Wood Trim Removal

[oDUTCHYo]

All done! :0)

Quite easy actually - I even had a go doing the black part with the heated seats/lighter controls.

Very pleased - better than that God awful plasti-wood

[DanD]

Sorry but I have to ask...

If you find the plastic wood so bad... why did you buy the car in the first place!? Surely the RX is not that rare a car that you can't find one that ticks all the boxes with a bit of patience... or am I missing something?...

[oDUTCHYo]

Hi Dan,

The overall look and drive of the car is great - the plasi-wood is a mod I knew I could update / convert, so it wasn't a game changer.

The car I bought was a great buy, low miles, full LSH and pretty much all the toys. A very well looked after and maintained motor. So I wasn't going to let it out me off - also, I didn't want to spend more on the RX400h yet.

[DanD]

Fair enough. It's just that buying a car like the RX and then starting to take it all apart makes me cringe... but that's not a criticism, more a reflection on my inexistant DIY skills!

Good luck with it... looks good so far...

[lordbass]

I'm trying to wrap the wood trim on my 2004 RX300 any tips on removing the bits from the centre console and rear arm rest?

Thank in advance.

[sparry]

On 5/5/2014 at 12:46 PM, oDUTCHYo said:

Right!

I'm stuck, I got these two bits off....

But I can't get the door wood trim off and the other two wood trim from the sliding centre console!.

Help please....

Hi oDUTCHYo and forum members!

I know this is an old thread, but I would really appreciate someone's help. Would you or someone mind explaining how you get the smaller of the two pieces above off?  I believe this is the piece that sits right in front of the cup holder, correct?  I have a 2007 RX350 with wood trim and that small piece got chipped on the beveled edge (about an inch long into the veneer - see attached pic).  I'd like to find out if it would be worth it to get it repaired or if it's possible.  Thanks!

[foxy-stoat]

The 2 pieces of trim are held on by screws so you need to remove the console and possibly the cupholder to access the screws.

[sparry]

Thank you, foxy-stoat!  I was hoping they would just pop out. I'm glad I didn't try that and end up breaking the piece.  How challenging is it to remove the console?  Again, thanks!

[foxy-stoat]

From memory 4 bolts near the floor and it should come out - there may be 1 or 2 behind the front tray thing.