Roof Moulding for Rx 400H

[mandy3211]

Hi 

The roof moulding which sits in the recessed portion of the roof below the feet of the roof rails has gone missing from the left side of my car. Went to Lexus Guildford and was quoted £ 96 inclusive of VAT for a 2 inch by 4/5 feet of piece of rubber!!

Though the nice service guy suggested to get it from one of the salvage companies or Lexus breakers. So far no luck with eBay or the internet.

Any genuine pointers please?

Cheers.

[rayaans]

46 minutes ago, mandy3211 said:

Hi 

The roof moulding which sits in the recessed portion of the roof below the feet of the roof rails has gone missing from the left side of my car. Went to Lexus Guildford and was quoted £ 96 inclusive of VAT for a 2 inch by 4/5 feet of piece of rubber!!

Though the nice service guy suggested to get it from one of the salvage companies or Lexus breakers. So far no luck with eBay or the internet.

Any genuine pointers please?

Cheers.

Its a very specialised part so its going to be difficult to find on eBay - having said that, there is one on eBay but its the same price as what Lexus want for it.

I'd definitely recommend going to a breaker and getting it from there. The RX300, 350 and 400h ones from between 2004-2009

[mandy3211]

Thank you for the reply. And where do I find a breaker in Surrey/Hampshire etc.?

Any ideas?

[sorcerer]

The RX300 is the same body shell as the 400h and there are loads of RX300s being broken on eBay so you should have no trouble.

Linky to Ebay RX300s

EDIT - When you say you've had no luck so far with eBay, have you just been searching for the item as you normally would do for anything else on eBay? If so, that's probably why you've not found anything. You have to contact the breaker first, tell them what you want and they'll tell you the price. If the price is good for you, they then list the part and send you an email with a link in for you to 'Buy it Now'.

I know that you can't tell from most of the pictures but I'll almost guarantee that at least one of the RX300s being broken will have the bit that you want.

[steveledzep]

Try www.breakeryard.com,  they found me a few bits when I ran Saabs.  As I understand it, they are an outfit coordinating many breakers, so one request for a part is fed to many breakers.  Good luck, let us know how you get on .