Experience with various leather colors?
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From: San Diego, CA
Experience with various leather colors?
We are strongly considering a 2024 RX350h Luxury. This has several leather option colors: Black, Peppercorn, Palomino, Macadamia and Birch (Grey)
Aesthetically, we like the Macadamia, Palomino and Birch.
One concern about these colors is how they may wear over time. Would love to hear from folks that have any of these colors in terms of how they have worn over time (which I realized is not a long time since the 5th gen is so new).
Also, just curious to know from folks who got black whether they've had issues with heat or anything else. We are in San Diego so get lots of sun, but plan to get the car tinted.
Aesthetically, we like the Macadamia, Palomino and Birch.
One concern about these colors is how they may wear over time. Would love to hear from folks that have any of these colors in terms of how they have worn over time (which I realized is not a long time since the 5th gen is so new).
Also, just curious to know from folks who got black whether they've had issues with heat or anything else. We are in San Diego so get lots of sun, but plan to get the car tinted.
Last edited by calicoaster; Jan 2, 2024 at 07:15 PM. Reason: added question mark to title
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From: CA
We are strongly considering a 2024 RX350h Luxury. This has several leather option colors: Black, Peppercorn, Palomino, Macadamia and Birch (Grey)
Aesthetically, we like the Macadamia, Palomino and Birch.
One concern about these colors is how they may wear over time. Would love to hear from folks that have any of these colors in terms of how they have worn over time (which I realized is not a long time since the 5th gen is so new).
Also, just curious to know from folks who got black whether they've had issues with heat or anything else. We are in San Diego so get lots of sun, but plan to get the car tinted.
Aesthetically, we like the Macadamia, Palomino and Birch.
One concern about these colors is how they may wear over time. Would love to hear from folks that have any of these colors in terms of how they have worn over time (which I realized is not a long time since the 5th gen is so new).
Also, just curious to know from folks who got black whether they've had issues with heat or anything else. We are in San Diego so get lots of sun, but plan to get the car tinted.
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My black interior in my 350h still looks like new. Impressed.
Way better than my past 2022 MDX which showed wrinkles in the seat bottom after the first week of use! I could hardly stand to open the door as the wrinkles got even worst in the next month. At 6 months the seat bottom looked like it was 3 years old!
I only weight 165 so . . . . .
Way better than my past 2022 MDX which showed wrinkles in the seat bottom after the first week of use! I could hardly stand to open the door as the wrinkles got even worst in the next month. At 6 months the seat bottom looked like it was 3 years old!
I only weight 165 so . . . . .
Last edited by ggebhardt; Jan 3, 2024 at 04:06 AM.
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On the waiting list for a 2024 RX 350h and would only get a light color interior. Wife has the palomino in her NX which we like. It has a palomino headliner. The RX on palomino only comes with a black headliner which is to dark and makes everything looked closed in and hot. That leaves the macadamia which I like with some brown accents on the doors.
Last edited by Freds430; Jan 3, 2024 at 09:22 AM.
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Blue from my jeans is starting to transfer to the suede portions of my macadamia leather drivers seat, particularly on the side nearest the door. I’m waiting for my next service to ask the dealer what I can do about it.
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In short, go with black if you want to keep things simple. Light colors, which can look quite nice, if you are inclined to clean on a frequent basis.
Last edited by chuckNX; Apr 25, 2024 at 08:05 PM.
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I have macadamia too, np so far, but we put a nice seat cover on bottom and don't wear jeans.
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Would never ever own a dark color interior. Had parchment in four Lexus interiors and now macadamia and polomino. Clean seats two minutes every two weeks they don't need it. Never had a transfer of dye and both wear jeans everyday.
