How do you remove the ES 350 Grill, to replace it with another one.
 

Hello,

Today I was driving in traffic and their was a random cone in the middle of the highway. I had cars around me, this didn't let me serve. So I took the cone when I got out the car I noticed that I damaged my whole grill. Can someone tag me in another post or help me with how to replace the grill of a 2018 Lexus ES 350.

Thanks attached are the photos of my horrific experience
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Cracked Bottom lip and cracked grill can barely see, minor bottom bumper crack
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Missing tow piece

Why do you want to replace the whole grill? See if you can get a cover for the tow hook receptacle? It would be much cheaper. The other damage can barely be seen..

Sorry, I don't have specific instructions, but I do know that you need to uninstall the bumper to get access to the attachment points for the grille.

For a brand new car I'd do the same thing. Every time I'd see it I'd get annoyed. GOOD LUCK Alberto...

I agree, If it was my car and if I didn't replace the damaged grille, it would bother me every time I saw the car.

Plus, once there are cracks in the bumper and its structural integrity has been compromised, it will be susceptible to further cracking from vibration, hitting bumps, etc.

I had a similar incident about 30 years ago. I drove over some object that had just fallen from a truck. The result was a tire blowout and damage to the rocker panel on the driver's side of the car. Subsequently, I was able to make a claim on the comprehensive coverage of my insurance. What my insurance agent told me was that, if the object that I struck had stopped moving, it would be a collision coverage claim, which would have been subject to my deductible and would have been classified as a chargeable accident. However, if the object that I drove over was still moving when I drove over it, it would have been classified as a comprehensive claim. As a comprehensive claim, not only was it not a chargeable accident, but my comprehensive coverage has a $0 deductible. So, the OP might want to check with his/her insurance company. If making a claim would be considered to be a collision coverage claim, it likely would not make sense to make a claim, but, if it was covered by comprehensive coverage, making a claim might be a good option.

Just to add a bit of information, the price of a new grille, including the toe hook cover, should be somewhere around $600. A shop would add about 2 hours of labor charges to uninstall the bumper cover, replace the grille, and re-install the bumper cover. So, the bulk of the expense to have a shop replace the grille would be the cost of the part itself. Considering that, if it was my car, I'd choose to let a shop do the work, instead of trying to do it myself.

This is good information. Number one son parked his car at a shopping center and some moron placed a cart next to it. It was a windy day and - you know the rest - the cart was blown into the door panel causing scratches and a dent. Called Liberty Mutual, they came out, classified it as a collision, and the deductible kicked in. $500.00 damage, $500.00 deductible.
I canceled the policy the next day after signing with a new company. Now I know how to report these issues... Thanks Les.