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New paint job/ 97+ bumper!

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Old 09-13-12, 09:34 AM
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Smile New paint job/ 97+ bumper!

Finally got my car back

Out with the old........


Shot at 2012-04-05


Shot at 2011-12-17

In with the new!


Shot at 2012-09-13


Shot at 2012-09-13
Old 09-13-12, 09:41 AM
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Looks nice. You should have removed the plastic rubber wheel well guards and at least rolled the fenders before the painting.
Old 09-13-12, 09:56 AM
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looks good, who painted it?
Old 09-13-12, 11:51 AM
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Thats the best looking Lexus SUV I've seen...
J/k lower the car and it will look sweet
Old 09-13-12, 11:54 AM
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just curious, how much id it run u to get it re-painted?
Old 09-13-12, 12:11 PM
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Car looks good. I had mine painted a few months ago. Owner of the body shop is a friend (painted my Supra), $2800 but he did have some metal repair where there was rust in the rear wheel openings.

Old 09-13-12, 12:39 PM
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I don't mean to sound negative, but you should've gotten the matching sides and rear before you painted, especially if you went with a pearl paint.
Old 09-13-12, 01:49 PM
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Congrats on the new paint job. I'm sure you're excited to go from old man tan to bright white.

Now, a few items to critique you on. I sure hope your paint job wasn't a ton of cash because I can see several places that they cut corners. I'm having a hard time understanding why the front lower grill was cut out and not filled properly on the sides. Also as 97-SC300 mentioned, not removing or at least pulling the plastic wheel well guards back before paint was tacky.
Old 09-13-12, 05:52 PM
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It's cool I'll just quit posting pics
Old 09-13-12, 06:17 PM
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man that tan... good color choice
Old 09-13-12, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by DreaMzZ
It's cool I'll just quit posting pics
Don't take it personal bro, it's just friendly criticism to bring out the full potential of your SC which we call strive for
Old 09-13-12, 07:23 PM
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Dude, the car looks fresh! Good job!
Old 09-13-12, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by DreaMzZ
It's cool I'll just quit posting pics
Passive aggressive response at its finest. Seriously, the paint quality looks 10x better. No one will judge the color transformation. Your painter cut a few corners which are noticed quickly by SC ****'s. You'll get use to it. Stick around, maybe get your hands on a different set of plastic wheel well guards that aren't painted over. Get some black or silver vinyl and sort of fill the lower grill area with a subtle outline. I'm just throwing ideas out there.
Old 09-13-12, 08:38 PM
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Why did you hack up the front grill opening?
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I like it, looks way better then before, congrats


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