Parking brake handle/cover changing color
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Parking brake handle/cover changing color
Hi All -
A question from out of left field:
Was wondering if anyone else has had their parking brake handle/cover in their ecru interior changing to a yellowish color . I thought mine might be the exception on my 2002 CL w/ gray birdseye maple accents but then saw another listing on Craigslist w/ a pic showing the same thing (see attached in lower left of photo). Hmmm, maybe it's not so unusual
Other than this, my interior is virtually perfect similar to the one in the pic so would like to replace it if possible. Wonder if theres a replacement part available ?
Good driving - Will and the Fur Crew
A question from out of left field:
Was wondering if anyone else has had their parking brake handle/cover in their ecru interior changing to a yellowish color . I thought mine might be the exception on my 2002 CL w/ gray birdseye maple accents but then saw another listing on Craigslist w/ a pic showing the same thing (see attached in lower left of photo). Hmmm, maybe it's not so unusual
Other than this, my interior is virtually perfect similar to the one in the pic so would like to replace it if possible. Wonder if theres a replacement part available ?
Good driving - Will and the Fur Crew
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The ecru interior handle piece yellowing is a common thing on the LS430. I think that "white" plastics will always yellow over time just because "pure white" will almost never stay that color under light and UV.
Unless the color really bothers you, I'd say keep it as the part I would imagine being $100+. Just my best guesstimate.
Also, a new one is just going to yellow again in a few years.
Unless the color really bothers you, I'd say keep it as the part I would imagine being $100+. Just my best guesstimate.
Also, a new one is just going to yellow again in a few years.
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You could try something like this - http://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/12...from-plastics/
I have the same grey maple and ecru interior, my parking brake handle looks the same as in that picture.
I have the same grey maple and ecru interior, my parking brake handle looks the same as in that picture.
Last edited by StanVanDam; Aug 10, 2010 at 10:48 AM.
You could try something like this - http://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/12...from-plastics/
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[QUOTE=StanVanDam;5704944]You could try something like this - http://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/12...from-plastics/
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Thx - Just may give this a try. Wonder why the surrounding plastics didn't yellow? Must of been a different part supplier than the brake handle mfgr.
On a side note, I do remember the yellowing effect on my computer equipment from the 90's and early 2000's where the afternoon sun would hit the back of my 21" Nanao crt monitor. After five years it was virtually two-toned yellow and beige.
You guys are great as is the forum
Will and the Fur Crew
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Thx - Just may give this a try. Wonder why the surrounding plastics didn't yellow? Must of been a different part supplier than the brake handle mfgr.
On a side note, I do remember the yellowing effect on my computer equipment from the 90's and early 2000's where the afternoon sun would hit the back of my 21" Nanao crt monitor. After five years it was virtually two-toned yellow and beige.
You guys are great as is the forum
Will and the Fur Crew
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Interesting... basically oxy-clean bathing. It just might work... and cheap too.
I think the surrounding pieces don't fade because the plastic is of a different form. That handle piece must have more rubber in it.
I think the surrounding pieces don't fade because the plastic is of a different form. That handle piece must have more rubber in it.
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I have the same problem and was asking about this a year ago. No real solution. Let us know if the cleaning works.
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I noticed the mismatch in color when I purchsed my car as a CPO with extended warranty. When I requested a new handle, my service advisor told me they were all that color and it wouldn't help to change. I should have insisted it be changed, but didn't.
Now I think that perhaps the best solution is just to have the people that do touch up's, ect, just airbrush it to match the rest of the car. I know you would probably lose the icon on it, but that would be OK with me if the handle matched.
Any comments on this idea?
Now I think that perhaps the best solution is just to have the people that do touch up's, ect, just airbrush it to match the rest of the car. I know you would probably lose the icon on it, but that would be OK with me if the handle matched.
Any comments on this idea?
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The different coloring may have been intentional, in order to help you identify the parking brake release. Several people who have driven my car (prior to becoming familiar with it) have had difficulty finding the parking brake release at night. That includes me on the same day that I bought it.
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The different coloring may have been intentional, in order to help you identify the parking brake release. Several people who have driven my car (prior to becoming familiar with it) have had difficulty finding the parking brake release at night. That includes me on the same day that I bought it.
Hey, unless you're looking down all the time at your feet for some reason, you'll never look at it. I don't even know if I've ever looked at the handle even when release the trunk or gas.
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Best - Will and the Furry Ones
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Hi All -
Again, thanks for the input as it's semi-comforting to find out as the OP that I'm not alone.
Interestingly, that within the original fix-it link is another link to the original chemist's explanation who determined that the yellowing is due to a bromine agent added to make the plastic flame/heat resistant : http://retr0bright.wikispaces.com/ thus the computer discoloration many of us had w/ our PC cases. Why the brake handle has to be flame resistant is a mystery, at least to me.
Will and the Furry Ones
Again, thanks for the input as it's semi-comforting to find out as the OP that I'm not alone.
Interestingly, that within the original fix-it link is another link to the original chemist's explanation who determined that the yellowing is due to a bromine agent added to make the plastic flame/heat resistant : http://retr0bright.wikispaces.com/ thus the computer discoloration many of us had w/ our PC cases. Why the brake handle has to be flame resistant is a mystery, at least to me.
Will and the Furry Ones
Last edited by mewhee; Aug 12, 2010 at 08:55 AM.