LS - 1st and 2nd Gen (1990-2000) Discussion topics related to the 1990 - 2000 Lexus LS400

Finally got my car painted !

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 02-26-07, 10:23 PM
  #1  
takumi117
Driver
Thread Starter
 
takumi117's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Hawaii
Posts: 190
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Finally got my car painted !

From Doo Doo brown


TO THIS ! ! !










Im missing side skirts so dont remind me. Waiting for my Wald Executive lip kit to come in. Until then ill b driving around like this. Pics of wald to come later. Let me know what you guys think. All comments entertained.
Old 02-26-07, 10:30 PM
  #2  
LXMN
Lexus Test Driver
 
LXMN's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Field of Dreams
Posts: 1,039
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default



Looks like a hundred dollars.
Old 02-26-07, 10:41 PM
  #3  
gsCrazy
Lead Lap
iTrader: (1)
 
gsCrazy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: NY
Posts: 473
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

WOW!!! the white looks incredible with the dark brown interior!!!!!

is that your house for sale? i would love to move to hawaii. i studied at the university of hawaii at manoa for a bit and miss it so much!!

anyway, congrats on the new paint... ur car looks superb.
Old 02-26-07, 10:46 PM
  #4  
RA40
Super Moderator

iTrader: (6)
 
RA40's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: California
Posts: 20,851
Received 470 Likes on 362 Posts
Default



Looks good!
Old 02-26-07, 11:37 PM
  #5  
PureDrifter
BahHumBug

iTrader: (10)
 
PureDrifter's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: California
Posts: 23,918
Received 94 Likes on 86 Posts
Default

very nice


how come very few 1LS here have hte bbk
Old 02-27-07, 12:18 AM
  #6  
takumi117
Driver
Thread Starter
 
takumi117's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Hawaii
Posts: 190
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by PureDrifter
very nice


how come very few 1LS here have hte bbk
You can count me in that few! I have supra TT brakes at my friends shop getting cleaned up and resurfacing the rotors cause i dont wanna buy new ones yet. Waiting to be put on.

Thanks for the kind replies so far . GSCRAZY, no thats not my house lol... i wish. My friend lives right next door to the right of that.
Old 02-27-07, 12:54 AM
  #7  
Suneet
Lexus Champion
 
Suneet's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: California
Posts: 1,833
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

Looks great! How much did the paint job cost you? I need to get mine painted soon too How many miles does your car have?
Old 02-27-07, 01:34 AM
  #8  
takumi117
Driver
Thread Starter
 
takumi117's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Hawaii
Posts: 190
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Suneet
Looks great! How much did the paint job cost you? I need to get mine painted soon too How many miles does your car have?
Well I had to do the ***** work like grind out the dent, wet sand the whole car, block sand the bondo, take apart the whole car, mask up the car, dust off the car, wipe down the car. And my friend just painted it. I paid only for materials including new chrome trims for front and back bumper $150 front $170 back Crazy huh? and new clips for fiber glass stuff under hood and other clips i broke $2 each. Little things like that from lexus is some $$$$ So it came about roughly $1600 somethin. And he had some supra TT brakes and rotors so i took that too for a couple more dolla's, front only.

My car has 136,xxx miles i got it at 127,xxx Runs like a champ! Good luck on your plans for a paint job! I say if you got the money... then pay the man to do it cause prep work is a PITA ... believe me!
Old 02-27-07, 06:11 AM
  #9  
1996LS400
Driver
 
1996LS400's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Miami, FL
Posts: 104
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Looks sweet! You should have a lot of pride in it since you did the prep work yourself which is the hardest part.

Congratulations, that white looks fantastic with the interior.
Old 02-27-07, 07:26 AM
  #10  
TJW98LS
Lexus Champion
iTrader: (1)
 
TJW98LS's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 3,596
Received 7 Likes on 6 Posts
Default

Looks really good.
Old 02-27-07, 09:32 AM
  #11  
GRAND_LS 4
3UZ-FEEEE
iTrader: (2)
 
GRAND_LS 4's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 6,251
Received 18 Likes on 13 Posts
Default

very nice, always love a nice monotone job on the LS.
Old 02-27-07, 09:53 AM
  #12  
DriftGirl
Lexus Champion
iTrader: (6)
 
DriftGirl's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Wa
Posts: 3,397
Received 15 Likes on 10 Posts
Default

Clean!!
Old 02-27-07, 10:31 AM
  #13  
sha4000
Lexus Test Driver
iTrader: (1)
 
sha4000's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: N.Y.
Posts: 6,858
Received 337 Likes on 290 Posts
Default

looks good
Old 02-27-07, 02:03 PM
  #14  
akxx
Lead Lap
iTrader: (1)
 
akxx's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: co
Posts: 455
Likes: 0
Received 8 Likes on 6 Posts
Default

That's really a striking conversion. Great job!
Old 02-27-07, 02:43 PM
  #15  
Brandicus
Lexus Champion
iTrader: (6)
 
Brandicus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: CA
Posts: 1,777
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by LXMN


Looks like a hundred dollars.
It looks like eleventy BILLION dollars!!

time to go lower!


Quick Reply: Finally got my car painted !



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 12:29 AM.