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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 12:19 AM
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hey whats up everyone! new to clublexus here, anyone here from around philly area?

here is some pics of my gs so far....
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 12:30 AM
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here some more pics
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 12:37 AM
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here some more...
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 05:09 AM
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big fan of the blk roof on the white cars. whats the future plans for the car??
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 05:54 AM
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Nice! Is that an 08 or 09? And what's that badge above gs350?
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 05:55 AM
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I notice that the fogs didn't get the same treatment as the headlights...
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 05:58 AM
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I notice that the fogs didn't get the same treatment as the headlights...
Yeah...I would have done the fogs too.
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 07:28 AM
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gotta love the black roof on white car, epic styling.. however, i don't see how those tinted headlight flow with white cars at all, just a thought.

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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 09:48 AM
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Welcome to CL... I like the black roof on a white car..not sure about leaving the shark fin white tho.. maybe paint that black too?
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 12:17 PM
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Very Nice 3GS!

I like the black roof alot....
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by vietdeluxx
Welcome to CL... I like the black roof on a white car..not sure about leaving the shark fin white tho.. maybe paint that black too?
^^ i agree about the shark fin
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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is it me or is that black roof pretty dull??? maybe a vinyl overlay ?? purple has got to go....butif you love it cool
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 04:27 PM
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I second too on the white shark fin... it looks a bit odd with black roof.
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 08:20 PM
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thanks for the comments guys! hopefully lexus wont disapoint us all here with the f sport parts for the gs, future updates will be a drop with some 19" or 20" not sure yet (comments and suggestions welocme!)air intake some sway bars, and who know what else, also ont ehte fin i like it in with alot actually, one of the reasons ididnt paint it black is taking it off is a ***** plus the car is leased for now unlessi decide to buy so didnt wanna do much changes on it.. the roof for those who wanna know is actually this new vynil 3m came out with alot of my friends from europe actually wrap thier cars completly iwth it to change the color if the ge bored it doesnt damage the paint comes of easy and applied without any other with soap like window tint or anything it has like a build in air chanels inside to let the air out leaving in flowless without any air bubbles and if u look close it some what resembles corbon typo look, also about that fin, im not apro with a camera but when the weather clear over here from al the riand and snow and gets alil warmer ill take some more higher quility pics from the back so u will see how the fin looks i get alot of commets localy here that everyone loves the way it looks i guess it a preferance atleast for me right now it makes sense after all in 3 years i might chnage it for a newer model without any pain painting it back to opaline which is reallyhard to get now around here( dealer told me that it has to be special order) for those who wonders its an 08 gs350 aw it was special order shipped from japan picked it up a few months ago from a dealer in jersey after 4 months wait, some specs...opaline earl on black ML wiith ipod adapter(came with it) DVD mod chromepillars tint all around @20%, tinted taillights, and front blue... i didnt tint the fog lights cuz im waiting for my yellow once so no point to tint , if you guys got some suggestion please holla, if anyone from philly area please comment back
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