My dash is discoloring or fading on the right hand side by the air bag. I tried cleaning it with several things, but it doesnt seem to be any better..possibly worse. Anyone else seeing this? The pic I'm posting isn't too easy to make out...but it'll give an idea.

 

Is it near the vent? If so, yes, mine is similar but I just thought it was finger prints or a haze or dirt like what you get on the inside of your windshield. Will look into it more closely.

 

It's closer to the vent in the top left of the frame then in the bottom where the actual AC vent is...

 

Hmmm, I couldn't wait till tomorrow. Look at mine, nearly identical to yours.

I'll be "troubleshooting" this weekend in daylight to see what I find. It almost looks like some sort of protective coating (from manufacturing?) that is fading out because if you look more closely, the grain (lines) is darker than the top surface texture of the dash material.

 

I have same type of look on the plastic. Possibly normal?

 

^^^^^ If we all have it, maybe "normal" and I'm ok with it for the texture lines to be darker, but mine and PJJames we have darker plastic sections in a random shape. Weird.... I'll report in a couple days to study this better in daylight and try a few things see if I have any luck.

 

Does the issue on one side (passenger side) only? My car hasn't arrived yet but will definitely look for this thing.

 

I have the same issue. It is on the driver side in the same spot. Looks like scratches and no cleaners help. Not sure what it is.

 

AndyL, I have it on both passenger and driver's side and upon careful inspection, some other "blotches" across the dash nearer to the windshield . Best way to describe it is a layer of low-shine armor-all on the upper textured grain and black paint stuck in the lines of the grain.

I tried 70% rubbing alcohol and it is slightly better. See before and after. Third pic is the driver's side after I rubbed it once with the alcohol. Perhaps a few more attempts...

 

Try a dash of Mothers Back to Black

 

I used a Turtle Wax version years ago which "painted" any faded exterior black trim back to black. Worked well but this is on a Civic and my '91 MR2 like 15 or so years ago.

Is this a similar product? Will it "add paint"? Will it be glossy?
Thanks

 

^^^ Pun intended..??

Hopefully all these HEAT WAVES we are having doesn't turn into wide spread dash issues


~ Joe Z

 

Nah, I don't see this being related to heat or the sun. I'm in Toronto and it's been quite cool and cloudy. In fact I noticed this "issue" from day 1 but dismissed it as fingerprints grease that I would tackle eventually. When this thread came up, it got my attention and here we are. It really looks like color pigmentation residue of some sorts left behind from the mold used to create the dash.

 

May just be some mold release agent. Did anyone try to wash it with a soft brush and some mild detergent?

 

Is it possible some kind of sticky residue left from pre-delivery plastic protector? I've seen Lexus shipped the car with some plastic cover interior.