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Can I see your atomic silver? Any regrets ?

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Old Mar 17, 2022 | 08:49 AM
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Default Can I see your atomic silver? Any regrets ?

I am leaning towards the atomic silver.

Can I see yours?

Does it look different in the 300 vs 350?

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Old Mar 17, 2022 | 11:39 AM
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Check out the photos threads in this forum, or the build threads if you find someone with an Atomic Silver car.

Here's a good example: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/bui...l#post11070712

Obviously the cars will look different between a 350 and 300 because of the F Sport styling touches. But, the paint itself will probably overall give the same vibe.
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Old Mar 17, 2022 | 01:27 PM
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I love atomic silver, I have it, there many colors depending of the weather, sunny, cloudy... But the chrome part stands out less

IS300H, look like IS250.
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Old Mar 17, 2022 | 04:12 PM
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2015 IS 250. Still very satisfied with the car and the atomic silver paint color.


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Old Mar 17, 2022 | 07:51 PM
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I guess I might as well share mine too. It's no 2021+, but I do miss my 2016 for the looks of the paint if nothing else. Atomic Silver is one of my favorite Lexus colors. Here it was on an overcast day.



edit: And here's a more sunny day. I love how it changes!


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Old Mar 17, 2022 | 09:32 PM
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My silver IS350 compared to my atomic silver LC. Atomic is definitely a nicer color, but I do miss the IS



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Old Mar 17, 2022 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by arentz07
Nice picture we can compare atomic silver in the front and silver in the back. With the atomic silver the front bumper F sport is more highlighted with the sun effect.
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Old Mar 17, 2022 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Soldat79
Nice picture we can compare atomic silver in the front and silver in the back. With the atomic silver the front bumper F sport is more highlighted with the sun effect.
yep, in person the difference is not that dramatic, compared to that photo, but I do prefer atomic silver over silver. It elevates the car more, even though silver in person is better looking than on photos. The car in the middle is mine, btw.
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Old Mar 18, 2022 | 12:20 AM
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I never see a silver IS in person, only black, blue, atomic silver, with, and red. I can imagine it s différent in person.
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Old Mar 18, 2022 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Soldat79
I never see a silver IS in person, only black, blue, atomic silver, with, and red. I can imagine it s différent in person.
It is lighter in value and has more pronounced metallic flake, while atomic silver does not have that and looks more like polished metal with a bit of golden hue, covered with a clear coat. It is not as cheap looking as a camry silver would, but not as distinct as atomic silver..

However, unlike bright colors (and non-flake ones), it does show body lines very well.
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Old Mar 18, 2022 | 03:45 AM
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Originally Posted by sunamer
It is lighter in value and has more pronounced metallic flake, while atomic silver does not have that and looks more like polished metal with a bit of golden hue, covered with a clear coat. It is not as cheap looking as a camry silver would, but not as distinct as atomic silver..

However, unlike bright colors (and non-flake ones), it does show body lines very well.
I get it it's interesting Beforehand whitout possibility to see a car in person, see a car in movie it's a little bit better than picture, you can appreciate the effect of the color on the body line..

Some car come nice with one color other not with the same color. Like the new IS Gen4 (only what I saw on picture or movie) the grey is not the best color, like the IS gen3 (for my taste), I prefer a color more flashy than usualy for this new generation.
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Old Mar 18, 2022 | 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by TimboIS
My silver IS350 compared to my atomic silver LC. Atomic is definitely a nicer color, but I do miss the IS


Nice, from Lexus to Lambo's.
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Old Mar 18, 2022 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Soldat79
I get it it's interesting Beforehand whitout possibility to see a car in person, see a car in movie it's a little bit better than picture, you can appreciate the effect of the color on the body line..

Some car come nice with one color other not with the same color. Like the new IS Gen4 (only what I saw on picture or movie) the grey is not the best color, like the IS gen3 (for my taste), I prefer a color more flashy than usualy for this new generation.

Yep, but also, in that picture, highlights on my car are simply overexposed too much, because overall the rest of the cars are much darker in value, so the camera overexposed it a bit when trying to compensate for it. But you are also partially right in that the metallic look of atomic silver does accentuate curves and lines a bit better. In person those colors ( silver lining metallic and atomic silver) are a lot closer in brightness, than in photos

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Old Mar 19, 2022 | 11:26 AM
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An IS500

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beautiful color, can't go wrong with any of the colors honestly. my top is pearl white, caviar, or the atomic silver
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