joeker

iTrader: (8)

can you tell the difference? i notice theres many things on the classifieds sold in black onyx and i was wondering if anyone can actually see/tell the difference

Aroach

Good question, cuz I have an '06 black onyx and was wondering the same.

NoHoIS350

I have an 06' Black Onyx & put on a obsidian black front lip (at the time i couldn't find an OEM black onyx) ..Can't really tell..Only if you really get close can you see the slight difference..Small pieces you can get away with..

Aroach

Could you get away w/ a roof spoiler?

rule1223

iTrader: (15)

if you can tell the difference you are a paint specialist lol

chris07is

iTrader: (10)

so i can buy the rear gfx for my car with black onyx and they wouldn't tell the difference, because the i have the obsidian color..

Blkexcoupe

iTrader: (8)

They are very similar and the difference is minimal (like old paint on metal panels vs plastic), but generally I've noticed the Obsidian black looks a little darker and has more depth than black onyx.

montgb

iTrader: (7)

You cannot tell the difference between the two. Trust me - I have both on my car.

MCL1

Onyx spoiler on an obsidian car...

... people come up to me all the time and go "dude, why do you have an onyx spoiler on an obsidian car?!"

I'm joking. there's no difference.

Rash

iTrader: (1)

A girl I know said the LX570's black is different than the rest of the Lexus, its SHINIER, and NICER!

I was being the Lexus know-it-all at the time, I told her, no its all the same, its all Obsidian. She said no, its different!

I checked toyotareference.com and realized all the LX cars are Black Onyx, even the 2010 model, ouch. I guess its something about girls and their nail polish lol. :P

Mv350

iTrader: (23)

i cant tell the difference on them

Coconut

I've heard Obsidian's suppose to be like 10% "darker" than black onyx, but seriously nobody can tell the difference under normal lighting conditions.

Bobby206

iTrader: (1)

I have onyx black w/ obsidian gfx lip. Cant tell any difference.

SD.IS

iTrader: (47)

you can't tell the difference. i have an obsidian is and had the onyx gfx sides on

XhyDra

iTrader: (8)

I have an Obsidian Black IS and my fellow Lexus buddy t0e has a Black Onyx IS and I can tell the difference between the two. Obsidian (212) has yellow in it you can notice this when parked under any non white light illuminated area. If you point halogens at Obsidian you can see the yellow in the paint it almost passes off as dust. So if you're ever parked out at the curve on a late afternoon and the sun is shining on your IS you'll be able to tell the color differences between the two if you have more than one black on your IS.

Just from my detailed observations

But you can certainly pass the two off together under normal conditions. Some of us can tell and some can't. I can tell right away when there's paint variations I guess it's a trait. It does bug me but I've learned to deal with it