I searched in here, and the Lexus website, and my window sticker, and my paperwork I cannot pin down exactly what is genuine leather in my RX and what is fake. Also what is "Nuluxe" and is that a form of real leather or fake? I know the seats are "leather trimmed" per the window sticker, but what else is?
I know that trim along the doors and console is super soft stuff what ever it is, as well as the sides of the wheel.
For reference I have the RX FWD with this extras package:
-blind spot monitor w/rear cross traffic alert
-touch free hatch
-heat/vent seats
-12.3 nav w/enform
-intuitive parking assist
-premium pkg=leather seats/power mirrors/driver seat&wheel&mirror memorizer/rainsense wipers/aluminum roof rails
-moonroof
-espresso walnut trim
-espresso walnut heated wheel
-cargo net, mat wheel locks & key glove

Thanks for any help.

 

Nuluxe is synthetic leather so there's your answer.

 

Thanks for your reply. But I was also trying to see if anyone knew what other interior parts were genuine leather besides the seats. I'm guessing the shifter, wheel, dash pad?

 

Do not know for sure but I suspect that the seat faces, armrests and steering wheel are about it.

 

Thanks Greg-I hope someone at my dealer can define which parts are hide when I go in for 1st service-I really would like to know so I can give it the best care I can that is specifically for leather.
This RX is really growing on me and I plan on keeping it a long long time so it's only the best care for the long haul

 

I have the premium package and want to clean the interior properly. Does anybody know where the leather is with the premium package. do I just use vinyl protectant ?

 

The doors, dash, console armrest, sides of seats, and possibly the headrests are all "NuLuxe".

 

Do you have a source for that or are you just wild-guessing like the rest of us?

 

Id just use leather cleaner and conditioner to all leather and vinyl surfaces. Been doing it to all my cars and they all wore well throughout its life. You dont need to buy vinyl conditioner and leather conditioner separate.

 

That's the correct answer.

 

Agree 100%.

Most important is to keep it clean. Just wiping with a damp microfiber towel after vacuuming is what I do weekly and one a month I use a McGuires "natural shine" product that does not leave things shiny. I like my leather/vinyl to be soft but not shiny.

 

Thanks for the advice! Right now I have the stuff from the dealer called PermaPlate Premium Plus. I applied an extra coat the first week I had the RX even though they supposedly applied it too at the dealer. That Meguires brand is very good! I use their stuff for tires and trim and have used the Scratch-X on the truck with great results.

 

It's very easy to tell what is "leather" and what is not.

So the seating surfaces, the steering wheel, some of the gear shifts are all real leather. It's not much these days. Feel the difference between your seat and the material that attaches to the gear shifter. You'll feel the difference.

 

I think they did a really good job with the fake stuff because I find it hard to decipher between the two but I get your point.

 

Yep, use same product on both...Leather and Vinyl.
+1 for years and many cars.

Last car I owned THAT HAD A 100% REAL LEATHER DASH WAS A 1981 PORSCHE 911 SC...btw...THAT DASH WORE TERRIBLY AND WARPED..Looked awful after a couple of years in the heat! The Porsche got English "Hide Food"...did not help!