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Old Jul 27, 2024 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by gdurhamski

This is the transmission cooler

Thanks for the pictures!
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Old Jul 27, 2024 | 02:15 PM
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Hope someday the parts will be available and we can retrofit into our cars
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Old Jul 27, 2024 | 04:07 PM
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My 2024 Bespoke non-IE has the same trans cooler that goes directly to a small radiator in front of the main radiator. Took this picture last night.

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Old Jul 27, 2024 | 04:23 PM
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Confirmed. If this is the trans cooler, then my ‘24 bespoke has it too.

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Old Jul 27, 2024 | 04:27 PM
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Confirmed. If this is the trans cooler, then my ‘24 bespoke has it too.
based on the above schematic, that’s the transmission cooler
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Old Jul 27, 2024 | 04:32 PM
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Can anyone with a nonbespoke and non IS check theirs? We might not be looking at the right thing here. There’s no literature on bespoke having the trans cooler. And there’s very little info about the IS having it.
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Old Jul 27, 2024 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by NickL
Can anyone with a nonbespoke and non IS check theirs? We might not be looking at the right thing here. There’s no literature on bespoke having the trans cooler. And there’s very little info about the IS having it.
Here's mine. Admittedly, I have no idea what I'm looking at. Is the trans cooler the silver box with multiple horizontal lines? Non-bespoke, with the sports package manufactured in May 2024.


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Old Jul 27, 2024 | 06:49 PM
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Here's mine. Admittedly, I have no idea what I'm looking at. Is the trans cooler the silver box with multiple horizontal lines? Non-bespoke, with the sports package manufactured in May 2024.

yes that’s the transmission cooling block, per the schematic in the thread. The horizontal lines are cooling fins.
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Old Jul 27, 2024 | 06:53 PM
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Yeah. It’s basically look like a large heat sink.
I’m trying to find the radiator on the side but it’s hard to see without taking the bumper off.
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Old Jul 27, 2024 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by NickL
Yeah. It’s basically look like a large heat sink.
I’m trying to find the radiator on the side but it’s hard to see without taking the bumper off.
I was trying to look thru the grill to see if I could see the extra radiator too but couldn't see anything without being more invasive. So it seems recent builds have transmission coolers standard? Very interesting!
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Old Jul 27, 2024 | 07:07 PM
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I was trying to look thru the grill to see if I could see the extra radiator too but couldn't see anything without being more invasive. So it seems recent builds have transmission coolers standard? Very interesting!
I have very happy that Lexus did this and I have it on my car. It’s a just might need it someday. Who knows.
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Old Jul 27, 2024 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by gdurhamski
I have very happy that Lexus did this and I have it on my car. It’s a just might need it someday. Who knows.
Yours is a ‘24 inspiration series. It supposed to have it. What’s surprising that some of us ‘24 model have it.
I’m going to remove the wheel well liner tomorrow to see if I can find the radiator. It should be right behind that. Too late now.
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Old Jul 27, 2024 | 07:27 PM
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I found the cooling block. Now I need to find the radiator. Should be right behind the passenger wheel well. Wish Lexus is more clear as to what comes with the vehicle we purchased.


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Old Jul 27, 2024 | 08:12 PM
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You folks need to review the info on the first page

Lou

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Old Jul 27, 2024 | 08:13 PM
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I think this transmission cooler is standard in all LC500. And that the separate radiator is the differentiator between the IS series that has it and rest of the LC500 that does not.
These trans coolers are pretty common on eBay. this one is from a wrecked 2018.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/13495708986...saAq9vEALw_wcB
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