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Old 06-10-10, 09:36 AM
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Smile License Plate Frame Suggestion....I'm torn

Yesterday, I installed some exhaust tips on my car because I was tired of seeing other ES's with them, and somehow, maybe, the previous owner took them off.

Anyway....I plan to get a license plate frame for the back and don't know what color combo to get. I have chrome badging (gave up on gold because too much of a hassle trying to get a reasonably priced emblem set), navy blue paint, and a gold pinstripe going down the side. Also, the MD tag has gold in it, which is another gold accent for the car

here are actual pictures of my car:



Should I get:




or



I want some gold to pull out the accents in the pin stripe, while still keeping chrome accents as well. I don't know what the perfect balance would be. Plz Help. Thanks

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personally would go for regular chrome..
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+1 for just chrome
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you should have just made this a poll!

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poll good idea ^
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+3 Chrome
Old 06-10-10, 03:17 PM
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go with silver I love it, I got the silver on silver it looks awesome.
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I'm for a plain chrome frame. I don't understand the "Lexus" on the frame. The car already has "Lexus" on it - Why put "Lexus" again, under where it already reads "Lexus". I know it's a matter of taste, but for me, well, a plain chrome frame seems to work.
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Originally Posted by ayonnebay
I'm for a plain chrome frame. I don't understand the "Lexus" on the frame. The car already has "Lexus" on it - Why put "Lexus" again, under where it already reads "Lexus". I know it's a matter of taste, but for me, well, a plain chrome frame seems to work.
lol geez dont make me feel so dumb. lol. i know where your coming from though. I used to feel the same way but not anymore. But its kind of a sense of legitimacy. imho
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are you all talking about the gold on chrome or chrome on chrome?
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Originally Posted by adreano17
lol geez dont make me feel so dumb. lol. i know where your coming from though. I used to feel the same way but not anymore. But its kind of a sense of legitimacy. imho
Haha ..... After you get the Lexus license plate frame, then I think you should move down a little further and hang a swinging chrome plaque from the tailpipe extension that reads "Lexus". We want people to be sure they know exactly what make of car they're looking at.
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Originally Posted by ayonnebay
Haha ..... After you get the Lexus license plate frame, then I think you should move down a little further and hang a swinging chrome plaque from the tailpipe extension that reads "Lexus". We want people to be sure they know exactly what make of car they're looking at.
not a bad idea!! lol
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Id get the silver silver also
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Ain't the inter-web great ?! Such a simple thing but hard to pick.

I'm in the same boat. I'm tired of advertising for the dealer so I'm looking for a frame. My car is black with chrome so I'm leaning towards either all black or all chrome.

No Lexus name. I think it is kind of tacky.
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Originally Posted by Specter
Ain't the inter-web great ?! Such a simple thing but hard to pick.

I'm in the same boat. I'm tired of advertising for the dealer so I'm looking for a frame. My car is black with chrome so I'm leaning towards either all black or all chrome.

No Lexus name. I think it is kind of tacky.
chrome for your case


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