Braincake

Hi guys,

The illuminated scuff plate on the passenger side of my IS looks like if there is moist or dirt trapped in it.
I would like to clean it, but I couldn't find any existing topic about this.
Does anyone have an idea?

It looks as follows:

jgr7

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looks like it still has the plastic film over it.

Sffd103

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Don't think you can open it either.

Initial G

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Looks like it has a lot of fingerprints on it.

Not sure if you can open it, but you can try unplugging it and see if you can get to it from underneath.

Good luck. Keep us updated. Curious as to how to it got the "marks" and dirt.

Braincake

Yesterday evening I removed the scuff plate to take a look.

Just to get a feeling, this is what the bottom looks like:


The stainless steel strip you need to remove to access the light is mounted as follows:


I tried to remove the strip, but the material is too thin to remove it without bending or damaging it.
Therefore I cut out the plastic around the light "box" (can be easily glued back and worth a try IMO), but when I came to the light box, I noticed that it is impossible to remove it without damaging it as it is glued or taped into place.

I noticed that the light has a very small hole in the plastic/glass top where probably moist went inside of the light box and made it look like this (it is definitely not the protective foil).
I think I will just have to look for a replacement scuff plate.

Anyone who has a passenger side one for the black interior left over?