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Old 08-07-11, 12:51 AM
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This is embarrassing, but how do you open the hood? 1990 ls400
Old 08-07-11, 06:21 AM
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drive to a local garage and ask for an oil change and watch how they open the hood.
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its below the gas and trunk releases.

it has a car with the hood up on it
Old 08-07-11, 08:59 AM
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haha!! I found the button I was stumbling around in the dark last night and expected the button to be in the normal places on most cars...... found it in the light of day! Thanks!
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The attached page is from the 1990 LS400 owners manual at http://drivers.lexus.com
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Originally Posted by Kansas
The attached page is from the 1990 LS400 owners manual at http://drivers.lexus.com
Thank you for the link! Being a newbie to Lexus this is all helping
Old 08-10-11, 09:29 PM
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Don't feel bad, I wasn't used to these newer cars when I bought it, and it took me a few days before I stopped opening the gas lid instead of the trunk or vise versa.
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