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Old 01-26-11, 12:57 PM
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I am about to get a gfx rear and sides but I have a 2010 and dont want to drop the 550 on the front lip yet. Do you guys think it would look stupid to have the rear and sides on without having the front? Or should I just buy the front instead of waiting to see if I can find a deal.
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I would not waste money on the side. Why? Cause it the same as your oem. So get the front then the rear.
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The front GFX is $450 from Sewell with the CL discount. There won't be a better deal until the lip is discontinued. I would rock just the front rather than the sides and rear without the front.
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Exactly what laobo979 said. Front and rear will look great.

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Old 01-26-11, 01:10 PM
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I'm with others... do the front and rear. If you end up without the front, it'll look weird.

I'm planing on doing the front when the price comes down.
Old 01-26-11, 01:12 PM
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I would say go for it. First off you can't beat Sewell's pricing right now of $168 for each. Secondly, they are great looking effects on the IS and blend well with the other stock pieces, so on the street other drivers won't realize you didn't go all out. If they were over the top like a design by Ward, everyone would know if you left out the front. I had the same dilemma. I just got my first IS and didn't know where to start, but they seemed like to good of a price to pass up. I just put on the sides last weekend and plan on setting up the rear Friday. I'm real happy with the results so far. My F-Sport intake should be in tomorrow. If you decide to get them, throw up some pics when they are on.
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well I'm gonna pick up the sides and rear for $100 each from Westminster then gonna get them painted to obsidian for $250. I am gonna get the front eventually but wanted to wait until the price went down. The reason I'm getting the sides is that I am gonna end up with the whole kit eventually so I might as well buy it now for 100 and get it painted.

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I'd go with just the front if you had to choose
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Yeah I got my rear and sides from Sewell recently and had to pay extra for them to paint it obsidian. I would get the whole kit, even though the sides aren't that big of a difference, you can def tell once you install it.
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Originally Posted by k1ngph1l
well I'm gonna pick up the front and rear for $100 each from Westminster then gonna get them painted to obsidian for $250. I am gonna get the front eventually but wanted to wait until the price went down. The reason I'm getting the sides is that I am gonna end up with the whole kit eventually so I might as well buy it now for 100 and get it painted.
you can get the 09+gfx front lip for 100? i think u are looking at the 06-08 front lip which will not fit the 09+ gfx isx50s

personally i would go for the front first, then rear, then sides, you will notice the sides not being there sooner or later because even though it is not that much of a difference they do flare out a bit more and sooner or later it will bother you
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^ I think he ment sides and rear for $100 each. No way is the 09-10 GFX $100.
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I rock just the front. I do not the GFX rear. 1, you have to cut your bumper so be 100% sure you want to keep that forever. And 2, it hides the black "diffuser" panel (I know you can barely see, but still.)
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I didn't know you had to cut the back bumper for insert the rear gfx kit. I guess I am going to purchase the gfx front then but it cost 450... I am in the same situation and I can't justify spending 400-500 on two pieces of lip. Hopefully, sewell will have these on sale since the 2006-2008 frons are like 100 bucks.
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You don't have to cut it. You can just use lots of 3M tape. I've seen both ways (cutting and bolting, and just 3m) done on members cars and you can't tell the difference.
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im not a big fan of the 09-10 gfx front lip.

especially at around 450+, id rather find a jdm front lip..

or if you dont care for a jdm lip, there's nextmod's rep vertex thats nice.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lexus...Q5fAccessories


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