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Old 02-02-11, 05:41 PM
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Anyone know how much you paid to fill the holes where your "lexus" and "is350" goes? Im snowed in and no body shop will give me a quote without seeing it. Do they repaint the whole rear plactic section?
Old 02-02-11, 06:24 PM
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Im pretty sure they just stick on with 3M type tape. You should be able to take them off yourself and clean the adhesive residue off.
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I think there are holes....??
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There are holes, at least for the IS250, not 100% sure about the Lexus.

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theres holes in both (4 holes total) i want to de-badge the trunk and leave the "L" and color match it with the rest of the car i was just wondering how much ppl have paid for this
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see no badges... no holes
Old 02-02-11, 06:47 PM
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there was 4 wen i took my badges off.. 2 for the lexus 2 for the is250
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Depending on the color of your car, it may be a nuisance for shop to mix paint for just 4 measly holes.. wait until you have other parts to paint i.e. lip, spoiler etc. you will have a better chance of getting the holes filled and painted for a lot less.
Old 02-02-11, 06:51 PM
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debadge a 350? thats a 250 guys mod
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HAHA ouch!
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I had the WHOLE rear painted and debadged when I had the wing molded. They have to paint the entire rear panel or they can try to blend the paint. I'd guess about $500.
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^Sorry for thread jacking, but what was the molding process like for the wald? In terms of time, price etc.
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I painted the kit, front and rear bumpers, grille, roll the rear fenders and modify the front tabs and screws, install and mold the Wald trunk spoiler and custom body work to raise the rear quarter panels flush to the Wald was $3,500

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Originally Posted by suxeLSI003
Depending on the color of your car, it may be a nuisance for shop to mix paint for just 4 measly holes.. wait until you have other parts to paint i.e. lip, spoiler etc. you will have a better chance of getting the holes filled and painted for a lot less.
agreed i thought about that also i have the front (vertex) and the rear OEM GFX that need to be painted just wondering if i should de-badge it too

I really dont like the idea of a having both the lexus "L" and the "Lexus" badge. I get it its a lexus haha
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the 2 pics above look very clean whether it's a 350 or 250...just do it!


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