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Old Aug 21, 2002 | 10:46 PM
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Old Aug 21, 2002 | 11:19 PM
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looks pretty good, whats happening with your center cap though?:eek:

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Old Aug 22, 2002 | 01:36 AM
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I love the L-Tuned logo on the brakes, but what color car is that on? Red brakes are a little racy for most Lexus colors, IMO. But the L-Tuned logo is a nice touch regardless!
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Old Aug 22, 2002 | 04:30 AM
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Looks nice, but be careful of the mod cop. Hes somewhere here lircking around.
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Old Aug 22, 2002 | 05:57 AM
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Originally posted by GSTRANCE
looks pretty good, whats happening with your center cap though?:eek:
Enginyr here.....something is acting up with my account.

I'm a newbie!

Anyways.....It was a reeeeally bad pic at night with the flash on....pitiful I must say. I will take better pics asap.
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Old Aug 22, 2002 | 04:13 PM
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you have L tuned brakes??
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Old Aug 22, 2002 | 04:47 PM
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Originally posted by FutureGSorIS
you have L tuned brakes??
There is no L-tuned brake. What Steve has is the caliper sticker which you can put on your stock calipers.
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Old Aug 22, 2002 | 05:26 PM
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There is no L-tuned brake. What Steve has is the caliper sticker which you can put on your stock calipers.
Thanks, I knew l tuned doesn't make brakes, I was just curious why someone would put L tuned on stock brakes? From the way I see it you are advertising that you have l tuned brakes when you do not have them nor do they exist. That is like putting L sportline on sticker on a stock muffler. Am I missing something ?
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Old Aug 22, 2002 | 05:52 PM
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Originally posted by FutureGSorIS


Thanks, I knew l tuned doesn't make brakes, I was just curious why someone would put L tuned on stock brakes? From the way I see it you are advertising that you have l tuned brakes when you do not have them nor do they exist. That is like putting L sportline on sticker on a stock muffler. Am I missing something ?
It is the same concept of putting a NSX cover over your gated shifter, putting Aristo on your Lexus, putting on Toyota symbols on your Lexus, replacing the "300" logos with the "400s," must I go on?

It simply looks cool.
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 02:55 AM
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steve is having problems posting. He wanted to post a better pic:
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 12:11 PM
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Originally posted by Toog4me


It is the same concept of putting a NSX cover over your gated shifter, putting Aristo on your Lexus, putting on Toyota symbols on your Lexus, replacing the "300" logos with the "400s," must I go on?

It simply looks cool.
You might want to add "imo"....IMO there is a clear distinction between putting Toyota symbol on a Lexus and put putting 400 logos on a 300 or putting a brand name on a product that the company does not even make.
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 02:29 PM
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The new L-tuned sticker looks pretty good to me.
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 02:30 PM
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Originally posted by GunnerMac


You might want to add "imo"....IMO there is a clear distinction between putting Toyota symbol on a Lexus and put putting 400 logos on a 300 or putting a brand name on a product that the company does not even make.

I wholeheartedly agree. L-tuned stickers on red-painted stock calipers is a rice mod. Why? Because instead of buying a REAL performance braking system, you are buying a cheap, fake, dress up that looks like it's performance-oriented when in fact it is not. An added bonus is that L-tuned doesn't even make brake calipers! If that isn't rice, you tell me what is. I suppose those fake-disc brake inserts you buy at Walmart "simply looks cool" as well. JDM badging is far, far dettached from this kind of modding. Please don't confuse the two.
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 03:06 PM
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I agree - Well said Lex400sc!
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 04:06 PM
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The l-tuned "custom" calipers don't look that bad. i have seen much worse. I like seeing people do things different, tasteful or not, and it doesn't ruin the car, its still a lexus.
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