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Old 10-27-07, 12:02 PM
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Decided to paint the rotors and calipers to go with my new wheels.
Heat resistant base coat, then silver with a little purple and blue to bring out the shades in the Opaline Pearl of the car. Finally clear coat over the logo and lettering.

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http://lh5.google.com/9000Revv/RyOHe...JPG?imgmax=800

http://lh3.google.com/9000Revv/RyOHl...JPG?imgmax=800
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good and smart idea
let us see how it will look with your wheels
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Thanks. I will post some as soon as they are on.
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Looks very nice!
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Looking good!
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looks nice. though i thought for a while, although there are no absolute answer, but shouldn't the LEXUS wordings put on the other direction?

it seems like one of the pictures has front and rear logo on correctly. but the other two the lexus wordings went the other way?
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Originally Posted by rominl
looks nice. though i thought for a while, although there are no absolute answer, but shouldn't the LEXUS wordings put on the other direction?

it seems like one of the pictures has front and rear logo on correctly. but the other two the lexus wordings went the other way?
Wow romini. Very observant. I noticed it after they had clear coated the decals, but at least both sides match.
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ah ic, no way they can change it huh? i think it would be better if both sides can look like the ones in the picture where both front and rear calipers shown
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Originally Posted by rominl
ah ic, no way they can change it huh? i think it would be better if both sides can look like the ones in the picture where both front and rear calipers shown
Not without stripping the paint off and starting again. Then the issue is the paint mix to get the exact hue. I figured that I would leave well enough alone.
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