My 98 Ls400 With My Rims And Mods, lots of pics (updated) 56k warning
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My 98 Ls400 With My Rims And Mods, lots of pics (updated) 56k warning
Well since it was seen last year i have
Refinished my rims to a machine finish from being painted.
upsized my tires to Toyo T1-R 255/35 20( gives the rims some extra cushion ) and 275/30 20 for the rear
alarm/starter 2 way paging also opens and closes my windows
JL audio stereo 10w-7 and 500/1 with a 1 farad cap
factory matched the front grille to the rest of the upper colour
replaced the passenger mirror which cracked
got all 4 new Drilled rotors
PBR brake pads
changed to Motul synthetic oil for the engine
Motul synthetic for the diff
Foglight mod to use them without the headlights
Golden Yellow 3000k HID's for the headlights
HID's for my fogs using Phillip's gen 3 ballasts and osram xenarc bulbs with 9006 adapters
LED bulbs for the front turn signals as well as adding load resistors so they flash normal
LED interior bulbs for everything
LED bumper lens bulbs
LED's added to the upper turn signals and also the lower dummy lights beside the fogs which had none
PIAA bulbs for the city lights
PIAA bulbs for the trunk licence
Rear chrome trunk lid handle ( not that big ugly thing on eBay )that attaches to the rear plate from Mercedes Benz.
Changed all the bulbs for the heated seats VSC and headlight washer buttons under the ashtray
New Lexus carpets.
optima yellow top battery
new ground wires
painted the rear sub cover as it was fading ( the best and most effective mod to freshen the interior with new carpets
Last years mods were
Lsportline mufflers
Brembo orange anodized calipers
new fog light
my 20 inch O.Z. rims with some crappy dunlops
cold air intake
fixed all the stone chips
MR. clean magic eraser'd the whole inteior and made it look factory new again
got a new master key
This years mods left
finish my exhaust with borla y-pipe mufflers or just do an x-pipe
finally paint my L-sportline bodykit and install it as well as getting my hood and trunk painted ( i am keeping the 2 tone )
take all 28 dings out of the body panels
clear bra the front end after i get it painted
tint the windows with a 50% mirror ( not the fading one tint film) which adds a slight glare but nothing dark as it looks like the glass is just really clean and shiney instead of black.
finally put my celsior badge on
mods left........
maybe get a header from J brady
other than that i think i am done until i find a supercharger since i don't want to get into a turbo set up for it since the Japanese company C's is gone
Enjoy ,i know i am
Last year
this year ( well today and yesterday)
last night on Yonge street int Toronto
Refinished my rims to a machine finish from being painted.
upsized my tires to Toyo T1-R 255/35 20( gives the rims some extra cushion ) and 275/30 20 for the rear
alarm/starter 2 way paging also opens and closes my windows
JL audio stereo 10w-7 and 500/1 with a 1 farad cap
factory matched the front grille to the rest of the upper colour
replaced the passenger mirror which cracked
got all 4 new Drilled rotors
PBR brake pads
changed to Motul synthetic oil for the engine
Motul synthetic for the diff
Foglight mod to use them without the headlights
Golden Yellow 3000k HID's for the headlights
HID's for my fogs using Phillip's gen 3 ballasts and osram xenarc bulbs with 9006 adapters
LED bulbs for the front turn signals as well as adding load resistors so they flash normal
LED interior bulbs for everything
LED bumper lens bulbs
LED's added to the upper turn signals and also the lower dummy lights beside the fogs which had none
PIAA bulbs for the city lights
PIAA bulbs for the trunk licence
Rear chrome trunk lid handle ( not that big ugly thing on eBay )that attaches to the rear plate from Mercedes Benz.
