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Old 12-30-12, 08:34 PM
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Well finally updated the car a little, finally retrofitted the 2000 ES300 fog lights on my ES, lighting looks soooo much better, (yes yes my bumper is all messed up, I know )





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Could you post a closeup 3/4 view of the front? Do the fogs sit flush?
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Originally Posted by MrBooby
Could you post a closeup 3/4 view of the front? Do the fogs sit flush?
They dont fit "GREAT" but they fit decently, they sit pretty flush to the bumper. Ill take some pictures tomorrow, but honestly don't expect the greatest thing in the world, but the my HIDs light up the road now, is a big difference.
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MrBooby: here are the closer images of the side (if there are other shots of it you want, let me know)



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A couple of CL friends and I decided to do a quick photo shoot on New Years Eve, enjoy











There is more here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/dixonpa...th/8331860751/
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nice pics....glad to see her up and running again.. wife and I love this car! fogs are lookin nice too!
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Originally Posted by pilotd
nice pics....glad to see her up and running again.. wife and I love this car! fogs are lookin nice too!
Thanks, hahaha hey Friday will be back up so see you then and I will be taking pictures more often this year, wanna get back to doing that
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Looks quite good. It seems that they are not perfect, but good enough for pictures and for a normal viewing distance. I would probably get the whole 2000+ front end, if I was going that route, but that's obviously more money and labor.
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Originally Posted by DixonPai
Thanks, hahaha hey Friday will be back up so see you then and I will be taking pictures more often this year, wanna get back to doing that
I saw that friday night meets were back up...so i'll be there as long as im not flyin..got a new job flying corporate jets locally so i'm always home if not flyin so we'll definitely be out more!!!
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Originally Posted by DixonPai
A couple of CL friends and I decided to do a quick photo shoot on New Years Eve, enjoy











There is more here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/dixonpa...th/8331860751/

Nice looking ES ! what is the model of those rims, look very good !
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If you dont mind me asking what size are your wheels and offset?
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Originally Posted by DplanDman8
If you dont mind me asking what size are your wheels and offset?
I am running a 30mm spacer all around. So that makes it (this is from what I remember from the top of my head):

Front: 18x8 +15 est
Rear : 18x9 +12 est

For the front 8" are generally the best to be able to have full turning radius, but I am looking for a pair of 9's for the front.

For the rear 9 is the max without needing to do big fender work, remember to shave the fenders do not roll. (but I still want 9.5 at least or 10's in the rear )

Any questions feel free to ask me
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Green monster!!
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Originally Posted by DixonPai
I am running a 30mm spacer all around. So that makes it (this is from what I remember from the top of my head):

Front: 18x8 +15 est
Rear : 18x9 +12 est

For the front 8" are generally the best to be able to have full turning radius, but I am looking for a pair of 9's for the front.

For the rear 9 is the max without needing to do big fender work, remember to shave the fenders do not roll. (but I still want 9.5 at least or 10's in the rear )

Any questions feel free to ask me
Ok so the offset without the spacers are about 45 front and 42 rear? or is it 15 and 12 not including the spacers?

Does it rub bad if you run 9 in the front could you do like a 8.5 and still be good?

And why should i have to shave the fenders? Whats wrong with just rolling?

Does shaving them cause it cut the tire and mess up the body in anyway?

Could you possibly post pictures of your fenders shaved on what it looks like and how you did it? and how you notched your coils for more camber?

Sorry for all the questions. This is my thread https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es3...ml#post7837156

I just got my suspension and I'm trying to do what you have done. Any help and advice will help a lot. Thanks
Old 03-21-13, 08:42 PM
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This car has come a long way, on a sidenote, i almost never see green lexus'. Shame because it is a very classy color, big change from the whites, blacks, grays, and silvers i see all the time


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