Autoplak

Painted L,
This is ''THE PUFFER', short for Cream Puff. aka 'Garage Queen'. 02 SC430 with '10 RX350 in rear.
It is definitely a taste thang (I spelled it that way), however, it does differentiate your ride.
Mask off way out to the headlights and inside the L.
I used Rustoleum plastic primer first.
Spray paint of Absolutely Red (3P0) that's a zero and not an O.
What do you think?

hlthlnk

Nice work! I'm always looking for something new to add to my SC that makes it look a little different with out looking too over the top.

1sWt2GS

iTrader: (6)

Whats that thing to the right?

Autoplak

The badge on the right is the ADAC Club Mitglied
ADAC is the German AAA only on steroids. Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club
Club Mitglied - Club Member
I have a website on the side that sells German Car Badges from clubs and rallies.

Autoplak

Thank you hlthlnk,
A variation could be to only paint the L and leave the chrome circle.

tromly

Just my opinion, I like the chrome much better.

tfischer

I think the Red "L" is an interesting touch. For silver cars, it would not be noticeable, and for black cars, like mine, it would be counterproductive.

Autoplak

tfischer
Correct if you only want to paint the L to match the car. Everyone could paint the L red.........lol

tfischer

Well, plak guy, that's a pretty neat idea. It reminds me a little of the thin red horizontal lines VW would put on the front of their GTI models, which I always thought was something on the elegant side (very elegant for Volkswagen).
Perhaps a red emblem on the front of a black SC430 would give the car a bit of flare which is sadly lacking across the Lexus line in general.

bacardi11

iTrader: (1)

I agree with tromly

Autoplak

Well tfischer,
Nice job with the red fill in (photoshop).

tfischer

Thanks. Upon further consideration, I think that the first try was a bit too much on the fire engine red side, so I had another go at it with a darker red.
If this looks good, I'll go get some paint.

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

Red stands out.

But I would love an illuminated LED "L" symbol...

MrMark

iTrader: (3)

I debadged mine......looks cleaner.

Autoplak

Good conversations going here. It touched a point and all have presented varied options.
As, if everyone like vanilla they never.............
For tfischer, I recommend to go slow and start with only painting the L. It might just be the little touch of color that you are looking for. You can always paint the circle later and I with your dark car, I think the darker red goes better.
My full red works for me because of the red car.