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Leather questions, concerns, problems, mods, fixes, Care
We recently purchased a 2011 GX 460 Premium with the black semi aniline leather. Last week we noticed that the black leather when under sunlight has a tint of dark blue/purple on certain parts of the seats. It is very noticeable when you look at it outdoors not even in direct sunlight.
To better explain the condition.....the seating surface and even the backrest area are black but the back of the front seats where the pouch resides and also the two sides of the fronts seats (side airbag areas) have this blue/purple tint. Also the sides of the rear seats (side airbag areas) have this tint. We also noticed the side of the door panel has that tint. At first we thought there were dye issues with the leather so we took it back to the dealer and they said it was normal. It doesn't seem to be a dye issue as the color tint is very specific to certain areas and dye issues are spotty.
Wanted to hear those of you with the black semi aniline leather to see if any of you noticed this color tint?
To better explain the condition.....the seating surface and even the backrest area are black but the back of the front seats where the pouch resides and also the two sides of the fronts seats (side airbag areas) have this blue/purple tint. Also the sides of the rear seats (side airbag areas) have this tint. We also noticed the side of the door panel has that tint. At first we thought there were dye issues with the leather so we took it back to the dealer and they said it was normal. It doesn't seem to be a dye issue as the color tint is very specific to certain areas and dye issues are spotty.
Wanted to hear those of you with the black semi aniline leather to see if any of you noticed this color tint?
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I have the same black semi-aniline leather on mine there is a slight, very slight color difference from the center of the seat but i really don't see purple or blue just a minute color difference.
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Thanks for all your feedback and replies. A picture is worth a thousand words so I've posted a picture. As you can see there are color variations to the black. I don't think it is due to leather protectant/treatment from the dealer. Looks like it came like that from the factory.
Is it just me or do any one of you notice this.
Is it just me or do any one of you notice this.
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Thanks for all your feedback and replies. A picture is worth a thousand words so I've posted a picture. As you can see there are color variations to the black. I don't think it is due to leather protectant/treatment from the dealer. Looks like it came like that from the factory.
Is it just me or do any one of you notice this.
Is it just me or do any one of you notice this.
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If you look at the floor carpeting, it is not black and has that purple/blue tint as well. If you compare it with the surface of the back seat (black) you can see the contrast. Without sunlight you don't notice it unless you really look hard at it.
I'm thinking it is normal at this point but wanted to confirm if others with the black semi-aniline interior noticed this as well. I hope we didn't get a defective model. I don't think Toyota/Lexus will replace the carpet/seats because of this tint issue. Both fronts seats and the floor carpet are like this.
I'm thinking it is normal at this point but wanted to confirm if others with the black semi-aniline interior noticed this as well. I hope we didn't get a defective model. I don't think Toyota/Lexus will replace the carpet/seats because of this tint issue. Both fronts seats and the floor carpet are like this.
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Went to the dealer for our 1000 mile complimentary service earlier this week and looked at a few other GX Premiums with the black leather and it is the same. There are slight color variations in certain parts of the leather only in the side of the seats on the side airbags and the carpeting. You actually see this same variation on the darker brown color interior as well but you really need to look at it as black shows off any imperfection easier. I was told those areas are not the aniline leather areas (synthetic areas for padding purposes) hence "semi- aniline".
The service guy said I was one of the few people that noticed this color variation. He said you really need to stare at it under direct sunlight with doors open to notice it. Well it is normal in case any new owners do spot this.
The service guy said I was one of the few people that noticed this color variation. He said you really need to stare at it under direct sunlight with doors open to notice it. Well it is normal in case any new owners do spot this.
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P.S. Our dealership replaced the batteries in our electronic keys at our annual service under warranty ... or maybe for customer goodwill. Whatever, it is better than being locked out of our vehicle because the electronic key battery died!