Ratman2356

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No, I had a local shop do the water pump, timing belt job. I did the rest. I would like to have done it myself but time was an issue as well as the weather. I have a decent set of tools in my garage but it's full so i work on my stuff in my driveway and we were having a pretty lengthy cold snap at the time.

Ratman2356

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Woodgrain kit came from ebay. You can search for this " Lexus SC300 SC400 92-97 Wood Chrome Dash Kit Trim Parts " company is called Hakimov and goes by the name of Doorpillars. They will take a best offer of $80.00 for the 1st gen set. Note that there were some quality issues with the cutting of the switchplates, they were not rounded off very well IMO. Overall I like it more and more but as mentioned before, I am glad I didn't add the pieces for the stereo and HVAC controls as they take it over the top into the realm of cheesy-ness

Really appreciate the positive comments too

Ratman2356

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Its called waterslide decal paper and it comes in clear and white. You can get it from hobby stores or off ebay. Cost is about 3 bucks a sheet there, the more you buy the cheaper it is tho. The white makes decals to apply to darker surfaces and the clear is for lighter surfaces. I have an inkjet printer so I got the inkjet paper. You just type up what you want the decal to say and print it and then cut it out and apply it like you would for decals on a model car or plane. (dip in water and slide off onto the application surface and let dry)

I think I used Ariel 3 Point font.

Ratman2356

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Yeah, it was off center a little in the picture, I had to go back and line it up properly. The emblem was chrome but had a couple of spots where it had flaked off. I was afraid to try to peel it off, started too actually but it feels like it is attached in a weird way that would tear up the bag surface if I kept at it, so I stopped. I semmed it for now till it warms up and I can work on masking it off really well and redo it with a chrome pen or another emblem once I figure out how to safely remove it.

I already had the SEM on hand as I do interior repair, leather, vinyl, cloth etc for a living.

I probably should have just left it alone in retrospect.

I am glad most of you are liking it. Budget modding can be a lot fun, not as much fun as unlimited funds modding I imagine but better than stock for sure in most cases.

Klaus

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WHOAH.... how flexible is this stuff?? Flexible enough to wrap around the wood dash panels...

1GStoEnvy

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looks good... just needs a drop...

1WILLY1

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thanks man---im definitely going to get one of these kits

Ratman2356

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Easily. Here is a link to a random ebay seller. I am not promoteing them, I just found one that showed good detail of the product and how to use it and some of the things you can do with it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/10-sheets-Inkjet...ht_4890wt_1002

You can search yourself for waterslide decal paper as well.

TuanLegend

where you get yoru clear side markers?

2BENVD

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gonna keep tabs on this thread

mr/griffin

my car is 150% grainless. *shivers*