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Old 12-15-13, 04:52 PM
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I've never seen nebula/parchment. Can you post pics? I would think that would clash...

Another option is Fire Agate/Parchment.

My 2010 parchment came with darker tan mats, not sure why they went back to parchment color mats.
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Originally Posted by SW13GS
I've never seen nebula/parchment. Can you post pics? I would think that would clash...
That is the interior/exterior color combination that Lexus was featuring in a couple of its most often shown ES TV commercials last summer. Here is one of them.

http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7neW/2013-lexus-es-more-is-more
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Hard to see the combination there....
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Originally Posted by SW13GS
I've never seen nebula/parchment. Can you post pics? I would think that would clash...

Another option is Fire Agate/Parchment.

My 2010 parchment came with darker tan mats, not sure why they went back to parchment color mats.
I feel they do clash, just like the Gray and parchment on the RX clash. Everyone has their preferences and parchment on any color for me is not one of them. Parchment is way too hard to keep clean and looking new. I'd rather go gray, if I really wanted a light interior.
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Originally Posted by Sevn86
I feel they do clash, just like the Gray and parchment on the RX clash. Everyone has their preferences and parchment on any color for me is not one of them. Parchment is way too hard to keep clean and looking new. I'd rather go gray, if I really wanted a light interior.
I was concerned about keeping the parchment clean on my 2010...had no issues.
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We got the Fire Agate with parchment last week as we wanted something brighter than our other car (black leather).

I would have picked the Flaxen in a heartbeat if available. Looks really good and would show least stains over time.

For North East weather and parchment interior, weathertech liners seem almost a must as the standard carpet started showing stains within a week (too much rain/snow past week ).

I like the fact that weathertech tan floor mats are darker than the carpets which come with parchment interior and cover the edges much better. For a pic, see the sticky thread.
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Originally Posted by federalist
We got the Fire Agate with parchment last week as we wanted something brighter than our other car (black leather).

I would have picked the Flaxen in a heartbeat if available. Looks really good and would show least stains over time.

For North East weather and parchment interior, weathertech liners seem almost a must as the standard carpet started showing stains within a week (too much rain/snow past week ).

I like the fact that weathertech tan floor mats are darker than the carpets which come with parchment interior and cover the edges much better. For a pic, see the sticky thread.
Great, thank you.
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Not if you stay on top of cleaning the dye transfer off of the seats.
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Originally Posted by SW13GS
Not if you stay on top of cleaning the dye transfer off of the seats.
What have you found works best for this?
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For everyday cleaning I would use this:

http://www.autogeek.net/sonax-leathe...FQrxOgodOyoANg

For deeper cleaning this:

http://www.autogeek.net/strong-leather-cleaner.html

For protection, this:

http://www.autogeek.net/leather-protection-cream.html
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Originally Posted by SW13GS

Thank you. I did notice that the Strong Leather Cleaner said that it was not for use on aniline leather. Would that rule it out for UL interiors?
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Originally Posted by brittmayo
Thank you. I did notice that the Strong Leather Cleaner said that it was not for use on aniline leather. Would that rule it out for UL interiors?
These folks have some very good products, Pristine Clean for cleanup, and Rejuvinator Oil for periodic refresh, have used both. Originally developed for Rolls enthusiasts.
http://www.leatherique.com/
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Originally Posted by SW13GS
Yeah I'm with you on the colors, black, grey & parchment gets a little old. I personally think the Parchment looks the best on the ES, it makes the cabin feel richer and hides some of the lower quality plastics well.

They brought that saddle in the 2011 and 2012, don't know why they couldn't have kept that. I love the Flaxen in my GS...
Totally disagree. I think the plastics in the parchment interior look horribly cheap, especially the shift console area. That practically-yellow plastic surrounding the black shifter and mouse control, continuing all across the dash, is just not befitting a luxury car. It's the main reason I chose the black interior. I have never liked black interiors, always avoided them, but I just thought the parchment looked terrible. I agree with the original poster, I wish they would offer flaxen or caramel in the ES.
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Thanks everyone for your input


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