My progression
05-03-13, 03:11 PM
#36
^ appreciate the kind words, but if you it up close you'd say the opposite. I've gotten to the point where I don't care about dings anymore. I used to wash once every few days, now once a week. And it's starting to rust again under the fresh paint as the cancer got too far evidently 
and cutting out half the panels didnt get far enough to reduce the quarter.
Cheers!
and cutting out half the panels didnt get far enough to reduce the quarter. Cheers!
05-04-13, 07:55 AM
#37
Lead Lap
Maybe its just me getting old I think it looks great with stock rims. I love the hypersilver Coach rims myself. These cars look funny with bigger than 16s to me.
I might be ahead of you adding options heh. I have yet to install my JDM front corners. There is one more option you are forgetting, I am working on it...
I might be ahead of you adding options heh. I have yet to install my JDM front corners. There is one more option you are forgetting, I am working on it...
05-04-13, 07:57 AM
#38
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too funny...i was just about to post "beautiful car but not a big fan of the yellow corners and the enkei wheels"
you got rid of both and the car looks like a very beautiful showroom Lexus! Congrats! just when i think ive made up my mind and thinking about getting a GS as a daily, i see a car like yours and im swooned back over to wanting an ES. your car is making the decision very difficult! >
any plans to give it a nice drop because i think thats all thats missing? (and please get rid of the front license plate, a $10 ticket is worth not messing with the beautiful lines of the front bumper lol)
you got rid of both and the car looks like a very beautiful showroom Lexus! Congrats! just when i think ive made up my mind and thinking about getting a GS as a daily, i see a car like yours and im swooned back over to wanting an ES. your car is making the decision very difficult! >
any plans to give it a nice drop because i think thats all thats missing? (and please get rid of the front license plate, a $10 ticket is worth not messing with the beautiful lines of the front bumper lol)
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05-04-13, 05:16 PM
#39
Canada, 75$ each time. And the cops here always look out for plates... Not about to do that, especially since I got two big holes there already
No plans or anything else at this point (a BT deck/new sub, and misc things like light changes and maintenance). From here on out daily drive til it dies or eventually keep as a winter beater when a new toy comes into play :
Cheers gentlemen!
No plans or anything else at this point (a BT deck/new sub, and misc things like light changes and maintenance). From here on out daily drive til it dies or eventually keep as a winter beater when a new toy comes into play :
Cheers gentlemen!
05-04-13, 09:06 PM
#40
^ appreciate the kind words, but if you it up close you'd say the opposite. I've gotten to the point where I don't care about dings anymore. I used to wash once every few days, now once a week. And it's starting to rust again under the fresh paint as the cancer got too far evidently and cutting out half the panels didnt get far enough to reduce the quarter.
Cheers!
and cutting out half the panels didnt get far enough to reduce the quarter. Cheers!
You have the very unlucky combination of a poor repair and Canadian winters. I think the latter is the bigger problem.
05-05-13, 08:06 AM
#41
^ the repair was a "bonus" from my body guy, however the inner quarter is what is shot so it'll pop out onto the outer skin eventually which is what is happening. And to find a whole new quarter is just crazy since no aftermarket makes one and used is upwards of 700$ last I checked.
The weather doesn't help at all, my trunk lid at the edge is rusty as hell. I've left it for a couple years and its gotten bad now. My neighbour has an 01 base model as well, and both his quarters are shot, trunk lid is approaching the emblem with rust, etc. So I can't really complain since I've got little compared to him, but more than I'd wish for lol
The weather doesn't help at all, my trunk lid at the edge is rusty as hell. I've left it for a couple years and its gotten bad now. My neighbour has an 01 base model as well, and both his quarters are shot, trunk lid is approaching the emblem with rust, etc. So I can't really complain since I've got little compared to him, but more than I'd wish for lol
05-06-13, 07:39 AM
#42
Maybe its just me getting old I think it looks great with stock rims. I love the hypersilver Coach rims myself. These cars look funny with bigger than 16s to me.
I might be ahead of you adding options heh. I have yet to install my JDM front corners. There is one more option you are forgetting, I am working on it...
I might be ahead of you adding options heh. I have yet to install my JDM front corners. There is one more option you are forgetting, I am working on it...
I have Black pearl badging, OE chrome wheels, OE Hid's & JDM corners.
I have yet to buy the chrome add-on's you sourced for yours as I couldn't be bothered to be honest... You had the JDM power folding mirrors installed. What else can I miss?
Please tell me you're making the JDM navi unit work in this thing...
05-10-13, 03:27 PM
#43
Lead Lap
Soon enough sir soon enough. I like to have the full story before I go to press.
I need to start my own thread to keep all my little additions documented
Don't think I haven't thought about the JDM Nav...I'm sure it is all Japanese and doesn't sound as good as the Nak I swapped in.
I need to start my own thread to keep all my little additions documented
Don't think I haven't thought about the JDM Nav...I'm sure it is all Japanese and doesn't sound as good as the Nak I swapped in.
06-09-13, 08:13 PM
#44
Very nice, my rear main seal is leaking again, but ill deal with the bad smell from time to time. Drove the car from Buffalo to Oswego back and forth twice this weekend going 80 mph and got back 25 mpg. These really are great cars. Yours looks awesome, i want those chrome OEMs but cant find a set.
06-09-13, 08:43 PM
#45
This is why I love this community so much. We have people who don't mind spending a few grand on their car, even if it's more than half the car's value, because they know it will provide them with years of trouble free motoring. I gotta say, I'm not a big fan of chrome wheels, but the factory design that you currently have, looks very good. In fact, your car looks flawless in that picture.