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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by jokie
Do the calipers clean up easy with all the brake dust?
Thanks to TSIB #BR002-06, I have very very very little brake dust now...

Originally Posted by chocaholic
Does anyone have any experience with how the paint and decals hold up through a year's worth of heat cycles?
I'm pretty sure the paint will hold nicely as it is what is supposed to do, as for the sticker, it is clearly a concern, I'll let you know if it hold or not...
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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Looks good, it accents the car really well
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by chocaholic
Does anyone have any experience with how the paint and decals hold up through a year's worth of heat cycles?
After more than a month, there is no problems, the decals hold up very well, no peeling, discoloring or anything.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 11:26 AM
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the ride is looking great....time for some wheels
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 12:36 PM
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Those are the GS430 rims right? What size are those? I think I want to get them.

Also, could you paint those breaks chrome ? Do they have a chrome color? Looks great
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by bozer
Those are the GS430 rims right? What size are those? I think I want to get them.

Also, could you paint those breaks chrome ? Do they have a chrome color? Looks great
Um, those are 450h rims...

None of the OEM wheels come chrome stock.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by bozer
Those are the GS430 rims right? What size are those? I think I want to get them.

Also, could you paint those breaks chrome ? Do they have a chrome color? Looks great
Theses are the 450h exclusive rims.
They have a "silver" color for the Caliper paint, but no "chrome" color.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 07:41 PM
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i had painted my IS300 calipers and put the stickers on it. I had the car for about another 7 months afterwards and the paint held up really well. No problem with the stickers as well.
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by timeToy
Theses are the 450h exclusive rims.
They have a "silver" color for the Caliper paint, but no "chrome" color.
what other colors did you consider besides the gold?
love your ride by the way

I have the matador red and wonder what color would look the best.... I guess there is no matador red color I could use to match the paint on the calipers. I would think silver would be a nice contrast with the red, especially if i add those british lexus white decals. thoughts on colors to go with red? I have the oem 18in 5 star but am considering the mrr's for a wheel change at a later date

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Old Aug 14, 2007 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by bobbyt01nc
what other colors did you consider besides the gold?
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thoughts on colors to go with red?
I didn't consider any other color but Gold, I think that Gold on Black is a very nice and classy combo and a lot of high performance braking system do come in Gold nowadays.

Here are the color options for the paint I used

Actually Gold or Red can be nice with a Red car...
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by timeToy
I didn't consider any other color but Gold, I think that Gold on Black is a very nice and classy combo and a lot of high performance braking system do come in Gold nowadays.

Here are the color options for the paint I used

Actually Gold or Red can be nice with a Red car...
just ordered the black actually...hopefully just a high gloss for a little more suttle look...red would clash with the matador so passed on that...should have it in a few days
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 03:36 AM
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Looks great, I painted my rear calipers black over 2 years ago with the G2 and it still looks great
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 02:55 PM
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Here's a link to the recent pix of my black G2 calipers on my GS 450h.
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by bobbyt01nc
just ordered the black actually...hopefully just a high gloss for a little more suttle look...red would clash with the matador so passed on that...should have it in a few days
had mine painted black with the tirerack kit...good quality so far
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by bobbyt01nc
had mine painted black with the tirerack kit...good quality so far
Hey, how bout some pics??
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