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Old 03-13-10, 02:15 PM
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about a month and a half i brought my second lexus gs400 1999 with 100400 miles
the car needed tranny work so i used my jedi mind control and talk him into 4900 cash for the car. When i first got the car it had top and bottom xenons and the factory 16" wheels a couple thousand later here she is still needs some things but funds ran low

should i paint the wheels black let me know what u think
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Old 03-13-10, 02:45 PM
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Nice pick up, but those headlights... The black eyelids/tint or whatever needs to go. It takes away from the class that this car represents.

I love the wheels though and I think you should keep them the way they are.

If you don't mind sharing, what wheels are these?
Old 03-13-10, 03:10 PM
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if im not mistaken those are g37 coupe wheels... the car looks hot ..leave the wheels silver or do them black but glossy not flat . the headlights look cool wat if u paint the outer eyelid silver to flow with the car better the inners go good with the grill..
Old 03-13-10, 03:18 PM
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You look straight* and I like the black top, is it wrapped or painted?



*: you need to get rid of the headlight black thing that you have on the light...

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Old 03-13-10, 03:24 PM
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Thanks for all the advice the wheels are off a g37
Old 03-13-10, 04:01 PM
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I'm not a big fan of the eyelids either, I think the wheels look fine as is but wouldn't look bad black either. It'd fit with the theme of the car.
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Looking good.. The GS flows really nice..
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Looks good, but why are the "L" emblems so obnoxiously large?
Old 03-13-10, 05:33 PM
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eye lids got to go...otherwise looks good, dont paint the wheels...
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Eyelids, tinted inner lights need to go.

Black roof does not look right on a silver car either.
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i did that to the headlight because it wasnt the cleanest im lookin for a new set but when the rain stops im gonna get it detail and see if they can do something about the lights thanks everyone
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Originally Posted by shvc1991
Nice pick up, but those headlights... The black eyelids/tint or whatever needs to go. It takes away from the class that this car represents.
Originally Posted by SirBev
you need to get rid of the headlight black thing that you have on the light...
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Originally Posted by 1UZ-GS
Looks good, but why are the "L" emblems so obnoxiously large?
haha he didnt even remove the residue from the old one
Old 03-14-10, 06:30 AM
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i needed a way to center the emblem i just put them on .Next time it will be gone
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Car looks good, just not feeling the headlamps. Get the oem (grey tint sport design headlamps), should match the theme of black and silver and tie the front and rear of the car nicely. Lose the emblem residue and keep away from those nyc bumper car parkers....lol. I like the wheels, and from the rear side shot it looks "tyte"!!!!

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Old 03-14-10, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 1UZ-GS
Looks good, but why are the "L" emblems so obnoxiously large?
gotta flash that money.
don't paint them black, get rid of those eyelids, and debadge.


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