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Old 02-26-12, 12:24 AM
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Default By tomorrow evening these will be the before pics....
If you read my other post Im burning up my tax refund quickly....

Here is my care basically visually bone-stock:
2001 IS300 : pearl white, dealer installed wing, dual pin-stripes, slightly lowered (springs), 20% tint all around, back on the stock wheels










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Old 02-26-12, 12:26 AM
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can you even see the pin stripe?
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What springs are you on?
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i can see the pinstripe, unless its a power-line reflection
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they are eibachs... the guy I bought the car from put them on, he said its a 1.25 to 1.5 drop..... but parking next to other stock IS's (which there are not many in Yuma AZ) im maybe a little better than a half inch at best.
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Yeah when I get the new grill, emblem, and lights on I will take pics with a real camera and not my phone. You cant make out striping on either side with these pics. wont be today though, allstar game and beers have both already started!
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The grill is on now. Got hit in door, that got repainted but still havent changed clear markers or front lip

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^oh wow that grill is.. uuh... different
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^oh wow that grill is.. uuh... different
gee thanks.... LOL well input is always welcome. i wanted somethin one of a kind. i like it.
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Sorry, but I'm with baadhabit on this one. I bet the grill would look better if you powder coated it black.
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you hit different on the head, ive never seen one like that. the emblem is huge
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Thanks guys... I wanted the UK grill bit too expensive...It's off a wrecked lex. I forget what the Lexus four door suv is called. I may go black... But I like it.
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Thanks guys... I wanted the UK grill bit too expensive...It's off a wrecked lex. I forget what the Lexus four door suv is called. I may go black... But I like it.
UK grill would look better. but its just the TRD girll painted with a L emblem.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEXUS-IS20...d=333593663387
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Don't try and be like a Benz. lol JK...its different but if you like it then its all good. Way to be unique.
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