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    054F2A2B-622D-4DA2-A4D5-2DD78EA535AF.jpeg Has anyone else noticed pits and blemishes in the plastic covering over the center display?
    Mine has black imperfections (like dark water spots) across most of the plastic covering.
     
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    No, just went and looked - it's spotless. Have you tried cleaning it?
     
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    What the h***?!
    I will have to add this to my ever-growing list of weird Prius Oddities. Was something sprayed towards the dashboard? Accidentally splashed? Smoking? Vaping? (I've never seen that "Ignition ON" sign).
     
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    I haven't noticed the "IGNITION ON" either - but the Manual says:
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    Yes, I wondered if it might be a chemical or cleaning compound. I remember splashing something on a plastic gauge cover and it left a permanent mark - can't remember what it was, but remember the stain.
     
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    Are the spots on the inside, or the outside of the plastic? If they're on the inside, that's pretty disturbing.
     
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    If it's on the outside I would use ScratchX(more aggressive) or PlastX(less aggressive) to buff them out.

    On my Prius there was some type of residue covering my plastic screen that I could not get off any other way. It didn't quite look like yours though, it was just "cloudy".
     
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    Thanks for the help. I will buy a bottle of PlastX and see what it does...
     
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    The dark spots appear to be on the inside of the plastic - or at least there is no tactile feeling on the outside. I tried cleaning the plastic, but no change. I think that I will take it to the dealer before I pass either of the 3 years 36,000 mile lines.
     
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    Condensation from excess humidity?
    Do you live in a tropical rain-forest?
     
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    I fixed my typo.
    Living in a tropical rain-forest with high humidity could cause condensation inside the display and leave water marks when dried.
     
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    Nope, I live in a desert. and I use the windows a lot more than the air conditioner - humidity is not an issue.
     
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    The only thing I could describe mine as were excess condensation from petroleum gases in the plastic dash evaporating onto the screen. Either that or the dealership spilled some type of chemical that left a cloudy residue on the screen.

    Unfortunately for you, mine were all on the outside, but I did have a scratch on the inside of my screen right in front of the speedometer that I never bothered to have fixed since changing the glass out requires almost a complete and total disassembly of the dash area.
     
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    I took my Prius in to my dealership this morning asking for them to replace the "blotchy" plastic cover over my instrument panel. My car has 33,000 miles and is two-and-a-half years old so I am figuring the if the cover does need replacing it will be at Toyota's expense.
    The more I examined it the more certain I was that it is entirely on the inside of the plastic panel (my best guess is that it was scarred by off-gassing). I rode the dealer shuttle home and am waiting for a call to discover their decision.
    This dealership has been generous with other issues I brought cars in for, so I expect that they will "do the right thing".
     
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    Is it a "cover", or integral, the whole unit. Just thinking they'll put up more of a fight if it's the latter.
     
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    It is just a plastic cover that can be removed, it just requires you to take almost the entire dash out to get to it.
     
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    Hey, we wouldn't have it any other way. :ROFLMAO:
     
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    And the verdict is: “INCONCLUSIVE”. The dealership wants a Toyota Corporation opinion on the issue. So I will pick the car up and wait for them to arrange an appointment.
     
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    I sure hope they find out what caused it.
    (I should take my car there, and see if they can flush out that dang cat!:ROFLMAO:)
     
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    Great when they design cars like that. My old VOLVO 244 was like that when the blower fan for the A/C started making a noise. The VOLVO guys on BrickBoard suggested it was a 10 hr job - in a workshop, double that for DIY.

    Their suggestion was that in building a 244, they START with the blower motor and assemble the rest of the car around it.

    [P.S. - I put up with the noise]
     
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