Changed all the bulbs for the heated seats VSC and headlight washer buttons under the ashtray
New Lexus carpets.
optima yellow top battery
new ground wires
painted the rear sub cover as it was fading ( the best and most effective mod to freshen the interior with new carpets
Last years mods were
Lsportline mufflers
Brembo orange anodized calipers
new fog light
my 20 inch O.Z. rims with some crappy dunlops
cold air intake
fixed all the stone chips
MR. clean magic eraser'd the whole inteior and made it look factory new again
got a new master key
This years mods left
finish my exhaust with borla y-pipe mufflers or just do an x-pipe
finally paint my L-sportline bodykit and install it as well as getting my hood and trunk painted ( i am keeping the 2 tone )
take all 28 dings out of the body panels
clear bra the front end after i get it painted
tint the windows with a 50% mirror ( not the fading one tint film) which adds a slight glare but nothing dark as it looks like the glass is just really clean and shiney instead of black.
finally put my celsior badge on
mods left........
maybe get a header from J brady
other than that i think i am done until i find a supercharger since i don't want to get into a turbo set up for it since the Japanese company C's is gone
Enjoy ,i know i am
Last year
this year ( well today and yesterday)
last night on Yonge street int Toronto
04-17-06, 01:47 AM
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04-17-06, 03:07 AM
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It's amazing how much of a difference machined wheels make to improve the look of the car. 
I like the Casino shots, especially the on in front of the fountain...the one with the tower in the background would've been much nicer if the car was positioned differently.
I like the Casino shots, especially the on in front of the fountain...the one with the tower in the background would've been much nicer if the car was positioned differently.
04-17-06, 05:23 AM
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Very nice transformation Loving the new wheels - perfect match and will go very will with the L-sportline kit I think
Loving the new wheels - perfect match and will go very will with the L-sportline kit I think
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Thank you very much for the kind words .
Br1an i also feel the machined face changes the whole cars overall look drastically not just the rims.
The Fountain one i realy liked as it took a few takes for the fountain to leap up wit the lights for the pic.
The tower also needed to be balanced but being on the roof was hard enough to angle shots to see anything.
I also like how your sig looks just like my car but in a different colour.
Thanks Dave coming from a man with such a nice GS that is a very welcome comment.
Lvangundy thanks but the over all look will not change much from here in. The body kit i have is about as simple as you are going to get. It is teh same one that Davegs4 also has which is why i knew it looked good before i bought it.
Cherplex the rear shots are not the cars best angle which is why i took a limited amount of them.
In pictures the canisters of the mufflers look huge as i like to get down on the ground and take some shots.
So when i get my kit installed it will cover that area as they are made to blend into it.
Thanks Bigsteve and So Cal
Thanks horta but the interior looks like everyone elses which is why i don't have any pics of it. It is straight black with burlwood.
Puredrifter ,spoiler ? I never got a spoiler from you , i bought Davegs4's.
The cold air i made is not like Jbrady's at all as it is more finished and rather simple .
Basically reroutes the intake charge from the fender and breathes through the bumper.
It will be most effective with the Lsportline bumpers as it has cutouts otherwise you need to remove the side dummy lens for maximum power and fuel economy.
Br1an i also feel the machined face changes the whole cars overall look drastically not just the rims.
The Fountain one i realy liked as it took a few takes for the fountain to leap up wit the lights for the pic.
The tower also needed to be balanced but being on the roof was hard enough to angle shots to see anything.
I also like how your sig looks just like my car but in a different colour.
Thanks Dave coming from a man with such a nice GS that is a very welcome comment.
Lvangundy thanks but the over all look will not change much from here in. The body kit i have is about as simple as you are going to get. It is teh same one that Davegs4 also has which is why i knew it looked good before i bought it.
Cherplex the rear shots are not the cars best angle which is why i took a limited amount of them.
In pictures the canisters of the mufflers look huge as i like to get down on the ground and take some shots.
So when i get my kit installed it will cover that area as they are made to blend into it.
Thanks Bigsteve and So Cal
Thanks horta but the interior looks like everyone elses which is why i don't have any pics of it. It is straight black with burlwood.
Puredrifter ,spoiler ? I never got a spoiler from you , i bought Davegs4's.
The cold air i made is not like Jbrady's at all as it is more finished and rather simple .
Basically reroutes the intake charge from the fender and breathes through the bumper.
It will be most effective with the Lsportline bumpers as it has cutouts otherwise you need to remove the side dummy lens for maximum power and fuel economy.
Last edited by skperformance; 04-17-06 at 11:31 AM.
this has got to be the nicest 2nd gens ive seen.