Steering wheel really is wood...
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Nice find!
To all that are getting the rattles in the 3 + year old cars......I have taken my center stack (cup holder and shifter location) plastic fake wood trim out of the car. I then took the car for a ride and all of my rattles stopped. I came home, got some thin strips of tape insulation and applied it to all the areas that creeked while I moved it in my hands. I also put the insulation on all the clips that snap into the dash where they meet together. My rattles are all gone thanks to about an hour of work. Really easy to do and it makes all the difference in the world! Sorry to get off topic!
To all that are getting the rattles in the 3 + year old cars......I have taken my center stack (cup holder and shifter location) plastic fake wood trim out of the car. I then took the car for a ride and all of my rattles stopped. I came home, got some thin strips of tape insulation and applied it to all the areas that creeked while I moved it in my hands. I also put the insulation on all the clips that snap into the dash where they meet together. My rattles are all gone thanks to about an hour of work. Really easy to do and it makes all the difference in the world! Sorry to get off topic!
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careful....all the wood in the car is real wood. it's just that the steering wheel is solid wood whereas the trim pieces are plastic based pieces with real wood glued on top.
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I know I'm asking for it too, but frankly the thick clear coating makes it look and feel like plastic, so as far as I'm concerned it may as well be. I would prefer a more natural looking and feeling finish ... similar to what is on a fine piece of furniture.
I came home, got some thin strips of tape insulation and applied it to all the areas that creeked while I moved it in my hands. I also put the insulation on all the clips that snap into the dash where they meet together. My rattles are all gone thanks to about an hour of work. Really easy to do and it makes all the difference in the world!
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I wish Lexus offered PIANO BLACK trim.
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Japanese options
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Encore888 posted these notice the wood options
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Article:http://car.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/...09_320703.html
This on top of the built-to-order interior choices that buyers are offered by Lexus Japan. There are reportedly 40,000 possible combinations for the LS.
![](https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/data/3817/L-Select_Takanawa.jpg)
![](https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/data/3817/L-Select_nt09_1002_2.jpg?1509)
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Official press release: http://www2.toyota.co.jp/jp/news/09/10/nt09_1002.html
Official (translated): http://translate.google.com/translat...istory_state0=$
This on top of the built-to-order interior choices that buyers are offered by Lexus Japan. There are reportedly 40,000 possible combinations for the LS.
![](https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/data/3817/L-Select_Takanawa.jpg)
![](https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/data/3817/L-Select_nt09_1002_2.jpg?1509)
![](https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/data/3817/L-Select_nt09_1002_5.jpg)
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![](https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/data/3817/L-Select_nt09_1002_4.jpg)
Official press release: http://www2.toyota.co.jp/jp/news/09/10/nt09_1002.html
Official (translated): http://translate.google.com/translat...istory_state0=$
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