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Old 02-06-13 | 11:01 PM
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Default What would it take to get a spindle grille on the sc400?

Hey guys, earlier today I saw a picture on here of a sc430 with an updated spindle grille which got me wondering, what would the Sc400/300 look like with one?What all would it take to get one made?Can anyone photoshop one on an Sc400?
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Old 02-06-13 | 11:09 PM
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I actually thought about this yesterday while working on a new Lexus. In my mind, it actually looks decent adding a more aggressive look to the SC. I just need to put it on paper...
Old 02-06-13 | 11:48 PM
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Looks bad the way im picturing it.. car isn;t aggressive enough. SC430 looks neat though
Old 02-07-13 | 07:21 AM
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it looks good and flows on the 430 but imo i dont think it will look right on s 300/400. But interesting none the less
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Originally Posted by Kpierce007
Wow!!!! That actually looks really really good! More often than not, these newer-style facelifts on older cars tend to look awkward and just out of place, however, the spindle (GS350, I assume) grille looks right at home on the 430. That being said, the SC300/400 would require an extensive facelift fot the angular grille to fit into the SC's curves. I'd love to see a photoshop of it though!
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Old 02-07-13 | 08:28 AM
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some eyelids would set that 430 off!
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It looks good on that SC430, but it would look horrible on the original SC. It even looks weird on the brand new Lexus'.
Old 02-07-13 | 09:11 AM
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Yeah, that totally wouldn't work, the grill would obliterate the sc's look, the newer models have flat noses, while the SC's is rounded, it looks a bit weird on the 430.
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Well, the LFA and the LF-LC were all weird looking to me. Didn't look like a Lexus but slap a huge price tag on it and you have buyers. So, gotta be a way to modernize the exteriors of an SC

I'll see if I have time to sketch something for fun. I haven't drawn jack **** for years now...
Old 02-07-13 | 11:03 AM
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I think it would need an aftermarket bumper to pull it if...but i cant visualize it being clean!
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Here's a rough sketch.... it ain't perfect but...

Old 02-07-13 | 12:52 PM
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non 3d it work, in real life it wont the sc front bumper is flat. The grill would have to make a 45 degree angle if not more. It wont look right either way when you looking down at the grill that points at the sky.
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wow that SC430 looks great. And i love the X5 wheels too.

But i think both designs the factory bumpers on the SC3/400 are best looking and need to be left alone.
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Originally Posted by TheAzn
Here's a rough sketch.... it ain't perfect but...

Hey man great job on the sketch!!!
Old 02-08-13 | 12:37 AM
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Leave the beauty of the car the way it is. Ive lost faith in the sc forum and feel its moving back towards the 90s ricer bodykits and ugly out pf place conversions


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