Dallasguy1

My F sports was missing the rear bumper Applique i saw my friends car and thought to put it on, anyone over here has installed one it doable or shall I take it the window tinting guy.

biggame

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I would have professional do it!! Most bodyshops use/have a person to install them

Sevn86

I have mine sitting in my trunk waiting for install. I plan on tackling the install tomorrow or sometime next week.

AJLex19

Did it myself after my tint guy gave me a ridiculous price to put it on (i think he wanted like $75).

The nice part about it is if you screw up, you can always take it off and start over.

Dallasguy1

How did it come out in the end I don't want any bubbles etc

jj14

I did it myself as well - fairly simple. Just make sure you clean the bumper very well - no dust particles. Know exactly where it needs to be, and move it around till you get it perfect.

Dallasguy1

Might be a dumb question but does it go like a window tint do I have to spray soap water and then take it out with a squeegee or its just a sticker.

AJLex19

It came out great - its like putting on tint or a really large phone screen protector. You'll have to use soapy water and a squegee will be very helpful to get out the excess water/bubbles.

Agreed with fellow member JJ14. Make sure you thoroughly clean the area and be sure to center the applique as best you can.

Here's the best pic i have showing part of the bumper/applique:

Sevn86

It rained so I didn't get a chance to install mine but as soon as I do I'll post pics.

jj14

With soap water, and squeegee. Sticker would be a pain to install

lamikela1

Use Johnsons baby shampoo and water solution to lubricate the applique. That is what the Lexus instructions recommend. Also to clean the area on the bumper use a weak Simple Green solution. I did mine and it came out perfect. Was very simple and I had never done this before. Be very careful about what you use to squeegee the bubbles out as you could scratch the film. Light scratches can be polished out but deep ones will damage it permanetly. if you use the correct 3M gold squeegee you will need to use low friction covers on it so as not to damage the film.

Dallasguy1

How about a credit card will that work , I do have a squeegee somewhere can't find it when I need it.

AJLex19

You might need something a little bigger...I bought this to put on the bumper applique:

I now use it to help dry off my car after washing it - works great to push water off the surface of the car.

vinnier6

It's still like a sticker, you use the soapy water so you can move it around and put it exactly where you want it....

I pulled mine off when I got home from the dealership....that goofy gold Lexus looks bad to me

Dallasguy1

Put it on using a credit card and soap water as suggested it came out good. Thanks for all the help. My Lexus is in grey color.