Hi all!

I need help. I put a deposit on a 2010 RX 350 today. It has everything I want except the previous owner opted for the additional wood trim pieces all over. The dealer told me that the pieces can be removed(but they are not willing to do it for me). Can anyone here confirm if this can be done?

Thanks! Hopefully tomorrow I will be a proud owner of a 3rd gen RX.

 

Here's my guess...

Those additional wood trim pieces are probably plastic fake wood look-alike pieces. They are most likely installed with double-sided tape. The easiest way to remove those would be to heat them up and slowly take the off.

Perhaps when you get the vehicle, you could take some pictures and we'll have a better idea of what you're dealing with.

 

gluna821, welcome to CL and congrats on the RX. I had a wood kit on the 300 installed by the dealer. It was stuck on with what looked like double-stick tape. Yours shouldn't be difficult to remove assuming it was adhered the same way. Dealers have someone install these kind of accessories for them. You might want to ask for that person to find out the best way to do it. Good luck.

 

When you remove the wood trim the left-over glue might be hardened and not easily removed. I would start with a inconspicuous location to see how it is then continue with the remaining pieces if it looks like you can remove the glue cleanly and without damage to the surface.

 

Thanks for the replies!

I'm nervous. The dealer just called and said if the wood trim was installed using adhesive promoter, it might have damaged the center console (the silver part).

I attached the photo. Does anyone like this look and willing to swap center consoles? Haha (half-joking)

Oh, and the dealer doesn't have the title yet so I can't get the car today.

 

I wouldn't buy a car that wasn't setup exactly the way I wanted ... I don't see the reason. I think it would be a real risk to start taking that wood treatment off. You would be accepting all of the risk for no good reason.

 

I know... but everything else is exactly what we were looking for.

It's ok, worse case I will replace the center console, I think it's about $1,000 new.

 

Is that the original wood color on the steering wheel, cupholder, and window switch bezel?

 

Oh wow, now I can see why you dont like it. That's a bit too excessive with the fake wood.

Try heating up the plastic pieces before peeling them off. These pieces are usually held on with double-sided tape that are located on the edges of the trim piece.

 

There is a bit of a color shift going on. Notice that the seats and dash are not as black as is normal, so a bit of imagination is required tone-wise, but the picture helps a lot getting a feel for the effort the OP potentially has ahead of him removing all that after-market wood trim. (It's more than I would ever personally commit to, even if the RX was a terrific financial deal. I wish the OP well with his decision whatever that may be!)