Silver Engine Cover
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Silver Engine Cover
Earlier this year I was having my coolant leak repair rechecked and somehow the black side covers and the silver engine cover "mysteriously" got scratched. Long story short they ordered new covers and are now telling me that the silver engine cover that came on the 2008 is no longer availabe and has been relplaced with the black one that is on the later models. Can anyone atest to this or is this just another line of dealership B.S. ? I also asked if they had done any of the ELF recalls and they told me that they had done several. I will be asking to speak the tech that will be performing this when I go to drop my car off.
lol sounds exactly like the same situation my buddy PiusGS went through at our local lexus dealership.. it also "mysteriously" got scratched on top of a few other broken plastic parts during a recall and maintenance job.. the worst part was they were never going to mention anything until he removed the engine over to notice broken pieces…after going back and forth with the dealership, they ordered him a valve cover for his 09 but ended up with the newer black model one too...It looks better IMO
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I actually painted my silver engine cover SGM to match the body colour.
Doesn't look that different to the new darker version they are offering you.
Just depends on the colour of your car I guess. Darker works for SGM or black or red IMO.
Will dig out a photo of mine in a sec.
Doesn't look that different to the new darker version they are offering you.
Just depends on the colour of your car I guess. Darker works for SGM or black or red IMO.
Will dig out a photo of mine in a sec.
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