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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 07:24 AM
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So what's the deal with the missing Lexus trunk badge on the F-Sports? I had to drop off mine at the dealer and noticed that my loaner DID have the trunk badge.

Strange....

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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 07:28 AM
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Can you take a picture? As I recall mine looks the same as the non F-Sports...
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by mehran888
Can you take a picture? As I recall mine looks the same as the non F-Sports...
Sure, will do after work. Even when Google image searching, I am seeing about a 50/50 mix of badge VS non-badge.

Strangest thing, I tell ya!
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 08:27 AM
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do u mean the L logo in the middle or the Lexus logo.
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 08:37 AM
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Lexus stop putting 'Lexus' on the back of their cars sold in North America starting with the 2011 model. If your loaner was a 2010 or older it would still have the 'Lexus on the trunk.

My wife's 2011 GS350 didn't have it on there.

Read more here. http://lexusenthusiast.com/2010/09/0...11-usa-models/
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 08:46 AM
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Hmm you're right. My f-sport doesn't have the written Lexus logo on the bottom left of the trunk.
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 08:53 AM
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The Lexus logo u are not gonna see that on a GS, but u might see them on a ES or IS which I have.
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by yardie876
Hmm you're right. My f-sport doesn't have the written Lexus logo on the bottom left of the trunk.
as stated by mrpartsman Lexus no longer installs the Lexus letters on the lefthand side of the trunk. IMO the Lexus logo in the middle should be enough, looks alot cleaner back there.
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 09:10 AM
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I'm guessing the pics on google of the GS with the logo present are from preproduction models.
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 09:17 AM
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or from ones not meant for North America.
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 10:08 AM
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I'm embarassed to admit I did not notice that the phrase "Lexus" was missing from the trunk until I saw this thread!
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 10:23 AM
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The loaner GS I have now is a 2013 with the "Lexus" badge on the lower left corner...
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Igor911
The loaner GS I have now is a 2013 with the "Lexus" badge on the lower left corner...
that is very rare, unless it says Lexus and the dealer name at the bottom of it , I know I have seen it in CA., where they put the Lexus of Glendale logo on the rear left, where u mentioned it.
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by mrpartsman
that is very rare, unless it says Lexus and the dealer name at the bottom of it , I know I have seen it in CA., where they put the Lexus of Glendale logo on the rear left, where u mentioned it.
Understood, but this is the same dealer I purchased mine at...and the badge looks OEM with no dealer advertisements.
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 10:40 AM
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I'm glad that they don't have it on our cars anymore. I'm thinking about taking the GS350 off too. That way I won't have to use Q tips to clean around these letters.
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