bmaez

Could you please send or post photos of the rear view of your car with a hitch installed.

If you have the saddle interior could you post photos that show the interior and exterior color? I can only think of a drivers door open view showing the side of the car and interior.

Thanks.


Also, can you not get the appearance package on the AWD?

MBear12

We have a 2011 RX350 with an aftermarket hitch and the saddle interior...my wife is out of state this week with that car and will be back this Saturday. I will get some photos to you ...would you like them emailed to you.

kunzman

Dealer installed the Lexus hitch receiver and wiring. Ask them to also install the plastic under cover with the notch already molded versus sloppily cutting the existing cover.





I bought an aluminum hitch and stainless ball. Looks better and won't rust.

kunzman

Alumistinger 2" Drop Aluminum Hitch Ball Mount 8000Lb W/ 2" Stainless Ball by Andersen Manufacturing

kunzman

This was what they originally had done to install the receiver, but I complained because it looked ratty and the cutout was excessively large.





Here's the part with the premolded cutout. Ask for this one versus cutting the original one.

kunzman

The cover with the proper molded cutout is shown here:
http://lexus.sewellparts.com/oem-cat...X350-2013.html

It's part number 587240E040.

bmaez

Great info kunzman.....thanks

m1964

587240E040
PROTECTOR, LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT SIDE COVER, NO.2 (W/ 3500 LB CAPACITY TOW PACKAGE) $295.89

Ouch

SeventyGTX

Would the cover with the cutout automatically come with a car with the towing prep package? We just ordered a 2015 with that package, but no hitch.

kunzman

Mine was ordered with the factory towing package and dealer installed hitch. They went the route of cutting out the existing cover but I complained that the cutout was excessively large and sloppy looking. I asked them to supply another cover and I would install and cutout to my liking on my own. They happily agreed. I picked up the cover two weeks later and took it home. When I went to install it low and behold it already had the proper cutout in it! I checked and there are two different part numbers, Knowing this you could probably order the hitch installed but specify you want the correct cover upfront by giving them the part number. You can also show them my picture and explain you don't want the sloppy cutout done.

kunzman

If you didn't order the hitch then you will get the cover without a cutout for sure.

kunzman

Lucky for me they didn't charge me for it, but then again I had just got a rew RX from them.
Besides the cutout they did looked so bad there was really no arguing with me.

kunzman

The trailer wiring connector ends up being hard to reach, so I added one of these to the end of it to extend it down a bit making it easier to connect the trailer wire.

Invincible Marine Trailer Light Circuit Tester, 4-Way In-Line https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007ZZHYNY..._clHmub1YAVJ0A

SeventyGTX

Odd, you would think if you order a tow "prep" package, it would automatically come with the cover ready for the hitch. I guess they figure if you never get a hitch, you would have a big hole there. Not sure I will ever have a reason for a hitch, as I also have my F150 with factory tow package.

kunzman

With some care and tin snips the regular cover could be cutout neat enough to look acceptable. I didn't like the fact they used a die grinder which left a melted edge and made the cutout 3X as big as it needed to be. That being said, they recovered by supplying me with the proper cover free of charge. Took me 15 minutes to swap it out.