IS 250

Can annyone help me with some information about, pulling the panels of IS250, where to start and maybe some pics, tryed to tint it this afternoon, rear and side (no problem) but the front is impossible to do without pulling.

you mean this car?

I took them off and found it pretty easy.only 1-3 screws,pops right off.sorry I can't remember exactly,but it was easy.good luck

http://www.tintdude.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=22858

thanks blade. I do remember that you should check the operation of the door locks.that stutter happened to me on the passanger side, It was no biggie, just check the door handle and lock mechanism for proper reinstallment thats all. good luck

I had to take the door panel off the other day on this car. About thirty minutes after the customer left, she comes back telling me the door lock won't lock. It was shuddering when you tried to lock it. I took the panel back off and found out that the cable wasn't hooked in place all the way, she was back on the road in less than five minutes.

Why do you have to take off the door panels?

you dont HAVE to...some just like to.

Thats what I thought just so many people were talking about it...Thanks

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those doors pop right off dude there simple i think 3 screw tops

this is250 is the one that is real hard to get the film in there cause there is'nt alot of space, one headache for sure.

just think

.....tight corolla

sorry i don't pull panels,tint them as they are,they are a little tough

not if you pull the panels

I heard the Lexus LS 460 has the same problem.
Has anyone done one yet?

Never mind, I found the answer on 07/31 forum.
I should have read all the way. . . .rookie's fault. . . .sorry

I DONT PULL PANELS ON THESE BUT AFTER YOUVE ROLLED UP WINDOW N REMOVE LINER N FLUSH I PULL THE FILM UP FROM THE FAR EN RATHER THEN THE MIDDLE THEN TUCK BEHIND SPEAKER WORKS GREAT WITHOUT ANY CONTAMINATION OR CREASES

what, I cant hear you

I just want to say thanks to everyone that has contributed to this thread and any other threads on the IS250 . Especially the one with the diagram to pull the door panel off
After I've been talking about doing the car for 2 years on and off I finally got my first chance. And getting ready with a wealth of knowledge certainly makes life a hell of a lot easier .

It is not as bad as some people made it out to be if you are looking for the worst and yet I wouldn't take it so lightly either.

Put it this way, I prefer the BMW E46 or E90 or the new Camry anytime over the Lexus. But you can't always choose your car.

Even if you pull the door panels off you don't really have to take it out completely to make things easier. Just clips them along the bottom, that's what I always do when I find there are too many cables to get to behind it. With the Lexus, those panel clips are very strong.

With the power window switches the same, just let them hang off the panels without unclipping the cable. There are enough gap to get to the screw.

That way you don't have to reset the switches and worry about the door latch cables.

Just make sure don't close the doors (for the car that is ), otherwise you could be in big trouble.


Cheers

You forgot to mention that you need to reset the auto feature on those windows once you unplug the switchs. Roll window up hold for 2 sec then down hold for 2secs repeat a few times to all windows.