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Why would anyone paint a new ISxxx FLAT BLACK?!

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Old 11-01-09 | 03:39 PM
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i love flat black..saw an evo 10 in flat black...so sick
Old 11-01-09 | 04:52 PM
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Hey, if you can get someone to pay more for less paint like the Bugatti, Pur-sang was it? Then anything goes. I have to agree with "how" its done, I've seen some bad flat black before where you can tell they paid a lot for their IS just to really use a spray can. Most likely some kid got the car from their parents so they couldn't afford to take it to the body shop. So far on this forum, I haven't seen a bad one yet.
Old 11-01-09 | 05:29 PM
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not digging the flat black... well people do it because they have the money !!!! no offense theres so many gangster wannabes these days, if someone wants a gangster car plz pick another car not lexus plz !!

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Old 11-01-09 | 05:55 PM
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Everyone has their own tastes lol.

Like my friend who said black cars are stealthy, he wants a blacked out M3. I told him if he want stealth get a Corolla
Old 11-01-09 | 06:15 PM
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BTW, the matte black GTR is my friend.
i think it looks sick.
i saw the flat black 2IS parked in the safeway of Jtown a few weeks ago.
That car looked pretty good too.
Old 11-01-09 | 07:39 PM
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johnnys flat black IS is awesome. cant really hate on how nice the car looked when it was flat black.
Old 11-01-09 | 08:05 PM
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i still haven't seen a matte car in person... to me, the matte finish makes the car really aggresive
Old 11-01-09 | 08:27 PM
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Johnnys car painted flat black was gangster.

and by gangster we dont mean an actual gang banger. Just another way to say cool.

Some people might think rocking an f sport emblem is cool, when they only have an intake. LOLLL
Old 11-01-09 | 11:59 PM
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that would be me, and i am F sport cool!

ofcourse i know we don't mean actual gang bangers, and thats why wannabes want to be

if i have the money i would paint my car apline white D

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Old 11-02-09 | 12:03 AM
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Cars look better with vinyl on instead of paint, because the vinyl is consistent, unlike paint you can tell where they spray more. But I wouldn't do it on my car...not my cup of tea...I can just image the GTR very SEXY!
Old 11-02-09 | 12:05 AM
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Theres a stock IS, foiled matte black in college, it looks stupid. We have lots of stock cars foiled in matte black, it doesn't make any sense.
Old 11-02-09 | 02:11 AM
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Maybe because they can... Maybe because they are going for a specific look...

Would I do it? I was tempted.

But with a lot of others doing it, I didn't plus I would like to try something diff : )

Prob should ask Lexus Japan the same Question...


Oh and might want to ask Lamborghini also!
Old 11-02-09 | 06:25 AM
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Matte Black is nice especially on S15
Old 11-02-09 | 11:43 AM
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this thread is pointless..
Old 11-02-09 | 06:29 PM
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I've seen it on Prototype cars which makes sense due to the cost of painting it but to buy a new car then paint it flat black is a strange idea IMO.



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