I was installing new bulbs in my headlights yesterday and when I took off the air intake lower box and the air inlet, I noticed there was a long black rectangular piece of styrofoam. It was wedged in between the frame of the car and the top of the radiator. Half of it was twisted so it was partly hanging down in front of the radiator? Is this supposed to be here?



I found it in the area below the frame in the red circle.

 

Any thoughts? Has anyone noticed this?

 

A close up picture would help

 

Had some time today to snap some pics of what I'm talking about.

 

Mine definitely does not have that lol

 

Maybe to keep out dirt and small rock. I would leave where it is.

 

Haha, okay. I didn't think it should have been there, so I took it out. I have no idea how that got there or when it was put there.

 

It wasn't even glue in; it was just wedged there. And half of it was covering the top part of the radiator, which I presume isn't supposed to be covered.

 

I also do not have this styrofoam in my 2012, but it looks like either someone was trying to cure a vibration or do some weather-sealing.

 

I don't have it either. I'd take it out just so it doesn't come loose and get wrapped up in the pulleys.

 

It looks like the pieces of foam that are attached to the radiator, they're there to help prevent airflow from going around the radiator, but they're not super important. They're held on with an adhesive, and only available with a new radiator from Lexus (aftermarket radiators don't typically have them).

I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Jeff

 

Cool, thanks for all your replies! I took it out just so it won't come loose and get shredded in the engine bay.