Hi. I am wondering if i pop out the temperature control button, will i be able to adjust the temperature? Has anyone done this?

 

There are a couple of small plastic rods behind the temp buttons, they degrade over time and fail. Most people say you must remove the entire head unit to get to the broken piece for a repair.
However I am sure someone has tried removing the face of the temp button from the front.

 

I was able to remove the button after the Lexus service manager screwed up the left side of the button trying to fix it himself. I had accused their tech of breaking it when they replaced the dash under their “secret” extended warranty. Turns out it was broken before I took it in but since it’s my wife’s car, she never told me it was broken.

Anyway, I used his mistake to figure out the “proper” way to remove the button. I’ve attached some pictures that shows you the button and where it gets inserted into which is still screwed up on the left side. The piece of folded paper was put there by the service manger as a shim to hold it in place.

I also attached a picture of a rather crude tool I made to get behind the button so it can be gently prided out without mangling it like mine was/is. You might be able to use a thin flat blade screwdriver to do the same thing. You just need to be careful not to put too much pressure on the pivot point and break it like mine.

I tried to remove the little red and black push rods so you can see what you’ll need to find since yours will probably have disintegrated. I made my own from a plastic rod that was the right diameter to fit in the hole and used trial and error to cut it to the right length but so far so good as it’s been a minute since the dash was replaced.

It wasn’t that hard to do but whatever you do, don’t let your Lexus service manager try to fix it!

Tool made from a long construction staple I had laying around.

Notice the paper “shim” Lexus used to hold my button in place!

The tool I made fits under the bottom of the button and pushes on the right pivot point to the right to release the button on that side. Once you have one side loose, I think I was able to work the others side out without using the tool but your mileage may vary.

Back of the button. Notice the two holes on the left and right sides. That’s what needs to be released to remove the button.

 

very well done. Did you take any pictures to show where you put the L shaped pry bar?

 

I used the side of the enclosure as a fulcrum but it doesn’t take much pressure to get the pivot point to move so the button releases.

If your push rods have already disintegrated, it will be easy to get underneath the button. Sorry about the lighting on this picture…

 

Thank you, that is very helpful.