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Old 07-16-20, 07:03 AM
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so search brings up a lot of questions about wood & color combos. but what i was wondering was the headliner and pillar trim colors.

how many options were there? more specifically, were there different shades of grey? i purchased a driver's side b pillar trim and the ebay seller said it was grey. but after i installed it, i realized it's lighter than my grey currently in the car. i have an 05 with black leather seats.

i just don't want to purchase another b-pillar and end up in the same situation.
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Originally Posted by ebxgsxr
so search brings up a lot of questions about wood & color combos. but what i was wondering was the headliner and pillar trim colors.

how many options were there? more specifically, were there different shades of grey? i purchased a driver's side b pillar trim and the ebay seller said it was grey. but after i installed it, i realized it's lighter than my grey currently in the car. i have an 05 with black leather seats.

i just don't want to purchase another b-pillar and end up in the same situation.
The plastic trim Lexus used should should be the same for each same leather.
Black leather could be Standard or Aniline, even if it's perforated; but Aniline was only an option on the Ultra Luxury or Custom Luxury packages (& was a required option).
Not certain whether Lexus used a different trim color for a different type of black leather. (But, would Lexus...?)
Is the "gray" plastic trim for black interior a different color than the "gray" plastic trim for ash interior...?
Originally Posted by TriC
Take a look at the data tag down low between the doors on the driver side. Toward the lower left corner you will see "C/TR" followed by 2 alpha-numeric combinations. The first denotes the exterior color. The second is the interior trim color. With the latter, it's easy to determine your interior color.
(Was eBay part genuine Lexus...? Did the part's color code correspond with your interior color code...? )
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...01-2006-a.html
Originally Posted by quixotic
I compiled a database of the different types of leather, woodtrims & paint colors by year & thought some other people out there on the internets (sic) might find it useful as well. So here it is.


LEATHERS & WOODTRIM

Original Option Prices
Standard Leathers = Free
Ecru or Saddle Nappa Luxury Leathers = $1,460
Black or Bordeaux Aniline Luxury Leathers = $2,100


2001, 2002, 2003 LEATHERS & WOODTRIM

Standard Leathers

* 2003+ standard leathers come with perforated inserts when equipped with optional front climate-control seats

Golden Bird's Eye Maple
- Ecru Leather
- Black Leather

California Walnut
- Light Charcoal Leather
- Ivory Leather


Luxury Leathers

* 2001-02 required Ultra Luxury (UL) package
* 2003 required Ultra Luxury (UL) or Custom Luxury (LP) package

Ecru Bird's-Eye Maple (trim is colored ecru instead of natural wood red/brown)
-Ecru Ultra-Luxury Leather w/ Perforated Inserts

Bordeaux Bird's-Eye Maple (red wine colored instead of natural maple)
- Bordeaux Ultra-Luxury Aniline Leather w/ Perforated Inserts
- Black Ultra-Luxury Aniline Leather w/ Perforated Inserts


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2004, 2005, 2006 LEATHERS & WOODTRIM

Standard Leathers

Golden Bird's Eye Maple
- Cashmere standard Leather

Walnut
- Ash standard Leather
- Black standard Leather


Luxury Leathers

* 2004 required Ultra Luxury (UL) or Custom Luxury (LP) package
* 2005-06 required Ultra Luxury (UL or UN) or Custom Luxury (LP or LQ) package

Antiqued Walnut (edges had burnt appearance)
- Saddle Nappa Leather w/ Perforated Inserts
- Black Aniline Leather w/ Perforated Inserts

Golden Bird's Eye Maple (unlike the '01-03 LS, this maple is uncolored & matches the standard leather's Maple)
- Ecru Nappa Leather w/ Perforated Inserts


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PAINTS

2001 PAINT/LEATHER COMBOS

Black Cherry Pearl
- Ecru or Black standard Leather
*- Ecru Ultra-Luxury Leather
*- Black or Bordeaux Ultra-Luxury Aniline Leather

Parchment Crystal
- Ivory or Ecru standard Leather
*- Ecru Ultra-Luxury Leather

Blue Onyx Pearl
- Ecru or Light Charcoal standard Leather
*- Ecru Ultra-Luxury Leather
*- Black Ultra-Luxury Aniline Leather

