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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 03:22 PM
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Default Admiration grill on Upgarage

If anyone is interested...

http://www.upgarage.com/upgarage/sto...4130003593/130





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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 03:26 PM
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Very clean, somewhat reminds me of the Hyundai Genesis grill but without the exaggerated flares.
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 03:58 PM
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last thing i would want to do is make my car look like a hyundia.
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 04:06 PM
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uh yeah...it can also look like a Mercedes S-Class

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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 04:56 PM
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I have no interest in making my Lexus look remotely like another car. Why should I?
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 05:40 PM
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Doesn't do anything for me.
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 05:42 PM
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I have one of these grills here. Build quality is suburb. After blacking out my OEM grill tho ive kinda fallen in love with the black grill... not sure if ill use the Admiration one... and it cost be a heap of cash too. Typical....
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 06:21 PM
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I was the 1st to get that grill several years back for my 1st 01 LS430. I paid $500 for it I believe. Took 4 months to get. The grill was GARBAGE. Extremely flimsy and cheap quality. I'd pay $40 bucks for it today. Biggest waste of money I have ever spent on a mod. I was able to sell it for $275 a few months later. The ones currently on Ebay for around $70 are FAR better quality.
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 08:17 PM
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I realize that people want to be different, but why change the stock grill? The best look I've seen so far is the stock grill, it just suits the 430 so well esp the 04+ facelift models.
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by jayclapp
I have no interest in making my Lexus look remotely like another car. Why should I?
nobody is here to convince you to do anything, so move along.
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by waijai
nobody is here to convince you to do anything, so move along.
But you, however, feel it is your right to convince me to "move along"? LOL
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 02:44 PM
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the guy just posted a link to a grill to help out members. grow up and move along if it doesn't interest you
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by khanhdom
the guy just posted a link to a grill to help out members. grow up and move along if it doesn't interest you

I have no problem with the original post, which revealed a custom grill for the LS430. I thought the post of a Mercedes had little to do with the original post. This is a Lexus forum after all.
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 06:06 PM
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Can you buy from Upgarage directly from the USA?
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 07:43 PM
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I'm sure you can, if you can read Japanese and manage to get the Upgarage location to ship internationally.

If not then you'll have to find a broker to help close the deal.
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