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Old 02-27-10, 06:57 PM
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So I called up sewell Lexus today to get a price from their online website on a front gfx lip for my starfire pearl 350 so the guy checks and says we don't have anymore starfire pearl front lips and they are discontinued by lexus so they can't get any. So the price is $169 with the club Lexus disscount and so he told me they will take a different color one and paint it for me for $275 freaking dollars just for the paint so it came out to be $450 + with tax and shipping. Don't you guys thinks they should paint it for me for free? What do u guys think an another option would be since I really want the gfx lip. Thanks
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Old 02-27-10, 07:01 PM
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dont do it, its not worth it...
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i highly doubt any retailer would do that for free. .....but im kinda in the same boat. im looking for the rear lip on Starfire pearl also...cant find em
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Why should they paint it for you for free? Lexus discontinued the kit, thats not their fault.
Try asking around your area for local shops that might be able to paint it cheaper.
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What makes you think that they should paint it for you for free? And assuming that you're talking about the 06-08 GFX lip, you can wait for one to pop up on the classifieds I guess. Or you can buy one off of ebay and repaint it yourself.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Groun...ht_3216wt_1026

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Your expectation on getting free paint is very unreasonable. Get one and paint it yourself if you want it done that cheap.
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Old 02-27-10, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by tastfulmod
Don't you guys thinks they should paint it for me for free?
Yeah, this definitely won't happen. It's not their fault that it's not available in the color you want. As they're discontinued, you're lucky they even have them left.
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Free painting? ... That would not make sense. They are a business afterall and not a charity. IT is better to maybe wait on the forums to see if anyone has a new lip they haven't used and don't want it, I think there are a few people who have bought extra lips during the 69$ lip sale.
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paint is $100 from most body shops
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Originally Posted by tastfulmod
So I called up sewell Lexus today to get a price from their online website on a front gfx lip for my starfire pearl 350 so the guy checks and says we don't have anymore starfire pearl front lips and they are discontinued by lexus so they can't get any. So the price is $169 with the club Lexus disscount and so he told me they will take a different color one and paint it for me for $275 freaking dollars just for the paint so it came out to be $450 + with tax and shipping. Don't you guys thinks they should paint it for me for free? What do u guys think an another option would be since I really want the gfx lip. Thanks
your sense of entitlement is clouding your judgment.

another option is to wait until someon in the 2is classified has a gfx front lip for sale and pick it up, but that's a roll of the dice.
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LOL @ thread. LUDICROUS I tell you!!!
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Old 02-27-10, 11:23 PM
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Try Lexus of Westminster. I got their last Glacier Frost rear spoiler, and maybe they have some other harder to find items in stock.
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i agree with everyone else. just get the kit unpainted or in another color n paint it locally.
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Sewell painted my TTE lip when i bought it.. It came out great.. I ended up getting it painted again and molded so yea i wasted a little money but the end result is amazing..
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Originally Posted by tastfulmod
So I called up sewell Lexus today to get a price from their online website on a front gfx lip for my starfire pearl 350 so the guy checks and says we don't have anymore starfire pearl front lips and they are discontinued by lexus so they can't get any. So the price is $169 with the club Lexus disscount and so he told me they will take a different color one and paint it for me for $275 freaking dollars just for the paint so it came out to be $450 + with tax and shipping. Don't you guys thinks they should paint it for me for free? What do u guys think an another option would be since I really want the gfx lip. Thanks

So was it still posted on their website and unavailable?

I'm told that this is their new website bit it's not live yet...........................

http://lexus.sewellparts.com
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