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Old 05-25-05, 11:39 AM
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I was planin on buyin this carbon fiber kit and i was tryin to see pics of other gs's with it on and I could find none.

Thoughts, comments???

Does it look ghetto to you?


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Old 05-25-05, 11:57 AM
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I haven't seen a ghetto GS before! I think it would look good, unless it was on a Champagne/sandstone color car.
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Originally Posted by nikko2jzge
I haven't seen a ghetto GS before! I think it would look good, unless it was on a Champagne/sandstone color car.
Oh..ive seen more than a few unfortunately, but it wasnt because they had CF pillars on them (usually it was gawdy rims or something). I think the CF pillars would look good, but as long as you dont go CF happy and have it all over the car (well, that's just my opinion of course). Subtle touches of it would be a nice touch....
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Old 05-25-05, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by nikko2jzge
I haven't seen a ghetto GS before! I think it would look good, unless it was on a Champagne/sandstone color car.

apparently you haven't seen NYWIzard lately
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Old 05-25-05, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by NT2SHBBY
apparently you haven't seen NYWIzard lately
there it is!! hahaha!
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well if you do it right, it looks pretty nice i think. maybe more cf pieces here andt here
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Old 05-25-05, 01:46 PM
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I say give it a try it might look good And if you don't like them you can always seel them
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One thing about the CF garnish that hasn't been talked about is the notch for the visor.
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Unless you find the CF pillar that goes all the way up you will have about 2 inches showing of black. They are meant to be used with the JDM wind visors. Also, If you do the pillars, I would go with the TOM's or Aristo CF piece for the back window also. Check out pics of PandaGS430, he has them and they look sick. Some cars good, others, naw.....
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In my opinion it is borderline rice. But to each his own.
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How about having them painted to match the color of your car? less ricier? lol just a thought.
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Looks hot!!!

However it should only belong on blue, black, silver, and white gs's.. For some reason the carbon fiber color flows better with those colors IMO.
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Originally Posted by slickgt1
In my opinion it is borderline rice. But to each his own.
Yup! Definitely rice! This can't be an original JDM Toyota part
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ive seen it in person and it looks great with the jdm visors
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I would get the JDM piece and not the aftermarket one. I have see some that look like someone printed it out on an injet printer. Like some people already said, the visor are a must if you get the JDM pieces. Here is mines.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=160554

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