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Old May 1, 2017 | 12:17 PM
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Has anyone done a chrome delete on their caviar GS? I see a lot of obsidian which use high gloss black wrap for their chrome delete. In my opinion, that color wrap would look weird on Caviar since Caviar almost looks dark grey in the sunlight and the black would be too dark. I'm wondering what others have done for their chrome delete on caviar.

I'm thinking of using brush metallic black wrap for my chrome delete (http://carwrapsupplier.com/product/3...lack-metallic/). Thoughts?
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Old May 1, 2017 | 04:48 PM
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Mine's not a wrap but painted black. The pictures doesn't really show the Caviar color since it was low lighting.

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Old May 1, 2017 | 06:35 PM
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Mine's not a wrap but painted black. The pictures doesn't really show the Caviar color since it was low lighting.
what color did you paint it? Did you go with the same color as the car?
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Old May 1, 2017 | 07:01 PM
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I painted it Obsidian black.
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Old May 1, 2017 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by georgechen
I painted it Obsidian black.
How did you paint it? Did you take the trim off or did you leave it on the car? Did you have a professional do it or spray can?
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Old May 1, 2017 | 07:41 PM
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The Lexus certified body shop stripped the car and painted them.
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😲😲😲😲 how long did that take?

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The Lexus certified body shop stripped the car and painted them.
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Old May 1, 2017 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by georgechen
The Lexus certified body shop stripped the car and painted them.
I couldn't help but notice the Tustin Lexus background. I live in Tustin also. Any good body shops you might recommend around the area?
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Took 2 days. Tustin Ranch Collision is the only people I trust with my car.
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Old May 1, 2017 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by georgechen




Mine's not a wrap but painted black. The pictures doesn't really show the Caviar color since it was low lighting.
looks great bro! I'm a bit bias because it looks identical to mine besides the rear bumper... great work on that bumper!! What lowering springs did u use?
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Thanks! I'm running RS*R Downs.
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Originally Posted by georgechen
Thanks! I'm running RS*R Downs.
well done bro! Stood very classy with an aggressive look!
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Old May 2, 2017 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by georgechen




Mine's not a wrap but painted black. The pictures doesn't really show the Caviar color since it was low lighting.
Just a question on why you chose to paint the chrome pieces obsidian rather than caviar. Were you looking to have some contrast with the caviar?
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Old May 2, 2017 | 01:58 PM
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I painted it black to contrast. I think it would look awkward if all the trim was the same color of the car. Just like the diffuser, I painted it to try and match the stock wheel color (got the new wheels after).

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Old May 2, 2017 | 02:53 PM
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Man that rear looks so good with quads and lexon rear...
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