Black Pearl Emblems
there's 1 website: http://store.goldrushplating.com/20leis350blp.html
not sure if there's others that you can actually order from... but they're available at some dealerships. i think you have to give them your old ones and they give you the black pearl ones. lexus doesn't manufacture them in black pearl. what the dealers do is take em to a 3rd party to get em plated. they're pretty darn expensive too... around 300 i think?
i wonder if it would be cheaper to take your emblems to a local plating shop or whatever and have them do it. does it really cost that much to plate these lil tiny things???
not sure if there's others that you can actually order from... but they're available at some dealerships. i think you have to give them your old ones and they give you the black pearl ones. lexus doesn't manufacture them in black pearl. what the dealers do is take em to a 3rd party to get em plated. they're pretty darn expensive too... around 300 i think?
i wonder if it would be cheaper to take your emblems to a local plating shop or whatever and have them do it. does it really cost that much to plate these lil tiny things???
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: San Diego, CA
yeah, they're an arm and a leg. i dunno if they're worth it but i had to have them. i color matched the grille and the black pearl looks a lot better. i like the look with red, but thats just me. keep in mind, they will charge for labor too; they claim its a PITA, because the rear L emblem is very fragile and can break, and the dealer told me, if they accidentally broke it, i would have to pay an additional $25...
I dont know if they have them for the IS, but I just ordered mine yesterday from lexus-parts.com for 179 before shipping....
they are the black pearl but dont look like the ones listed on the site shown above, they look more black.
there are also threads on how to do the removal of these yourself. it does sound a bit PITA.
search under my username for threads I have started and you will see links to a couple of people with DIY threads.
good luck
they are the black pearl but dont look like the ones listed on the site shown above, they look more black.
there are also threads on how to do the removal of these yourself. it does sound a bit PITA.
search under my username for threads I have started and you will see links to a couple of people with DIY threads.
good luck
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MultiTasking Mom
Joined: Mar 2003
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From: California
Originally Posted by mole
I dont know if they have them for the IS, but I just ordered mine yesterday from lexus-parts.com for 179 before shipping....
they are the black pearl but dont look like the ones listed on the site shown above, they look more black.
there are also threads on how to do the removal of these yourself. it does sound a bit PITA.
search under my username for threads I have started and you will see links to a couple of people with DIY threads.
good luck
they are the black pearl but dont look like the ones listed on the site shown above, they look more black.
there are also threads on how to do the removal of these yourself. it does sound a bit PITA.
search under my username for threads I have started and you will see links to a couple of people with DIY threads.
good luck
Originally Posted by kilo6_one
i messed around with some badges from a different car, its not hard to sand them down and re paint them and they look pretty good depending on the color of paint you pick
exactly what i would do.
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Arizona
Guys I got my Black Pearl's for $130 from Automotive Gold Warehouse in Dallas. they work on an exchange program and the quality is very good I even got a plate frame with raised Lexus lettering. Let me know if you are interested I can make a call there and see what I can get cost wise.
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Pole Position
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: UT
If you think $300 is bad when I had my IS300 I asked Bell Lexus in AZ about some Black Pearl Emblems and they told me it would cost...ready for this....$1300 
installed and they said it like they were doing me a favor. 
I nearly choked on the free scone and capichino 
...needless to say I didn't buy them.
installed and they said it like they were doing me a favor. I nearly choked on the free scone and capichino ...needless to say I didn't buy them.
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Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Ohio
Originally Posted by TheNewGuy
If you think $300 is bad when I had my IS300 I asked Bell Lexus in AZ about some Black Pearl Emblems and they told me it would cost...ready for this....$1300 installed and they said it like they were doing me a favor. I nearly choked on the free scone and capichino ...needless to say I didn't buy them.
installed and they said it like they were doing me a favor. I nearly choked on the free scone and capichino ...needless to say I didn't buy them.