philES300

Or is there a cut-off by year or model? I was never sure. Thanks.

Infin1ty

This is a topic that has been talked about a lot recently.

The woodgrain is all real wood, its one of the things that Lexus really prides itself on.

tuan92129

100% real, solid wood. Not real wood veneer.

philES300

I see the term "wood veneer" used in the dupont registry a lot when dealing with high end cars. What would the difference be from the real solid wood, and the veneer?

Choas

Veneer is always a thin layer of wood over another material. This also applies in furniture and other categories as well.

tuan92129

There are different grades of veneer too.
Some are different strips of wood rolled out into a thin, flat sheet.

alaskaty

so what you guys are saying is that in my 98 es the wood that surrounds the shifter, window controls, and ashtray is real? I figured it was plastic!

philES300

haha, I drive a 97 es, so I'm glad to confirm 100% now that it's real as well

tuan92129

Not cheap vinyl wraps like in Toyotas.

LexFather

Every Lexus made down to the ES 250 has had REAL WOOD.

philES300

quick follow up question, did "older" (pre 2000) es300's have an available full wood package like some of the later ones do. (More wood on radio controls/wood wheel)

tuan92129

The coach editions and platinum editions have had extra wood trim (on the radio)
Coach edition in 1996 had real wood trim for the window switch/handles.
JDM Windom has a factory simulated wood trim for the switches 92-96 (you can't use these on USDM)

Aceshigh

Yes it's a Veneer. Read it directly from their site.

http://www.lexus-europe.com/range/sc...or-luxury.aspx

tuan92129

Unfortunately, not the IS250