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Old 09-17-18, 02:08 AM
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pulled the trigger no turning back now hopefully it's gonna look good when i put these back on the car tmrw haha
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Looking great! Are you doing this yourself? Did you use a template to get the black Lexus logo to go on so perfectly? I have been tempted to do this mod for a while, but am considering black with white lettering. Looking forward to the pictures of your whole car (not just the wheel area) after these are installed. Good luck!
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Originally Posted by comotiger
Looking great! Are you doing this yourself? Did you use a template to get the black Lexus logo to go on so perfectly? I have been tempted to do this mod for a while, but am considering black with white lettering. Looking forward to the pictures of your whole car (not just the wheel area) after these are installed. Good luck!
sr for the late response yes i use a template to put the logo on and here is some pictures for it on the car , the sun make it look dimmer lol but turn out pretty good anyway



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Looks great! Congrats on a job well done!
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I think since you have custom rims it all looks nice. Part of me wondered how it would look with gold calipers like some cars have.

Orange is cool also but since the F's have it, not the F sports I feel like it would be like someone with a 325 painting their calipers that M blue color.
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Looks like you did a good job with spray paint. I think it would look cool with black or blue calipers with white letters.
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Old 09-18-18, 05:17 PM
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Looks like you did a good job with spray paint. I think it would look cool with black or blue calipers with white letters.
well i actually wet sand it and applying 3 coat and 2 clear coat when i put the logo on tho, turn out pretty but save some money for sth els beside powder coat
i want to go orange with black logo like an F but seeing myseft making a knock off F so i go with red
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If you guys are looking for caliper paint the POR15 stuff is the best I've used. It's brush on and is very durable..
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powder coat the wheels black too?
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Now you are talking. I would do gloss black or one of the darker grays.

And get the Vossen center cap that has the red print.

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powder coat the wheels black too?
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Originally Posted by kingbabu
well i actually wet sand it and applying 3 coat and 2 clear coat when i put the logo on tho, turn out pretty but save some money for sth els beside powder coat
i want to go orange with black logo like an F but seeing myseft making a knock off F so i go with red
Yes, powder coating is not ideal for calipers unless you are planning to rebuild them because you have to disassemble the calipers prior to powder coating.
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