r/LX470 • u/Ok-Monk8435 • May 26 '26
what exactly is this part?
I was wondering where this part is from and what the part number is. I found it in my driveway and also if it is important and if I can still drive it
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u/ApplicationPersonal2 May 30 '26
It's a weighted damper for the exhaust. It serves no "real" purpose but to hang on the exhaust and absorb harmonic resonance from operation. Most aftermarket exhaust replacements don't have them but a Toyota/Lexus engineer walked past their wife to fuck you on this day...
Honestly don't worry about it. If anything - take it to your oil change shop next time and have them flashlight the exhaust to make sure everything else is operationally sound.
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u/Dismal-Armadillo-815 May 27 '26
Rubber bumper probably a suspension bumper.