I bought my '03 4Runner used and the previous owner must have used too harsh/abrasive of a chemical cleaner to clean the clear plastic of the gauge. It's not terrible to the point where I can't read the odometer or speedometer, but it's annoyingly cloudy - everytime I look at it, I cringe. I want to either fix it or replace it.

Anynoe ever run into this? My gut tells me it can't be fixed, but if anyone knows where I can buy a new clear plastic unit for the gauge, I'd be greatful.

Thanks,

 

Try Toyota of Richardson. Ask for Cam in parts. He has always been good to me and offered great prices. Be sure to specify "internet pricing."

 

I'm going to hazard a guess here and say that the previous owner used Armor-all on the interior.

That stuff does nasty things to the guage plastic pane.
Yeah, I'm not sure if it can be fixed - unless there's a plastic polish out there that'll work?

 

I've used Meguiars plastic polishes with some success. May be worth a shot if new plastic is too expensive or unavailable.

http://www.autogeek.net/megglascarki.html

 

I don't know about cloudiness,but pledge furniture polish will take out scratches in plastic. Might be worth a try also.

 

i had the same problem...except i was the dumba$$ who used armor all WT had this awesome plastic cleaner(used for windscreens on motorcycles) and it polished it right up

Matt

 

These are all great suggestions. Thanks!

 

well just made since to clean it up since we had the guages all apart to put them new face plates in
Oh the stuff I used is called Plexus works great cleaning and polishing up plastics, I would say if its real bad just remove the clear part and clean both sides.

 

go to home depot they shouold have some plastic cleaner...its not really a cleaner it accualy breaks down the plastic a tiny bit and will clean it up.


I clean my interior with windex..does wonders on plastic and viynal just dont put it on died leather

 

griot's garage offers plastic polish, you can use them for tail lights too
www.griotsgarage.com

 

The plastic over my head lights and my guage cover is like that also. The interior is my fault. I used Simple Green on it.

 

You could also try that stuff that they have on tv to clear up scratches on eye glasses. A guy I know that I ride with uses it to get scatches out of his google lenses. They are made of lexan. It seemed to work fairly well too.

 

I'm going through the same thing and I'm just going to buy a new OEM plastic part and pop it in.