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Bestway Posted on Aug 22, 2013

2005 Lexus RX330. Brushed the side of door against a pillar resulting in white scratch marks. How do I get rid of these scratches short of taking to body shop.

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I'm assuming the pillar is white and therefore transferred the paint onto your car. I've fixed this issue before with my Mothers RX350.

Clean any dirt from the area. Take a mild rubbing compound and rub in the direction of the scratch marks. It's a bit labor intensive, but after a few minutes you should see some improvement. If the scratch marks disappear, follow up with a polish wax to get rid of any mild scratches from the rubbing compound.
If the pillar actually removed paint from your vehicle, the best bet is to take your car into a body shop to get an estimate on repairs.

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SOURCE: How to replace Lexus RX330 headlights.

replacing the headlights is easy. There is no need to adjust the afs, is is automatically done within the vehicle. Changing the bulbs doesn't affect the afs system at all.

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SOURCE: Timing belt change interval on 2005 Lexus RX330 (Sports Luxury)

North American specs are 160,000km as outlined in Warranty and services guide.
I believe cost here at a dealer is approx $400 US, The car is capable of running well in excess of 300,000km.
My 2001 has 268,000km and counting, this is my 4th Toyota product over 250,000 km.

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