Under the hood of a new Lexus LS500. They don't want owners touching anything.

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Aspro
So... how do you do maintenance on it?
You have to pay an official workshop for everything
I just noticed, having a closer look at the photo, that you can still access to the small thing yoy have to check regularly
That was my first concern in the first place
The point of that shroud is noise dampening. It isn't to keep the owner out, you just have to remove the bolts holding the plastic in place.
Plastic covers have been a thing for the last 20 years. Sometimes they aren't even screwed in, just pressure fit. Sound dampening and lower temps in the engine bay are the primary reasons, but if you want to believe that a plastic cover with no screws will stop someone of touching under there, maybe that someone shouldn't touch under there.
The shrouds aren't there to keep owners out, they help with noise and keeps the engine bay tighty.
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I thought the term was damping and not "dampening" since they're not making it wet, but reducing sound.
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I thought the term was damping and not "dampening" since they're not making it wet, but reducing sound.
You are probably right. English is not my first or primary language. I just thought that was the word I always heard people use when meaning "to soften".