I think I have seen this brought up on a past thread but I am so amazed that I had to put this out there again.
I tried to buy a new radiator today for my '05 Lx from a Toyota dealer and I was told that even though they may have the same part number that if I bought it from them then they could not warranty it if it was defective. Unfortunately, the Lexus dealer wants much more money for the same part number radiator.
They say that they do not have a Lexus parts book to confirm so no joy with them. I even pulled up a screenshot of the same radiator on a Lexus dealership.
How can this be true---
I tried to buy a new radiator today for my '05 Lx from a Toyota dealer and I was told that even though they may have the same part number that if I bought it from them then they could not warranty it if it was defective. Unfortunately, the Lexus dealer wants much more money for the same part number radiator.
They say that they do not have a Lexus parts book to confirm so no joy with them. I even pulled up a screenshot of the same radiator on a Lexus dealership.
How can this be true---