Worn interior trim paint - suggestions?

The factory painted plastic trim around my driver side window controls is wearing off on the edge. I tend to rest my knee there occasionally, which appears to be the culprit. Truck just turned 2 years old and has 27k miles.

Any ideas on fixing this? Would wrapping it in vinyl be more durable?

 

Replace it under warranty? Ridiculous this happens on a 2 year old truck.

Toyota needs to know-- so they fix it for future buyers.

 

It'll just happen again if I replace it.

I had a 96 Corolla with over 200k miles with no wear like this.

 

Mine is the same @ 32k. I also rest my knee there.

 

Toyota probably switched to "Eco Friendly" paint.

 

I've seen a couple that have been wrapped. @mesojdm?

 

I was just looking at our 2013 Highlander, and the only painted piece on the interior is a little trim on the steering wheel. It has over 45k miles and doesn't show any wear like this in the interior.

It seems like a bad location for painted plastic on the Tacoma.

 

Does anyone know if the painted trim piece (highlighted in yellow) is removable from the rest of the assembly? It's not clear in the service manual.

 

What kind of material is that their using on door panels? It feels weird and hard to clean, feels like it'll wear out very fast...

 

You could wrap it or have a professional paint it. Id leave it be, myself. Its a battle scar, adds character!

 

Ridiculous that rubbing / resting your knee (possibly jeans) on a part intended for use with fingers, for 2 years, caused some surface wear?

I think not.

 

Those same parts in my SR are bare black plastic with a matte finish. Why no swap those out with the black parts?

 

Any pictures? They're not just painted black? Darn you with your non chrome door handles and vent rings and unpainted trim pieces!

 

No it is not removable that I am aware of

 

lol. No pictures. I can take some this weekend. Definitely bare matte black plastic.

 

You mean like this

 

The silver part is bare black plastic on my SR. It's not textured like that black section, though.

 

Is your mirror control all black also?

 

No offense guys but your trucks' interiors look like ass. Are you wearing really abrasive denim and just power-rubbing the arm rests or what?

 

Other than the chrome on the knob, it's black. The only silver painted area is around the 4wd and climate controls. It looks just like the photo below, except the seats are grey, and mine is a 4wd MT.