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Hey, so I just recently just got my 2009 is250, and I love the car. It drives smooth and everything, but I realized that the wood grain panel in the center console and the cup holder cover does not match. I checked the Carfax before buying it and it looks clean with a lot of information, with the car having most of it's maintenance done in the Lexus dealer. Is this a normal thing, or do u guys think that it might've been in an accident and wasn't reported? Thanks
Possible it was broken at some point and replaced. Considering it's real wood and comes from a single plank, it may just be a difference in the wood or even when they applied the lacquer.
Lexus uses real wood with matching grain all the cuts are marked and catalogued. I can't tell from the pic if the grain pattern matches, but either one piece faded differently or it was replaced. I wouldn't sweat it too much.
My 2012 had the same issue. The cup holder cover had a different tint to it just like your picture. I've seen a few with this and I think it may be from leaving it open all the time thus not fading at the same rate as the console. I ended up covering mine with a brushed vinyl.
Possible it was broken at some point and replaced. Considering it's real wood and comes from a single plank, it may just be a difference in the wood or even when they applied the lacquer.
Originally Posted by LeX2K
but either one piece faded differently or it was replaced. I wouldn't sweat it too much.
This is most likely what happened. I have had my cup holder flipped open for the past 2 years and decided to flip it down and take a look today after my original post quoted above. Darker than the larger part of the console.
05-04-21, 09:47 AM
wood grain panels not matching
