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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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Default Leather Seats in Is with ventilated seats

I sat in a 2IS with ventilated seats yesterday and i found the seats were more comfortable then the seats in my 2IS without the option...
is there suppose to be a difference between the two besides the lil holes?
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 12:20 PM
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perforated leather feels softer in my opinion.
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 12:55 PM
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Ventilated seat seems to be a bit more soft compared to non when I compared to my friend's IS.
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 12:58 PM
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yaa thats what i feel too .. is it softer just because of the little holes so the leather isn't as tight ? lol
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 12:05 AM
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i guess i love my ventilated seats i thought it was you get both heated and cooled or none. and perforated leather is standard isnt it i have never seen a 2is without perforated leather. only problem with perforated leather is small pieces of dirt get stuck in the there and its impossible to get out.

if anybody has any ideas on how to get it out please let me know
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by DJSirkit13
i guess i love my ventilated seats i thought it was you get both heated and cooled or none. and perforated leather is standard isnt it i have never seen a 2is without perforated leather. only problem with perforated leather is small pieces of dirt get stuck in the there and its impossible to get out.

if anybody has any ideas on how to get it out please let me know
I don't think perforated leather is standard, I could be wrong.

Yea I get little pieces of dirt in the little holes as well. How about using a toothpick to clean it?
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by OutCaster
I don't think perforated leather is standard, I could be wrong.
You are correct, standard seating for the IS in the US is unperforated leather, but perforated is included in most of the popular option packages, so it's rare to see one on dealer's lots (at least around here) that isn't so equipped.

Outside the US (even in Canada), the standard seats for the IS250 are cloth.
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 08:12 AM
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I have never seen the non ventilated seat. I thought all IS comes with at least that pkg and bare bone IS is almost non existence. Must be special order?
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by dojoman
I have never seen the non ventilated seat. I thought all IS comes with at least that pkg and bare bone IS is almost non existence. Must be special order?
I've seen one non-perf 2IS... it was the demo car at one of the local Lexus dealers.

It seemed a bit odd to have a completely bare car as your test drive vehicle, since it makes the car look kinda bad, but that's what they did.
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 08:55 AM
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My car does not have perforated seats but thats because i dont have heated and cooled seats
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Kurtz
I've seen one non-perf 2IS... it was the demo car at one of the local Lexus dealers.

It seemed a bit odd to have a completely bare car as your test drive vehicle, since it makes the car look kinda bad, but that's what they did.

Yup thats what it looks like with no-nav LOL! j/k
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Demo cars are usually fully loaded. It's kind of odd you ran into a barebone IS demo. Who'd want that?
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 05:50 PM
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I love my preforated seats.. I was amazed at how soft they were when i first sat in them. When i get little bits of dirt or whatever in them I just carefully use a needle to poke it out.
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 2009LEX
Yup thats what it looks like with no-nav LOL! j/k
LOL, exactly what I was thinking. Don't burst his bubbles or else he will lecture us how good his aftermarket Nav is..
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Old Jul 13, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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I have never seen a lexus IS without heated/cooled seats or without HID ...

maybe its a CA thing ... lol
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