Is Something Missing From The Spare Tire Area?
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Right. Let's keep this thread going until someone knows what this is all about. Thanks for confirming that yours looks like mine. Did you get a wheel lock key thingie like all of my prior Lexi had? This one seems to NOT come with that. (Which is OK, but I'd like confirmation that it's not just me.)
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Mine does not have wheel locks either.
My salesman said something about the empty space near the spare tire possibly being a space for a flashlight and that maybe other countries required that - at the time it didn’t seem like he had a clue though.
My salesman said something about the empty space near the spare tire possibly being a space for a flashlight and that maybe other countries required that - at the time it didn’t seem like he had a clue though.
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Thanks for confirming the No wheel locks thing. As I said, that was a PITA anyway and I have much bigger car risks than having my wheels stolen.
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Interesting. But if the hybrid isn’t to be towed I would think there’d be big “DO NO TOW” stickers somewhere, probably right there in the spare tire compartment.
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Here is an older post. It looks like Lexus stopped adding front tow hooks to the RXs awhile back.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...s-anymore.html
Here is another older post:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...ack-trunk.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...s-anymore.html
Here is another older post:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...ack-trunk.html
Last edited by Dhill; Jan 16, 2023 at 01:02 PM.
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Here is an older post. It looks like Lexus stopped adding front tow hooks to the RXs awhile back.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...s-anymore.html
Here is another older post:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...ack-trunk.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...s-anymore.html
Here is another older post:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...ack-trunk.html
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Maybe it varies by market, or the part gets used in other vehicles, creating new dies is expensive. Odds are, if it's used anywhere else, it is probably cheaper to produce one part than vehicle specific parts.
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