Lexus Brake Caliper Stickers on IS350...
04-22-06, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by casey225
Anyone opinions on which will match stock 18" wheels the best - I'm guessing brushed aluminum or silver. If I do it, I plan to paint the calipers black. I'm guessing chrome may be a little too shiny for stock wheels.
04-22-06, 06:36 PM
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Kamikaze, thanks for the pic, that looks like a good match. I thought about painting them red, but thought that might be a little too eye catching, especially to one of our wonderful law enforcement officers. BTW, you have excellent taste in cars 
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04-22-06, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by LexToyz
Many seller's offer these on eBay for half the price. Also, I don't like Flatine's stickers. They aren't contored and look funny. They should have a small arch 
05-08-06, 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by CaThaFeR
heres a pic of my car with the chrome decals...i have a 250 so the decals are smaller than what tim has..they still look good tho and my calipers are painted black
and my calipers are painted blackgot the IS350's caliper,still prefer the samller stickers
05-08-06, 04:37 AM
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Thought you guys would like to see how red decals look on a black onyx.
Installed them without even removing the wheels. Just exposed the
adhesive on half of the decal, positioned it, then removed the remainder
of the decal backing. This was all done through the openings of the spokes.
Sorry about the picture quality.
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Installed them without even removing the wheels. Just exposed the
adhesive on half of the decal, positioned it, then removed the remainder
of the decal backing. This was all done through the openings of the spokes.
Sorry about the picture quality.
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Last edited by Tuxlex; 05-08-06 at 04:49 AM.
05-08-06, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by CaThaFeR
heres a pic of my car with the chrome decals...i have a 250 so the decals are smaller than what tim has..they still look good tho and my calipers are painted black
and my calipers are painted black
05-08-06, 09:06 AM
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you need to park your car, get a hose spray down your calipers and rotors to cool them off. once they are average temp to the touch u can start (heat doesn't mix with adhesive well). clean off the surface of the caliper. lay down some coats of paint if you desire, let dry. lay down ur sticker, let sit for 10 minutes. apply clear coat and you'll have some nice looking claipers. just putting the sticker on (upside down a lot of you...mind you) looks pretty crappy.
05-08-06, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by is2fiddy
What paint did you use, did you do anything to smooth out the surface. I had mine on for a while but took them off because they wouldn't stick that good due to the surface and brake dust was collecting on the edges of the sticker, didn't look good at all.
honestly i dont know what paint was used because i didnt do the painting myself..i could find out for you tho..my decals have stayed on very well and have stayed ncie looking..and they have the power washer on them once a week
03-13-07, 07:05 PM
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04-21-07, 01:59 PM
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could someone repost the color choices chart for the decals? and when referring to the color of the decal, does that mean the color the "Lexus" Letters or the background of the decal? I wanted to get the decal with black background and white Lexus Letters (like shown above) so would that be a white decal or black decal? thanks
