Ok, for all of those who don't want to corouse throughout the site trying to find out how to instill your Escutcheon (key cover) on your G. Here's a DIY. I purchased my stuff from Chad @ Infiniti Specialist. Great Guy!

Ok for one here's the products I recommend using to remove the factory key hole cover. Now, I know your laughing at the glove thinking Im not wanting to get my hands dirty, but thats not it. Put the glove over the screwdriver, I guess its a condom... to prevent things from getting scratched even up higher on the door itself.


Step 2: Lock the car



Step 3: Now in my case, I was able to just pull the factory Escutcheon off without having to pry with a screwdriver. Make sure to be extra careful, even though you have your screwdriver condom you can still dent you door if you tap it. Pull the door handle out and very carefully manuever a thin tipped flat head into the prong/clip nearest the door handle.

This is the peice I am talking about.



Step 4: your door should now look like this.


Step 5: Now, my Escutcheon had this piece attached to it.

Remove it by taking this clip and prying it with this


You should now have a free Escutcheon piece. At this point you need to take these two small tabs

Pry them upward a little, becareful not to damage the cover. If you dont pry them up they will not lock into place over the key attachment. Once you have done so, you can the first attach the 2 small clips into the rear part of the key attachment and then put the larger prong into place making a clicking sound.

You'll end up with this.... the final product.


So CLEAN, yet such a pain in the a*s for such a small peice.

Hopefully, this DIY is detailed enough for you non-mechanically inclined.

 

looks good thanks for posting a diy

 

Thanks for checking it out!

 

TNX, G.Ride, I've sent a copy to our DIY forum.
C.

 

i tried taking out my drivers side cover but that shiet wont come off!! any suggestions?

 

1/2 of the pics don't work... and need insturct on that first step, removing the clip...

 

so what happens when your battery runs out and you can't unlock your car?

 

where do u get this thing again?

 

just got mine shipped from lokey infiniti

 

or riverside infiniti

 

i just did this mod but i took out the lock cylinder, replaced the cover and put back in the cylinder and now my door does not lock by power, only by key..
any ideas?? i know the motor just all of sudden did not go out.

 

G.ride Thatks For The Diy!

Nice Job! Expecially Puttung Layers Of Tap Around Top Of Key Hole! My Screw Driver Did Jump On Me & I Would Have Made A Cluster F*ck Out Of A Small Job!

Kodg Man

 

Of course when I get ready to install this, the images would be hijacked by advertising. Ugh.

 

can you please repost this ? thx

 

What he said.

Looks like a nice writeup, but we need the pics back!

Thnx.