So while waxing my car today I was polishing the body panel right below the right rear light. It absolutely squeaks like crazy by barely touching it, while the left side seems very quiet , even when you push on it. Obviously it is a fiberglass type of material that is flexible, but it creaks like crazy when just wiping it down. Is this an easy fix by the dealer. I know you can’t hear anything while driving, it is still annoying anytime you detail the car.

 

It is mostly held on with clips. You can try tightening the screw behind the fender lining or spray plastic-safe Teflon lubricant into the joint and gently push on it to work the lubricant into the creaking area. Any residue on the exterior is harmless and can be washed off.

 

considering most of our panel's arent even metal but carbon fiber composite w/ a plastic overlay, no wonder it all squeaks when you push it.

 

Diagram of clips (dashed circles). Even the pressure of someone leaning up against the panel is enough to cause the clips to start squeaking.

 

The LC500 body isn't carbon fiber. That was the LFA.

 

The LCs Body is:

 

Is the LC susceptible to door dings? I would think the construction of the car would make it a little more difficult for painless dent removal

 

Mine does the same thing on the rear passenger side.
I have not tried to fix it or mention it to dealer yet.

 

Thanks kirkd1, feel better it is not only mine. Very minor issue, but funny how 1 side squeaks and the other side is silent.

 

Yes, I agree, I have had the car four weeks and finding it odd that when wiping it down with very little pressure it creeks and squeaks a bit. I will post again after my visit to the dealership in a couple of weeks.

 

where you find the diagrams? Is this from the service manual?

 

That is from the Lexus repair manual, when buying a CPO Lexus the dealership doesn't have time to do as thorough inspection of the car as I want. Nobody knows how the previous owner treated the car. I don't trust the dealerships to work on interior and exterior trim without making something worse. This is from years of experience on both new and used cars. Thus with every Lexus I buy, no matter how new ('22 w/ 6,500 miles) I get the manual and do the work myself. Mechanical components I leave to the dealership as I don't have the space or tools.

 

could you share where I could get a copy? thanks.

 

Factorymanuals.net It's a big zip file whose index is web based with lots of links to the individual PDFs in the file so it can be a pain in the ### on an iPad, though on PC at least you can go back without having to open the index again.