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mann777 · 05-08-09, 08:41 AM

Yes this has happened to a few i believe, and I was also a victim to the same issue, it was a hairline crack running across above the wood trim from the glove compartment to the driver side Air conditioning vent. This is bit difficult to mend it, I have tried all avenues to get this repaired as i was out of warranty. So I got one from Singapore thru my business partners for 485 dollars. This job can be done in 5 hours straight with taps on. You just have to have to be a bit careful on the part when the clips as my i had a few snapping off. Believe it is better if you replace with a new one than repairing it as you just cant get the finish how an original one looks. I initially got it reskimmed and the leather dudes just could not get the finish and it was a eye popping one once they are mended.
So if you are covered under Platinium Warranty then the part cost which is 1100/- is taken car by the dealer and the labour charge is what is charged that is 480/- $.
Well for me I was beyond the warranty stage, was covered under CPO but sewell just refused blantantly.So I knew what the other dealer also would cook up . I had never used any cleanser for dashboard for the entire GX life with me, but it did not sound convincing to them & The dealers would never accept it there fault that this is a manufacturing defect, I did'nt want much time haggling with them, I took my decision of getting this part myself, ofcourse it was factor of time that took while i had to fix in between my business, but it was a pleasure to get to the intracacies of the front panel removal with utmost care. Because it was a bit tricky for me as it was the first time and i had to do it slowly , But the fixing the same new panel this was finished in 72 hours compared to the removal one which took 8days out of which 6-8 hours a day of continous work . The most difficult part was the clips which are placed behind the instrument cluster, and the drive panel. I had to detach around 121 clips and around 23 harness connectors. And mark them also as many harness were look alike and they had to be marked for refixing. The best I could do was write it simultaneously and color tag them accordingly. But I finally acheived them flawless. I cant ask for more.
Just try with few other dealers also, if it works you are lucky, otherwise get it fixed yourself.

05-08-09, 08:41 AM	#4
mann777 Pole Position Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: HOUSTON Posts: 262	Yes this has happened to a few i believe, and I was also a victim to the same issue, it was a hairline crack running across above the wood trim from the glove compartment to the driver side Air conditioning vent. This is bit difficult to mend it, I have tried all avenues to get this repaired as i was out of warranty. So I got one from Singapore thru my business partners for 485 dollars. This job can be done in 5 hours straight with taps on. You just have to have to be a bit careful on the part when the clips as my i had a few snapping off. Believe it is better if you replace with a new one than repairing it as you just cant get the finish how an original one looks. I initially got it reskimmed and the leather dudes just could not get the finish and it was a eye popping one once they are mended. So if you are covered under Platinium Warranty then the part cost which is 1100/- is taken car by the dealer and the labour charge is what is charged that is 480/- $. Well for me I was beyond the warranty stage, was covered under CPO but sewell just refused blantantly.So I knew what the other dealer also would cook up . I had never used any cleanser for dashboard for the entire GX life with me, but it did not sound convincing to them & The dealers would never accept it there fault that this is a manufacturing defect, I did'nt want much time haggling with them, I took my decision of getting this part myself, ofcourse it was factor of time that took while i had to fix in between my business, but it was a pleasure to get to the intracacies of the front panel removal with utmost care. Because it was a bit tricky for me as it was the first time and i had to do it slowly , But the fixing the same new panel this was finished in 72 hours compared to the removal one which took 8days out of which 6-8 hours a day of continous work . The most difficult part was the clips which are placed behind the instrument cluster, and the drive panel. I had to detach around 121 clips and around 23 harness connectors. And mark them also as many harness were look alike and they had to be marked for refixing. The best I could do was write it simultaneously and color tag them accordingly. But I finally acheived them flawless. I cant ask for more. Just try with few other dealers also, if it works you are lucky, otherwise get it fixed yourself. __________________ LS400-1994/GX470-2004(KDSS) (HIS) LS460(2007) HERS ********************** Ability is what you're capable of doing... Motivation determines what you do... Attitude determines how well you do it.