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Old 11-05-17, 10:34 PM
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Default My new GS350 F Sport

It took me a couple of years to replace my ‘13 GS350 (I had to get out of my lease early in order to buy a home), and I finally did it a couple of weeks ago.

I picked up this beautiful 2014 F Sport from Keyes Lexus, added a 100,000 warranty to it, and this one is definitely a keeper!

Keyes agreed to my terms, which included repainting the front bumper, so I had the body shop match the color of the center section of the bumper to the grey of the grill. It sets off the spindle much more distinctively, I think.

So so glad to be back in a GS 350, and this time an F Sport with Mark Levinson of course.

Can anyone identify the other thing I did to make it different?





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Congrats! I also went the paint route for the middle instead of wrapping it, definitely cleaner looking that way.
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Very clean ride! The middle bumper section does look much better blacked out. Is there a vendor that makes a precut wrap if you didn't want to permanently paint the center of the bumper?
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Congrats on the new ride!
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Originally Posted by GS350MIKE
Can anyone identify the other thing I did to make it different?
The rear F-sport badge?
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The rear F-sport badge?
Yes indeed. The rear left side of the trunk needed a badge, and since Lexus didn’t remedy that until 2015, I took care of it myself.
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Very clean ride! The middle bumper section does look much better blacked out. Is there a vendor that makes a precut wrap if you didn't want to permanently paint the center of the bumper?
Not that I’m aware of but I would imagine you could have it wrapped pretty easily.
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Originally Posted by JWBlakk
Congrats! I also went the paint route for the middle instead of wrapping it, definitely cleaner looking that way.
Very nice looking mods!
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Originally Posted by GS350MIKE
Not that I’m aware of but I would imagine you could have it wrapped pretty easily.
Yup I had mine wrapped for 120.
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Thanks guys!
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I would wrap roof and rear spoiler for sure and painted front inner parking sensors too... on mine I did not think about rear spoiler when wrapped a roof... Also, if you have a budget, install rear diffuser with exhaust

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Originally Posted by bbearden
Very clean ride! The middle bumper section does look much better blacked out. Is there a vendor that makes a precut wrap if you didn't want to permanently paint the center of the bumper?
Yes here, https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F331934573831
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Originally Posted by shurik74
I would wrap roof and rear spoiler for sure and painted front inner parking sensors too... on mine I did not think about rear spoiler when wrapped a roof... Also, if you have a budget, install rear diffuser with exhaust
As far as the inner parking sensors not being painted, I don’t know why they didn’t Paint them but I assumed it was because they thought it would impact the functionality. It doesn’t bother me much and I don’t have time to deal with it right now, so they will probably remain as they are.
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