Originally Posted by skinny gs

I have read that Lexus wood trim in any one vehicle all comes from the same tree. This is how they try to keep the wood consistent. I personally dont know if it makes that much difference (coming from the same tree), but i believe it is more of a sales pitch than anything. So, yes i do believe the shift **** is leather/wood. (This in my opinion is similar to the way the glove box, cup holder, ash tray etc all open at precisely the same speeds) They want consistency.

Originally Posted by whlkev

if you want to see how lexus makes the wood dash trim

jump to 4:03 of this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rA9qOdyEYs

the attention to detail is just too amazing, o and this video is totally worth a watch