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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 03:43 PM
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what do you guys think about this? lowkey, i've always wanted a chrome wrapped car....i'm all about the progressive looks. and no it is not mine. some may think its tacky, but to me, tacky is all the normal colors out there you see on cars. green. black. white. red. ok cool. boring.

3ISx50 from Lexus of Orlando. Apparently was wrapped for a promo event.

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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 03:52 PM
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save the money and go get urself an ISF
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 05:36 PM
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i think with the right wheels it can look extremely cool
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 05:41 PM
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I love it. It is probably not street legal however
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 07:33 PM
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Something different and atleast its on 2014
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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 08:44 AM
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i'm pretty sure it's legal. and yeah picking the wheels might be the problem. i can't see anything working with it besides all black
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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 11:07 AM
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Looks pretty hard to see. Imagine this thing at night when you're driving behind it. Just literally reflecting your focused HID beams right back into your eyes. Then in the daytime it would be like driving a giant fireball with the sun reflecting off of it in every direction

Doesn't look legal to me. Like driving a giant mirror around.
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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 11:23 AM
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^ lol good point. i saw a blue chrome bmw at pursuit, but i guess that one not as bad since it's blue
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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by aspeckt
what do you guys think about this? lowkey, i've always wanted a chrome wrapped car....i'm all about the progressive looks. and no it is not mine. some may think its tacky, but to me, tacky is all the normal colors out there you see on cars. green. black. white. red. ok cool. boring.

3ISx50 from Lexus of Orlando. Apparently was wrapped for a promo event.
The "norm" is not tacky. Poor choice of word. Tacky itself means "showing poor taste and quality". If you want to say boring in some cases sure, but black, white, silver are also elegant colors.
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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 03:14 PM
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Dude that looks pretty damn sick....
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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 03:24 PM
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Interesting looking. I'd rock it for a month but wouldn't pay for it.
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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 04:17 PM
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yeah thats true, i didnt consider what it'd do to other drivers at night. a giant driving mirror lol.
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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 04:28 PM
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Before I saw that pic, I was gonna say no way; BUT, on the 3IS there I gotta say it does have something going for it. Especially on the front end there. Perhaps it is all of the various angles and way it reflects everything. Not sure if I'd say the same with the 2IS though. Maybe a chrome blue or purple instead?



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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 07:38 PM
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Not a fan.

Ive seen blue and green chrome wrapped GTRs in person and its not my style
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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 08:44 PM
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I've always thought of doing black chrome paint years back.. looks sick. Reminds me of that recently new movie where the girl gets controlled by another life form.
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