Hi, I'm looking to buy a 2014 is350 f sport, so I had a mobile mechanic inspect one since I'm not close to the dealer and there were a few smallish things that I might want to fix.
The first thing is a pretty big dent in the grill. The dealer offered to ship me a new grill for free, they said they are pretty cheap on ebay or something. Is that easy to install myself or would I need to take it to the shop? The second is the USB ports in the center console apparently have coffee spilt onto them, so is that really going to cost ~$300 to replace?(according to lexus)
The last thing is the car has a small vibration at highway speeds, and the mechanic said one of the tires might be slightly warped.
Here's some pics https://imgur.com/a/UOrwOA2
If anyone can help that would be greatly appreciated.

 

1) get the dealer to replace (grill and coffee spilt usb) all that stuff before you buy the car
2) there's a difference between cheap ebay grill vs oem.. check for proper fitment / alignment of the grill if they go the ebay route
3) yea most likely tires

don't get why dealers expect people to pick up cars that aren't ready, it's their job to have all this stuff properly fixed.. do not settle, just walk away or haggle the price down.. gl

 

that bumper has been resprayed before. check for evidence of other poor front end/chassis repairs.

that car has been beat. i'd skip it.

 

Not sure about the paint comment...granted the clear code looks odd from here, but that could be the photo quality or maybe a protective film on the bumper.

1. To replace the grill the front bumper has to be entirely removed
2. The USB port is about $130CAD...whatever that is in USD
3. A tire really can't be warped...a rim can be warped though. Maybe he meant the tire is out of round or has a belt shifted. Balancing all the wheels should reveal all as to what the issue is.

 

Where can I get the usb port for 100 bucks? lexus quoted me over 600 for the part and install... and I mean the rim not tire

 

Depends on the price, If the dealer agrees to lower the price, say 5k less and I'll probably think about buying it. Or else.. have them replace it before even thinking about buying it.

 

You can check the usual places: ebay.com, Amazon.com, megazip.net, etc....I checked a couple of them and the price seems to be around $200USD...but still better than $600.
Part number is 86190-53051

 

Is that the crash/impact bar behind the grille where the dent is? If so, that's a pretty deep dent in the steel bar, if I'm not seeing things wrong. I wouldn't touch this car, keep looking.

Also, lol at the eBay grille, what kind of dealer is this anyway?

 

I'm not sure I would buy this car, especially with the gunked-up USB ports. Kinda getting bad vibes about its previous owner.

 

It's a lexus dealer surprisingly, but I am going to keep looking.