redgs300

So I'm painting my 1998 lexus gs300 the same factory cinnabor red.. I been thinking about adding a bit of pearl to the paintjob. What do you guys think? Also does anyone have a pic of a lexus gs300 with a grille painted the same color as the car but with a silver lexus emblem? I been thinking of doing that instead of getting an all chrome grille.

o6spdracer

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Regarding your paint, you should get a sample and take a look. A little bit of pearl really makes the color pop, but too much makes it look tacky. The grille painted the same color as the car is definitely nice, makes the lines look cleaner (imo). Or keep the OEM grill and go with an aftermarket one.

iloveGS4xx

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SPEctra blue man!!!!

redgs300

Cant lol too much money to paint it a diff color.

Would you guys rock the grilles the have the toyota emblem?

o6spdracer

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I would. It is a Toyota!

jadu

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I would just leave it as lexus

Infamous 1

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I think adding the pearl would be a great idea.The only problem with adding the pearl is if you ever get into an accident, the color match is going to be difficult.

SirBev

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I wouldn't trip on the Toyota/Lexus emblem, If you really want another color you might want to hold out man and add some more cash to what you already have nothing worst than regretting it...

Kyle Harty

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I'd only do the Toyota grill if you change out the rear emblems and ideally the steering wheel to Toyota emblems as well. IMHO, it's tacky if you've got a Toyota emblem on the front and Lexus emblems on the rear.

redgs300

haha you read my mind :X... i decided to just paint my stock grille cinnabar red but the emblem is going to be chromed and so is the borders of the grille. What do you guys think? clean? I wanted the toyota grille but i was like dude i dont want to downgrade my car into a toyota (yes i know a lexus is a toyota but a higher class toyota :P)

Kyle Harty

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Post pics of that when it's done, not sure that I've seen the grill painted like that.

The way I see it, it's cool if somebody wants to switch everything over to Toyota emblems and do the JDM thing, but if you're going to do it you gotta go all the way; I don't think it looks right to have a mix of Lexus and Toyota badges.

Quick VR-4

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^^^THIS^^^

My 3000GT is a rare color called Pearl Martinique Yellow which is a three stage paint process. Due to the complexity, I cannot touch the car up because there is no way to match the pearl and Mitsu does not make it any longer. My only option would be to paint the entire car. If you added pearl to the paint, you no longer have a specific paint code to go by if you need touch up or get into an accident. I would either leave it or get a specific paint so you could get more down the line if you needed it.