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Old 07-27-21, 07:49 AM
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Not really much to show. Just imagine two perfectly aligned doors. lol. the striker is pretty samey in most cars. you can watch plenty of youtube videos on that.
Old 07-28-21, 05:30 PM
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Let me introduce to you my 2019 ES 350 F-Sport Smoke Edition:
  • Graphene Matrix Coating
  • Llumar Tint - 35% all around
  • Smoke Chrome delete - Window Trim, Tail Pipe Trim and Side Mirrors.







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Looks awesome EmeraldLexuSC3.
Can I ask how you did the smoke chrome delete?
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Does anyones shifter **** have a little click (play) in it as you touch it, hold it, shift it? Both my 2021s did. An up and down vertical play. It's small but you can feel a little click.

Well I fixed it by removing the **** and adding a bit of gaffer's tape where the **** slots into the shaft where the pin holds it in place.

Shifter now feels solid with zero click/zero play. loving it!
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Emerald... complete the look with some gun metal valve stem caps. I installed them on my Nebula and they look great. Very high quality looking too. (took me several purchases to find nice ones that fit nicely) others had a bad finish, too short, etc.
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Originally Posted by veeinc
Looks awesome EmeraldLexuSC3.
Can I ask how you did the smoke chrome delete?
Thanks!
Smoke Chrome Vinyl Wrap.
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Old 07-29-21, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by E46CT
Emerald... complete the look with some gun metal valve stem caps. I installed them on my Nebula and they look great. Very high quality looking too. (took me several purchases to find nice ones that fit nicely) others had a bad finish, too short, etc.
Have a set already on.
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Originally Posted by E46CT
Emerald... complete the look with some gun metal valve stem caps. I installed them on my Nebula and they look great. Very high quality looking too. (took me several purchases to find nice ones that fit nicely) others had a bad finish, too short, etc.
Do you have a link to the good ones you settled on?
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Originally Posted by Ltvscout
Do you have a link to the good ones you settled on?
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Old 07-29-21, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by E46CT
Those are the exact same ones I purchased last year.
Old 07-30-21, 07:16 AM
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Below is my humble 2019 ES300h luxury:
15% ceramic tint all around
Graphene ceramic coating
Expel ultimate wrap full hood, front bumper, headlights plus mirrors



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Old 07-30-21, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by EmeraldLexuSC3
Those are the exact same ones I purchased last year.
Yeah I had them on my past CT from 2016, then my 2016 IS, then my 2015 CT, then my two 2021 ESs. They've been around the block! still holding up well lol.
Old 07-30-21, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by E46CT
Yeah I had them on my past CT from 2016, then my 2016 IS, then my 2015 CT, then my two 2021 ESs. They've been around the block! still holding up well lol.
No issue with dissimilar metals?
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be ware of galvanic reaction. it isn't going to be fun if that happens.
Old 07-30-21, 12:27 PM
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They're just valve stem caps so I'm not worried. not that big of a deal. they're removed periodically to fill the tires and all is flawless. Your wheels and brake rotors don't even have issues so valve stem caps are a non issue.


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