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Old 08-29-23 | 08:17 PM
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Anyone else hate glossy/piano black material in their interior?
I was wondering if anyone had a good solution to cover them up.
I've considered some of these but I am wondered this is going to make them look cheap. Does anyone know if you can wrap the interior?

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You can either go PPF, matte, or precut trims like this:

https://www.rvinyl.com/Lexus-NX-2022...inum-Dash-Kits

For me, I just did a layer of ceramic coating to better keep the smudges off the piano black trims and limit the scuffing.
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I had Xpel paint protection film installed mainly around the piano black on the shifter area. It gets wiped down a lot and looks perfect. Guaranteed to be swirled up with everyday use if there was nothing to cover it. My installer was able to look up numerous templates for the other interior pieces in his Xpel program if you were interested in those also.
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Old 08-30-23 | 04:17 AM
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I like dash kits,..... keep searching there might be few nice kits available. I see a few console and vent covers. Not sure how they look in person. Might be ok...might be cheap looking. Try searching for Carbon Fiber kits... they are the classiest...but expensive.

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Originally Posted by kn0wfuture
Anyone else hate glossy/piano black material in their interior?
I was wondering if anyone had a good solution to cover them up.
I've considered some of these but I am wondered this is going to make them look cheap. Does anyone know if you can wrap the interior?
ABSOLUTELY HATE IT.... I actually almost bought a completely different model because of it. One of the higher models has this beautiful textured center piece.

I REALLY WISH there was a sticker kit to cover it.

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Originally Posted by soysauce
You can either go PPF, matte, or precut trims like this:

https://www.rvinyl.com/Lexus-NX-2022...inum-Dash-Kits

For me, I just did a layer of ceramic coating to better keep the smudges off the piano black trims and limit the scuffing.
OMG - I am doing this.
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Originally Posted by soysauce
You can either go PPF, matte, or precut trims like this:

https://www.rvinyl.com/Lexus-NX-2022...inum-Dash-Kits

For me, I just did a layer of ceramic coating to better keep the smudges off the piano black trims and limit the scuffing.
I sent them an email. Says they have it but then says to check the diagram to make sure it's the right pattern and don't see any NX patterns there.
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Tempting....

https://www.ebay.com/itm/19497294708...Bk9SR5ySxurIYg
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Carbon fiber is so yesterday, bright pink, now we are talking cool!
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Old 08-30-23 | 11:22 AM
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Renaissance Wax anyone … only $15 an ounce. That might protect the black surfaces unless you totally hate it.

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I am glad I am not the only one going through this lol.
I also almost bought a different car because of this. Why does Lexus do this? I am going to look into the vinyl kit.

Thanks for the suggestion!
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Not just Lexus. We have an 2022 Audi A5 Sportback and the damn interior is the same; black glossy garbage. I think it's a industry trend that's currently in right now. Like I get the aesthetic appeal of gloss black but the damn fact that it's so scratch able makes it irrelevant. The older Lexus generations interiors were made out of matte durable finishes which still is holding well to date.
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Well, I found a MATTE black WOOD grain solution, I hope.

You'll all know in about 3 weeks when it get's here!


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Old 08-31-23 | 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Dblxx
Well, I found a MATTE black WOOD grain solution, I hope.

You'll all know in about 3 weeks when it get's here!

I bought a similar one on AliExpress. It was disappointing.



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I too have the gloss black in my Audi Q7. I don't mind it, wipe it clean with a damp cloth weekly. I like the look.


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