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Old 01-03-17, 02:17 PM
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Pardon my poor search skills, I couldn't find out which years, or is it packages, that have the interior leather door handles.

It's one complaint I have on our 06 430, the padded, rubber-like door handle. It looks so uninspired and not upscale at all. Then I realized some 460s have it too, but other 460s have the nice stitched leather on the interior door handles.
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Could be worse...... you could have an '07 460 with the melting door pulls/panels!!!

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Originally Posted by sktn77a
Could be worse...... you could have an '07 460 with the melting door pulls/panels!!!

I never heard of that. I did a search for "melting door pulls/panels" and this was the only thread that came up.
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I never heard of that. I did a search for "melting door pulls/panels" and this was the only thread that came up.
I've heard of what sktn77a mentions. There were some threads about sticky/melting armrests on some early model years. That and stiff, cracking rubber surrounding the moonroof glass.
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Originally Posted by FatherTo1
Pardon my poor search skills, I couldn't find out which years, or is it packages, that have the interior leather door handles.

It's one complaint I have on our 06 430, the padded, rubber-like door handle. It looks so uninspired and not upscale at all. Then I realized some 460s have it too, but other 460s have the nice stitched leather on the interior door handles.
Ft01, here you go. Post # 1. It's called semi analine leather upgrade.
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Ft01, here you go. Post # 1. It's called semi analine leather upgrade.
Thank you, Ray!
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Originally Posted by FatherTo1
Thank you, Ray!
OOPS. sorry I forgot the link. here you go.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...-and-vids.html
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Originally Posted by Nospinzone
I never heard of that. I did a search for "melting door pulls/panels" and this was the only thread that came up.
I believe the official title of the warranty enhancement is "sticky dash and door panels".
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Doooh, that's right, I remember the sticky dash posts. Fortunately I haven't experienced that problem.
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Mine has the leather handles and I don't have the semi-aniline leather FYI, that may have changed in 2013.
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Yes, they changed the panel materials for the 2013 model year. I believe it's "pleather"!
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Yes it's pleather I'm sure. Still better stitched than not!
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Yes, and pretty much anything is better than the plastic they used in the 2007!
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