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- Donald
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- 2021 Lexus ES300h Ultra Luxury
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- #91
You are correct, and I stand corrected. There are blanks on my Lexus next to the odometer switches and others and I have had them on other vehicles. But there isn't anything behind them.Have you ever seen
Have you ever seen "covered" buttons on any given interior panel (usually around the driver) where active button would have been on a higher trim? ... very common practice ... same principle - save money on the panels, just put a cover on places not being actively used or connected. In fact people complaint that such buttons/ places constantly reminds them that they are missing something that's availble on a higher trim. Also, not uncommon to find under those covered, not active controls, a wire harness/ bundle termination that would allow for activation (provided one checks for proper Fuse) of whatever function was supposed to be there (provided it doesn't require additional hardware such as active sensors). I have added non-native to a given trim OEM capabilities to many vehicles just by tapping on what buttons or inactive connectons are available but not actively connected. My latest example is adding OEM Fog Lights to a Nissan Frontier by using nothing but existing (but hidden) wired connections. It did require me to change the Steering Wheel mounted Stem that controlled the turning signals so that it would also have the fog lights controls. Also on the same vehicle, I added a 12v OEM output in back oif the center console by tapping on what was available from the manufacturer without any electrical ore mechanical modifications. And also on the samer vehicle, I added boith, front and rear cameras tapping on existing but inactive connections. All of these capabilities were available on higher trims but not on my trim.
But that wasn't what I believe you asked. I think your question was there unused, unconnected, not active steering wheel mounted controls ON THE STEERING WHEEL. And my response was "I've never seen a manufacturer do that. They are active or not there." Meaning NOT on the Steering Wheel. Your question wasn't about panel switch BLANKS for fog lights. That was why I provided the response I did.
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