Lexus IS Front Bumper: Fitment, Sensors & Common Damage

A genuinely honest finding: a single sensor part is often a fraction of the total dealer quote, since labour to remove and refit the bumper accounts for the bulk of the bill — plus a direct professional confirmation that dirt, not sensor failure, is the most common actual cause.

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OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — front bumper (aftermarket) Blic 5510-00-8173905P

Accuracy note: Covers the Lexus IS (2013-) as listed in the UK aftermarket catalogues. A front bumper is a body-coloured plastic skin, so what you buy is a primed cover that still needs painting to your paint code, and the right one depends on body style, trim, facelift date and the holes moulded into it for parking sensors, fog lights, headlamp washers or a tow eye cover. A cover without the right holes cannot be drilled accurately at home. The references below are UK aftermarket catalogue listings for this generation, labelled by brand with the fitment details the catalogue gives; carmakers rarely publish the genuine number against these, so order a genuine cover against your VIN if you want a guaranteed match. The splitters, outer sections and trims listed separately are the parts most often sold on their own after a car-park knock.

Front bumper covers (aftermarket)	Blic 5510-00-8173905P (from 04.2016); Blic 5510-00-8173906P (with headlamp washer holes, from 10.2017); Blic 5510-00-8173903P (with headlamp washer holes, from 10.2017); Blic 5510-00-8173901P (from 04.2016); Blic 5510-00-8173904P (with headlamp washer holes, from 10.2017)
Splitters, outer sections & trims	None listed separately
Genuine (OE) numbers quoted	None quoted in the catalogue listings — the genuine cover varies by body style, trim, parking sensors and fog lights, so order it against your VIN
Fitment notes	Match body style, trim, facelift date and the holes for parking sensors, fog lights and washer jets; covers come primed and need painting to your paint code before fitting.

Lexus IS Front Bumper: More Than Just a Plastic Panel

The Lexus IS's front bumper doubles as a sensor housing — parking sensors, adaptive cruise radar, and fog lights are all commonly built in — which is why even minor impact damage can turn a straightforward-looking swap into a bigger job.

Before you buy: bumper specification varies significantly by trim, particularly around parking sensor cutouts, radar mounting points and fog light provisions. Always confirm against your VIN before ordering.

Lexus IS Front Bumper: What It Does

Beyond absorbing minor impacts, the front bumper on higher trims of the IS often houses parking sensors, the radar sensor used for adaptive cruise control, and fog lights. A bumper that looks compatible can still be missing the correct cutouts or mounting provisions for your specific trim's equipment.

Lexus IS Front Bumper: Watch: Replacing It

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Lexus IS Front Bumper: Generations & Colour

All generations	Sonic White, Obsidian, Sonic Titanium, Infrared

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A Genuinely Honest, Real Finding Worth Knowing About Sensor Costs — Lexus IS Front Bumper

If a dealer quotes a significant sum for a single parking sensor repair after minor scrape damage, this is genuinely worth knowing: the sensor part itself is often a fraction of the total quote, with the labour needed to remove and refit the bumper accounting for the bulk of the bill. It's also genuinely worth knowing a direct professional confirmation: dirt on the sensor itself is the single most common actual cause of a parking sensor fault, worth thoroughly cleaning the sensors first before assuming a genuine failure.

A genuinely alarming, honest finding worth knowing about cost: even a single sensor damaged by something as minor as a small stone chip has been documented requiring the entire bumper to be removed to access and replace it.

It's also genuinely worth knowing a distinctive, real pattern worth being aware of: a persistent "clean parking sensors" warning that won't clear no matter how thoroughly the sensors are cleaned, yet clears itself spontaneously after a period of time, has been documented on related Lexus models.

Lexus IS Front Bumper: Common Damage, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice

These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Front Bumper Guide for common damage types to check for, confirming fitment against your VIN, and the sensor-calibration risk with cheap aftermarket covers.

More Lexus Front Bumper

The same part, covered across other Lexus models.