avex

I need some advice/suggestions on an interior color for my special order Obsidian Black IS350. I need to choose either Black or Sterling for an interior color.

Can someone direct me to some good photos of an IS with these color combinations???

Anyone have a well-reasonsed recommendation? My thinking is that black on black may be a bit too much black, so I'm leaning toward Sterling...

Joeb427

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Definitely black!
Black looks more luxurious,IMO.

chrisyano

I'd suggest a trip to your dealership if you haven't done so already. At my dealership, there seems to be more sterling interiors available than black. I have obsidian/black and I like it like that. But it really comes down to personal preference when it comes to color combinations. To me the sterling interior would seem to be more likely to get dirty faster (at least visibly so).

Giggity

I have always insisted on black interior, my 350 is the first car I've owned with sterling interior, absolutely love it...
I don't notice it being any dirtier, but black leather seats do seem to show signs of wear faster. The only time I notice the sterling colored interior pieces being dirty is when people of the female persuasion put their feet all over it!

carchitect

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I've ordered my IS350 with Obsidian and Sterling. Its a sport pack and doesn't come with the bird's eye maple (wood grain). I plan on installing the Carbon kit from www.car-gym.com . I planned this out and I think the gray with the black carbon and silver accents would look amazing. The wood looks good only on the black and ivory interiors. IMO, it looks horrible in the grey interiors. The GS is available with the dark grey wood interior in the models with grey interior. It looks like a perfect match but this option isn't available in the IS line.

Another reason why I've ordered the grey would be the black won't show dirt. However, your light colored clothes might get dirty since you can't see it on the black interior. Plus, here in TX we have a lot of heat and the grey would seem a little cooler than the black.

-Joe

PhilipMSPT

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Black/Black >> Black/Sterling.

chrisyano

I can see how black leather would do that.

Why oh why do they do that? It's usually the dash for me though.

sykocus

iTrader: (1)

I thought about getting black w/sterling, but the dealer here didn't stock it, plus I thought it was lighter then what I was looking for. The roof panel and silver inserts (even with the wood option) in the interior help to break up the black leather interior. My last car was black with a light gray interior that i loved, but the sterling was just too light for me.

tex2670

You will get many different answers based on personal preference. I have Sterling in my Tungsten IS--I love it (sorry, no pix; try a broad search on cars.com, and you'll find lots of pix). The leather is gray, but the carpets are black (compared to the Cashmere, where the carpets are tan), and I think it looks great. All the pix I saw on the internet of the Sterling made the gray look like a lighter shade than it really is, so if you can see it in person, do so.

CRB

The sterling and wood (kind of reddish) don't work all that well together, IMO. Dark exterior and light interior looks good but is the hardest to keep up.

avex

Thanks for the cars.com tip. The only problem there is that most dealers don't distinguish between "Obsidian Black" and "Black Onyx" (which is really dark blue). I also can't figure out the carpet color. Do all cars with Sterling leather have black carpets, or do some have grey carpets???

italiandud

choose BLACK... no question about it. I have a 2IS black on black and it blows me away every time i get in it.

BlackGhost

Blackkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

tex2670

All Sterling have black carpets, which I like. Apparently, for '08, Lexus is doing the same thing with the carpets in Cashmere interior.