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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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hehe man, I apologize for starting all this SF!! C'mon guys lets take it easy on her...
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 07:10 PM
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Hey FL Lex, you at least have a sense of humor!
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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haha that I do SF! Are you planning on doing any mod's to your new ride?
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 08:33 PM
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Mods? I can't even find the parking brake and you want me to make mods? (The biggest mod I plan to make at the moment is to add clear mats before the rainy season)
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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May I recommend "all weather mats" from Lexus, it will be better than clear mats.

I replaced mine carpet mats with "all weather mats" , and I love them!!!

They have grooves in which will hold liquid (rain or soft drink) better than clear mats.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/06-up...spagenameZWDVW


P.S. I would like to apologize for the earlier comment, no harm intended!!!
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 07:43 AM
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^^^ That's a good price, I love mine.

My AWD came with a set though.
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by sf7307
Where the heck is the parking brake on my 2007 GS350?
Not a stupid question. Believe me, we all have our days, bro. I JUST found out the hard way that our 3GSs do NOT have rear fold down seats, only that stupid hole in the middle *sigh*
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 08:52 AM
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Thanks all. I know this is going off in a different direction now, but do you use the all-weather mats in "all weather" (i.e. keep them in the car at all times)? This may sound like another stupid question, but it's not. In California, it only rains from late October-mid April. From mid-April to mid-October, it's dry as a bone. Would you still recommend the all-weather mats, but maybe I'll take them out in the summer?
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 07:03 PM
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For me I leave my "all weather mats" in the GS, due to the fact that my interior is ASH. It gets dirty just after days, therefore I decided to replaced the "carpet mats" with "all weather mats."
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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SLK, my interior is "cashmere", so I may have the same problem.
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by sf7307
SLK, my interior is "cashmere", so I may have the same problem.
As you know my interior is "ASH" still and dashborad is "BLACK" in color. So with the "all weather mats (color: black)" in placed, just make mine GS looked more obvious as "two tone interior" design.

In your case, you should get "all weather mats" in "BROWN" since your dashboard is "BROWN" in color.


Still with "all weather mats," it will blend-in perfectly and save time of cleaning the carpet mats daily!!!
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by slk_dds
As you know my interior is "ASH" still and dashborad is "BLACK" in color. So with the "all weather mats (color: black)" in placed, just make mine GS looked more obvious as "two tone interior" design.

In your case, you should get "all weather mats" in "BROWN" since your dashboard is "BROWN" in color.


Still with "all weather mats," it will blend-in perfectly and save time of cleaning the carpet mats daily!!!
you quote lover you.

anyways, I have mine in at all times. Although I don't have kids, I do transport my neighbor's kids once in awhile and take them out to ice cream and stuff. It's definitely nice to know that if anything gets dropped on the floor, it won't matter much.
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