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Old 11-05-08, 04:55 PM
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dupli-color should b fine. as long as you clean the emblems good before you paint. ive painted emblems i had lying around before to try it out, i lightly sanded them with 2000 grit wetsand paper then washed them off. then i premiered the emblem then painted them. im stuck at school right now but ill post some pics later on

well heres the pics. i painted mines flat black but it came out semi gloss looking flat black.

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Old 11-05-08, 09:08 PM
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that look so good, I love that!
I can't wait to get mine done
Old 11-05-08, 09:27 PM
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Quick questions about the emblems, do they have grommets?
Old 11-06-08, 04:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Felix.
Quick questions about the emblems, do they have grommets?
Yes, the old ones did when I took mine off. The new ones I got did not have them and the old ones were unusable but really didnt need them since mine were new.
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Originally Posted by RolxuSC400
Yes, the old ones did when I took mine off. The new ones I got did not have them and the old ones were unusable but really didnt need them since mine were new.
grommets??????
Old 11-06-08, 08:41 PM
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I think the grommets are supposed to 'guide' the placement of the emblem, correct me if I'm wrong. I'm hoping I can install these emblems the same place where I pull them off, because I'm rather peculiar about OEM fitment.

I'm going to order some Tamiya Polycarbonate on the internet. I'm really trying to aim for the 'black pearl' style, rather than going entirely satin/matte black.
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Originally Posted by Felix.
I think the grommets are supposed to 'guide' the placement of the emblem, correct me if I'm wrong. I'm hoping I can install these emblems the same place where I pull them off, because I'm rather peculiar about OEM fitment.

I'm going to order some Tamiya Polycarbonate on the internet. I'm really trying to aim for the 'black pearl' style, rather than going entirely satin/matte black.
They will to a certain degree but you will have the holes they came out of as well. The only one I had issue with was the "Lexus" badge and thats where the blue tape came in and alot of visual alignment to get it right. The others were fairly plug and play but the new "Lexus" badge didnt have as many of the pins as the old one did even though it was OEM from dealer its alignment took the most time.
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I like the metallic Black look best, it reminds me of the Neiman Marcus special edition lexus.
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