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Good news is, after all the disassembly, test fitting and now waiting for the fenders to be painted - I found lots of areas to clean. Some of these spots haven't seen the light of day since the car left the factory.
Fenders look great. The thing I never liked about fender vents is how they can look disjointed from the rest of the car due to the lines of the vents. The vent lines in the fender need to be carried into the front door (possibly back door too) in order to look like it was meant to be there... See pic to see an example of how the body lines follow the fender vent. I thought I saw a ls400 that had the custom body work but I can't find a pic of it now.
I would paint the fenders before they are installed. Why? Because who ever paints them is going to also paint the hood, and the front doors and windshield A pillar, to attempt a blend, I have not yet seen a blend that looks good especially after some years down the road.
Last edited by dicer; 04-26-16 at 01:45 PM.
Reason: Added the T to pain..........
I would paint the fenders before they are installed. Why? Because who ever paints them is going to also pain the hood, and the front doors and windshield A pillar, to attempt a blend, I have not yet seen a blend that looks good especially after some years down the road.
That's the plan. The photo above ^^ was the test fit. Then they were removed.
Everything finally back together. As usual, assembly is a bit more difficult than tearing things apart - especially when you got fresh paint you're worried about scratching . All in all, the paint match is pretty good...not 100% but as I've said many times...this is customization not restoration. Cheers.
awesome job, and interesting color choice on the caliper paint! need whole car shots naow!
Thanks. I got a few other accessories painted the same color so if you see the whole car it ties it together. Got one problem though...for the life of me I cannot figure out how to stuff back in those rubber pieces ^^^ (third picture from the left). Lol
04-26-16, 08:35 AM
A few words on Lexus engineering
. All in all, the paint match is pretty good...not 100% but as I've said many times...this is customization not restoration. Cheers.
