Access Hatch Asymmetry - Trivial!

[johnatg]

The other day I discovered that my nearside foglight was loose - turns out that some previous owner numpty had broken the side of it where there's a bolt to lock it in to the bumper moulding (probably in trying to change the bulb) To get at it, I had to remove the bumper. Anyway I fixed it with araldite and filler and took the opportunity to clean up the bulb entry area etc (ally corrosion around the bulb holder)

In doing this, I noticed that there is an access hatch in the undertray just under the nearside (left hand) foglight. (actually, my hatch was missing but I made a new one with ally mesh and filler).

But - there isn't a matching hatch on the offside.

The only way to access the rear of the right hand foglight is to remove (or at least loosen a substantial section of) the bumper.

Can anyone offer a plausible explanation as to why there's a nearside hatch but no offside one?

[Ishaq]

Hi John, I have been meaning to upgrade my fog light bulbs to LED ones for a while but can't be bothered to take the whole bumper off..this really puts me off.

I know that you can access the drivers side by taking off the wheel inner arch. The left is easy as you mentioned due to the hatch on the under tray.

Check this video on Car Care Kiosk: http://www.carcarekiosk.com/video/2006_Lexus_IS250_2.5L_V6/lights/foglamp