08 IS-F owners with sticky dash door panels chime in!!
02-08-19, 03:36 PM
#121
02-08-19, 05:38 PM
#122
Manager says the panels doors are back order has no eta, but they have the dash in stock if I want the dash to get done 1st give him a call tomorrow , and bring in . That the situation right now , my dash is good, the panels are okay but New is better lol so maybe replace everything at once 
02-09-19, 09:28 AM
#123
Lexus of Ontario gave me an update of 3 months. Skerd since my date of sale was 05/09. said even if it passes that point, my issue was documented and approved prior.
just gonna wait for everything to be available together.
just gonna wait for everything to be available together.
02-11-19, 07:36 PM
#124
Original dash & door cards look like new on my '08 f #0815 currently @60k. Car sold new in Alaska, then to Wash & in my possession last 4 yr.
As much as it troubles me to know the expensive interior materials in my Isf have all the integrity of those in my 1987 Hilux, and will certainly someday look just as bad, I simply cannot bring myself to have the dealer fix something that just plain doesn't currently need fixing. Everything works fine with the car (other than the L ballast), there are no unexplained rattles, scratches, or interior panel gaps. Will I say the same thing after a swap?
Maybe I can get 'em to give me the parts now.
As much as it troubles me to know the expensive interior materials in my Isf have all the integrity of those in my 1987 Hilux, and will certainly someday look just as bad, I simply cannot bring myself to have the dealer fix something that just plain doesn't currently need fixing. Everything works fine with the car (other than the L ballast), there are no unexplained rattles, scratches, or interior panel gaps. Will I say the same thing after a swap?
Maybe I can get 'em to give me the parts now.
02-12-19, 08:16 AM
#125
I havent received a letter, but made an appointment to have them looked at. They replace my drivers side a year or so ago as a “courtesy”. I told them about this program and that my rear panels are cracking.
Id like to have the letter to explain to them since they acted like they haven’t heard of it.
Thanks
02-12-19, 09:11 AM
#126
Tech Info Resource
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L-SB-0041-15 rev 2 covers the panel replacement. This service bulletin includes all model years of the IS F.
02-21-19, 10:52 AM
#127
Took my car to my local Lexus dealership in Rockville MD and they told me they can’t do anything since car is showing no signs of the issue. But my vin in under the replacement program.
02-21-19, 11:20 AM
#128
Driver School Candidate
Your car may not have defective panels. I've read that some ppl do not have the issue of sticky panels. If you can, on a hot day leave it in the sun with the windows rolled up for a few hours and see if it gets soft and mushy. If it comes off by scratching it with your finger nails then take it in and show them the scratches. Tell them it happens when it's hot.
02-23-19, 11:36 AM
#133
I have to wait until it gets hot again here in Texas. Mine is fine right now but when I get off work during the summer and my car has been sitting in the sun for 5 hours my door panels get sticky. Last summer when I was shutting my door my fingernail literally carved out a dime sized chunk out of the handle.
02-27-19, 02:27 PM
#134
What I did was google some pictures of sticky dash or door panels and send then to your service writer and have him send those in instead of waiting till the next heat wave. That's what I did and it worked, when you bring the car in just say it's not hot enough for them to be melting at that time. Mine looked horrible when it's 110 out where I work but where the dealership is located it never gets that hot.
02-28-19, 09:27 AM
#135
I hear ya and understand your logic. The only problem I have with bringing mine in when it hasn't suffered this problem is breaking the rule of "if it ain't broke." I hate taking my car to the dealership... taking the car in for this risks them making a mistake, creating rattles, etc.