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Old 03-19-16, 08:24 PM
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Hey guys,

Today I traded in my 06gs300 for this 08 star fire pearl gs460. I must say what a difference. The 4.6 roar and silky smooth acceleration put a grin on my face. I don't think I will miss the 06. I'll snap some pics tomorrow in the light. Anyone know how many pearl whites were made in 08 with black interior? Any tips or mods for the 4.6? Thanks









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I like your carbon fiber trim, did you put that on yourself? Is it a wrap?
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Originally Posted by TS85
I like your carbon fiber trim, did you put that on yourself? Is it a wrap?
It's definitely a wrap as I can see a couple small creases. The previous owner had this installed. He did quite a few mods from what I have noticed. The illuminated door sills, the cf wrap. Led daytime lamps and definitely not stock hid bulbs. The rims are starting to grow on me. I have these in the garage that I took off the gs300 that are for sale.



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Congrats on the pick up..

thats the 3GS grail right there! Good choice!
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A couple day pics. Car has a partial bra on. A couple pics of the interior cf wrap.



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Originally Posted by Skylar978
Congrats on the pick up..

thats the 3GS grail right there! Good choice!
Thank you sir. Hope to keep it till the wheels fall off.
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thanks for the additional trim pics, makes me really want to wrap mine too
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Now let the modding begin
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Where do u get this "wrap"? Is it a stick on on top of your existing trim? My shifter is faded and I'm trying to find a replacement.

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Originally Posted by Fausty
Hey guys,

Today I traded in my 06gs300 for this 08 star fire pearl gs460. I must say what a difference. The 4.6 roar and silky smooth acceleration put a grin on my face. I don't think I will miss the 06. I'll snap some pics tomorrow in the light. Anyone know how many pearl whites were made in 08 with black interior? Any tips or mods for the 4.6? Thanks









Nice ride and find! Don't know how many pearl/black is out there but there were at least two different pearls available for that year, yours and mine is opaline pearl. Mine has a slight blueish hue/tint to it in the sunlight. Keep us posted if you decide to mod it!
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I think i saw that car on autotrader the other day, nice looking car
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Originally Posted by Gs3500
Where do u get this "wrap"? Is it a stick on on top of your existing trim? My shifter is faded and I'm trying to find a replacement.
It's similar to wrapping the exterior of the car. The pull and stretch the material to cover the existing panel. I wrapped my old mustang carbon fiber is just a material you can use.
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Originally Posted by eeleat
Nice ride and find! Don't know how many pearl/black is out there but there were at least two different pearls available for that year, yours and mine is opaline pearl. Mine has a slight blueish hue/tint to it in the sunlight. Keep us posted if you decide to mod it!
The car was listed as star fire pearl. That's cool I didn't know it was actually opaline. I really like the color in the light. I have yet to see this color with black interior in google images. The car has some mods already I really don't know what else to do it or have many ideas since the previous owner did the basic mods I was looking to do. I would really like to hear the exhaust a little more so maybe that's something I can do. It roars and sounds pretty nice stock I can imagine it will sound sick with an aftermarket exhaust. Do you have any pics of your car?
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Originally Posted by PolishDude
I think i saw that car on autotrader the other day, nice looking car
I bought it from automation ford in margate. The car actually fell into my lap. It didn't even look that good in the pics. I was bored looking through Craigslist for gs430/460 and it didn't even come out on the filter. Funny thing is I removed 460 from the search and only searched for gs and the 3rd car from the top was this one. I click on it and realized I wouldn't get this opportunity again and the rest is history. Car is in immaculate shape. The previous owner took good care of it. Really liking it vs the gs300. Car drives so smooth you can barely feel the road.


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