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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 01:02 PM
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So when I was washing my car for the first time I noticed that the bumper was damaged. Do you guys think that it can be fixed or does the bumper need to be replaced?

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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 01:05 PM
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where's the damage?
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 01:06 PM
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If you look closely near the IS logo on the bumper you can see a line where the bumper in indented
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 01:34 PM
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 02:29 PM
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yep. that sucks. good luck when telling your dealer that the damage was there prior to you buying it.
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 02:52 PM
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Is it really not visible?
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by MrDemon
Is it really not visible?
I see it now. That doesn't look like actual damage from something hitting it. It looks like a defect in the bumper cover. I would ask about it.
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Vivid101
This made me lmfao
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 06:28 PM
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Is that it?
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 07:55 PM
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If you just got the car, I'd take it back to the dealer and get them to replace the bumper. That looks like it may have been a manufacturing defect or happened during shipping.
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by KYLESTONES
This made me lmfao
hahaha! me, too!
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by nathantse
Is that it?
Yes it is that and it continues down vertically, I called the salesman he said there's nothing he can do, I'll take it into a different dealer and see what they say.
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by MrDemon
Yes it is that and it continues down vertically, I called the salesman he said there's nothing he can do, I'll take it into a different dealer and see what they say.
Bring it in to that dealer. Don't do anything over the phone. That way they don't have to deal with you. In person is a different story. Go in there and be like, "wtf is this this *****!?"
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 04:55 PM
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Also don't talk to the salesman. Bring it up with the service manager and/or sales manager.
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 08:00 PM
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Spoke with the sales director, told me to take it a body shop I trust and they would pay for it. Got to say Jim Falk Lexus is really determined to make there customers happy.
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