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Old 08-26-11, 09:06 AM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LEXUS...m1e66779320how do you like it,was thinking of buying one.
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Not yet but thinking about buying one and putting it on after winter. If u purchase it plz post pics
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Another Ebay vendor sell the same grill for 1/2 that price. They are out of Texas I believe. They sell the emblemless ones also. Excellent quality
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jlaws,i think the one you are thinking about is the black chrome grill.looks nice too.i want one in all chrome.
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I used the guy in Texas via ebay - they have very good quality grills. I first got the chrome grill but got the black chrome after about 6 months as it looks better with my black cherry paint - but both grills are emblem-less.

Most of these grills are ordered form Asia and are made of ABS plastic that's been chromed and/or coated. It is probably safe to order this some what generic part from any vendor that has high feedback scores.

btw if someone wants the slightly used chrome grill with no emblem, PM me - I will let it go very cheap.
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I'd keep searching on ebay there's ton's of sellers that got the same grill for half the price the one you are looking at.

Jabberwock hows the chrome on it?? pm sent!!
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I ordered a similar chrome grille 4 years ago on eBay from delubozparts in Plano, TX.

The grille I received is an exact copy from the OEM, looks like it was poured from the same mold. It has the hole in the center for the Lexus emblem. Very high quality and still good as new. The change in the grille is so subtle that no one has every noticed it to my knowledge.

But it's just a little thing that I did to my car to give it something different without being radical.

You have to take the outer grille molding off in order to install the new grille. Very easy to do and give you an opportunity to clean and wax the hood area under the molding before installing the new one.

It was a bit cheaper back in 2007, I paid $140 plus shipping for a total of $155.
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i ordered the black chrome grille on ebay for 69.99 free shipping.recieved the grille and did the install and it look great,quality is very good.if you been thinking of putting a new grille on then you will love this grille.

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