Still waiting to hear how to access the INSIDE of the face plate.

 

Pearpower,

Looks like a great fix
Can you offer some details on the removal of the climate control face plate??

I followed your instructions and cleaned only the outside surface with no improved results. I'm thinking maybe the discoloration is on the inside surface.

Looking forward to your response

 

Sorry, cannot. This thread is 5 years old and the details elude me. I'm sure if it was very difficult I would have stated as such so once someone gets into it, should be straight forward

 

FYI, that is the anti-reflective coating that is breaking down. If you don't want to rub the lens you can soak the lens in greased lightning for a few hours too achieve the same results.

 

On the climate control it is indeed a non-glare coating. Applying Meguiars polish removes the factory non-glare coating. Toyota or Lexus don't sell just the lens itself, so if you want your car to be in a factory-complete condition you would need to buy a whole new climate control Denso part.

Since you don't touch the climate control screen there are no fingerprints on it, and you should not clean it. Just use a soft tissue to brush off the dust. If your climate control lens non-glare coating is intact or has just a few scuffmarks don't mess with it.

Nav screen you do touch, that is unless you have mastered the voice commands. Oil from you fingertips shows up on the navigation screen. The best way to clean the nav screen is the same as your camera lens or other optics such as glasses: water and soap. Get a soft paper towel or a napkin and make it moist (not dripping wet) with soapy water. Wipe dry. Don't press hard. Nav screen would look clean then. If you have a camera lens cleaning kit check the Lexus manual before use to see if the cleaning liquid is good for the nav screen.

 

Any update on how to do this? Do you have to remove the unit. I have some warping in the back, top of plate.

Thanks!

 

Did you ever get details on the face plate removal? I polished with the faceplate on and caused the plastic screen to detach.

 

They have plastx here in Wal Mart. Ocean County NJ...Might want to check your nearest store.

 

I used Plastx as well. Now clear. The glare coating will be removed though. Give and take. Use of Plastx is YMMV. In my case worked.