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Old 01-18-12, 02:42 PM
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Greetings Everyone
Name is Sean ****, currently living in the 626 area of SoCal. I am 18 years old and I received a 06 IS250 for my graduation present! To some of you, it may not be much or it may be a pretty old car. But to me, it's a very nice ride. I had the car for about five months now but I decided to finally look through the forums and joined it not too long ago! I plan to do some mods to it in the near future, but it won't be some heavy or expensive mods. Most likely be getting the replicas and what not since I am currently attending College and quite tight on money.
My baby is loaded with Nav and Premium Sound. (I don't know what the differences are between Premium and ML) but they produce a decent sound quality for normal drives. My car is also quite a special color, which I don't see too often!





IF you guys want, share some cheap but great looking mods that I can do to this car! It is currently all stock right now and if you have time, please look at this link regarding my rear speakers going bad! Thank you and see you guys around!
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lex...ml#post6954506
Old 01-18-12, 02:54 PM
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welcome to CL..happy modding!
Old 01-18-12, 02:57 PM
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Dang, don't see a DSM running around a lot. That should be a fun colour to mod and play around with. It'll make you stick out!

Everyone has their definition of "inexpensive".

What are you looking to accomplish with your car? What kind of theme do you want (VIP, Function > Form, ect.)? Take a look at the FAQ's sticky at the top of the 2IS section -- SO much awesome information it'll blow your mind.

While you're at it, rummage through the classifieds... you can find some great deals here and there
Old 01-18-12, 03:16 PM
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Congrats on your new(used) ride and welcome to the CL tons of info here. Be sure to check out the SoCal section for meets and what not... BTW nothing wrong with a 06 im rocking a 06 myself..
Old 01-18-12, 03:20 PM
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Nice ride - I have seen some pictures of another DSM IS on the forum that looked REALLY good. Maybe one of the Vossen shoots. I will see if I can find it and post a PIC. Get the mod juices flowing.
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Congrats and welcome to CL! I wish my parents bought me a Lexus for my graduation
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Congrats and welcome!
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Congrats on the hot new ride! Welcome to ClubLexus
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Rare color! Those five-spoke rims are my favorite from the 06-08 IS. Getting your car lowered would make it look a lot better to start of with.
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Welcome to CL. Happy modding
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Congrats! Keep making your parents proud, they've given you a wonderful graduation reward!
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Congrats. The car isnt too old. Heck, its rare if anything to see that color. It can be modded real nice if you do it tastefully. Keep us up-to-date.
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X-package wheels are awesome. I am almost positive X-package was only available 07-09 so someone with taste put those on.
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Thanks guys for such a warm welcome!
I will surely do some mods here and there but do any of you guys have suggestions for mods that are not so expensive? I was thinkin about the Wald replica front and bason r back with quad exhaust!
I saw the DIY Matt black emblem page and I'm going to attempt it tomorrow

Noob question but what does DSM stand for? I'm assuming it has to do with the color!

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