bumfighter

just copped me a champane 1997 es300 ....the gold emblems are fading so i ordered the black pearl emblem kit........the black pearl looks hot on the silver model but i havent seen one on a champane color...do you guys think i should have reordered the gold kit or did i make a wise choice with the black.....

hoolcat

I have the Gold ES300 with the gold package that is fading too. I was thinking about getting the black logo's. I think it would look real good If you have your windows tinted black. I live in Phoenix so it a must to have tinted windows. If you just have the stock brown window tint than maybe stick with the gold logo's. I think it would look OK. IF any one has black logo's on there gold es post up some picks.other wise I will Photoshop a picture of my car and change the gold logo's to black so you can see if it looks ghood or not.

lexusk8

Welcome to CL bumfighter. The problem with Lexus gold emblems is that they naturally fade in appearance over time, and there's not much that can be done besides total replacement. Personally I don't like the gold emblems, and I'm proud that I have never owned a set either You've made a wise choice of ordering the black pearl emblem kit, so I hope you go through with that order and let us know when you get them. The BP emblems would definitely make the look of your champagne ES very sharp

Lexusfreak

Agreed! I debated on the gold package as well.......but I kept the factory chrome look & glad I did. Welcome to the club!

I DOGG

Welcome.
It will look good.

mmarshall

I agree with lexusK8....the black pearl emblems, while not my personal favorite, do go better with the champaigne than with some other ES colors. Ordinarily the black emblems fade in a hot summer sun like in, say, AZ, but that won't be much of a problem in NY.

93lexuses

Welcome to CL and Congratulations on your new ride!
I have the gold emblems and i like them very much, but if i ever need new ones i am going for the black pearl emblem kit so i think you made a wise choice.


Post some pictures!

bumfighter

i just got my black emblems on ebay for 50 bucks shipped ........they look really sharp.....i havent put em on the lexasss... but as soon as i do im going to post up the pics ......thanks for the support fellas.....i was thinking about a skirt kit but after some homework i realized for a damn TRD kit you have to donate a kidney ...is there a cheaper way ?

bumfighter

do they make the blinking side mirrors for the es300 ...ive seen em on the benz ..and ebay has a knock off version of them that fits any set of drivers side mirror's but has anyone purchased them....

bumfighter

some guy has a 2000 grille on ebay for 50 bucks ( buy it now price ).....DAMN i just paid 100. shipped for mine ....but even though i got JERKED lol you dont have to ......just thought i'd share the info .....peace out bros

juan01

Welcome... All I have to add here is that you can't go wrong with the black pearls.

flipside909

Nope. The ES has very limited aftermarket support so most things you can use are some aftermarket chassis and powertrain parts from the Camry/Solara platform. Other than that, you're SOL.

bumfighter

found a body shop not to far from where i live who specialize in cutom concepts ..and they happen to fabricate the blinking benz mirrors for any car...... they actually cut into the factory mirrors and add the binkers to them ...the price for this little project 350 bucks ................... thats a whole lotta doe to see your mirrors blink ........but damn i'd be the shizzznit and maybe the first in the club to make that happen ...so i might "pioneer this".................but just remember who did it first .......................lol

lexusk8

bumfighter, nice to hear that you found one possible solution for this unique mod. I do hope you plan on going through with the mirror blinkers. That goes to show that anything is possible, and that you can do anything you want if you set your mind to it

DaveGS4

iTrader: (2)

There are a couple of guys who have done this with their GS's and IS - you'd be the first (... with an ES that I know of )

Here are a couple of threads:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hreadid=121508
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hreadid=107691