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Old 03-10-11, 11:08 AM
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I (kind of) regret getting my car last year. If I knew USB was going to be available on the 2011's, I would have waited!
Old 03-10-11, 11:58 AM
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None on my IS350, but it's not overmodded fortunately. Excessive modding often leads to permanent accelerated depreciation and limited demand for the car at resale.
Old 03-10-11, 12:06 PM
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Default AAC concepts Headlight housing painting

The mod I regret the most is letting a "hack" company paint the inside of my headlight housings on my 2008 IS350. The company is called AAC Style, (http://www.automotivelightstore.com) they sell HID kits and LED bulbs for various applications. I don't know if they just recently started doing headlight housing mods but OMG!! These guys screwed up my headlights so bad that I need to replace them and start over. First, they took the headlights apart with what looked to be a hammer and chisel, painted the housing and then put them back together with nothing more than the glue that came with the light. I even sent them back to be repaired, they had the lights for 3 weeks, did nothing and simply sent them back. To make matters worse they wouldnt refund any money. I now have to replace both lights with a total cost of $2600 just to go back to factory. STAY AWAY FROM AAC!!!
Old 03-10-11, 12:13 PM
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Wow, sorry to hear that. I would be livid

Isn't the dude that runs the business a member on here?
Old 03-10-11, 12:16 PM
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i regret modding before i joined this forum.
i regret getting volks for my first set.
Old 03-10-11, 12:27 PM
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^^dude AAC is NOT legit...their halos suck! thats probably the worst mod ever along with tha crappy HID manufacturers. already getting a new set.

also i regret getting the 250 instead of the f..how much is it to turn in my 08 250 with 35000 miles to get an F?! lol
Old 03-10-11, 12:45 PM
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^^AAC is garbage - I had the halo kit from them and it was terrible. left side broke while intalling (Lightwerkz hooked it up with a matching replacement) and then 2 months later the right side(AAC) blew out. weeeeeeeak!!!
Old 03-10-11, 12:47 PM
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^^ yup same story...they just go out way too fast. NOT durable to say the least
Old 03-10-11, 01:22 PM
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I regret getting rims, low profile tires are a PITA when it comes to nails and potholes
Old 03-10-11, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by DigitalDon
I (kind of) regret getting my car last year. If I knew USB was going to be available on the 2011's, I would have waited!
What year is ur IS? my 2010 IS has USB
Old 03-10-11, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by thebossac
What year is ur IS? my 2010 IS has USB
What?! lol Your 2010 x50 is in USB?
Old 03-10-11, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by DigitalDon
What?! lol Your 2010 x50 is in USB?
I think he confused a USB port with USB the color (Ultrasonic Blue).
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This thread should be stickied for new members! Wish I read it before I started modding!!

Lets keep this more about mods and less about options/features!!
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+1 sticky
Old 03-10-11, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Lexitegra
I think he confused a USB port with USB the color (Ultrasonic Blue).
Lol! Yes USB = UltraSonic Blue not Universal Serial Bus


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