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Old 07-06-19, 03:03 PM
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I drove it through deeper water than I wanted to.
Storms in NJ caused some wet roadways, and one rather deep pool outside Manahawkin.
Saw several cars ahead as they went, was going to be fine, still rather dramatic to caulk and ford the wagon.

We made it. Lost one wagon tongue and seventy six bullets. No one died of dysentery.
Old 07-06-19, 04:15 PM
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Drove it from my home, north of Seattle, to Portland, Oregon. 201 miles, 29 mpg. Fantastic!
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Gave it a quick wash for the first time in a month. It was covered in water spots, sand, you name it... I forgot how shiny it gets when it's clean

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Old 07-06-19, 04:54 PM
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I just looked at my dirty Liquid Plat and couln't bring myself to wash it... especially since I just finished washing the Sequoia... forgot how much more work it is to wash that truck... I'm pooped.
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Technically this was a few days ago but I cleaned the leather and conditioned using Lexol water and micro fiber towels. Then I drove it to Solvang/Paso Robles for some wine and fun!!! Such a highway boss; loved that I really got to use sport+ manual mode when mergingWhat did you do to your GS today?-photo619.jpgWhat did you do to your GS today?-photo928.jpgWhat did you do to your GS today?-photo324.jpg

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Old 07-07-19, 04:34 PM
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Painted the front calipers and added F sport decals. Ran out of time to do the rears so hopefully I can do that this week. I was a little concerned with the orange on bronze but I think it looks good together.


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Old 07-07-19, 04:58 PM
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Looks good!!!
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Old 07-07-19, 06:20 PM
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Default Hello, I have similar issue with the same color,.

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Yeah, these people are nice enough, but the job just isn't up to par. There's a drop of paint on my windshield, and I found out some of the paint wasn't dry in one of the crevices while I was wrapping the chrome on the grill.

He tried to tell me paint on plastic won't look the same as paint on metal, but that doesn't explain why the bumper is a brown-gray and the car is a blue-gray.

What did you end up doing?
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Originally Posted by Dom87SS
Painted the front calipers and added F sport decals. Ran out of time to do the rears so hopefully I can do that this week. I was a little concerned with the orange on bronze but I think it looks good together.


Looks great IMO.

What'd you use for paint?

I'm on the fence about what color to do mine (Obsidian car). I picked metallic gold but haven't committed to doing it yet.
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Originally Posted by bob256k
Technically this was a few days ago but I cleaned the leather and conditioned using Lexol water and micro fiber towels. Then I drove it to Solvang/Paso Robles for some wine and fun!!! Such a highway boss; loved that I really got to use sport+ manual mode when mergingAttachment 478380Attachment 478381Attachment 478382
Nice Bob... but Portrait mode on the iPhone is messing with the focus in the pics. Don't you just love your red interior?
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Originally Posted by Dom87SS
Painted the front calipers and added F sport decals. Ran out of time to do the rears so hopefully I can do that this week. I was a little concerned with the orange on bronze but I think it looks good together.

Wow... I remember when you got started on this project about a year ago... your GS has come a long way. I can't see what else you can do with it. Looks really good!
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Originally Posted by barrycarey
Looks great IMO.

What'd you use for paint?

I'm on the fence about what color to do mine (Obsidian car). I picked metallic gold but haven't committed to doing it yet.
VHT engine paint from Amazon. I had them blue before but were more Ford blue than Lexus blue. Once I seen the orange F sport calipers I wanted them. The GSF brakes are hard to come by so I have stop tech rotors and painted the stock calipers. This drys super fast and smooth.
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Originally Posted by chinee
Wow... I remember when you got started on this project about a year ago... your GS has come a long way. I can't see what else you can do with it. Looks really good!
Yeah I've had the car a little over a year now and has come a long way. A few more things coming soon that I'm excited for. Hopefully get the rear calipers done this week and I'll take some real photos of the car.
Old 07-08-19, 09:06 PM
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Default No more chrome

Finished removing the chrome on the car with the window trim. Totally changes the look. Couldnt be happier.



I apologize if these images are HUGE. I posted directly from my phone.
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Old 07-08-19, 09:30 PM
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It looks really nice and clean. Almost seems like the F-Sport should come like that while the Base/Luxury gets the chrome. How did you "remove" the chrome? Is that a wrap?


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