hi folks... i tried (again) to do a search and i can't find anything (again).

a fellow boardmember here has offered to swap his rear parcel shelf w/brake light for mine sans brake light.

does anyone have instructions on how to re/re this shelf?

 

You have to remove the back seat first...the bottom seat can be lifted up by pulling upward. after you remove the bottom seat, you will see the screws for the back part of the seat. there are also screw behind the headrest, remove the head rest and ift up the flap. then you can get to the rear shelf...

 

It's been a while since I did this myself. You may also need to take off your C-pillar panels.

 

whoa... how long would this take? what about the seatbelts?

 

You can take the seat bottom out and pull the seat back forward without detaching the seat belts.

It'll take you an hour, give or take.

 

and the c-pillars?

 

I forget the which cl member it is. Here is a link to his DIY site. Has a couple of pics as well.

http://lexusmodz.netfirms.com/

 

it's saying it needs to be updated

 

It's a good writeup

http://lexusmodz.netfirms.com/GS_DIY/rear_deck/

Once you do this, you'll also want to search on how to disable the brake warning light.

http://lexusmodz.netfirms.com/GS_DIY...le_brake_warn/


I've replaced my deck with 3rd brake light with one without and now sometimes wish I hadn't... the sound is much better with the solid deck (sub underneath) BUT I now can't swap out the rear spoiler as easily for one without a brake light built in like the OEM

 

ugh... i'm still faced with the problem of how to get around the seatbelts... it seems everyone replaces the original deck and never has to deal with how to pull the seatbelts thru the openings

i wasn't aware of a brake warning light. when i got the car the rear wing was already deleted and the light wasn't on.... hm.

 

Can you just remove the seat belts with a torx socket ???

 

it's that simple? maybe i'm making things too complicated... i was wondering about the seatbelt retractor... how do i make that part go thru the opening in the deck? or is there some way to do it from the buckle side?

 

You can also get the seatbelt out of the guide. It's just a piece of plastic that snaps together.

 

i was staring at the guides when i got to work this morning... do they slide sideways out of the deck from the side edges?

 

bump... i had no success getting the seatbelts separated from the shelf