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Old 11-20-03, 09:45 PM
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I once wanted a body kit for my es but I think they are over priced,So I have been really thinking about painting the grey part of my black es all completly black.wouldn't it look nice?
has anyone done it? If so lets see some pics
so does anyone agree that one color would be nicer or are you satisfied with your two-tone?

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yea ive seen it all black before... looks good.. but youre gonna spend a lot of paint for it to look as good as the stock paint
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one of the guys at toyota quoted me 500$.this would be painting all the grey black, also covering the 2 license plate holes in the front and he agreed to repaint the pillars that are between the windows( cause the clear coat is peeling) and to take all the rock chips off the front of the hood.
it seems like a good deal,being that the guy works at the bodyshop.


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I had the same idea about painting the bottom half the same color as the car. I got qouted $400 for the job but I need to do drop first.
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Full black is tight.

I wouldn't mind a dark red either... To go with my headlights.
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I think that your car is sharp now, but if you decide to paint it all black it would still be sharp. I have seen a few that was all black and i thought they were real nice looking. I don't know if you seen pictures of my car in my post "hello", but it is all white. I really like it with a solid color.
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93lexuses,very nice,I like the one solid color...looks very clean.I guess I will post pics when ever I get my work done,hopefully before december is over.


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dont comment on car, not mine, and yes the wing has been discussed... just showing all black
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another but tihs one has chrome between the lower panels and the upper panels
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DAMN!!!I can see why that wing has been discussed before
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dat wing be mad tight yo
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Dang! My husband thinks that my spoiler is big. Hmm wait till i show him that one. I like my spoiler though.

Oh yeah the reason that i was really writing was to say i can't wait to see yours when it's done.
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