uthorns1976 Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 I read a post somewhere from a 400h owner who was told by Lexus that installing a grille guard on a 400h would invalidate the warranty. Something to do with airflow to the HSD or airbag deployment. Comments?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexKid630 Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 I read a post somewhere from a 400h owner who was told by Lexus that installing a grille guard on a 400h would invalidate the warranty. Something to do with airflow to the HSD or airbag deployment. Comments?? ← Many think that grille guards can affect the way the airbags deploy..but i don't agree. When you're going 60mph+ on the highway, no way that piece of metal is gonna stop your front end from smashing. And i think the switches for the airbags don't exactly need the "impact". They work by the difference in speed. Like if you were going 60mph then in a split second not going at all. I have a grille gaurd on my Rx330. I'm not so sure how it affects the warranty on a 400h though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jksaa Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 I read a post somewhere from a 400h owner who was told by Lexus that installing a grille guard on a 400h would invalidate the warranty. Something to do with airflow to the HSD or airbag deployment. Comments?? ← I believe a good option is the Road Block sold by the dealer. It's a clear protector that protects the painted bumper, part of hood, side window painted surface and door edges. It's better than the grille guards because it wont cause a mismatch paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 By grille guards I think he means a metal bull bar on the front of the vehicle, not a bra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexKid630 Posted July 30, 2005 Share Posted July 30, 2005 This is an rx300 with a grille guard. http://ebay.carad.com/viewItem/viewAllPhot...listing=7768372 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uthorns1976 Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 By grille guards I think he means a metal bull bar on the front of the vehicle, not a bra. ← Right you are, Steve. Talking about metal grille guard, e.g. WAAG or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 A peice of metal in front of a car takes impact and sends it throught the car back to the passangers causeing them to move instead of the intended objective of full crumple zones in a crash which is to have the sheetmetal and other parts bend and fold to absorb the impact so the occupants don;t have to. Either protect the truck or yourself take your pick which is more important. The only ones sold by any manufacturers are ones that have break aways mounts which break off in an impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katzjamr Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Also it does more damage to the other vehicle and its occupants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexKid630 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Well after a bit of more research i have decided to take the grille guard off my Rx330. It didn't look right anyway. If it was polished stainless steel i might have reconsidered. It's not worth it. The black doesn't look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bainse Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Well after a bit of more research i have decided to take the grille guard off my Rx330. It didn't look right anyway. If it was polished stainless steel i might have reconsidered. It's not worth it. The black doesn't look good. ← Good choice, in my humble opinion. Frankly, I don't know why grill guards are even legal when driving on public roads. From what I have read, grill guards are more dangerous to the occupants of your own vehicle, clearly more dangerous to any car you hit (acts like a battering ram). And I think they make the Lexus vehicles look less "slick" anyway. Just one person's opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexKid630 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Well after a bit of more research i have decided to take the grille guard off my Rx330. It didn't look right anyway. If it was polished stainless steel i might have reconsidered. It's not worth it. The black doesn't look good. ← Good choice, in my humble opinion. Frankly, I don't know why grill guards are even legal when driving on public roads. From what I have read, grill guards are more dangerous to the occupants of your own vehicle, clearly more dangerous to any car you hit (acts like a battering ram). And I think they make the Lexus vehicles look less "slick" anyway. Just one person's opinion. ← I do like the looks of the polished stainless steel grille guards for the Rx300 though. I like it with either a blue or black rx300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uthorns1976 Posted August 1, 2005 Author Share Posted August 1, 2005 Well after a bit of more research i have decided to take the grille guard off my Rx330. It didn't look right anyway. If it was polished stainless steel i might have reconsidered. It's not worth it. The black doesn't look good. ← Good choice, in my humble opinion. Frankly, I don't know why grill guards are even legal when driving on public roads. From what I have read, grill guards are more dangerous to the occupants of your own vehicle, clearly more dangerous to any car you hit (acts like a battering ram). And I think they make the Lexus vehicles look less "slick" anyway. Just one person's opinion. ← I do like the looks of the polished stainless steel grille guards for the Rx300 though. I like it with either a blue or black rx300. ← Kid...have yours painted to match your vehicle. How would that look? My brother wants to put a center grill guard on his black 400h. At first, I thought it might look cool. After thinking about it, I don't know. Might look like a Subaru. At this point, it's a moot point because, to my knowledge, there are no grille guards for the 400h. Oh, by the way, today I had to go to the post office. Always very scary. I saw a Kia Sorento. The grille does look just like the Sport grille for the RX330. :( :( :( :( :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexKid630 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Well after a bit of more research i have decided to take the grille guard off my Rx330. It didn't look right anyway. If it was polished stainless steel i might have reconsidered. It's not worth it. The black doesn't look good. ← Good