09-02-2021, 09:08 PM | #1 |
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Film on controls?
Can anyone tell me if these controls seem like they have the factory protective film on them still, or if there is some strange peeling going on? This is on a carvana car for sale right now. It really looks like there is a protective film on there that can be removed but i'm not sure, and given its age there shouldn't be! I apologize for the photo quality, I had to take the pic from my phone, Carvana doesn't present photos in downloadable format.
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09-02-2021, 11:28 PM | #2 | |
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09-02-2021, 11:30 PM | #3 |
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And I can tell from the photo that this a pre-2016 car because 2016 and later has shiny black plastic around the buttons, not that weird dull stuff like I have.
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09-03-2021, 05:59 AM | #4 |
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If either of you would like to replace/upgrade the black plastic around the buttons this is easily achievable. I recently upgraded my radio buttons to ceramics and the black plastic is simply a fascia that the radio and climate controls screw onto with torx screws. In addition it's about a 5 min job to remove the stereo. All in all the whole job should take 15-20 mins
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09-03-2021, 09:37 AM | #6 |
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It's interesting what some people like and don't like. For instance, I prefer the earlier "dull" trim pieces because they produce less irritating reflection if the sun happens to be shinning on those trim pieces.
I had a loaner where I had to close the sunroof and put on my sunglasses just to get past the irritating glare reflecting off the shiny black trim around the center console. I remember thinking to myself...why would they use a shiny reflective surface in this area. But after the sun wasn't shining in that area of the car...it is "pretty". But that experience made me appreciate the use of the less reflective black trim.
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It makes me wonder how did it get scratched like that? Did the PO have long fingernails or something? And the scratches are in multiple locations...so it's not like a specific area on the panel that they went to all the time. I rarely touch that panel except for the #3 & #4 programmable buttons. Button #3 is programmed for split screen between NAV and Entertainment info...and #4 is programmed for split screen between NAV and OBC info. For VOL...I normally use the MLF buttons on the steering wheel...and the IHKA ...I'm AUTO user and just set it/forget it.
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Swapped out the ceramic controls from the old unit and joined them with my existing motherboard and gloss facia. It is a pretty easy job and takes no time really Once you've taken the unit out, turn it over and you'll see 2 blocks of electronics attached to the facia by torx screws. Unscrew them and swap the electronic blocks on the replacement facia that you bought. If you only wanted to from Matt to gloss facia buy a used unit in good condition and do the swap |
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06-07-2022, 08:45 AM | #10 |
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Protective film on panel
I'm sorry but I have the same issue and this definitively looks like protective film that is slowly peeling off. Yes, there are also scratches here and there but you can see around the perimeter of the panel and most buttons that there's something looking very much like an air gap. I just don't want to take the chance and ruin mine in case that's not really protective film. Has anyone ever tried peeling this off?
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06-07-2022, 09:22 AM | #11 |
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There is no protective film. Some of them just start to delaminate near the edges or around holes. But even if it is a protective film you can't ruin it by trying to remove it. Protective films on products are not difficult to remove. If you can get your fingernail under an edge it will pull right off. But if you find yourself picking at it a few times and nothing starts to lift then you don't have a film. Spoiler alert: you don't.
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06-07-2022, 12:34 PM | #12 |
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I have not tried this, but i'm planning to remove and apply a few coat of high quality gloss clearcoat. It should fill in any scratch and give a gloss look. I've did this awhile ago on my MDX, but only problem is, it does scratch easily, but held up pretty well.
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