Got bored,, couple of random pics of my 4GS
10-07-12, 07:22 PM
#17
I think the car looks great. And better yet, all the mods everyone else is doing give me more ideas to do things to mine once the time comes.
So far though, the only thing on the list that is an almost definite yes is the Skipper kit. I'm still waiting for some rims that I really like. My plan is to use mine until these all-seasons wear down, and then get new rims and summer rubber and put winters on the F-Sport rims.
Syd: I decided to hold off on the hardbody. In a couple of weeks I'm going to take a 3 day weekend and park my car at the cottage and put on 2-3 coats of Jetseal with one of wax. I'm going to see how I fare over the winter and then make the call on whether hardbody is for me or not. I'm worried what hardbody will to do the glimmer/flakes in my red paint. As for yours though, I think it makes the car look nice and wet. But like you said, some of the paint shimmer might be lost, right?
So far though, the only thing on the list that is an almost definite yes is the Skipper kit. I'm still waiting for some rims that I really like. My plan is to use mine until these all-seasons wear down, and then get new rims and summer rubber and put winters on the F-Sport rims.
Syd: I decided to hold off on the hardbody. In a couple of weeks I'm going to take a 3 day weekend and park my car at the cottage and put on 2-3 coats of Jetseal with one of wax. I'm going to see how I fare over the winter and then make the call on whether hardbody is for me or not. I'm worried what hardbody will to do the glimmer/flakes in my red paint. As for yours though, I think it makes the car look nice and wet. But like you said, some of the paint shimmer might be lost, right?
10-07-12, 09:57 PM
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10-07-12, 10:01 PM
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I think the car looks great. And better yet, all the mods everyone else is doing give me more ideas to do things to mine once the time comes.
So far though, the only thing on the list that is an almost definite yes is the Skipper kit. I'm still waiting for some rims that I really like. My plan is to use mine until these all-seasons wear down, and then get new rims and summer rubber and put winters on the F-Sport rims.
Syd: I decided to hold off on the hardbody. In a couple of weeks I'm going to take a 3 day weekend and park my car at the cottage and put on 2-3 coats of Jetseal with one of wax. I'm going to see how I fare over the winter and then make the call on whether hardbody is for me or not. I'm worried what hardbody will to do the glimmer/flakes in my red paint. As for yours though, I think it makes the car look nice and wet. But like you said, some of the paint shimmer might be lost, right?
So far though, the only thing on the list that is an almost definite yes is the Skipper kit. I'm still waiting for some rims that I really like. My plan is to use mine until these all-seasons wear down, and then get new rims and summer rubber and put winters on the F-Sport rims.
Syd: I decided to hold off on the hardbody. In a couple of weeks I'm going to take a 3 day weekend and park my car at the cottage and put on 2-3 coats of Jetseal with one of wax. I'm going to see how I fare over the winter and then make the call on whether hardbody is for me or not. I'm worried what hardbody will to do the glimmer/flakes in my red paint. As for yours though, I think it makes the car look nice and wet. But like you said, some of the paint shimmer might be lost, right?
10-07-12, 10:10 PM
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the negative comments are cool, criticism is something we are all subject to. some like, some don't. it won't change the way i feel about my decision nor will it cause me to second guess myself. i appreciate all the replies, it means you're reading and replying to the posts on CL and that's what a forum is about and CL is one of the best.
10-08-12, 12:01 AM
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I think it that the silver wheels look good. Not that i would do that to mine, but it's a subtle change that's only visible to those who know that this model comes with the dark wheels.
10-08-12, 06:50 AM
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I for one thinks it looks outstanding. It retains the original wheel design while dynamically adding brightness and pop to the car overall. It seems to me that Lexus should offer the F Sport wheel in options to include a bright silver wheel. I prefer it to the gunmetal look. Although I do like the F Sport wheel as it is, your custom wheel gives your car that extra "pop" to stand out from the crowd.
10-09-12, 08:51 PM
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Couldn't agree with you more. I doubt you would want wheels that would appeal to someone with that kind of negative, confrontational attitude (translation: tool). BTW, I saw an Obsidian (non-F-Sport) with those wheels today in the flesh and it looked fantastic!
10-10-12, 02:33 PM
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Dark graphite wheels look good on lighter colors. I think black cars with dark wheels look awful.
10-10-12, 03:10 PM
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diff strokes for diff folks. my boy has a 2012 black jag, black wheels, blacked out tails and heads, crazy dark tints everything on that car is black or blacked out. the only thing that's white are the interior lights. but that's what he likes.