Rear Hatch Button w/Screwdriver & Screws Liftgate Switch Cover Compatible with Toyota Prius Lexus 4runner Scion Camry Trunk Door Release w/Screws Repair Fix Kit Replacement

The gummy feel and spotty function of my trunk latch has bothered me for a number of years. I had pretty much quite using the latch and opened the trunk with my key fob or the release inside the car cabin. I finally had enough and decided to give this product a try. I am very glad I did - Now I am looking for reasons to open the trunk! As mentioned in other reviews, the process is messy and took longer than it should. I rank the product as easy to install and easy to use though, because it is getting rid of the defective Toyota original part that creates the problem The actual installation of the new part is quite easy once you get past the messy business of scraping off the old melted rubber. If you have some patience and a modicum of practical skills, the job is quite doable and worth doing. The scraper tool that is included with this product is very handy for scraping out the old rubber. Even so, it is messy and frustrating. I found that a bunch of paper towels and rubbing alcohol worked pretty well in getting it off. (Be careful though - the alcohol leaves a weird streaky look and isn't good for the paint. I use alcohol to get tree sap off my car though so wasn't too worried about it because I find putting some car wax on the spot clears it up easily. That said, you can pretty easily avoid the problem by covering up the area on which you are working.) Others reviews recommend working with the trunk closed. I found it much easier to work on it with the trunk open but I am fairly tall. It is kind of an awkward spot to work on so try different ways to work on it to see what works for you. I scraped out as much as I could, then rubbed it for a while with a small pad of paper towel soaked with rubbing alcohol, and then scraped it some more; repeat as necessary. I worked at it long enough to get the disintegrated rubber out of the key areas like within the switch itself, but I didn't feel the need to get all of the gunk off and there were still some sticky parts. Once I got the bulk of the old rubber out and was down to just the sticky residue, the new part went on easily and then screwed right in; the offset screwdriver they provide is essential because the odd angle prevents a normal screwdriver from lining up properly. I don't find plastic gloves work all that well for me but you might want to consider them. Otherwise, you will need to scrub your fingers and fingernails pretty strongly to get the stuff off your hands. I found a bar of Lava soap took it off with some serious scrubbing.

I bought this to fix the disintegrating rubber cover on my Prius hatch handle and it fits perfectly. This kit came with the screw driver and two extra screws which were a must have because I stripped the soft metal OEM screws while removing the cover. The process is extremely simple on a prius. Unscrew the two screws holding down the cover. Gently insert a thin pry bar or flat head screw driver around the edge of the switch to pry the switch out. Its just a couple of plastic tension clips holding the switch in place, so it's perfectly safe to gently pry the switch out. The switch still attached to the wiring harness, so don't pull too hard. There's enough slack in the partially removed switch to clean out the goo and put the new cover on so you don't need to remove any other parts to do the replacement. As for the cleaning, I recommend a box cutter blade for scraping, mineral spirits as solvent for cleaning and wear gloves because the melted rubber is like tar on your hands. Once the switch is clean enough for the new cover to fit properly, put the cover on, push the switch back in place, and screw it in using the included screw driver. Easy, quick, and saved me a good amount of money and time.

First thing to mention is that my kit came with the replacement cover, 2 screws, a screw driver, and a scraper. Quality of the cover is great and the screw driver and scraper are not the cheap tools that you would normally get in a DIY kit - the screw driver they sent me was a Craftsman so thumbs up.This cover fits my 2008 Toyota Sequoia but the close quarters Z shaped screw driver they sent was too tall to use for removing the screws - you could kind of get a bite at first but after the first turn it got too tight to get the screw driver engaged. I could have grabbed it with a needle nose but just too much potential for doing other damage.I read reviews where folks removed the inside panel of the tail gate but #1 that is a lot of work and #2 you would end up breaking the latch housing if you pushed it out from the inside without removing the screws first so if you plan to go at it from the inside its a bad idea.What I found that worked best is to take a philips tip for a screw gun and grind off 1/2 of the length of the shaft - I used a die grinder that I have for sharpening my lawnmower blades (you could use a file if you are patient and want a work out). After grinding down the back end of the philips tip I then took a 1/4" wrench and used the closed end. I placed a piece of duct tape on the opposite opening so the tip was held in place. This was the PERFET tool for getting at the screw because the tip was short enough to fully remove the screw with LOTS of clearance and the wrench has a slight angle so it was ergonomically easy to both back out and install the screws. See attached images of the Z shaped Craftsman screw driver that they provided in the kit as well as the philips tip that I ground down and wrench that I used for comparison.All the other reviewers complaining about their old covers turning to goo were right - mine was no different and once I got the assembly out it was a goey mess. I tried cleaning with a variety of solvents (alcohol, acetone, brake cleaner). Ultimately what worked best was the little scraper that they provided and found the residue scrapped off pretty easily.Besides that everything pretty much went according to how they show the install in their video. It took me around 10 minutes to struggle at removing the screws with the provided screw driver, 5 minutes of noodling on a better way to do it, 5 minutes to find a philips tip and grind it down, 5 minutes to back out the screws, 10 minutes and a few choice words while scraping off the goes mess, and another 5 minutes to install. So if you have a Sequoia and resolve yourself to make your own tip to use on a wrench, the entire process should take less than a half hour.All this being said I am really happy with the product and the end result. Highly recommend it if your latch cover is a goey mess!

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