Millennium Silver Metallic
- Ecru, Light Charcoal, or Black standard Leather
*- Ecru Ultra-Luxury Leather
*- Black or Bordeaux Ultra-Luxury Aniline Leather

Midnight Pine Pearl
- Ivory standard Leather
*- Ecru Ultra-Luxury Leather
*- Black Ultra-Luxury Aniline Leather

Sunset Mist Pearl
- Light Charcoal standard Leather
*- Black or Bordeaux Ultra-Luxury Aniline Leather

Mystic Gold Metallic
- Ivory or Ecru standard Leather
*- Ecru Ultra-Luxury Leather

Mystic Sea Opalecent
- Ecru or Light Charcoal Leather
*- Ecru Ultra-Luxury Leather

Black Onyx
- Ivory, Ecru, or Black standard Leather
*- Ecru Ultra-Luxury Leather
*- Black or Bordeaux Ultra-Luxury Aniline Leather

Crystal White
- Ivory or Ecru standard Leather
*- Ecru Ultra-Luxury Leather
*- Black or Bordeaux Ultra-Luxury Aniline Leather


2002, 2003

Same minus Sunset Mist Pearl & added

Platinum Blue Pearl
- Ecru or Light Charcoal standard Leather
*- Ecru Ultra-Luxury Leather
*- Black Ultra-Luxury Aniline Leather


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2004, 2005, 2006 Paint Combos

NOTE: Many Leathers were not available on certain colors in 2006, that were available in 2004-5. They are noted below.

Black Cherry Pearl
- Cashmere or Ash standard Leather (no ash 2006)
*- Ecru Nappa Leather
*- Black Aniline Leather (no black aniline 2006)

Moonlight Pearl
- Cashmere or Ash standard Leather
*- Ecru or Saddle Nappa Leather (no saddle 2006)

Blue Onyx Pearl
- Cashmere or Ash standard Leather
*- Ecru or Saddle Nappa Leather (no saddle 2006)

Mercury Metallic
- Ash or Black standard Leather
*- Ecru Nappa Leather

Briarwood Pearl
- Cashmere standard Leather
*- Ecru or Saddle Nappa Leather
*- Black Aniline Leather (not in 2006)

Flint Mica
- Ash or Black standard Leather
*- Ecru or Saddle Nappa Leather

Mystic Gold Metallic
- Cashmere standard Leather
*- Ecru or Saddle Nappa Leather (no saddle 2006)

Cypress Pearl
- Cashmere or Ash standard Leather
*- Ecru Nappa Leather

Crystal White
~- Cashmere, Ash, or Black standard Leather (no black std in 2006)
*- Ecru or Saddle Nappa Leather (no saddle 2006)

Black Onyx
- Cashmere, Ash, or Black standard Leather
*- Ecru or Saddle Nappa Leather


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p.s.

Make sure you match the year to the paint, leather, woodtrim, & option packages to determine exactly what kind of leather it is.

e.g. Black leather could be Standard or Aniline, even if it's perforated; but Aniline was only an option on the Ultra Luxury or Custom Luxury packages (& was a required option).


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e.g. Ecru was available as a Standard Leather as well as a Luxury Nappa Leather from 2001-2003. The easy way to tell them apart is the wood trim. Nappa Ecru in a 2001-2003 will have an Ecru colored Maple woodtrim.

In 2004-2006 Ecru was only available as a Luxury Nappa Leather, & has the natural Maple Woodtrim.

So a 2003 and 2004 that both have Ecru interior and both have the natural Maple Woodtrim will have different Leathers. 2003 will have standard & 2004 will have Nappa.
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Last edited by 430SLOwner; 07-16-20 at 12:35 PM. Reason: added Is the "gray" plastic trim for black interior a different color than the "gray" plastic trim for ash interior...?
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thanks for that info. i will check the color code. the part i purchased was a b pillar trim (where the seat belt goes through) from a wrecked LS430. i'm not looking for the leather trim, but the grey (i think) suede on the headliner and top of the b pillar trim.

i took a picture of another one i found on ebay (despite it being the wrong side) which looks like it matches mine. but there was someone else i was going to buy his b pillar. it was out of a silver 04 with black interior. but even this one looks lighter than the one i found on ebay.

the picture on the left is the other one i found on ebay.



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