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Old 09-17-10, 01:17 PM
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Does anyone know where is the best place to order them? I've been looking around but cant seem to find any or thyre never in stock. Let me know where you folks get your. Thanks!
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advanced speed shop that's where i got mines
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Can never go wrong with Masahiro Tabata Ive gotten most of my mods from him and I get everything promptly and smooth transaction let him know Nathaniel sent you

JZS International
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ebay has some. they are not oem, but function the same. it replaces the black one. not cover it.
it used to be 30 shipped. i think its 38 now
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Originally Posted by Mr Jokster
Can never go wrong with Masahiro Tabata Ive gotten most of my mods from him and I get everything promptly and smooth transaction let him know Nathaniel sent you

JZS International
whoa 75 bucks for that little piece without shipping, ouchh
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Just get the one from ebay. You wont be able to tell a difference between that and the OEM trim. $75+shipping is highway robbery.
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i got mine from sewell.....

i had to call peter and he looked it up for me, but i know they carry it (i think its a aftermarket company though)
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Originally Posted by GSteg
Just get the one from ebay. You wont be able to tell a difference between that and the OEM trim. $75+shipping is highway robbery.
Cool. We can all buy replica JP kits and knockoff Work Wheels too while we're at it... Cant tell the difference either, $5000 is highway robbery!
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The one from eBay is most likely the same as the one from JZS International. They're all made in China and Taiwan just like the JP LED tails and the Sonar tails. Same product, different price. It's up to you.
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I got the most unique one for sale! $75 shipped and it's yours. It's the real OEM Toyota part with the Toyota markings and part number casted on the bottom. This is a incredibly rare part that you can't buy from the dealer unless you buy the whole big dash tray piece. If you enter the part number stamped on this part into a toyota part lookup, it will direct you to the whole dash piece. This is real OEM, it clicks in to the shifter tray unlike those cheap-o ebay stick on ones.


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Originally Posted by Mr Jokster
Cool. We can all buy replica JP kits and knockoff Work Wheels too while we're at it... Cant tell the difference either, $5000 is highway robbery!
No, there is a difference between a Work wheel and a knockoff. Weight, quality, details, etc will be different and the price you pay for a genuine set is evident. Install these two shifter trims side by side and you wouldn't be able to tell a difference.

As chrispy mentioned above, the one JZS is most likely coming out of the same factory as the one on ebay, except the price is higher because people are willing to pay for it. It's highway robbery because you are paying 2-3x more for the same part.
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Originally Posted by JeffTsai
This is real OEM, it clicks in to the shifter tray unlike those cheap-o ebay stick on ones.

Jeff, the Ebay ones snaps into place just like the OEM trim.
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So, long story short. Buy mine because it's legit OEM from Toyota

According to what you're saying, does that mean it's better to buy OEM than the ebay knock offs? lol
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Originally Posted by JeffTsai
I got the most unique one for sale! $75 shipped and it's yours. It's the real OEM Toyota part with the Toyota markings and part number casted on the bottom. This is a incredibly rare part that you can't buy from the dealer unless you buy the whole big dash tray piece. If you enter the part number stamped on this part into a toyota part lookup, it will direct you to the whole dash piece. This is real OEM, it clicks in to the shifter tray unlike those cheap-o ebay stick on ones.


Actually you can buy a replacement OEM bezel. Sewell Lexus has them listed on their site.
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Originally Posted by GSteg
No, there is a difference between a Work wheel and a knockoff. Weight, quality, details, etc will be different and the price you pay for a genuine set is evident. Install these two shifter trims side by side and you wouldn't be able to tell a difference.

As chrispy mentioned above, the one JZS is most likely coming out of the same factory as the one on ebay, except the price is higher because people are willing to pay for it. It's highway robbery because you are paying 2-3x more for the same part.
+1, man! Well said.

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