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There seems to be some half correct info in all the replys. First, some of the bulbs can be replaced. They are in a standard twist out socket. Second, there are some LED lights that one could replace, but they are soldered in place. They light the button indicators. Third, there are LED lights that are soldered in place and one can not access. They light up the display panel. The glass is a crystal light display with 20+ wires coonected to it and soldered to the board. It does not appear as though you can move the glass panel. I did not try too hard for fear of cracking it. But, there is a work around. Instead of paying $300-$400 for a new part from Lexus, I spent $2.50 at Radio Shack. They 12V minilamps with about a two inch attached wire. I stuck the light in the hole for the display and ran the wires aound to the solder points for the burned out light. Then, carefully, added a little solder to the existing points and soldered the wires in place. I suppose this could be done for a few dollars at an electronic repair shop, but if you got this far dismantaling the dash, I am sure you can do the soldering too. Put it back together and it lights up the display. It's a quick fix that saves $100's!

First, thanks for all the imput. It was a great help. All the steps listed are great. When it comes to the copper spring, here is what needs to be done. I too, worked an hour to get this thing correct. Once you have the cup holder out of the frame, their are two silver springs. Use needle nose pliers to remove one side from the copper spring housing. Remove the two screws holding the copper spring housing in place. The copper spring is a coil that wraps around a cylinder. It is held in place only by tension. The end has a "T" shape that fits into the gear roller. The trick is to get that to stay in place and go the correct direction. The copper springs needs to wrap aroung the gear roller in the reverse manner from which it rests on its cylinder. So as the cup hlder is pushed back into place the copper spring will tighten around the gear roller. This is done in a "S" motion. As you roll the gear the copper spring comes from under the cylinder then over the top of the gear roller. The next trick is to get the copper spring "T" to stay in the gear roller slot. Once you place the "T" into the slot and snap both cylinders back into the housing, roll the gear about a 1/4" to place tension on the copper spring. Then, from the top, stick a small flat head screw driver into the gear teeth to hold the gear from releasing the tension. With the cup holder FULLY EXTENDED, place the housing back on cup holder track and replace the screws. Now when you push the cup holder back into a closed position the copper spring will provide the tension to pop back out like it did when new. Of course you still can not use the lighter/power outlet at the same time, but that is another Lexus Engineering marvel.