choice, in my humble opinion. Frankly, I don't know why grill guards are even legal when driving on public roads. From what I have read, grill guards are more dangerous to the occupants of your own vehicle, clearly more dangerous to any car you hit (acts like a battering ram). And I think they make the Lexus vehicles look less "slick" anyway. Just one person's opinion. ← Haven't thought of that!! ;) I do like the looks of the polished stainless steel grille guards for the Rx300 though. I like it with either a blue or black rx300. ← Kid...have yours painted to match your vehicle. How would that look? My brother wants to put a center grill guard on his black 400h. At first, I thought it might look cool. After thinking about it, I don't know. Might look like a Subaru. At this point, it's a moot point because, to my knowledge, there are no grille guards for the 400h. Oh, by the way, today I had to go to the post office. Always very scary. I saw a Kia Sorento. The grille does look just like the Sport grille for the RX330. :( :( :( :( :( ← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexKid630 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 The grille guards for the Rx330 don't fit the 400h? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexKid630 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 I wish they made a "polished stainless steel" grille guard for the Rx330 and 400h. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uthorns1976 Posted August 1, 2005 Author Share Posted August 1, 2005 The grille guards for the Rx330 don't fit the 400h? ← Based on my research, the grille guards for the RX330 will not transfer to the RX400h due to the changes for the Hybrid Synergy Drive. Here's a link to some tubular grille guards. Not sure if they are stainless or not. http://www.trucktoys4less.com/lexusrx330.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
400h4me Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 (edited) Well after a bit of more research i have decided to take the grille guard off my Rx330. It didn't look right anyway. If it was polished stainless steel i might have reconsidered. It's not worth it. The black doesn't look good. ← Good for you! It didn't look right on your car anyway. That type of grill gaurd looks like it belongs on an Explorer 4wheeling! Edited August 5, 2005 by 400h4me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 400h4me You are a new member and read the rulesso it shuold be fresh in your head. Keep the stupid comments to yourself. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
400h4me Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 400h4meYou are a new member and read the rulesso it shuold be fresh in your head. Keep the stupid comments to yourself. thank you ← LOC BAD SPELLERYou're right! I did read the rules and maybe I was insulting in my opinion about how the guard grill looked on the RX330, but it was my opinion. I will keep these opinions to myself in the future. Thank you for pointing this stupid comment out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexKid630 Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 400h4meYou are a new member and read the rulesso it shuold be fresh in your head. Keep the stupid comments to yourself. thank you ← LOC BAD SPELLERYour right! I did read the rules and maybe I was insulting in my opinion about how the guard grill looked on the RX330, but it was my opinion. I will keep these opinions to myself in the future. Thank you for pointing this stupid comment out. ← ..wait LOL what did you say anyway? i wont be insulted :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
400h4me Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 400h4meYou are a new member and read the rulesso it shuold be fresh in your head. Keep the stupid comments to yourself. thank you ← LOC BAD SPELLERYou're right! I did read the rules and maybe I was insulting in my opinion about how the guard grill looked on the RX330, but it was my opinion. I will keep these opinions to myself in the future. Thank you for pointing this stupid comment out. ← ..wait LOL what did you say anyway? i wont be insulted :P ← I said the guard grill looked ugly and by removing it.....you now show me you have class. I guess I forgot to say it was in my opinion that I didn't like the looks of...........and that came accross as a insulting and stupid comment! If in any way I hurt your feelings I apologize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexKid630 Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 400h4meYou are a new member and read the rulesso it shuold be fresh in your head. Keep the stupid comments to yourself. thank you ← LOC BAD SPELLERYou're right! I did read the rules and maybe I was insulting in my opinion about how the guard grill looked on the RX330, but it was my opinion. I will keep these opinions to myself in the future. Thank you for pointing this stupid comment out. ← ..wait LOL what did you say anyway? i wont be insulted :P ← I said the guard grill looked ugly and by removing it.....you now show me you have class. I guess I forgot to say it was in my opinion that I didn't like the looks of...........and that came accross as a insulting and stupid comment! If in any way I hurt your feelings I apologize. ← No, i don't mind LOL We all have our personal tastes!! ;) Yoy're right anyway i don't like the black grille gaurd on the 330. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
400h4me Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 400h4meYou are a new member and read the rulesso it shuold be fresh in your head. Keep the stupid comments to yourself. thank you ← LOC BAD SPELLERYou're right! I did read the rules and maybe I was insulting in my opinion about how the guard grill looked on the RX330, but it was my opinion. I will keep these opinions to myself in the future. Thank you for pointing this stupid comment out. ← ..wait LOL what did you say anyway? i wont be insulted :P ← I said the guard grill looked ugly and by removing it.....you now show me you have class. I guess I forgot to say it was in my opinion that I didn't like the looks of...........and that came accross as a insulting and stupid comment! If in any way I hurt your feelings I apologize. ← No, i don't mind LOL We all have our personal tastes!! ;) Yoy're right anyway i don't like the black grille gaurd on the 330. ← LexKid630Thank you for understanting! Now I know the rules and I won't be unkind again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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