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Can anyone tell what i did to my car? And sub question.

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Old 01-17-14, 12:10 PM
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Can anyone see it


Before

After


And can this be repaired?




Old 01-17-14, 12:33 PM
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let the front two windows down.
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ANNND for the 2nd picture you moved the car
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Lol cmon u gotta try harder! After 5 more posts im gunna say it! Its just 2 little things i did to it! I dont expect people to notice so u have to have a really sharp eye!
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OP better chime in. clean up/replace the fog lights?
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Just replace the sub with aftermarket. I put a 10" Kicker in the OEM location with a small amp to power it and it's nice.
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there are some paint chips from the hood that are gone. Did you attempt to detail it?
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Originally Posted by NYKnick101
there are some paint chips from the hood that are gone. Did you attempt to detail it?
good eye, looks like he touched it up, dr color chip?
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Okay! Well the first thing i did was sand the headlights! I wanted them to look brand new so i did the 1000-1500-2000. On my old gs300 i had my friend do the headlights and it looked like it was brandddd new out the box. That was the only time i ever got my headlights done from someone and they didnt yellow in a year. So i called him and said my lights look sorta hazy, and he said what he used was a protective coating that he orders online. And if i didnt want to order it i should buy the turtle wax headlight restoration kit. He said not to use the sand papers in the kit and to buy my own. He said he buys the turtle wax kits sometimes when they are on sale just for the sealing wipes.
I used it and not only did it give a glossy look but it made the scratches completely dissapear and look extremely clear. I couldnt believe it. My lights were never bad, but it made a huge difference and everyone who saw the car noticed it & and even thought i bought new headlights. Its kinda hard to tell in pictures but in person u will notice it. It shines alot more then it did and now there is light output in spots that i didnt even know existed. And i know it will last cause my headlights on my gs300 did for the whole year i had it.







And the second thing i did was replace the chrome tims around the bumpers!






Originally Posted by mk2tmr2
Just replace the sub with aftermarket. I put a 10" Kicker in the OEM location with a small amp to power it and it's nice.
Nice... Dont u need a free air sub? Hows it sound and what kicker did u go with?
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Here is the wipe i used it works great IMO i would recommend it to annyone
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Originally Posted by mnewxcv
good eye, looks like he touched it up, dr color chip?
Originally Posted by NYKnick101
there are some paint chips from the hood that are gone. Did you attempt to detail it?
Thats actually what im going to do next. Lol
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Yeah u need an infinite baffle speaker type subwoofer, Kicker makes a 10" which is what I have on mine.
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looking good....
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Where did you get the extra chrome trim? I want to do that also
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actually you can use any 10 inch sub i used a phoenix gold 800 watt check out my thread on how i did it, it sounds great people think i have a boxed one, keep in mind the sound quality is interior you really cant hear it from the outside
subhttps://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-second-generation/680165-subwoofer-installment.html


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