p.sabala

Does anyone know of any after market company that makes or sells the window moulding for the rear quarter window on the RX 330 2005 it seems that this a real problem and they just come off, you have to replace the whole window for the small pcs of black shiny plastic moulding on the outside price for the entire window at Lexus is 198.00+tax. It seems ridiculous to change the entire window just because the moulding comes off, it doesnt improve or delete the performance of the vehicle window. I need the moulding because it flew off while driving down the hwy somewhere

cdnewton

I agree and Safelite wanted $388 to replace it! Here is what I did: I cleaned the area with alcohol, put silicone caulk on the window frame and then secured the molding until it held. It worked great. The dealer told me the biggest problem they see is that car washes tend to rip the molding off.

tromly

Yeah, I heard about the problem, only handwash my cars, can't trust those automated machines.

mandyfig

cdnewton has the best suggestion, assuming you still have the moulding..if not, that's the issue....

cdnewton

good point, on ours, the molding was still hanging on by a thread.

mandyfig

I do not think you can find an RX330 on a junk yard yet....that would be the best source...!!

p.sabala

No joke I couldnt find any in a salvage yard...the word is that the day the salvage yards get them they get sold and fixed and resold. They are a car that most of the salvage yards cant keep because of the high resale value even if they are wrecked. I checked at about 15 salvage yaeds in the Otay Mesa area and not one guy had the car. Those guys out there in Otay have lots of vehicles

mandyfig

Wow, figures, our RX are HOT!

p.sabala

Thats exactly what the feedback was the Rx is the car everyone wants of the Lexus models. Unfortunately Im gonna have the buy the stupid window so that i can replace the damn molding and the moulding probably costs about 15 bucks!

mandyfig

Have you tried the windshield-glass people? They might have molding which they can use, not original but might work. Try the glass people. Worth a shot.

Rainbird

Try auto body and repair shops, they should be able to order moulding for any car.

cdnewton

When I called the dealer, he said my price was $188, but Safelite was going to charge $388 including installation.

My plan of attack was to purchase the part and then have a glass shop install it; hoping they would charge around $70-$80.

But for me, the silicone is holding fantastic, so I didn't need to do that.

p.sabala

Thats my next stop...an auto body shop or glass shop..

mandyfig

The glass shop will definitely have something to replace it with. Good luck!

Take a picture of this issue and post it, will you?

badams1897

I used a crap load of super glue.. painters tape over night.. super secure.