2000ES300

Hi guys,


Has anyone taken out their front grill and repainted it or taken it out and replaced it fron the hood?

2001ES300

on ebay they sell chrome grilles that look pretty nice

this is the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LEXUS...spagenameZWDVW


btw, nice username

Narco

anyone ever bought from that individual? on CL

Narco

nevermind i ante'd up and purchased. I will post pics once mod is done

Lexucan

Those Ebay "chrome" grill kits are nothing more than a roll of shiny plastic strips with a self-adhesive backing that you stick to your grill. But I guess that's about all you could expect for ~$25
To each their own, but IMHO, A Lexus deserves better than that.
I took my grill off and had it chrome-plated.

92es3hundo

those grills on ebay are garbage. they are just "chrome" plastic that goes over the grill.. waste of money.

Parker Gen

I'd do what Lexucan did and get it chrome plated. It'd work out better, and nicer.

2000ES300

Ya that looks pretty nice when you took it off and painted it. Was it hard to take out?

Slooooooow

iTrader: (1)

He didn't paint it. Check it:

Parker Gen

Yeah, you don't want to paint anything like that, because it'll cause more damage than good. Chrome-plating's the way to go.

Lexucan

Removing the grille was very easy, just six 8mm nuts to take off.
As far as chrome-plating it is concerned, it was possible on my grille b/c it's made of metal. However, I think on some of the later models, the grille is plastic, in which case real chrome-plating isn't an option. Not sure whether I would attempt to "chrome paint" a plastic grille.

Narco

Mine is plastic, I could paint it in a booth very nicely and put some clear on it. But for 20 bucks I guess I will be the test geniue pig for th is item from ebay.

Narco

note to self dont buy **** off ebay.. they sent that things that you would put on your door edges not to ding others doors.......

i threw 20 bucks in the trash