i dont know any of you guys are having this issue but since im living in TX and its so hot thats melt my freaking trunk button can i replace it ? and if so where could i buy the part ty

 

sorry for the picture were taken upside down

 

Common issue across a range of Lexii. I just replaced mine today with one I bought on eBay as a used part. It looked perfect.

 

You may want to read this thread:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...riorating.html

Lou

 

do you still have an ebay item number could i have it thanks

 

I just searched for the part number. I got multiple hits.

 

Follow the hello brick road....

OEM Part # 84945-53010


Joe Z

 

tyvm

 

Damn, this thing just melted??

 

Also live in Texas, happened to my gma's RX but not my isf..

 

Man I live in AZ and have never seen anything like that. WTF !!!

 

The seal says it is made of EPDM, a common roofing polymer. It seems it doesn't tolerate heat well. Mine never dripped, but it got sticky at first, then ripped and stuck all over the actuator on the switch itself.

It is very thin. I do not know why mine melted, but from looking in other forums, it's not unique to the 2IS even if the switch is. Apparently Lexus likes this material for this application and it fails routinely on other models too. I really wish I knew what caused this (if it isn't heat) because it's really annoying when it goes bad.

 

I guarantee you my car gets even hotter . Its in the direct AZ heat all day. The only thing I do is park so the back of the car is facing away from the sun to avoid damage to the rear speakers. I checked my switch tonight and its fine. Not even thin. I am wondering if Lexus changed something

 

We'll know in about 2 years. Mine started going bad about 6 months ago and it is an '08. Give yours another 2 years and we will see if it is doing the same thing. It's possible it is humidity too, so yours may never go bad. It seems the F owners with the interior panels melting live in high humidity areas (for the most part).