bornking

Hi,

I drive a 2000 LS400 and I am missing a small piece of my center air vent. (see green area in pic).
Apparently others have lost it too (I can't find it without taking apart the whole front of the car.

Question:

Will the same part from a 1995-1997+ fit?
If you look at the 1995-1997 it looks almost the same but no wood trim.

Can anyone help?

Cheers!

billydpowe

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NO the 95-97 are different.... and you cant go and buy that part just do a search it has been covered many times, even by me..

bornking

I can use some help with the search queries.
I tried center air vent...and HVAC...

bornking

Ok I searched:
Center Console
Center Air
Center HVAC
Center air Vent
and many combinations therein.

Can someone help me please, I have replicated a rubber part to fit in its place but its red and ugly and I'm no fabricator.

Thanks!

billydpowe

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BK, a search will not help you at this point, that is why no one has come forward.... yours is broke and you CANT buy the pieces, and the complete assembly is outrageous.. one person did glue his back together and made it work... your best bet is to find one in a salvage yard or someone parting 98-2000 out

bornking

My missing piece is still in one piece but I can't find it.
I guess I am looking for someone to part out their car, or if they have access to a 98-00 LS400 in a scrapyard to help out because when I call junkyards here about an LS400 they laugh at me and say the car is too reliable to be in a scrap yard :P

billydpowe

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here is a link
http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums...fins-98-ls400/

and this might help
http://www.automotix.net/20110715-used-lexus-parts.html

I think the # 55660-50050 sewell REGISTEREO ASSEMBLY INSTR 1 / 0 786.20 483.51

bornking

Wow great! Thank you! I will look into it asap!

billydpowe

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https://www.partrequest.com/parts/19...xus+ls400+dash

http://www.theautochannel.com/autopa...s400items.html

good luck, I am through....

mappo

Try contacting this ebay seller and ask him if he's still got the center vent. He's parting out a very complete-looking 99.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/99-LEXUS-LS4...-/350972465030

bornking

You guys are awesome, I already sent the seller a query.
Wish me luck!

bradland

Hopefully you have solved your problem since the last post in Jan.

I recently had a similar situation and ended up making the piece from some plastic edge binding. I took the piece from the other vent to match for size and surprisingly it works! I had a feeling, at the time, I should be taking pics and documenting the process but I didn't.

Feel free to email me, bradland@gmail.com, if you need details or have questions about the process.

PureDrifter

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I would like to see the directions here rather than by request

bornking

Instructions:

1. Remove the air vent assembly, making sure to remember the upper middle portion is connected with a metal thingamajig that needs to be pressed in on both sides to release (see other posts).

2. Disassemble the vent assembly CAREFULLY and isolate the little plastic thingamabob that we want to replicate (like the one in the picture on the original post above).

3. Take it to a 3d printer, and bargain!!!! They shouldn't charge more than $20 as it takes less than 30 minutes to scan and $0.10 of materials to print.

4. Ask them to print off several in both directions.

Done and Done.