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Old 08-09-13, 03:43 PM
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what do you guys think about this? lowkey, i've always wanted a chrome wrapped car....i'm all about the progressive looks. and no it is not mine. some may think its tacky, but to me, tacky is all the normal colors out there you see on cars. green. black. white. red. ok cool. boring.

3ISx50 from Lexus of Orlando. Apparently was wrapped for a promo event.

Old 08-09-13, 03:52 PM
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save the money and go get urself an ISF
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i think with the right wheels it can look extremely cool
Old 08-09-13, 05:41 PM
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I love it. It is probably not street legal however
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Something different and atleast its on 2014
Old 08-11-13, 08:44 AM
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i'm pretty sure it's legal. and yeah picking the wheels might be the problem. i can't see anything working with it besides all black
Old 08-11-13, 11:07 AM
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Looks pretty hard to see. Imagine this thing at night when you're driving behind it. Just literally reflecting your focused HID beams right back into your eyes. Then in the daytime it would be like driving a giant fireball with the sun reflecting off of it in every direction

Doesn't look legal to me. Like driving a giant mirror around.
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^ lol good point. i saw a blue chrome bmw at pursuit, but i guess that one not as bad since it's blue
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Originally Posted by aspeckt
what do you guys think about this? lowkey, i've always wanted a chrome wrapped car....i'm all about the progressive looks. and no it is not mine. some may think its tacky, but to me, tacky is all the normal colors out there you see on cars. green. black. white. red. ok cool. boring.

3ISx50 from Lexus of Orlando. Apparently was wrapped for a promo event.
The "norm" is not tacky. Poor choice of word. Tacky itself means "showing poor taste and quality". If you want to say boring in some cases sure, but black, white, silver are also elegant colors.
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Dude that looks pretty damn sick....
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Interesting looking. I'd rock it for a month but wouldn't pay for it.
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yeah thats true, i didnt consider what it'd do to other drivers at night. a giant driving mirror lol.
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Before I saw that pic, I was gonna say no way; BUT, on the 3IS there I gotta say it does have something going for it. Especially on the front end there. Perhaps it is all of the various angles and way it reflects everything. Not sure if I'd say the same with the 2IS though. Maybe a chrome blue or purple instead?



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Not a fan.

Ive seen blue and green chrome wrapped GTRs in person and its not my style
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I've always thought of doing black chrome paint years back.. looks sick. Reminds me of that recently new movie where the girl gets controlled by another life form.


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