acf83
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Anyone have the chrome trim on the center console bubble up? Mine is starting to and I am not sure if that is a warranty item?
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99WhiteC5Coupe
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Read your vehicle warranty folder. Perhaps talk to the dealer service advisor?
AKentPhoto
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Definitely worth trying.... That is no bueno... Do you clean your own interior? Any idea what cleaners have been used?
acf83
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bought it used and it started shortly after i bought it. I have used only diluted SimpleGreen and water.
My console trim chrome in my used 18 Expy is scratched up, I assume from things being dragged across it. I pondered looking to find a replacement but it (surprisingly) doesn't really bug me that much. With 45k miles, it's in great shape, that trim piece is really the only thing with wear damage.
dtaylorfd
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Does anyone have a part # for this? Mine needs to be replaced.
We were just taking about the chrome trim on the console yesterday. It's silly. Reflects sun into your eyes at just the wrong time & gets scratched easily as a lot of happens around that area. There has to be a better option for material they could use.
Got my 2018 used, out of warranty, with the same issue. That trim isn't a single replacement item, you have to replace the entire top console cover piece which costs about $900 plus installation for another couple of hundred, for a total of over a thousand. Agree that its a poor quality trim susceptible easily to damage. I made do with a little black electrical tape stuffed in here and there.
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Got my 2018 used, out of warranty, with the same issue. That trim isn't a single replacement item, you have to replace the entire top console cover piece which costs about $900 plus installation for another couple of hundred, for a total of over a thousand. Agree that its a poor quality trim susceptible easily to damage. I made do with a little black electrical tape stuffed in here and there.
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dtaylorfd
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acf83
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Oh, and you have to add additionally for the film trim used to cover the console top to match interior trim too. Its not a cheap fix; and, what's to keep it from happening again - and soon too.
Dice Roll
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That trim should be deleted and just have the wood grain or whatever for the entire top. That reflective shit is dangerous and annoying
$300 - really? I'd gone to a Ford Dealership and an independent collision center, and both quoted that for just all of the labor to do all of the work on the console base part and trims - parts were extra. I may have to go to OK for a bargain like that. Even buying the cheaper ford parts, you still have the labor costs to be added - I'm not going to run the risk of causing even more damage to the replacement parts because of a lack of knowledge on doing the job right.
Yeah, the retail price of the whole tray is $433 and For some trims is $625. I can see it approaching $900 at the dealer with taxes.
but it is an easy DIY if you can buy it online.
Yet, is it worth that much money anyway for some piss poor shiny trim on the base top - not to me.
AKentPhoto
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I'd buy the cheap one and take it to a car audio shop. They are usually quite good at interior trim..
pw1981
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What about vinyl wrap for the shiny parts? Automotive wraps have come a LONG way in recent years and I bet a skilled vinyl person could apply a solid piece over the console then trim it out to only cover the chrome parts and look pretty good. They even have metallic films that could make it appear stock.
