AHHH... LOL Okay now i'm heavily confused. I am pretty darned sure the 2.5TT and inline 3.0's are faux wood.

And where did you get those vinyl mats? Those would be GREAT for the summer!!! Are they OEM?

 

You can get the mats at the Lexus dealership. I believe they're $20 for a set of four.

 

Do they have a Lexus logo on them?
Does anybody have the part number for them?

I have NEVER seen them my dealership. (You think being Canadian has anything to do with it?)

 

ive heard that the wood trim is really just metal pieces with paint on them...im toying with the idea of getting an aluminum dash kit (one of the large ones that would cover just about everything) and was wondering about if i stripped the paint covering the factory wood trim if that metal underneath it would match my kit. has anybody seen what the stock trim actually looks like beneath the paint? anybody know if it would match somewhat?

 

trust me, its a full wood piece with holders screwed in behind it, or at least the one where the air vents are located is..

 

Yea dude. It looks like wood on the other side.

 

FWIW, the 97 SC300 has Bird's Eye maple trim. It's the oldest year Lexus gives specifications for on the Pre-owned site.

http://www.lexus.com/cpo/model_library/sc300_97.html

 

If you take the wood trim pieces off the car, you can see and feel the actual wood grain in it. The front is covered with a mm-thick clear plastic cover, which makes some people think the whole thing is a painted piece of plastic.

 

Is it plastic or is it just a few layers of clear coat? Is there any way of repainting it?

 

What? Why???

 

Yes it is some type of clear plastic, but why would you want to paint it?

 

Lightly sand it down and put a coat of polyurathane on in. Spray it on if possible. It'll look as good as new.

Note, its not covered in plastic!

 

I just want it a darker (blackish) oak color to eliminate the bright brown wood color. Let the flaming begin....

 

I've always liked the gray wood on the GS SportDesign and LS Ultra Lux. Not sure if it's possible to sand and restain the SC wood dark gray. Gray burlwood/birdseye in my opinion is the perfect convergence of luxury and sport, for cars with gray or black upholstery.

 

Hehe, had my lighter in hand...
FYI sin, the last couple of years of the SC had a darker wood, just realized myself. Still, i've always wanted something in an exotic hardwood, like Babinga/Purpleheart, ya know?

- LL