Does an RC radio and climate panel fit in an IS 500?
07-31-23, 12:09 PM
#1
Driver
Thread Starter
Does an RC radio and climate panel fit in an IS 500?
Has anyone tried swapping the radio and climate panels from an RC into an IS 500? They look pretty similar and I prefer the matte finish over the gloss in our cars.
07-31-23, 12:19 PM
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Pole Position
It honestly looks like it has exactly the same dimensions. What I'm curious about is why guys like Elvin Carbon Fiber or whatever their name is never makes a replacement piece in carbon fiber for this center stack. Seriously it doesn't exist.
07-31-23, 12:20 PM
#3
Unfortunately its not just the panel that can be replaced, its the whole unit behind it too.
07-31-23, 01:06 PM
#5
Pole Position
It would physically fit, yes, but the RC climate controls are different than the IS. The RC has an auto option for recirc/fresh air. Not to mention, the radio is definitely different too. You have a different screen setup in the IS than the RC. I suppose if it was a 2023 RC then it would work.
Unfortunately its not just the panel that can be replaced, its the whole unit behind it too.
Unfortunately its not just the panel that can be replaced, its the whole unit behind it too.
The radio is not different too.
07-31-23, 01:26 PM
#6
the radio is probably different because of the different screen resolutions. I tried swapping a 2018 radio into a 2015 in the RC and the radios are wildly different. There’s a reason the part numbers are different.
07-31-23, 01:58 PM
#7
Pole Position
to my knowledge, the panel cannot be removed. The climate control panel, even if it could be removed, isn’t the right shape since the recirc/fresh air buttons are molded together on the RC and separate on the IS.
the radio is probably different because of the different screen resolutions. I tried swapping a 2018 radio into a 2015 in the RC and the radios are wildly different. There’s a reason the part numbers are different.
the radio is probably different because of the different screen resolutions. I tried swapping a 2018 radio into a 2015 in the RC and the radios are wildly different. There’s a reason the part numbers are different.
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07-31-23, 02:01 PM
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07-31-23, 02:06 PM
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drives cars
Is there any way to wrap it in a matte-black vinyl without removing it?
07-31-23, 02:21 PM
#10
The sucky part of this is that you'd be covering up the name plates for the different buttons and stuff. And then there's the touch sensitive sliders to adjust temperature that'd you'd have to wrap around. With how much use those receive, it would probably start pulling up the vinyl in a few weeks.
07-31-23, 02:24 PM
#11
Pole Position
Lol I never realized how difficult this is to replace. Man they really screwed us over with the gloss black.
07-31-23, 02:25 PM
#12
Probably, but then you'd have unsightly squares of piano black where the labels are. I guess you could print out a matte black vinyl with the labels printed on them as well and then wrap it over with that. Probably the best solution if OP is serious about this. Probably the least expensive too.
07-31-23, 02:25 PM
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drives cars
The sucky part of this is that you'd be covering up the name plates for the different buttons and stuff. And then there's the touch sensitive sliders to adjust temperature that'd you'd have to wrap around. With how much use those receive, it would probably start pulling up the vinyl in a few weeks.
Probably, but then you'd have unsightly squares of piano black where the labels are. I guess you could print out a matte black vinyl with the labels printed on them as well and then wrap it over with that. Probably the best solution if OP is serious about this. Probably the least expensive too.
07-31-23, 02:26 PM
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