NoiseFree

I managed to drop a tiny metal piece just to the right of my front seat in the narrow crevice there.
It connects to a bicycle valve so you can pump air into the tire.

Short of removing the seat, does anyone know how I can recover this piece?

E46CT

magnet tool. go to any auto parts store. or slide seat forward and raise it to see and get it using your hands.

Shaboom

That magnet tool worked for me, too.

dezymond

Magnetic extension wand

tfischer

That crevasse in the ES is the most inaccessible of any of the cars I have owned. After a few bad experiences, I got the "Drop Stop," which is a "seat gap filler." It fits the ES perfectly, does not get in the way of the seat belt catch. It's for sale on Amazon, of course.
I consider it an ounce of prevention.

july1988

I always ask my kids or my female ladies, those with with tiny hands, to snake down, feel, find and retrieve my phone and my keys LOL

BlainePDX

Something like that is pretty much a must-have for this car IMO. Ever since I lost some change down the left side of the drivers seat (some of which will probably be there for the life of the car), I've tucked some small microfiber towels into those gaps to keep from losing things. It's nice to have them handy anyway. They saved me from dropping some food down there during my last road trip.

dezymond

I agree. Our 2013 GS had it from the factory and I wish Lexus put it across their lineup. Really couldn't cost them that much more to add as a feature of the car...

NoiseFree

Well there was a happy ending for my lost item.

A couple of days ago I managed to drop a $2 coin down the gap.
I immediately went to the back seat and stuck my head down there to see what I could do.

Lo and behold without too much hand-searching, up sprung three items!
My first lost item, a candy, and my $2 coin!

They were all sitting together, under the seat in the back right corner.
Not sure how that happened, but it's worth a look.

UltraLux22

For this purpose, you can use a small vacuum hose attachment with some pantyhose or a very thin sock. I've used small hose attachments designed for automotive use, and they work well, especially for non-metallic items where you can't use a magnet. It's always amusing finding small treasures or dried-up French Fries in the little crevices—it's almost like a mini scavenger hunt!

hotwings

work great too

NoiseFree

But the problem I was having until a couple of days ago was that I couldn't see where the item was.

hotwings

I think @tfischer has the right solution with the

mmatheny

Do they only come in black (Drop Stop)?

Wooky

That's a pretty smart idea.. adding a screen to catch items vacuumed up. Thanks for that tip