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Old 05-07-18, 09:22 PM
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Very nice videos - love the mods on your car.

Just curious, how did you get the grille in all black - did you purchase the full black grille, or was it painted? If purchased, where can I find please?

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Hey - you removed the CF hood decal?! Although I liked the concept and general look of that section of the hood with the black carbon, I personally didn't like the idea of a giant vinyl decal on a $100K+ vehicle. I think what you have now looks better. Very sweet!

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Originally Posted by guanche2k9
Very nice videos - love the mods on your car.

Just curious, how did you get the grille in all black - did you purchase the full black grille, or was it painted? If purchased, where can I find please?

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It's stock. I have the Performance Package has many options the base model does not.
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Originally Posted by uchujin
Hey - you removed the CF hood decal?! Although I liked the concept and general look of that section of the hood with the black carbon, I personally didn't like the idea of a giant vinyl decal on a $100K+ vehicle. I think what you have now looks better. Very sweet!
Yes indeed! It was a trial and error on my end with the matte carbon wrap on the hood and trunk. I like it far better without myself and agree that it made it look cheap. I left the matte carbon wrap around the grill and the headlights though and that looks clean and simple without disrupting the car's body lines.
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Originally Posted by Zeitaku
It's stock. I have the Performance Package has many options the base model does not.

I have one with the Performance package also - fully loaded. But I don't have that black grille. (Showing the back angle pic to see the retractable wing, which only comes with Performance Pack.)
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Originally Posted by Zeitaku
It's stock. I have the Performance Package has many options the base model does not.
Hmm.. I test drove one with the Performance Package but it also had chrome trim around the front grille. I'd love to have it all black like yours but I don't want the sport seats either.
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Grille needs to be painted (or perhaps powder coated). Z may not be aware, but the dealer probably painted it before he bought it. I believe Z's other chrome and gray accents were wrapped in carbon. Many others have changed these accents too. See thread: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lc-...-in-black.html

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Zeitaku, I think this is your car? I was browsing around youtube and came across this haha.

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Originally Posted by uchujin
Grille needs to be painted (or perhaps powder coated). Z may not be aware, but the dealer probably painted it before he bought it. I believe Z's other chrome and gray accents were wrapped in carbon. Many others have changed these accents too. See thread: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lc-...-in-black.html
I don't think my grill was repainted from chrome. It's very much OEM. Not sure if it's something additional that Lexus offers for the packages or not.
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Originally Posted by walkedu
Zeitaku, I think this is your car? I was browsing around youtube and came across this haha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV5q9-9txys
Yes, that's me. LOL
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Originally Posted by Zeitaku
I don't think my grill was repainted from chrome. It's very much OEM. Not sure if it's something additional that Lexus offers for the packages or not.
Stock grille on all LCs, regardless of option packages, is dark gray with chrome trim. The stock grille color looks the same as the gray that's around the front blinkers (I think this area is also carbon-wrapped on your car too(?). In the pics, your grille looks dark black with carbon-wrapped trim(?). You could try doing a side-by-side comparison next time you're at a dealer (or around another LC). If your grille is actually black, it would have been painted at some point.
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