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White on black, does it even exist?

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Old 01-09-08, 09:49 AM
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hello all,
I've never seen a white on black interior before, but a friend of mine swears he's seen a couple. It's rare but they are there he says. What do you all think?

JP
Old 01-09-08, 10:03 AM
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I think they are rare for any make and model. I know Infiniti was going to charge my friend extra to bring a g37 in that color combo. But you can find one if you search hard.
Old 01-09-08, 05:27 PM
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if it came in that i would have gotten over the blk on blk, but i could not find it for thelove of god...
Old 01-09-08, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by suprandsc
hello all,
I've never seen a white on black interior before, but a friend of mine swears he's seen a couple. It's rare but they are there he says. What do you all think?

JP
Yes, the LS 430 and the LS 460 comes in that combo. Thing is the dealer rarely orders it, most are white/and a beige/brown interior.

White/Black is one of the rarest color combo's for any Lexus. It will be very hard to find.

Automobile or Car and Driver (one or the other) even tested a white/black LS 430.

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You can see that the sideview mirrors are white.
Old 01-09-08, 05:55 PM
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awesome. Thanks for the confirmation. So I guess my buddy wasn't smoking something crazy lol.

Hopefully I can get my hands on one of these if not, i will just settle for a black/black UL.

Thanks you all,
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hey everyone.. its kinda crazy to hear that the white on black is rare. Just because i bought a mint condition one NOT knowing that it was even rare. Definitely a good sign then.. any reason why Lexus wasnt really popular with the white on black interior combination?
Old 04-29-08, 12:35 AM
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I would love to find a white on black. Sweet color combo in most cars IMO.
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during my search i found only one zenki white on black. then a few weeks back i found a kouki white one black. don't know if is real deal or not. wanna call the dealer but is not listed anymore the next day so i assume is sold.
Old 04-29-08, 05:28 AM
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yup I've seen on on ebay awhile back. Very nice! I would pick that color combo if I found it during the time I bought mine....
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Originally Posted by Hybrid-JD
any reason why Lexus wasnt really popular with the white on black interior combination?
I know the reason:

Because white on black is not popular for full size luxury car buyers, most buyers that want a white LS only want light color interior, that is why Lexus only offer the light color interior: Gray, Tan, Ecru, Saddle. The LS430 came in white on black from 01-03, I am sure due to low sales volume, Lexus discountinued it in 04'.

White on black is only popular for sports car buyer, it is a sporty thing, that is why a tons of sports car you see are in that combo.......NSX, EVO, STi, GTR, 911, M3, Supra.

I know because I had that exact mind set, in my sports car days in the last 10 years, I only want white on black, now that I want a LS, I want the white on Ecru.

Lexus only makes what sells. They are not gonna make it if 10 guys in the world wants one.

Another good example is the 2nd gen GS, the regular version don't come in white/black, but with the sport design edition, they offered it. Because sporty version buyers more tend to want white/black. Our GS300 sport design is white/black.

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I personally only like white on black interior on sports/sporty cars only, that's the color combo of my G35 coupe.
I don't like it on any Lexus, maybe with the exception of the IS250/350.
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I love white on Saddle the most!
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Originally Posted by Gojirra99
I personally only like white on black interior on sports/sporty cars only, that's the color combo of my G35 coupe.
I don't like it on any Lexus, maybe with the exception of the IS250/350.
See, my point exactly!
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its almost funny to see this thread cause thats the same thing i would have done if i could have found a white on blk car....i guess blk was everyones second choice!!


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