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Old May 12, 2019 | 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by arentz07
That looks pretty awesome. Are those center caps custom? I don't recall seeing them before.
It comes standard on the non fsport version..
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Old Jul 19, 2019 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 350phi



VHT flameproof orange
Are both painted with the flameproof orange? or is the one on the right the factory Lexus Orange? and did you do any coats of the clear on top?
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Old Jul 22, 2019 | 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by TarmacSL3
Are both painted with the flameproof orange? or is the one on the right the factory Lexus Orange? and did you do any coats of the clear on top?
VHT Flameproof orange with the VHT clear coat. closes thing to the factory lexus orange.
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Old Jan 6, 2020 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by rocketrich
Ive got an atomic silver with red interior. Im thinking candy apple red....what do you guys think?


Did you ever follow through with this? I have the same color and would love to see how it turned out.
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Old Jan 7, 2020 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by FSPORTJC
Hey Guys,
I figured since there are car color threads.. we should have a caliper thread:

Please post up photos of your painted calipers on your 3iS.
Would love to have visual ideas on which color I should go with on my Ultra White on Rioja Red.

I matched my calipers as close as possible with the Rojia Red on my Ultra White.
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Old Jan 8, 2020 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by athanato
I matched my calipers as close as possible with the Rojia Red on my Ultra White.
got any pics to show us?
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Old Jan 26, 2020 | 05:54 AM
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awesome job guys!

glad to know we get such great stopping power esp. for the F Sport IS

i will be sending them off to my powdercoat soon...you guys are a great inspiration on how to
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Old Jan 26, 2020 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by aryahaji
got any pics to show us?
poor shot warning, its raining so the shot is under the car port.


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Old Feb 17, 2020 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by aquguam
seems like everyone went with a flat color... I chose metallic











Can anyone tell me this blue? is the G2 blue , want this exact blue metallic please help lol. thanks!!!
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Old Mar 28, 2020 | 12:13 PM
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How long should I wait before applying the decal? G2 says 2 hours before reinstalling the wheels, 24 before driving. I can't imagine the paint will be ready for decals after only 2 hours.
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Old Mar 28, 2020 | 12:16 PM
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The paint dries pretty quickly, it's not long between coats so 2 hours should be fine. Probably about what I did for mine.

Last edited by AtomicAWD; Mar 28, 2020 at 01:30 PM.
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Old Apr 4, 2020 | 04:18 PM
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does anyone have any complaints about chipping or a certain brand of Caliper Paint? i would hate to paint them and have to redo it a few months late


looking for something that will last - thanks for your help guys
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Old Apr 13, 2020 | 05:55 AM
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i havent doe it, but i would imagine the clear coat(s) would help with that
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Old May 17, 2020 | 02:31 AM
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Old Jun 7, 2020 | 10:38 AM
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After finally getting myself to stop being lazy, I painted my calipers gold and put the F Sport decals on. I used a German version of G2. It didn’t come out perfect but it’s good enough for me and looks pretty nice in my eyes lol.




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