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View Poll Results: Which License plate frame looks best?
No Frame
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Chrome Frame with Lexus logo
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simple chrome frame
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chrome frame with clear cover
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Clear frame, no border
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Old Jun 28, 2007 | 07:28 AM
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I am in the market of getting a license plate frame. What should i get that would make my car have that understated elegant Lexus look?? any suggestions would be welcome
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Old Jun 28, 2007 | 10:20 AM
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Keep it simple. Chrome frame only.

There are enough Lexus badges on the car (both the logo and the name itself).

I was never a fan of the clear covers, especially when they start yellowing after some time.
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Old Jun 28, 2007 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by feysulex
I am in the market of getting a license plate frame. What should i get that would make my car have that understated elegant Lexus look?? any suggestions would be welcome
I have front/rear simple "Alumni" frames. The frame color is that of brushed aluminum and the text is the same on a black background. It goes perfectly with my Obsidian GS. I clear coat my license frames to bring out the color, make them easy to keep clean, and to prevent fading.

But - what really sets it off is the National Air & Space Museum license plate, complete with picture of the SR-71 and my "call sign" - LEXJET!
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Old Jun 28, 2007 | 12:37 PM
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Check out this thread with a lot of picture and discussion around License plate frames
and this one about custom license plate...

My choice:
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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 03:21 PM
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Unfortunatly in TX we can't have them, cops only enforce that if they are really being dix. Even then they might pull you over for something else and tack on a little extra love for the license plate frame.

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Old Jun 29, 2007 | 04:34 PM
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I had the chrome frame with Lexus logo on it and it's a pain to keep clean around the letters. Dirt just builds up around that area and if you aren't meticulous in cleaning it, it's just going to look bad. I ended up getting a simple plain chrome frame and I love it.
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 02:15 PM
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I left the dealership one on for now. My school one doesn't really go I think.
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Old Jul 1, 2007 | 06:31 PM
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I have the chrome Lexus frame and it looks good.
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Old Jul 2, 2007 | 07:12 AM
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I have my old school plate with a standard chrome lip. nothing special.
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Old Jul 2, 2007 | 10:09 PM
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How about this one, looks good on white...
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Old Jul 2, 2007 | 10:36 PM
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If you can find a simple brushed finish one, that's what I would go with.
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Old Jul 2, 2007 | 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by EyeKutr
How about this one, looks good on white...
Looks like a very nice plate but the double circle L's are redundant?
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by flipside909
Looks like a very nice plate but the double circle L's are redundant?
They are a bit redundant but it was clean, simple, inexpensive and uniform color (most important) for me, it is one step up from a chrome only frame
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 04:38 PM
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I just picked up a blank chrome frame and now Im debating over a blank chrome plate or a black plate.
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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 12:28 PM
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I like the carbon look. Don't need the Lexus name. I know its a Lexus.
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