nozzle plug fully into place. I ran a drop of ordinary white Elmer's Glue around the lip between the two rectangular parts of the small black nozzle plug before I inserted it; I figured that will help it stay on ... and yet ordinary white Elmer's won't be too difficult to defeat should I want to ever pull the small black nozzle plug off again. THEN I snapped the plastic-chrome cover onto the small black nozzle plug. I found that the black nozzle plug snapped VERY tightly into the plastic-chrome cover; no need for glue any there.
Last edited by DrQuality; 06-29-21 at 09:21 PM.
06-22-21, 05:26 AM
#6
The previous owner of my car lost the passenger side and someone just glued the bumper colored cover back on. I wonder if this is just something that happens with these?
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