I took the plastic cover off to replace my rear wiper motor, came right off, i dont remember how many screws though, I will check when I get home...

 

Hi

all trim pieces you are mentioning have been changed in my car as well. All were cracked and plastic was brittle. I got them from breaker in UK and handcarried them to M'sia. Some were not the right color but these can be easily sprayed over by professional shops. So get to the breakers in a place where the weather is mild. Pieces costed me around 30 pounds for carpet retainers and under seat base plastics bought it together with new dashboard that cost me 100 pounds.

Third brake light piece was changed with new set from the dealer here at around US$ 200.

Had these fitted two years ago and have not had any problems with the old color coming through.

Plastic that is also likely to go are the following:

sun visor mirror flap
middle console panel (panel with clock and all switches)
instrument surround panel (with opening switch for filler lid)
Interior Lights in front as well as in back.
lights for numberplate.
big plastic panel under the steeringwheel.

I am living in tropics and above plastics crumble when touched after 8 to 9 years in the heat here. Most of the cars here have problems with them.

regards

Jos

 

Thanks Jos, I am looking for a scrap yard nearby. I think that is my best bet.

Cheers!

 

I need to get that tail gate piece off of there as well. I removed the four screws plus the two on the sides and it feels stuck. Anyone know about this? Can I just pull harder? The two screw holes for the tail light broke off - so technically I guess I should get a whole new piece - but I figure I can just drill them out and use a cool looking screw with a nut on the back and no one will even notice.

First - I have to get that piece off though!

 

I need to get that tail gate piece off of there as well. I removed the four screws plus the two on the sides and it feels stuck. Anyone know about this? Can I just pull harder? The two screw holes for the tail light broke off - so technically I guess I should get a whole new piece - but I figure I can just drill them out and use a cool looking screw with a nut on the back and no one will even notice.

First - I have to get that piece off though!

I did few months ago but i had taken off the left and right trim that secure the wiper motor trim

 

OK - so for anyone who needs to get to their dangling brake light in the upper tail gate - here's the way to get those pieces out of there. Remove all four screws on the front and the two on the sides. Now peel the weather stripping from the tailgate. You'll now see there are some tabs holding the two pieces together. Pop the tabs out and the top piece is free and will pull out. The bottom piece will still be relatively secure - as there are some push pins which secure it to the tailgate - like a door panel has.

I was able to get the top piece out of there and then drill out the broken screw ounts and replace them with some bomber screws with locking nuts. Not going anywhere now - that's for sure! Pretty easy fix - and cost a couple of bucks. :lol: