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Old 02-02-2007, 03:23 AM
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no one tried to jack that ? ??
and also... for the black one.. wow i really didn like painting over the badges and stuff
but i must say that'll look slick on my silver tc
looks amazing
what kinda paint? and how did yu apply it ?
did yu take the badges off or did yu carefully paint on the car ?
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dude, the bling usually doesn't get me, but if i could find blue stones, that would be pretty tight.
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Originally Posted by nikki52243
posted this once before somewhere..









They're covered in Swarovski crystals and they glitter in the sun so so much. It's just hard to get a good picture of them, but they're so pretty in person.

Blang blaaang!
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Originally Posted by itzminyufoo
looks amazing
what kinda paint? and how did yu apply it ?
did yu take the badges off or did yu carefully paint on the car ?
flat black for the emblem itself and I did the white letters with a "super white" paint pen. Then I hit it with 4 coats of clear. The badges come off pretty easily. The only thing holding them on is double sided tape. I just sprayed adhesive remover on and they were peeled off pretty easily. Then buy some 3M double sided tape to restick the emblems back on. If you don't have access to strong adhesive remover, I've heard fishing line and a blow-dryer will work fine.

Just be prepared the repaint the front emblem annually. Mine looks like crap right now from chips I got while driving on the highway.

Also, I would avoid using the paint pen unless you've got a steady hand. I suggest taping the emblem after the flat black dries and use and xacto knife to cut the letters out. Then just spray the whole thing with white(or silver in your case).
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They definitely have blue crystals lol and pretty much any other color you might want, too
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damn i cant imagine what the diamond goes through with all the road debris and wind and all that
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Originally Posted by TougeTerror
Here's mine.
I want to paint my front emblem like yours! What paint did you use and how did you paint the letters lol.

Here is mine

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Surprisingly they hold up. The special glue they use is super-duper strong and I'm yet to have a problem.. knock on wood lol
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Old 02-02-2007, 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by _NeXuS_


I want to paint my front emblem like yours! What paint did you use and how did you paint the letters lol.
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^^ Thanks ^_^ is it necesary to sand it??
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I want to put a yin yang symbol on my tC to replace the Scion emblem. Can't find an oval yin yang though. It will tie into my black/white theme.
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nice bling nikki... (=
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Originally Posted by BeetC
Originally Posted by _NeXuS_


I want to paint my front emblem like yours! What paint did you use and how did you paint the letters lol.
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lol, its true. I used your write-up to paint my emblems.
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Originally Posted by _NeXuS_
^^ Thanks ^_^ is it necesary to sand it??
Yeah, because if you don't the paint will begin to chip off after a little while.
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Nice touch...I like the carbon panel on flint...just barely catches your eye if you're paying attention.
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that one thats painted black is fressshhhhh
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Originally Posted by BeetC
Nice touch...I like the carbon panel on flint...just barely catches your eye if you're paying attention.
Thanks.
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Old 02-07-2007, 12:36 AM
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^^ So that's where "to the left of there" really is!!

I thought it was in Xanadu
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