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Old 07-09-12, 11:26 PM
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Default What was your first upgrade?

Just curious to know what people upgraded first on their car and whats next.


Upgrade:

Why:

current status: (regret it--upgraded again--still on)

Next upgrade:



I'll start:


Upgrade: Rims+Tint+Tinted headlights (all in one day)

Why: Rims/headlight tint : Just to add a little personal touch...
and window tints a must out here 100Deg & plus makes the car look more VIP

Current status: All still on.

Next: Smoke out my tail lights
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A similar thread has been made before

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...on-the-is.html
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smoke out tail lights? hhmmm played out. Trying lowering the car first next time.
Old 07-10-12, 09:31 AM
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I did tint and JDM visors. Why, i like the dark hue to the windows. I used to black them out but I'm tired of looking over my shoulder for cops. 35 all around.

Fsport Intake and exhaust are next. I have the intake, just waiting on the exhaust.
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LED Interior Lights / Reverse Lights

Love it! No regrets, especially with the black interior & truck.
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Originally Posted by juvi22003
smoke out tail lights? hhmmm played out. Trying lowering the car first next time.
I agree... Red outs is the way to go. Smoked out cheapens the look of the car.

I plastidipped my emblems. I couldnt stand the chrome and I'm pretty much done with mods minus getting the 2012 headlights bc after the emblems I immediately blacked out my headlights and fogs, then added carbon fiber vinyl to my roof, pillars, interior, window tint, got the led tail lights, got rims, lowered the car, got a lip kit,roof spoiler got a wald replica spoiler, molded it to my trunk, raised the quarters, built a box for my sub.
http://public.fotki.com/remydee/the-is-journal/

No regrets on any of the mods I've done

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Originally Posted by juvi22003
smoke out tail lights? hhmmm played out. Trying lowering the car first next time.
I def agree. I had them for a while but I grew out of them.

First mod for me was tints since I live in FL.

Up next will be Vossen CV3s and Megan EZ coils. Im just patiently waiting for a set of CV3s with tires to show up in the classifeds
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Originally Posted by RDIS250AWD
I agree... Red outs is the way to go. Smoked out cheapens the look of the car.

I plastidipped my emblems. I couldnt stand the chrome and I'm pretty much done with mods minus getting the 2012 headlights bc after the emblems I immediately blacked out my headlights and fogs, then added carbon fiber vinyl to my roof, pillars, interior, window tint, got the led tail lights, got rims, lowered the car, got a lip kit,roof spoiler got a wald replica spoiler, molded it to my trunk, raised the quarters, built a box for my sub.
http://public.fotki.com/remydee/the-is-journal/

No regrets on any of the mods I've done
If i keep the car longer i wanna do the carbon fiber vinyl interior and the headlights other wise from that im done just keep changing out wheels
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Originally Posted by bob4256
I def agree. I had them for a while but I grew out of them.

First mod for me was tints since I live in FL.

Up next will be Vossen CV3s and Megan EZ coils. Im just patiently waiting for a set of CV3s with tires to show up in the classifeds
Just buy my volks
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1. tint
2. 6000K HID FOG, 6000K D4S LOW BEAN
3. lower the car
4. wheels
5. LED swap in and out

Reget the tint cause ...... i want more darker LOL
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Anyway back to the main topic:
Megan Coilovers
HID kit headlights and Fog
Lip KIt
Color Change
Wheels

Changing the color don’t wanna call it a regret but lower the car value and the Megan’s ride pretty bad sometimes….I’m still happy with the car just not as fast as I’m use to
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Originally Posted by juvi22003
Just buy my volks
If they were TE37s I would think about it
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Clear Bra for the win

It will always be the first mod for future cars as well.
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F sport exhaust, rims, mats, and hole in box. They all came off the IS I traded in
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Originally Posted by bob4256
I def agree. I had them for a while but I grew out of them.

First mod for me was tints since I live in FL.

Up next will be Vossen CV3s and Megan EZ coils. Im just patiently waiting for a set of CV3s with tires to show up in the classifeds
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