I'm talking about the silver pipe that runs in front of the radiator... it's circled in red below...

 

Wouldn't that be a "cooling pipe" of some sort for the transmission?

I thought manuals didn't have them, but with it being a low-cost vehicle they might have them installed on all the vehicles to save time...

 

yeah, whatever it is could use a spray of flat black, eh?

 

:oops: Could you get a better picture, maybe one with out the grill in the way? From the way it looks, with out seeing it in person, it would be hard to guess what it is. Where does it look like it goes? Comes from? Is it part of the radiator?

 

i dont know.......but i wonder if one is on the xb......ill be right back........

 

Yes there is..... :D

Did I save u a trip to your car?? :D :D

 

sure did, thanks........... :D

 

I believe it's a line to the cooler for either the A/C system or tranny. Most likely AC, cuz i think trannies usually use rubber hoses...

 

it's for the A/C.

 

I hate that thing. . . so ugly.

Even the Lexus IS300 has that eyesore. . .

 

I was thinking of covering it with some black wire tubing but I'm worried that I'll decrease the airflow and make it heat up causing the AC or trans to break...

The tubing is rated to 122F and the tube doesn't get that hot but it may once I cover it...

I don't have any better pictures, It doesn't look like it's part of the radiator, my guess was the AC or tranny... either way, it needs to be black very badly...

It drives me crazy, whenever I look at the front end, it's the first thing I notice now...