IStoSC

^you should ask them to specifically show you where it is not covered...and if they can't then demand they do because I'm pretty sure its covered...

Jimbo23

Here is the exact exclusion from Lexus CPO Warranty page:

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The following components are specifically excluded from coverage under the Lexus Certified Pre-Owned Limited Warranty:

Standard Upkeep Items:
accessory drive belts, batteries, filters, fluids, heating and vacuum hoses, lines and tubes, tires, spark plugs, windshield wiper blades (rubber component).

Wear and Tear:
Examples include brake pads, rotors, shoes and drums and manual clutches.

Body and Interior:
bumpers, carpet, chrome, dash cover and pad, door trim, handles, fabric, glass (including windshield), headliner, hinges, interior and exterior trim and moldings, cupholders, ashtrays, covers and vents, lightbulbs, nuts, bolts, clips, retainers and fasteners, paint, rust and corrosion damage, seat covers, shiny metals, weather stripping.

Accessories:
any non-Lexus accessories or modified components, including but not limited to wheels, radar detectors and cellular phones.

Other:
any component which has not failed, but that a repair facility recommends or requires to be replaced, repaired or adjusted.
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Would this be the items I hightled and bolded above?

VVTiBob

Well the Lexus parts catalog calls it "weatherstrip FR Door" so it sounds like you're screwed under the Body and Interior category. But the cost is only about $50 bucks ....Is that a DIY job?

VVTiBob

It's hard to tell from the photo at the beginning of the thread but it looks like the tear is in Weather strip #2 which is part of the outside mirror assembly.

I've attached the exploded component diagram of the SC 430 door.
If you are going to take this project on yourself I can add the overhaul instructions. Hope this helps.

Bon

I have both the right and left on order. Bob, I'd love to have any instructions that you have regarding the renewal process, thanks! I ended up paying about $41 ea.

robsvdp

I had mine done under original warranty, the part was $45 or so, but if I was outside of warranty I'd have tried the Permatex route. Labor was a couple of hours I think...

VVTiBob

I attached the door overhaul instructions PDF file to my previous comment.

Bon

Thanks, bob, for the pdf's. They don't detail the specific rear view mirror weather stripping but they do help with getting most of the way to it. I'll wait until I get my replacements and judge how to proceed once I have them in hand. I'll take a few pictures of the process and follow up with a post after I'm finished. The pdf's do show how to adjust the window glass and that's a key to getting a good airtight seal against the body weather stripping. I'll be examining that very closely as well. Again, Thanks!

VVTiBob

rear view mirror weather stripping? Isn't that on the door component pdf ...labeled at weather stripping #2 page 2, step #7 in the overhaul pdf

VVTiBob

I took a close look at my 2002...it does show some wear in that piece too, but not a tear. So I will be very interested in your step by step analysis of the repair.

Bon

Yup, I looked right by it. I guess I was just "reading" the pictures. Thanks!

Harold57

Any ideas as to how difficult it is to change the weather-stripping out? (Anyone with diagrams out there?)

My dealer said that he didn't think that it was covered by the platinum warranty but I'm double checking.

Harold57

Bon,
I just checked Sewell parts online and they have them listed at $50.62. Where did you get yours from?
Harold

Bon

Bell Lexus in Phoenix, Arizona. I always get a quote first. They're always competitive.

tfeni52355

I used "Liquid Tape" from Lowes to fix this. About $5. Very flexible rubber that I have used successfully for some wiring changes underneath our landscaping fountain.

I put some blue masking tape on the top edge of the window where the split is and then coated the split with the Liquid Tape. Dries in about 10 minutes.

http://www.plastidip.com/industrial_...cal_Insulation

Just thought I'd try a different (cheap & easy) approach before I dig into the workings of my window assembly. Seems to be working fine.