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SORRY guys...I have been in Ottawa all week to attend my sisters wedding. I've been looking forward to this meet all month long...drove like crazy to make it on time and arrived at home about 3 minutes ago. BUMMER. This SUCKS.

You are right LexusK8...thats exactly the shifter I was talking about. From what I can see, it does have the OD and shift buttons. It looks sharp...if it fits, I'd seriously consider bidding on it! What do you guys think?

I was browsing on Ebay when I came across an auction for an RX300 shift knob. Has anybody tried fitting the knob in an ES300 (97-2001) ?

Thanks again xxavier2k! I'm going to attempt opening the internal door panels over the upcoming long weekend. I'll try to document the attempt with pictures and will post them here for future members :)

Thank you xxxavier2k and skperformance for both your replies. I really appreciate it. So if I understood correctly, I can access the 'metal' clips by taking off the 'internal' body panels i.e. an entry is to be made through internal door panels (leather/plastic) to access the clips that are holding the outside/external door cladding in place.

If thats that case, then I should be good since I picked up the haynes manual and it explains the procedure to access the internal door panels.

Hi SkPerformance,

I just registered today. I was wondering if you would point me towards the guy you deal with in Toronto regarding ES300 parts. My main problem is that the driver side exterior cladding has pulled away at the corner so you can spot it jutting out from the side. I'm not sure how to remove it to see if any clips are involved or require replacing. I've tried pushing it into place with no effect. How is the cladding attached? How would you remove it?

Thank you!