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Old 11-01-12, 10:59 AM
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2500 u can get few stuff u can stretch it buy your aftermarket prts.used
Old 11-01-12, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by SNORTH350
Brutally honest arn't ya'll... haha
I have seen 19' in IS-F rims for 695.00 on ebay, not OEM but does not bother me...

Initial G The Car already has HID's.. We're you thinking of something different?

I like the idea of tint for the tail lights, I have also found some front spoilers for as low as 350 or so....
2500 dollars is just a start, I was not going to keep the car so I had decided to not put any money into it. But since I have decided to keep it I think I am going to spend a little money on it!! Excited about my options!! Im not really looking for any performance MODs or exhaust, im very pleased with the car being stock!
Upgrade your HIDs in your headlights to something a little brighter and HIDs for the fogs to match. If you want. If you are not really looking for performance mods, you can disregard exhaust and intake. But some springs or coil overs and a nice set of rims would be a nice upgrade. Check out some LEDs replacements for the interior. Good luck.
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Originally Posted by RDIS250AWD
If that's ur budget I would just spend it on a drop and a nice set of wheels bc any other mod without those wont look good
He speaks the truth.
Old 11-01-12, 12:31 PM
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Disagree.

Personally, I think lowered looks like rice. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.


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Old 11-01-12, 12:38 PM
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Wow thats a first.....

I know some people dont like lowering cars for drivability reasons, but calling it rice?
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Personal opinion however unpopular it may be.
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Originally Posted by jsmacks
Personal opinion however unpopular it may be.
No, your entitled to your opinion thats not the issue

I thought rice stood for

R: ace
I: nspired
C: osmetic
E: nhancement

Lowering a car doesnt make it look fast so thats why I was surprised
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To me, "rice" means this..

Old 11-01-12, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by jsmacks
To me, "rice" means this..

Believe me, I totally agree with you. That "thing" =

I was talking about our cars for example. If a 2IS lowers their car I wouldnt call it rice.
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Here's my car:


Don't buy knock off parts: support the aftermarket companies doing their own r&d. That being said, $2,500 isn't much to work with. Start with coilovers and save up some extra cash for wheels. I'm probably about 4x your budget into my car already and still have more plans, so saving money is key.
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Originally Posted by Initial G
Upgrade your HIDs in your headlights to something a little brighter and HIDs for the fogs to match. If you want. If you are not really looking for performance mods, you can disregard exhaust and intake. But some springs or coil overs and a nice set of rims would be a nice upgrade. Check out some LEDs replacements for the interior. Good luck.
I think this is what im going to do... I have found some nice NEW 19' IS-F rims on ebay! 8" in front and 9.5" in rear, gun medal finish. They are 625.00. Im wanting to get a nice set of drilled and slotted rotors (any ideas)?? Where would I find factory sized rotors that would be drilled and slotted? I figured 400 on those. Im going to do the HID upgrade, I already have ballasts correct? Just need a couple new bulbs? Also im looking at a front lower spoiler... that leaves me with some money left over, still looking for some other things!
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Originally Posted by jsmacks
Disagree.

Personally, I think lowered looks like rice. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.


u must be into monster trucks then.

Bc lowering a car just to get rid of the wheel gap makes it clean, not rice.

For example
2IS 'R' US posted this in this thread
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...lowered-2.html



and mine before and after the drop, and I drive mine daily so I only wanted a subtle drop.
I guess my car is pretty rice



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Old 11-01-12, 03:16 PM
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Haha it turned into "one of those" threads. Should be fun to see this one play out
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Actually, yes.. yes it does look like rice to me..


IMHO, brutha. IMHO.
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RDIS250AWD I think thats a first.....


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