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Old 03-15-07, 11:13 PM
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Long story short, an old lady backed up into the side of the car as she was pulling out of her parking spot.

After the incident:




Since the fender had to be fixed anyways, I thought it might be a good time to make the car truly stand out from the rest. I decided to go with a pair of custom fenders I found on ebay for a good price. After seeing the final results on the car, I could not be happier. Take a look

After getting fixed:






That's it for now..Let me know what you guys think

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Old 03-15-07, 11:26 PM
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Hey DJ,
Honestly, i'm not really feeling the fenders. I think the opening is too big, and something more subtle would complete the look better. Other than that, I think your car is looking great.

Nice choice of mods, really clean, great job! What front grill do you have there? Any closer shots of it?
Old 03-15-07, 11:29 PM
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Clean car. Never was a fan of those fenders unless its an e46 M3.
Old 03-15-07, 11:43 PM
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pretty clean i give it a

btw, what rear bumper is that?
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i like it but honestly its one of those mods i would want to take off after a while.
looks really nice in my opinion but still too conspicuous.
nice clean car you got.
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I would try using a black or darker finish mesh in the fenders.
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Looks good overall...mixed feelings on the fenders.
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Like the car. I was wondering wat kind of tail lights were those u have on the car.
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I think some black plastic mesh will add the subtle look to the custom fenders instead of that chicken fence wire.
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Thanks for the honesty guys. I appreciate the input. A few questions were addressed. The grill is a TRD style that can found on ebay. The rear bumper has a Lextasy rear lip and the tail lights are an alternative LED choice to the wise tail lights. I'm not sure who makes them. Anyways I agree with what some of you guys are saying about putting darker mesh in the fenders. I did a quick photoshop of what it would look like and it looks way better. I'm definitely going to have to do this




Here's a couple extra pictures...



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Old 03-16-07, 04:39 AM
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got enough lexus?
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Overall, the car looks great, just not feeling those fenders.

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Old 03-16-07, 05:46 AM
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Is that an L-Sportline grille or the TTE??? How's the fitment???
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Nice pics... Looks like the shop did a nice job fixing the side.. Back to normal..
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Looks like the guys said it before me but great job with the photoshop, I think they look much better with the darker mesh...


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