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You need a solvent to remove the stain, not a solution. Have you tried mineral spirits? Be careful as it's highly flammable. I would have to advise against this on dyed leather... There isn't any solution, solvent, miracle water that will make that go away. The dye is worn away and needs to be added back. Thanks - I'm going to dye it - I'm just waiting for a response from my local Lexus dealership to see if they'll cover this.

Thanks! In the meantime, I picked up an Obus Form seat cushion that sits on top of the seat (black) - I hope that doesn't stain the seat! Shouldn't... How can you tell that that's not a stain? Thanks again.

Thanks! I heard that hairspray can be really damaging to leather though?? You said you had a couple of suggestions...is there another approach I can try? I've attached pics...thanks again for giving me hope!! :) Also, is there any harm to just using the color dye (like magic mender) and NOT cleaning the stain? If the color matches, I'm thinking this is probably the safest approach without risking harm to the leather no? Thanks!

Thanks! I heard that hairspray can be really damaging to leather though?? You said you had a couple of suggestions...is there another approach I can try? I've attached pics...thanks again for giving me hope!! :)

Well, I tried everything I've seen on the message boards: 1. Mr. Clean Magic Eraser 2. Woolite + water 3. Armor All Orange wipes 4. Lexol pH Cleaner and Lexol Conditioner NOTHING worked. I think it just depends on the stain. The Lexus dealership said that some come out, and some don't. The detailers I went to for advice said that they either don't come out, or they have to use a degreaser, which not only takes it out, but will severely damage the leather. BTW, I think it was my black winter jacket that stained the seat. My only option now is to dye the seat in that area with Magic Mender. I need to confirm with them if Lexus' trim color LA11 matches their V-70L light gray...but their email function on their website doesn't work! And they don't supply a number. ARRRGGGGHHH!!!

Thanks again cduluk. In case the woolite doesn't work, I might have to touch it up with magicmender as suggested. I went to a Lexus dealer and had them check my trim code (interior color code) - it's "LA11" (my interior is light grey). I checked on magicmender's website and their light grey for the '06 RX330 has a trim code of "V-70L". I'm not sure if you have a grey interior, but if so, would you happen to know if V-70L matches the Lexus LA11 trim?

eww...that sucks. Please let us know how that woolite solution works for you. Good Luck! Sucks indeed! After reading a few other message boards, I'm going to refrain from using the Lexol 'cleaner' - it appears that Woolite with water is a safer approach to cleaning leather than any chemical leather cleaners out there. So I'm going to try the woolite + water, followed by Lexol conditioner. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Thanks for the advice! I'll give this a try and let you know how it turns out. I'm going to pick up some Lexol cleaner and conditioner as well to treat the seat after the cleaning.

THANKS! I was thinking more for taking it through the car wash...thanks for the response!!

My '06 Lexus rx330 has a grey leather interior. I just noticed that some of the colour from my blue jeans has stained the driver's seat! :cries: Does anyone know of an effective way to: 1. Get out these types of stains (I've already tried the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser as suggested elsewhere on this site - didn't work) 2. Prevent this from happening again Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hi there, I recently purchased a 2006 Lexus rx330 AWD, premium package (no navi). It has a small antenna on the roof that folds up/down. What I do not know is if this antenna is supposed to fold up/down automatically when the radio/car is turned on/off, or if you can only fold it up/down manually. Mine doesn't fold up/down on it's own - you have to do it manually. If you can confirm for me if this is supposed to be automatic or manual, it would be appreciated. Thanks in advance! Steve

Yup, see it - thanks!

Thanks for your response...there is a line separating the top and bottom when the car is on...I just thought that that was supposed to disappear when the car is turned off...don't remember seeing it there before. If someone with the same model could have a look that would be appreciated. Thanks again.

Hi there, Probably a stupid question, but thought I'd ask just in case :). I recently purchased an '06 Lexus RX330 AWD. It has the premium package (6-disc changer, no navi), so it has that rectangular display at the top where the climate and cruising information is displayed. I've had the car for three weeks, but just noticed the other day that when I turned off my car, there was a black horizontal line going across the centre of that display. I never noticed it there before, and because I recently had some problems with the CD player, I thought that maybe something had screwed up and caused a display problem on the climate display (although I think they're unrelated systems). Can someone please confirm for me if that line is supposed to be there when the car is off, or if I actually have a display problem? Thanks!