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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 03:38 PM
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I like the interior of the first pic. Very nice.
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by jclem
Ziggy, why not get some Weathertech all-weather or digital fit mats from AutoAnything (or somebody like that)? They come in both gray and black.
I'm partial to the Parchment interior, but I still like the black/gray contrast that you have.
Thanks to you, Tex Lex, chrick and others about the advice on the mats. I really wanted the Lexus mats like I had in my 400, but the dealer tells me they have no idea when they may become available again. So, I will look into the Weathertech mats.
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Hal56
I think the two tone shown early in this thread comes with the luxury package--We received our 450h in August when not too many with lux package in the states were out so my wife and I were pleasantly surprised.
I do have the luxury package and wondered if that was the reason.
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 07:26 AM
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The Aurora white 450 came that way with grey inerior the 350 were different
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 01:56 PM
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I do not have the luxury package and my interior is two tone as well. I guess you just have nicer leather on your seats, ziggy.
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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I posted about this last summer with little follow up discussion. Here's the link:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...interiors.html

Beautiful RX OP, congrats.
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 10:27 PM
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the gray in the 350 is not two tone, the gray in the 450h is two tone. it has nothing to do with packages
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by ObsidianRX
I posted about this last summer with little follow up discussion. Here's the link:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...interiors.html

Beautiful RX OP, congrats.
I apologize for not having picked up on your thread before I posted this. as indicated in your thread, it's kind of surprising that dealers don't point this distinction out when they are trying to market the cars.
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 07:26 AM
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Just go to Lexus web site and build one and you will see grey interior is different on the 450 then on 350
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Tex Lex
Ziggy.. Those are exact mats.. Just a very basic, but durable clear mat. They do not shift very much as the spikes on the bottom are pretty good..

I have had them on all our Lexus vehicles since 1998 and they do the job. In Houston we really don't need all weather mats. The mats I have do just fine in the rain

http://www.clearmats.com/

--Nate
Goo product indeed. I have them on all my vehicles for 10+ years.

rx450 interior change-141394d1238120211-cashmere-interior-owners-dsc03467-01.jpg
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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ziggy1
Thanks to you, Tex Lex, chrick and others about the advice on the mats. I really wanted the Lexus mats like I had in my 400, but the dealer tells me they have no idea when they may become available again. So, I will look into the Weathertech mats.
There's an earlier thread on weathertech mats with pictuers and comments: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...0-rx350-2.html (Not sure if the link will work, if not do a search for weathertech)

I had the factory Lexus all-weather mats, but bought weathertech digital liners. The factory mats didn't cover the dead foot rest and didn't cover much past the accelerator, so lots of dirt and gravel was ending up there.

My observations: the all-weather mats are rubber, thicker and have deeper grooves to "keep your pants leg cleaner". The "digital-fit" are more "plastic-y" and thinner, but I'm sure they'll last the life of your car (as will the rubber mats). They do, however, cover much more surface area as you can see from the pictures, which was my main concern. The only real negative on the digital-fit liners is that the 'fit' ain't so 'digital'--at least mine weren't. I'm kind of fussy and wasn't happy with some of the gaps. The rubber mats don't try to curl up the sides, so a 'sloppy fit' isn't as noticeable.

BTW, if you do get weathertech, I would suggest getting them from AutoAnything or somebody like them. I ordered them straight from the source(MacNiel automotive) and was not at all happy with them (pricing or CS). YMMV

Holy crap, all this commentary on stupid mats!! Time to get to work.

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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 07:13 AM
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What's nice about the WeatherTech "all weather mats" are the DEEP groves. If you live in an area that gets snow and slush, with the deep groves, the water is not on the surface of the mat to drag your pant legs in.

I only use them in the winter saving the standard mats for the nicer weather.

Works for me here in Ohio !
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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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I love the weatherTech mats, but missing the Lexus logo.
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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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I really like the interior in the first picture... I think the black carpet looks so much better than the gray carpet with the black mats...
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