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Munchie
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15th Jun 12 at 11:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hi all, I have recently bought this rather nice Astral black sports grill for my Lexus IS300 and was wondering if you had any opinions on getting the mirrors also painted in the same colour?

I can get them painted by a bodyshop for £50 (with the rear lip spoiler to match) but what do you think?

Leave as blue or paint metallic black? Reckon I have a go myself? The spray is around £6 a can......

Pic of car from front



[Edited on 15-06-2012 by Munchie]
Brett
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15th Jun 12 at 11:55   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Pic isn't working for me?

For £50 I'd pay a shop, but you can still get good results yourself, just need to take your time and prep them properly I guess.
Corsa_Sport21
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15th Jun 12 at 12:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I would keep the mirrors colour coded to the car tbh.
MatthewR
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15th Jun 12 at 12:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
why would u change the mirrors to match the grill??
Munchie
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change from the norm?
jonnieboy
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Wouldnt look right IMO. Ive seen a Green IS200 with a black roof and black mirrors, and it didn't look right because, like the blue, the green is quite dark to start with.

I have a black grill on my IS200.
Munchie
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15th Jun 12 at 13:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ok fair enough!
Bonney
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15th Jun 12 at 15:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That is how they come standard and i think it looks better like that.

Heres (a crap pic) of how mine was
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15th Jun 12 at 16:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Only thing I don't like about the 'Sport' grill is the mesh doesnt match the bottom grill

I think they look better when they match
Munchie
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15th Jun 12 at 21:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Is that yours mate?
jonnieboy
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Yeah its mine, Bonney posted a pic up so I though I would.

Its only the IS200, so it won't have the power of the IS300 - i believe there is a big difference between the 2?
Munchie
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Sure is! Love mine! Just few niggly problems to resolve
Bonney
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Just found some black gloss vynil in the spare room, Might just see what it looks like!

 
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