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Is My IS The Only One Without a Light Under The Hood?

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Old 06-01-07, 11:34 AM
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Question Is My IS The Only One Without a Light Under The Hood?

I think the title says it all.

Did they forget to put it on mine or are they all like that? Does Lexus think that no one will ever need to look under their hood when it's dark? Or do they just assume we'd rather hold our own flashlight?

Not sure if this has been covered before.

Every time I pop my hood to clean, I notice this.

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No light in mine...
Old 06-01-07, 12:02 PM
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mine only has a light in the daytime.
Old 06-01-07, 12:04 PM
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um....... ok
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Originally Posted by supaIS350
mine only has a light in the daytime.
Now that's a good one!
Old 06-01-07, 12:17 PM
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I am sorry (this is my first high end car. Had a Civic befor) but is this a Joke I never see a factory light under the hood.
Old 06-01-07, 01:18 PM
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never seen one before. does any car has it?
Old 06-01-07, 01:28 PM
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No light here.
Old 06-01-07, 01:29 PM
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huh??????????? light under the hood? that would be cool, but no the is doesnt have a light under the hood
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My '93 Mazda MX-6 V6 had a really crappy light under the hood. It was all the way towards the windshield and it didnt do much.
Old 06-01-07, 02:11 PM
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I don't know what kind of cars you guy have driven in the past but we have nine cars (Mercedes, Acura, Lexus, Honda, Chevy, Scion) in my household and the only one that has a light is the Suburban. Think about it the Suburban is a unreliable car after 100k miles and all of the other cars, well are just so easy to maintian. What is are scheduled tune-up at for our cars? 120k? I mean how often will you pop your hood at night.
Old 06-01-07, 02:21 PM
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My 89 5.0 LX has a lite under the hood and my 07 Lexus DOSENT!?! OMG... well then that settles it, im gonna have to trade in my is350 for a yaris now...
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Originally Posted by supaIS350
mine only has a light in the daytime.
LOL... ROFLMAO
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Considering all the plastic covering the engine, I don't think Lexus WANTS you to look under the hood.......
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^ That would make sense, except the owners' manual tells you how to remove the engine covers.


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