My IS 350 with Aero kit and wheels
12-24-05, 03:18 AM
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EV ftw!!!
Very very nice car and wheels! 
From the angle of the pics the 19 inch rims still appear small relative to the size of the car - but in person they must not look small. It's also hard to see how wide those rear tires are from the pics.
Can you take a pic from directly behind and the camera at the same height as the rear bumper? I just want to see how mean the car looks from the back.
From the angle of the pics the 19 inch rims still appear small relative to the size of the car - but in person they must not look small. It's also hard to see how wide those rear tires are from the pics.
Can you take a pic from directly behind and the camera at the same height as the rear bumper? I just want to see how mean the car looks from the back.
12-24-05, 08:55 AM
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looks hot--need tinted windows. I agree with others who think the oem kit looks too subtle; but I understand Lexus wants to keep its sporty yet understated image, without looking like a ricer. Leave that to the aftermarket shops.
Did you use flash when you took the photos? Those reflectors just above the exhaust pipes don't normally light up.
Did you use flash when you took the photos? Those reflectors just above the exhaust pipes don't normally light up.
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12-25-05, 12:41 PM
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I am liking that set up.
How about some close ups of those 19s or better yet a photo shop of the centers to white to match the body (that would be perfect).
My crystal white 350 is stuck at the dealer while they find some replacement seat belt parts.
How about some close ups of those 19s or better yet a photo shop of the centers to white to match the body (that would be perfect).
My crystal white 350 is stuck at the dealer while they find some replacement seat belt parts.
12-25-05, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by dennis250
Am I the only one who is dissapointed with the lexus aero kit?
I mean don't get me wrong Varok, your car looks great. I just think lexus could have done a much better job. Being a factory kit, I would have expected the bumpers and side skirts to be "replacements" and not "stick-on" pieces that overlap the stock pieces. And then it's not even that different than the stock valences. I don't think the average person would even notice that the IS they were looking at was different than a stock one.
I mean don't get me wrong Varok, your car looks great. I just think lexus could have done a much better job. Being a factory kit, I would have expected the bumpers and side skirts to be "replacements" and not "stick-on" pieces that overlap the stock pieces. And then it's not even that different than the stock valences. I don't think the average person would even notice that the IS they were looking at was different than a stock one.
12-26-05, 12:52 AM
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Factory OEM aero kits on japanese cars are almost always add on front lip, side skirts, and rear valence spoiler. It's what they do. On that note id like to say Lexus cudve gone furhter witht hat lip to make it lok more agressive.
Either case the wheels defintely give the car some flavor.
Either case the wheels defintely give the car some flavor.
12-27-05, 12:30 AM
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and those kits universally suck. same as the aspec kit on the TL. this is an area where the japanese should mimic the germans and do bumpers and side skirts instead of these tacky and obvious seam showing add-ons. not cool lexus, not cool.