jgtile

Do you have pics? Would like to see how it looks first...I may do it to mine!

SmokeyES35

well take a look at post #11. I just did mine tonight, but i still have to get some of the residue off, gonna go to the autostore to get some cleaner, maybe a clay bar. It looks really nice though, i should have pics up later

SmokeyES35

here she is without her markings.. yeah shes a little dirty and needs a wash.

codex57

How'd you do your tail lights?

SmokeyES35

at the place i got my tint done, they did the tail lights for a bill. Its not the spray stuff, its an actual film that has to be stretched. They didnt have to take the lights out. My cousin just got quoted $140 for the spray treatment, and thats after he takes the lights out himself.. bs in my opinon

SurfsUP

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Here is it in white, gives it a nice clean look.
Tried doing the rear side tail lights with tint but just gave up.
The center were a piece of cake but the sides were a pain and I could not get the corners to come out smooth.
Anyone know of a good place to go here in Las Vegas to do the sides for me?



How do you guys like it so far?

350Dave

I am really not trying to be mean, but it looks like a car that was wrecked and halfway back to being fixed.

static

question for those that have done this...

If you had/have a LS, would you debadge it?

SmokeyES35

yeah.. i would believe so. Debadging just makes the car look cleaner. I have debadged an RSX type S. I know people that debadge the Hemi 300C. Its not about letting everyone know what you have, or thinking you are hiding something, its about making the car look cleaner. Now the worst people are the ones that badge it something that it is not. That two wrongs right there.

dreyfus

Absolutely. I like the cleaner look.

Sash

Surprising to see how many people are into modding their ES350. The cars looks great without the badges.

static

Definately looks better.

toneman

LOL--last week I saw a Toyota Sienna that had the big "L" Lexus badge in place of the "T" Toyota badge on both the front and back...and gold-plated, at that. Heck, even the "Toyota" nameplate badge was removed (but not replaced w/ a similar Lexus one) as well...no BS! And oh BTW--the person driving it was Asian--why didn't that surprise me? And no, I'm wasn't trying to put a racial/ethnic slant (i.e., I don't have anything against any racial/ethnic group) with that last comment, as I'm Asian myself; the point was that I'd be willing to bet you wouldn't see a white/black/Hispanic person do something like that (replace Toyota badge w/ gold-plated Lexus badge on a Sienna minivan).

Now I could sorta cut a person some slack for doing a Toyota/Lexus badge swap on say, a Land Cruiser or a Camry...but on a Sienna? Lexus doesn't offer anything that even resembles a Sienna; I don't know what kind of statement this person was trying to make by doing such a ridiculous swap.

SmokeyES35

The only brand swap that I would condone, would be from a lexus to a toyota, or from an acura to a honda..... or from a mercedes to a chrysler.. hehe i kid i kid.

AlexusAnja

DOH, I'm guilty. I changed my '99 RX taillights to LED, put some chrome handles on doors and rear hatch, then I stuck a nice big "Special Edition" badge right under the RX300. I'm guilty of creating my own vehicle, but it is "special" to me...

As for debadging, although I did this to my RX, I would debadge the LS430 I plan on getting. For some vehicles, specifically sedans, the debadging does make it look much cleaner. I think SUVs need badging though, to break up all that rear square footage.