Mats

[amolkarnik]

I am about to pick up my IS200 with Oakham interiors. I have currently asked for Beige mats, but should I switch to black ones? Are the biege ones too difficult to keep clean? Do the black ones spoil the look of the interior?

[mudzs]

beige goe,s better whith interior ,black stands out to much.Had the same thing with my gs ordered black first put them in and it did not look right so re ordered grey .black ones still sitting in boot for a rainy day.

[kev dood]

personaly with the Oakham I would go for Beige, black may look a bit odd. Dad has beige and looks nice. Easy ish to clean etc.

[Claire G]

Playa got clear covers for his beige mats, so they look good and are easy to keep clean!

[Mitch]

good memory claire

yeah i got the beige mats to match the interior and they are hard to clean, feet dnt have to be muddy to dirty them. jus black marks off my nikes make em filthy.

they do look the business though so if u want them go Halfords and try and find some clear plastic all weather mats that way u can still see them and not clean them

laters

mitch

[guitareth]

I went for black mats on mine cos i was concerned the beige ones would show marks more (in fact dealer warned me black was a better bet for this reason). I think they look good with the oakham interior - nice contrast (after all the dash etc is black too!).

[Fidgits]

You should have waited for the Team Lexus mats...

I'm sure we've been promised some.....

[javaboss]

I went for the Oakham mats. I purchased some of those clear rubber mats from Halfords (same as Playa).

We went to the Lake District last week on holiday and the plastic mats got totally covered in crap. Wiped off no problem though! The Oakham mats would have been wrecked otherwise!

[Bazza-old]

the biege look good for about ten minutes

they are a nightmare to keep clean

its not rain or mud you should worry about but everytime you put petrol in you generally walk where fuel oil etc has been spilt this just gets transfered

car parks are a haven for dirty oily marks as well

best idea have a set of both!

i use black mats (and they look quite smart)for every day use, then on special occasions or meets i stick the biege ones in

does help not having had to pay for my second set (dealer peacemaker)

there thats my halpennys worth

[Parthiban]

you're best option is to get the beige carpet mats for special occasions (as bazza said)

but to get some beige rubber mats too for everyday

that way you keep the beige colour without the hassle of cleaning them

your lexus dealer will have them made for you (cos lexus don't do rubber mats)

[Bobski]

I have 2 sets of beige , 1 i dont care that much and the other when its nice n dry etc..........(not used very often)

[stevep]

I had not really thought about this point and having read the comments above I think I will be asking my dealer to give me black mats instead of cream. The cream do look the dogs boll@#$s but I suspect for a short while only. The clear rubber mats sort of defeat the object of having carpet mats in the first place in my opinion and as pointed out the black will match with the rest of the black interior on the car.

If you want to see how good the cream look, check out Javaboss' pictures of his new motor on his website - the interior is so immaculate it could be a showroom!

[bam-bam]

Have seen both,must say the beige would be my choice....

[amolkarnik]

Thanks to all those who replied. I think I will go with the Biege mats and get clear ones. If i wanted to be practical I would have bought the Toyota Avensis. Cant wait to pick up the car now.

Anything I should look out for before handing over the money?

[amolkarnik]

Finally got the car. Biege mats look wonderful. Got clear plastic covers to go with them. However the mats have IS200 embossed into them and not Lexus. Are these originals or some dealer supplied crap?

[Bazza-old]

IS200 embossed into them

my biege have got sport badges

the black are plain

both from lexus ;)

[Chris.S]

The latest black mats have "Lexus" embossed on them in gold