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Old 11-05-13, 08:25 AM
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Cool Caliper Paint Job... Yeah, another one.

Just got the decals, got a day off, and I'm knocking this project out of the way. Wheels I had before were full face but with these new wheels I got.... Can't get away with grimy calipers. Going with black and a chrome mirror face decal.
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Old 11-05-13, 08:53 AM
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Just got the fronts done...
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Looks great with the chrome decals
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Hi Atlas,

Looks really good and I know you were mentioning that you were gonna do this project. Everything about your LS screams classy Can you explain what Coach edition means? Like the brand? LOL. I'm so confused.

Chrome was a nice choice though. It will match quite well.
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Originally Posted by SPLiFFY
Hi Atlas,

Looks really good and I know you were mentioning that you were gonna do this project. Everything about your LS screams classy Can you explain what Coach edition means? Like the brand? LOL. I'm so confused.

Chrome was a nice choice though. It will match quite well.
Thank you. And Coach; like the brand you are thinking of, partnered with lexus to make a handful of these. Lexus made some limited editions with the ES and the RX I believe. I think only 2,000 Ls were produced. They came with Coach badging and the car also came with two coach travel bags.
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And the rears... pics doesn't really do any justice. It looks better with the wheel on.
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Here is a better one. I couldn't put it in the middle because I wouldve had to apply it to the rear of the break pad.
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Next project.... making my own neck pads out of Coach fabric. Eat your heart out Junction Produce!

Gonna probably use memory foam for the padding.
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Nice!! I always wanted to paint mine but taking the calipers off seems like a pain on my F.
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Originally Posted by Polkman
Nice!! I always wanted to paint mine but taking the calipers off seems like a pain on my F.
You don't need to take off anything. Just tape everything up. You tube it, theres a bunch of videos that show you how.
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Looks great!! Like those stickers. Should make the car look cleaner overall. One of my pet peeves is rusty calipers on a car with nice wheels. Taking the calipers off isn't that bad. Makes it easier to paint the rotor hats and paint the veins as well.
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did you move the front calipers to the rear? Those LS BBK look great...
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