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I got my f-sport grill from Bell Lexus yesterday, i painted it gloss black using superwrap. It came in the factory gray color which threw everything off on my GX. I put it on, I still don’t know how a feel about it. I still like what I did with the original grill. What do y’all think?
IMHO the original grill is the winner. I am no Pininfarina but the original design gives the grill it good presence with its wide 3-D looking horizontal sections. The F-sport grill has no 3 dimensional effect, it creates a black void, it looks like there is something missing, kind of removes continuity/flow to the front line that the grill has with the headlights. I would only mod my original grill, if I had a black or dark colored GX, I would paint it satin black and leave the Lexus emblem stock or may be play with black vinyl accents to create a more modern look (see my design in the attached pic)...
FYI: If you were on the fence about getting an F-Sport grille you may want to pick one up. I am hearing rumors it may now be discontinued and remaining stock may be all that is left.
IMHO the original grill is the winner. I am no Pininfarina but the original design gives the grill it good presence with its wide 3-D looking horizontal sections. The F-sport grill has no 3 dimensional effect, it creates a black void, it looks like there is something missing, kind of removes continuity/flow to the front line that the grill has with the headlights. I would only mod my original grill, if I had a black or dark colored GX, I would paint it satin black and leave the Lexus emblem stock or may be play with black vinyl accents to create a more modern look (see my design in the attached pic)...
That looks great, I agree the F sport grill as is doesn’t do it for me.
Before I plasti-dipped the OEM grill and put a Toyota badge on this, I had the F-Sport grill on this. I took that off for this look. The particular color plasti dip is a near match the Knights Armor color. Trashed the F-Sport grill when we moved though. Not a solution but a viable option if you are looking to tweak the looks a bit without doing a full update.
03-26-20, 11:35 AM
2010-2013 F-Sport Grill
