SDLexus

When I purchased my 2003 IS back in November 2002, mods were the furthest thing from my mind (I thought it was a great car, stock). Yeah, I had thought of maybe getting some aftermarket wheels but it was not a priority; I had more important things to do with my hard-earned money.

The great L-Tuned parts sale of Winter 2004 changed all that. When Carson Toyota put the L-Tuned rims on sale for $600 a set I just had to get them - I never could resist a bargain Then Sewell jumped in the fray with their own L-Tuned sale. After buying the wheels from Carson, I picked up the L-Tuned exhaust, sways, and springs from Sewell. It was a good Christmas for me in 2004. I then went on to purchase the L-Tuned spoiler and TRD grill early this year. I was content to take my time installing these things and they sat collecting dust for a few months. A chance meeting with Silveraltezza and Flipside909 (also edfrsd with his GS) one Saturday at LMW, while getting my springs and exhaust installed, changed all that. After seeing these guys' IS300's I knew that the next time I saw them my car was NOT going to be "mostly" stock. The next day I installed my spoiler and TRD grill. I immediately contacted Steve Ganz at Carson Toyota and told him that I was interested in the CarsonTuned aerokit. After a few bumps in the road this is what I ended up with. A Carson/L-Tuned hybrid IS300.

Thanks go out to Steve Ganz of Carson Toyota and Darrel Diller of Sewell Lexus for the awesome prices and great service. Thanks also to Ryan (Flipside909) for fielding my questions over the phone while he was up North for one of the many meets he attends (he never made me feel like I was bothering him) and to Joseph (Silveraltezza) for giving me a few install tips and for turning me onto the voice Nav mod.

Here are a few pics with more to follow once I find the time to visit a nicer venue for pictures.

flipside909

Rey! That looks stunning man. That really makes me want to get L-Tuned wheels. Can you sak kambal? LOL!

rominl

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very nice man. that's the thing for hanging out with some of us.... you can have a strong mind about keeping the car stock, but it's not going to last long

juniorsdad

looks great..!

guillermo

iTrader: (1)

looks good

AA Concepts

Very clean, classy looking ride

ARISTO*7

car looks awesome man

Lexis11

Very very nicely done. So clean and classy.

SDLexus

Thanks for the comments guys. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.

Yo Ryan, if you ever do get L-Tuned rims we'll have to take pics of the twins. BTW, I'm thinking of copying your yellow fogs

rominl

iTrader: (4)

and i am sure ryan can hook you up. i got yellow fogs for my sc430 at the same place

amy011079

very nice very nice!!!

GS300Rich

Looks great. I really like that kit

Lexy GS430

Man, the full kit looks tight especially that front end.

JDMS2k3

i like.....how much did the kit cost u? if u dont mind me asking.....

vboy418

looksgreat!!!