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My wife's 2015 ES 350 is immaculate - or so I thought. I noticed the chrome-plated bezel below the shift **** is starting to bubble and will eventually peel. The number I have for the entire shifter console assembly is 58804-33730. I see used ones on ebay for $85 to $170 but I may be in for the same issue. The rest of the assembly is ok. Does anyone know if you can get just the chrome trim piece or perhaps a smaller subassembly of this big, expensive looking part?
Here's a picture of the area I'm talking about (from ebay):
How much of a PITA will this be to get out? Any tricks I need to know about?
The nice thing about ebay is you see the part removed and where the clips are. Here's a look at the bottom where the u-shaped part I really need is held in by 6 phillips pan head screws:
Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.
Thank you. That's what I thought. I'll probably get the ebay one and see which one has the better surrounding parts. Still wondering how painful it will be to get to. I found some sort of repair manual online. The website's in Russian, but the manual itself is in English.
I'd go to my local salvage yard and get one.... Should be plenty available by this time... And it wouldn't be an aftermarket part...
I think that is a suggestion worth pursuing. The potential problem, however, will be finding one that is still in a decent condition. For the pre-mid-cycle refresh Generation 6 ES, the area surrounding the shift selector is piano black that is very susceptible to scratching and dulling if the car owner was not very careful with regard to how he/she cleaned that area or if he/she was careless about what objects were allowed to sit on top of that area. You can see that, even in the picture posted by the OP of this thread, the area around his/her shift selector is dulled and has lots of surface scratches.
I think that is a suggestion worth pursuing. The potential problem, however, will be finding one that is still in a decent condition. For the pre-mid-cycle refresh Generation 6 ES, the area surrounding the shift selector is piano black that is very susceptible to scratching and dulling if the car owner was not very careful with regard to how he/she cleaned that area or if he/she was careless about what objects were allowed to sit on top of that area. You can see that, even in the picture posted by the OP of this thread, the area around his/her shift selector is dulled and has lots of surface scratches.
That area could probably be polished up pretty nice with a microfiber cloth and some compound/polish. The right attachment for a rotary tool might work great too.
Lesz, I like your first suggestion about a chrome wrap. It will be painful to get all the old chrome off and any residue. Still, it's worth a try. BTW, those pictures are ones I stole from eBay. I love using the pics on eBay to figure out how things go together. That and alldata are lifesavers. in that regard. My black trim is pretty mint. If i scratch it getting it apart, I've got polishing compounds that are as fine as they get, so I can polish the black stuff if need be. Thanks for all the input folks!
My 2015 had the exact same issue. My car was still under tithe 50,000 bumper to bumper
warranty so I contacted the dealership. He replaced mine,(begrudgingly) making me feel like he had to pay for the repair out of his own pocket! I was not pleased at all with that type of treatment. One of the reasons that I bought a Lexus was for the “excellent customer service”. I will not ever use that dealership again, and hopefully, with Lexus reliability, i won’t have to use any dealership.
My chrome is doing the same thing. What was your eventual solution? Did you manage to find just the chrome piece? Pick and pull maybe? How hard was it to remove, etc
Thank you. That's what I thought. I'll probably get the ebay one and see which one has the better surrounding parts. Still wondering how painful it will be to get to. I found some sort of repair manual online. The website's in Russian, but the manual itself is in English.
My chrome is doing the same thing. What was your eventual solution? Did you manage to find just the chrome piece? Pick and pull maybe? How hard was it to remove, etc
My chrome is doing the same thing. What was your eventual solution? Did you manage to find just the chrome piece? Pick and pull maybe? How hard was it to remove, etc
You may not be aware but you revived a thread that's last been active 4 years ago.
Anyway, the chrome is not available separately, and I happen to be selling the shift console if you're interested in buying it. The part number is early in this thread to search ebay and my name is in both my CL username and my ebay store name.
01-05-20 | 05:53 PM
Chrome trim around base of shift ****
