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i haven't seen any blackout kits. i did try to cover some of the areas in black vinyl but it was more of a pain being that most of the piece I would black out were long and narrow.
I did manage to remove the fins in the grille and paint them although it wasn't an easy task for me since I decided to keep the bumper and the grille in place.
I have a black GX and was thinking of doing that but I actually thought the silver accents on black car looked good as is. Would be interested in seeing how one with the side window trims and everything blacked out looks.
i haven't seen any blackout kits. i did try to cover some of the areas in black vinyl but it was more of a pain being that most of the piece I would black out were long and narrow.
I did manage to remove the fins in the grille and paint them although it wasn't an easy task for me since I decided to keep the bumper and the grille in place.
Pinoyesv6-
Can you share how you removed the fins? I've been wanting to plastipdip mine. Thanks.
I have a black GX and was thinking of doing that but I actually thought the silver accents on black car looked good as is. Would be interested in seeing how one with the side window trims and everything blacked out looks.
Pangoo-
If you don't care for chrome, I'd say go for it. Examples can be seen from other Lexus owners who own other models. Lexus chromes just about every Lexus in the same areas. So a lot of folks have had theirs blacked out. I would skim the IS250/350 pages and look for examples there.
if you paint the chrome, the paint will flake off over time. Also, you will lose the defining lines of the gx as everything will just be dark on suv. Wont look good imho
Halo EFX spray on (supposedly better than PlastiDip?): Blackout everything $900
Vinyl = $750 includes everything except Emblems front and back and GX460 on rear
Thoughts?
GoalieMask
GoalieMask-
That's rather high, in my opinion. Some shops charge less to plastidip whole cars. If you're just going to plastidip(or equivalent), I would just do it yourself. I'm confident you could do it all with one can. I plastidipped all four wheels with three coats each and still had a little left(All light coats). Even if a can is $15, you're going to save yourself $885!
The most time consuming part is the prep work, which should be top notch because you're going to put in more effort due to the fact that it's your own car.
As far as vinyl goes, I can't comment because I don't have any experience with it. I just find it rather odd that the vinyl quote is less than the Halo FX.
09-27-15, 03:39 AM
Re: Window Trim / Grill blackout
