Hello,

New to the forum- just acquired a 2014 IS350 F sport -white on black
Has anyone of you members removed those plastic protective film on the rear doors and quarters?
I've read after time it will eventually turn yellowish?????
Thanks in advance.

i removed mine after 1year of use. I have Ultra white and got tired of the black line that outlines each piece of film. Never comes completely clean. Don't miss them.

Did anyone buy the car used and remove this vinyl?

I'm afraid it could have left a permanent blemish and dont want to remove if that's the case.

fear not. I removed mine last summer(my car is a 15) and there's no trace of it.

Thank you! will do this spring when i do a proper cleaning.

The shop that did my ceramic coating removed them. I have at least one rock chip on each side, and I only have 13,xxx miles on the car. Wish they would have left them on.

it's not called "protective" for nothing. if the stinkin factory installs it...ya KNOW it's a problem area.

I cleaned mine and they turned out great. I used Q-tips and rubbing alcohol and it didn't take that long. Here's the before and after.

This is AMAZING looking. I'll take a shot at this before removing them. Thanks!

What is the purpose of these anyway? I've been debating taking them off.

Paint protection. Some test told Lexus that this area would be riddled with rock chips so they solved it by installing some clear bra protection. It's a nice factory addition but it looks like crap when the edges get dirty.

Noticed how much wider the car body is in that area? Those protection films are there for a reason. I'd rather have dirty visible line than rock chips that will look like crap.

High impact area for rock chips. Your front wheels may pick up rocks and chuck them in that direction to that spot. I'll leave it on.

And..looks like it can be cleaned with just a little patience. (JDR76's pic)

I even got these installed on my side mirrors and trunk by factory too !

See my above post before you make that decision.

My car when the previous owner had it rubbed up against a parking garage pillar and needed paintwork on that area of the wheel arch.

The Lexus dealer contracted bodyshop didn't replace that protective film and there are a lot of chips there now. I did touch ups with a paint pen in the fall. Defintely leave it on, it has function.