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Old Oct 21, 2002 | 06:58 PM
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Originally posted by alexus


hehe .. several reasons..

first and the most important .. i dont have GS400 i only got GS430 besides.. its not like i'm putin GS430 or GS400 on GS300 car GS430 and GS400 is close enough
Alexus, you can buy just the '400' piece from the dealer pretty cheap (or from Steve Ganz, etc) - no need to get the entire set. I bet you could even resell the '430' somewhere. Even though 400 is 'close' to a 430, it isn't one and IMO it's a bit cheezy. Even though I now have the newer style taillights, I would never dream of re-badging with 430 emblems.

Heck, you even gave me flack with a comment in the gallery just for having the platinum badges at one point. You posted "heh.. those black logos would say to everybody that i'm a 2000 platinum edition car.. but wheels says i'm a fake .." now you're going one worse IMO

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I'm not a big fan of black chrome emblems on a black car. Debadged would probably look better, or just stick with the silver finish.
Iceman - got to respectfully disagree w/ you.... black pearl looks DOPE on a black car. I think it looks the best of any color with those badges. Very stealth and evil looking.

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Old Oct 21, 2002 | 09:49 PM
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i agree with dave on both counts. 1st off, rebadging your car, even if its just alittle off, is a rice move. if you have a 400, get the 400 badges. it will only cost you a few bucks (damn im starting to sound like manaray). and i personally love the platinum badging on a black car. matter of fact, i saw a maxima today that was almost the same color as mine and had the black pearl badges. very sweet.. makes me think about getting them:eek:


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Old Oct 21, 2002 | 10:25 PM
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RICE ALERT!

alexus...all you need now is the chrome trunk bar....and please please do yourself a favor a put the 400 logo back on....
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Old Oct 21, 2002 | 10:26 PM
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Hey dude. Wanna sell me that 430 emblem? I'll buy it off of ya.

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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 01:16 AM
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heh.. nah.. i'm keepin my gs430
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 02:25 AM
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Originally posted by alexus
heh.. nah.. i'm keepin my gs430
you mean the emblems not the car
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 03:08 AM
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actually both

i'm keeping my gs400 w/ gs430 emblem
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 04:06 AM
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sorry bud, that's rice. It's NOT a 2001+ GS430 period. Even it's close...it's as bad as a GS300 guy putting a GS430/400 on there. Either way, it's NOT a GS430.

Now putting a GS300 badge on a GS430...heheheh...that's cool.

Dr.Rick:

What's next? A set of RacingHarts wheels with a Lowenhart centercaps?
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 04:13 AM
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LOL
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