I have sold a few of these IS 250s and they all seem to have the same peeling belt molding issue. Here is a cheap fix to avoid the expensive ($200) factory replacement option. It takes less than an hour to do all four doors.
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Is this the part that also squeegees the window as it goes down and up? I'm wondering whether some new rubber on the belt mouldings will bring back the self-wiping of the mist on wet windows…
So… is the process simply to cut off the rubber and paint it? No replacing the rubber with anything? Great video but I seem to be missing something…
Moldings can be replaced without dismantled whole door. Just pull it out , believe me.
So you didn’t replace the rubber seal itself? You just cut the rubber seal off and painted the chrome black?
I replaced all the belt moldings yesterday on my 2010 IS250 AWD. I followed the steps in this video. Actually, it was a very fast process. It took about 20-25 minutes per each front door. One thing I'd like to point out is, you do not need to take off the rubber bumper and the rear section panel piece. Once you get the door panel off, you only need to remove the one front push clip for the window trim to be released slightly to gain access to the bolt for the triangle piece. The rear belt moldings are a breeze to replace and only take 15 seconds. Thanks for having this video as the initial guide to learn from. Now I know that removing the door panels on my Lexus is an easy process.
Such a beautiful car design.❤
I like all of the speciality tools in your tool box. I will have to try some of the ones I have, Great video
Hello from the Netherlands.
thanks for the video Scott .
Sincerely Hollandduck
I’m here from your frame pulling videos. I’m currently in a twist with my past dads totaled 1998 f150 that was rear ended and totaled which is now a salvage title. No major or small shops want touch it because of title and some people just don’t have the time to deal with it. I’m currently thinking about taking a shot at it myself with the harbour freight hydraulic unit. I would love to get your insight from some pictures or something, if you think it’s worth doing or not
A lot of work to fix a defective product!
I thought you weren't allowed to paint.
funny how some people advise to buy these "luxury" cars because they are "toyota" but it is never a good idea. buying this crap means paying luxury car part prices and prices are insane. they can keep their "luxury" crap