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Old 11-25-09 | 08:55 AM
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As the OP of this thread, it took me 3 months to make my decision and I'm happy I did. I went for the OEM look, Black w/ Silver decal. Came out great and looks very understated.

I'll note I did have motogrfx make the word "Lexus" a little smaller. Their stock sticker has the word "Lexus" and the symbol "L" the same height. But if you look at a true "L" & "Lexus" logo (look at your floor mats), the symbol "L" is bigger then the word. So I had motogrfx make those changes. To me its a big difference and makes it looke even more OEM.

Not the best pic of it but you get the idea:

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Old 11-25-09 | 08:59 AM
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Hey mdgrwl, looks great, wise choice !!
Old 11-25-09 | 12:05 PM
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mdgrwl, that looks great. I when I had my OEM brakes, I also went with a smaller decal, because I didn't like the look of the large one that most everyone has:





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Old 11-25-09 | 12:52 PM
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mdgrwl- looking good~! those small changes definitely stands out in the crowd
and you already know my decal is different..and surprisingly, people notice the difference...lol

GREAT JOB..



Javy- DAMN bro,,is that your car when you first bought it??????
I've never seen it in a stock form.... just wanted to say our OFFICIAL PACE CAR is one of the BEST
Old 12-17-09 | 08:04 AM
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here's another example of what black painted calipers look like. Subtle but much better looking then stock IMO.

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Old 02-13-10 | 03:07 PM
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Talking Painted Calipers

Hey guys Im looking into painting my calipers but wanted to see the variety
in colors because I cant afford to buy a BBK .So far with a little research
Ive found yellow, red and black. Can you please post some pics of the different
colors doesnt matter if I seen them...
maybe I should've started the official painted caliper thread huh? hehe



thnx in advance,
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Old 02-13-10 | 03:19 PM
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what color is your car?
Old 02-13-10 | 03:26 PM
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Vinyl not good enough? Painting is better than tint?
I think caliper"s color depends on car's color.
Red would be nice anyway
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Old 02-13-10 | 03:28 PM
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Black it think 212 or 202 paint code?
but it doesn matter I just want to see
whats out there cause I was think something
weird like pastel green like a project Mu or gold like
Brembo or just stick with norm colors...



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Old 02-13-10 | 03:30 PM
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well why don't you just go to your local auto store, walk the paint isle and see what they have, then picture it on your calipers... easy as that
Old 02-13-10 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by mdgrwl
well why don't you just go to your local auto store, walk the paint isle and see what they have, then picture it on your calipers... easy as that
True true but pics of others wouldnt hurt right? hehe
I just saw SeOuL thread and love the yellow but need to see a close up pic.


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Old 02-13-10 | 03:40 PM
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RenatUSSR RED looks goood!!
Old 02-13-10 | 04:54 PM
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Red with white decals. Gonna change it up soon though, probably ultrasonic blue because I still have some laying around.

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Old 02-13-10 | 05:06 PM
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theres another thread with some pics on it, it talks more about the durability of painted brake calipers n such but it has a few pictures

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...oks-cheap.html


heres mine blue,

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Old 02-13-10 | 06:06 PM
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where do u guys get the white lexus decals? i cant afford a big brake kit as well so im going to get my calipers powdercoated only need to find the white lexus decal



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