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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 11:05 PM
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Default Painted "LEXUS" Calipers...

I couldn't sleep, so I decided to go out to the garage and snap a shot of my newly painted calipers. Great job by Elite Customs. Mike and Dale are known for their skill. Although you cant tell from my calipers, they've done a lot of work for STL celebs like rappers Nelly and Chingy. They smoked my taillights and reflectors, but you'll have to wait to see them tomorrow...it's too friggin cold outside!


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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 11:10 PM
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Wow .. that looks really nice..
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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First, they sprayed them silver. Then, Mike took a pic of my Lexus emblem on the back, shrunk it, and made vinyl stickers out of it. He layed the sticker in place, then shot the calipers in black. Peeled the stickers, then clear coated.

Not really a mod, but it adds a bit of uniqueness to my IS350 I think.
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 11:14 PM
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sweet so sweet. like your rims too GJ
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 11:31 PM
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i love it!!
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 11:34 PM
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nicey nicey I wish I could get it done by someone here in Macau too...
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 12:18 AM
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Very nice and clean! Great rims too! Where'd you get 'em?
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 01:57 AM
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Very nicely done. I need to know somebody in the Bay Area who could do something like this.
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 01:59 AM
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clllean dude
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 02:45 AM
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Nice. Post daylight pics !
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 04:06 AM
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looks good.
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 05:10 AM
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That looks really sharp. Good job!
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by FinanceGuy
First, they sprayed them silver. Then, Mike took a pic of my Lexus emblem on the back, shrunk it, and made vinyl stickers out of it. He layed the sticker in place, then shot the calipers in black. Peeled the stickers, then clear coated.
So, there is no sticker on there. It was only used as a template on top of the silver caliper with black painted over the silver.....what a great idea. Looks very sharp indeed!
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 05:57 AM
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That looks really nice now I want! Just curious how much was it for the paint job? TIA
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 09:46 AM
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how much did that cost, and how did they do it?
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