9 hours ago, Bluemarlin said:

I agree that it's exploitative, but it's not a product of rip off Britain, and just the inevitable consequence of the supply and demand, profit driven economy that western capitalist countries choose to adopt. The only way to prevent it is to adopt a model whereby prices are based on the cost of production, with a pre deternined/agreed profit margin.

As far as the badge goes, there's probably little to gain in lowering the price, as I imagine that so few people buy/want them that even doubling sales would be of no benefit. It would be a nice customer service touch though if dealers offered them free to those those who lost or damaged theirs, given that they must cost pennies to produce.

I wish they were free!

You can get a complete tailgate with badge second hand for less than the price of a piece of pastic  : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/396564413791?_skw=rx400h+tailgate&itmmeta=01JZSXZZ63MFGX5XY6D0RKTZE2&hash=item5c5514bd5f:g:k34AAOSwLoRoFhSe&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1e0Tsl6drwnn%2F3Q%2FMOMOKzkmJ9rmw1VPGx9eHaTs6hRvpQte9vcJi7RFeaLg8qtuSqlNyX2r6R3VXJ75mby5lW5EXPNjw4jsCIVQwsiMtpxeHbsMscbpVTydnO6XTK1DRv62jWYS7Q%2B6sSf1kQpfJvCR8YVcForLaQo9kWOKaz5UhWNtuAWY2qhZeS48pSEybSwiTSefr%2FLZ6lFZVfLAN3uau9tBlt8TqN5anYk8%2FYc6MdpQpJWvb5wDauEgJr0FG95xt%2BfwZDeNAjIk8fJ9PdGrbQ0ThrKiKrvmYgxZDQllw%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR7bz_73-ZQ

1 hour ago, Russell Wheeler said:

You can get a complete tailgate with badge second hand for less than the price of a piece of pastic  : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/396564413791?_skw=rx400h+tailgate&itmmeta=01JZSXZZ63MFGX5XY6D0RKTZE2&hash=item5c5514bd5f:g:k34AAOSwLoRoFhSe&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1e0Tsl6drwnn%2F3Q%2FMOMOKzkmJ9rmw1VPGx9eHaTs6hRvpQte9vcJi7RFeaLg8qtuSqlNyX2r6R3VXJ75mby5lW5EXPNjw4jsCIVQwsiMtpxeHbsMscbpVTydnO6XTK1DRv62jWYS7Q%2B6sSf1kQpfJvCR8YVcForLaQo9kWOKaz5UhWNtuAWY2qhZeS48pSEybSwiTSefr%2FLZ6lFZVfLAN3uau9tBlt8TqN5anYk8%2FYc6MdpQpJWvb5wDauEgJr0FG95xt%2BfwZDeNAjIk8fJ9PdGrbQ0ThrKiKrvmYgxZDQllw%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR7bz_73-ZQ

Thank you, but it's the wrong colour 

Would this help?

1 hour ago, b4u2 said:

Thank you, but it's the wrong colour 

Here you go then.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/317065331783?_skw=lexus+tailgate&itmmeta=01JZT9BCC6MJ0G5Q8VCNFC18P9&hash=item49d2910447:g:iWQAAOSwnO1nWzN6&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fepG3OroH4SR%2BDSKjgo%2FcHQKEjg8uGqHwnK7MSGb3xmvRkoqixLCIqG%2FQKNJjpXxIHLlUD9K%2F64J4n7gXxi4b5yzmtMmrDnHcQmm8X42I1ENRowaXCtzN1qCNwPWQfrhqAQEMwG0WFI1C1Aw%2BUo%2FqpxDoQPdQql1cXJDqmcLxV%2B38tnasRPQ3IFkn7US83fLJ6CBcP1DdfQtZR9ecA13ShFQUCDOWWSdHWppfaodHhVRA9DfCzvGQ3OWXUK6iUPL8%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6bGrcn-ZQ

Years ago this used to be the kind of thing you could walk round a breakers yard and pick for yourself. Not sure you're allowed to do that anymore.

54 minutes ago, Bluemarlin said:

Years ago this used to be the kind of thing you could walk round a breakers yard and pick for yourself. Not sure you're allowed to do that anymore.

elf 'n safety innit ...