Illuminated Scuff plates ..... discoloring !!
 

Illuminated Scuff plates ..... discoloring !!

After just one winter the road salt seems to be taking its toll …. Anyone else seeing the same? Tried a damp cloth, then Windex ….. not even a slight improvement.

Will try and get a better PIC today .... lots of glare bouncing back.

KC


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i3...l/scuff011.jpg

i left the clear film that came from factory on it...

Here are some more accurate PIC's from different angles!

KC



http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i3...l/scuff022.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i3...l/scuff021.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i3...l/scuff020.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i3...l/scuff017.jpg

Aw man!!! Im so sorry! And very thankful that it doesnt snow here! If nothing else can be done, I know lexus-parts.com sells new ones for $199 shipped after our CL 10% discount. Maybe try some (I know it sounds like a terrible idea, but they are messed up now anyway) very light grit sand paper or liquid polish...

To be honest I expect Lexus to replace them for NC ...... the next time i'm in. I also have a loose foglamp on the passenger side ..... will get that fixed as well.

KC

the light is still looking okay right? just that the aluminum is messd up?

Light is fine.

KC

Return them, they are a factory part, they have to have some warrenty! they cost enough geez they should look so poor after one winter. Imagine what they will look like after next winter.

Dang, thatd be cool if they replaced them, I added mine and got them from lexus-parts.com so I dont think lexus would cover them....

Lexus should replace them no charge!

mine look the same as well! i thought they looked discolored only because they were in sunlight because when it is dark, they light up perfectly...and I too kept the original plastic film on and never took it off......at Lexus-Parts, the picture is simliar so I don't think something is wrong it may just look discolored because of the sunlight

http://www.sewellparts.com/images/partpic/3688.jpg

Wait... how are these things getting so much sunlight? Do you guys leave your car doors open for long periods of time? Tell me I didnt just make a mistake buying these things to have them discolor on me in the near future! If they do Im going to sand em down a bit and paint them black like the should have been in the first place!

No, its not sunlight damage ,,,, doesn’t get any really. It doesn’t even appear to be on the surface ,,,,, looks like moisture trapped underneath. I don’t think I have a plastic membrane over mine though I will look closer.

KC

when i meant when I said they were in sunlight was that it looks discolored because there is a lot of light (glare) shining on the scuff plates....otherwise if you were to look at them in lets say a dark place (like the garage) you wouldn't say they were discolored...and look at the picture I posted earlier from Lexus-Parts.....they too look discolored but when it is dark and they light up perfectly

No, I never leave my door open. If I do open my door, its to either get out or get in. And my car sits in my garage so you can rule out the possiblity that perhaps the sun or something outside causes the discoloration

And to answer your other question.....BUY THEM!.....they look amazing on the car......also, what are you talking about when you say you want to paint them black?...the "Lexus" symbol on the scuff plates is blue