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Why does JPN have nicer mods???

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Old 01-16-13, 09:02 AM
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Why is it that places outside the USA have nice modes for their cars such as these...
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Old 01-16-13, 09:12 AM
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Seriously? The first two are border line tacky.
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Personally im really feeling the shift ****...here are some more
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Most of those things you can get. They have all that because it's produced there and demand isnt high enough for them to market it and bring it all here. That's the thrill of jdm parts, you have to find it and get it here. And quite a few examples you posted are in America and on the forums even, or you can buy and install them (the lighting mods shown).
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But comon where in the states would you find such a beauty as this....

All credit goes to minikara.co.jp
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Originally Posted by Kumar350
But comon where in the states would you find such a beauty as this....
that's only because you haven't been around long enough to see heavily-modified 2is's.

that, and i respectfully beg to differ if that black IS is a "beauty". it's almost functionally useless given that stance in the pics.
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its pretty simple to do most of those things lol
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^^ x2. Unless that 350 is on air, its basically just a show queen.

Angel eyes and CCFL halos in the headlights are custom, and can be done on your own. They are retrofitted into the OEM housings after taking them apart.
The LED door sill array can be custom made here as well.
CF overlay for the steering wheel.
Get a decal shop to cut you the "Racing Development TRD" decal, done.
Mirrors are tacky, they don't really match anything on the IS.

That roof spoiler is nice though, I'd get that brought over from Japan if I wanted to change all the badging on my Lexus to Toyota, but that's not gonna happen. Same with the red push button start. It's nice, but I wouldn't get it if that was going to be the only red accent in the interior.
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Club Lexus > Japan.

Yes, I said it, in terms of mods.
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Why is it that places outside the USA have nice modes for their cars such as these...
Cause we suck. We are barbaric baboons to the rest of the world. plus were cheap. we don't like to spend the $$$

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Black car is BAWS!! I want that front lip!
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
Cause we suck. We are barbaric baboons to the rest of the world. plus were cheap. we don't like to spend the $$$

unfortunately, there's a lot of truth to that.
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Your jealous of those mods you can get done at the shop? I'm more jealous of those auto folding mirrors and how they can close the windows with their key fob from factory!
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Originally Posted by sm1ke
^^ x2. Unless that 350 is on air, its basically just a show queen.

Angel eyes and CCFL halos in the headlights are custom, and can be done on your own. They are retrofitted into the OEM housings after taking them apart.
The LED door sill array can be custom made here as well.
CF overlay for the steering wheel.
Get a decal shop to cut you the "Racing Development TRD" decal, done.
Mirrors are tacky, they don't really match anything on the IS.

That roof spoiler is nice though, I'd get that brought over from Japan if I wanted to change all the badging on my Lexus to Toyota, but that's not gonna happen. Same with the red push button start. It's nice, but I wouldn't get it if that was going to be the only red accent in the interior.
Not the CF on the steering wheels but the LED lights on the steering wheel.

Originally Posted by Rash
Club Lexus > Japan.

Yes, I said it, in terms of mods.

^^^Fully agree

Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
Cause we suck. We are barbaric baboons to the rest of the world. plus were cheap. we don't like to spend the $$$

Hahahh hoovey you said it right

Originally Posted by tedward88
Your jealous of those mods you can get done at the shop? I'm more jealous of those auto folding mirrors and how they can close the windows with their key fob from factory!


^^^Thats all part of it too jealous of that also


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