Lexus LC beige interior: anyone know why one mono color.
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#17
EV ftw!!!
Comparing a 4Runner or any other normal (I had a 4Runner up till about 2 years ago) mass produced car to a limited production, uniquely designed specialty car like the LC is like comparing a pair of regular jeans to an Armani suit.
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Wish I could get pedal covers like those for my 2021 350 ES. Dealer says they’re not made by Lexus for my model and I’m hesitant to mess with aftermarket brands. Anyone have any suggestions ?
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The only other interior that comes to mind is first gen beige tundra.
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While I don't personally care for the beige color itself, I like how they kept it mostly one color. Because it's black, it's less shocking in my GS, but I like that the entire interior is just one color, including carpets and headliner.
I know it's unfair to compare an LC to a 1980s Camry, but I was thinking back how it used to be far more common that your dash, carpets, door panels and pillars, even rear view mirror housing and gear selector, were all done in the interior color. This seems to have been lost when they started making most dashes black, regardless of interior color.
I know it's unfair to compare an LC to a 1980s Camry, but I was thinking back how it used to be far more common that your dash, carpets, door panels and pillars, even rear view mirror housing and gear selector, were all done in the interior color. This seems to have been lost when they started making most dashes black, regardless of interior color.
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That is ultra monochromatic. BUT, I happen to know a fair bit about this exact car I bought one several years ago as a parts car because it had a manual transmission. The car turned out to be too nice to scrap so I put the auto trans from my car into it, and restored the interior. When 100% clean and detailed it looks amazing, yes it is all blue but a rich, warm blue that has to be seen in person to appreciate. Pictures do not do it justice. Quality of materials is also miles better than what Toyota is using now.
I have not seen a beige interior LC in person.
I have not seen a beige interior LC in person.
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That is ultra monochromatic. BUT, I happen to know a fair bit about this exact car I bought one several years ago as a parts car because it had a manual transmission. The car turned out to be too nice to scrap so I put the auto trans from my car into it, and restored the interior. When 100% clean and detailed it looks amazing, yes it is all blue but a rich, warm blue that has to be seen in person to appreciate. Pictures do not do it justice. Quality of materials is also miles better than what Toyota is using now.
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While I don't personally care for the beige color itself, I like how they kept it mostly one color. Because it's black, it's less shocking in my GS, but I like that the entire interior is just one color, including carpets and headliner.
I know it's unfair to compare an LC to a 1980s Camry, but I was thinking back how it used to be far more common that your dash, carpets, door panels and pillars, even rear view mirror housing and gear selector, were all done in the interior color. This seems to have been lost when they started making most dashes black, regardless of interior color.
I know it's unfair to compare an LC to a 1980s Camry, but I was thinking back how it used to be far more common that your dash, carpets, door panels and pillars, even rear view mirror housing and gear selector, were all done in the interior color. This seems to have been lost when they started making most dashes black, regardless of interior color.
My 2000 TL and 2004 Pilot had tan carpets.
My 07 IS had a gray interior with black carpet; but if you had the tan interior, then the carpet was also tan. The next model year, Lexus switched to black carpets for the tan interior too. And with only black carpet, that also means only black floor mats. It's cheaper just to produce a single color carpet / seatbelt / steering wheel.
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I'm often a big one for accusing auto companies of cost-cutting and bean counting....because it is usually true LOL ......but all-black carpeting may be one of the exceptions. It may, in fact, be cheaper to produce, but one big reason we see it is because of customer-request, particularly those with young children that drop food and drink all over the inside of the vehicle. Light-color carpet can be quite difficult to keep clean, unless one covers it up with floor mats........and if you are going to cover up the carpet, what difference does the color make?
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I'm often a big one for accusing auto companies of cost-cutting and bean counting....because it is usually true LOL ......but all-black carpeting may be one of the exceptions. It may, in fact, be cheaper to produce, but one big reason we see it is because of customer-request, particularly those with young children that drop food and drink all over the inside of the vehicle. Light-color carpet can be quite difficult to keep clean, unless one covers it up with floor mats........and if you are going to cover up the carpet, what difference does the color make?
And in the cars I had with tan carpets, the floor mats were .... tan. Same issue--it's cheaper to make all the floor mats black than it is to produce 2-3 different color mats.
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It is super rare these days for all of the colors to be the same....the only thing that is not caramel is the female part of the seat buckles.
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I personally love that caramel interior, if I got an LC I would choose that for sure
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I usually like earth toned interiors but that's a bit much for me.
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