The New Guy: 1999 Lexus LS400
11-16-12, 07:36 PM
#16
I can tell you right now, I do love it very much. Handles wonderfully and the pickup is great 
Yeah, I'm definitely making sure the maintenance on the car is up to par (oh, look, that rhymed 
) and I have plenty of time to do mods so it's more like figure out in which order I'm doing everything in.
Yeah, that's what got me liking the color. And we got it for $7k + tax/dealer fees/etc. with 88k miles on the ODO.
Yeah. I'm not going to be jumping into mods anytime soon. Or at least anything huge. As far as the drop goes, I want to be on air if I'm going to go hard but if I'm on coils, I want to have a modest but driveable stance, where the car would be low but not to the point where it's crippled. (Refer to the picture below)
As for wheels, I'm looking for something with a black face and polished lip Can't get enough of that look.
And I think someone already went and bought those coils From what I was reading in the Classifieds, djsurfer pretty much jumped on that one.
) and I have plenty of time to do mods so it's more like figure out in which order I'm doing everything in.damn! nice pick up! I almost bought that same color before! looks dope modded
how much did you guys picked it up and how many mile?
regarding mods don't waste your time on the accessories too much just a waste of money IMO
just jump on the good stuff like suspension, wheels, etc..
welcome!
how much did you guys picked it up and how many mile?
regarding mods don't waste your time on the accessories too much just a waste of money IMO
just jump on the good stuff like suspension, wheels, etc..
welcome!
As for wheels, I'm looking for something with a black face and polished lip
Can't get enough of that look.And I think someone already went and bought those coils
From what I was reading in the Classifieds, djsurfer pretty much jumped on that one.
11-16-12, 07:58 PM
#17
If you are wanting Air, you can get retrofit kits for many of the popular coilovers which makes doing the work in stages much easier and more cost effective.
Unless you live in an area that has insanely steep driveways and/or monstrous speed bumps, you can go pretty low with these cars without much worry.
Oh and don't waste your money on stuff like a Fusa or window curtains until the rest of the car is done and up to par with that sort of style. Personally I don't like the look of Fusa's as such in any car, but it looks extra silly on near stock cars imho... Plus why would you want to spend $100+ on some rope and a few tassels that probably cost at most $10 when that money could be better spent on other things that would do more for the car.
Unless you live in an area that has insanely steep driveways and/or monstrous speed bumps, you can go pretty low with these cars without much worry.
Oh and don't waste your money on stuff like a Fusa or window curtains until the rest of the car is done and up to par with that sort of style. Personally I don't like the look of Fusa's as such in any car, but it looks extra silly on near stock cars imho... Plus why would you want to spend $100+ on some rope and a few tassels that probably cost at most $10 when that money could be better spent on other things that would do more for the car.
11-16-12, 08:47 PM
#18
If you are wanting Air, you can get retrofit kits for many of the popular coilovers which makes doing the work in stages much easier and more cost effective.
Unless you live in an area that has insanely steep driveways and/or monstrous speed bumps, you can go pretty low with these cars without much worry.
Oh and don't waste your money on stuff like a Fusa or window curtains until the rest of the car is done and up to par with that sort of style. Personally I don't like the look of Fusa's as such in any car, but it looks extra silly on near stock cars imho... Plus why would you want to spend $100+ on some rope and a few tassels that probably cost at most $10 when that money could be better spent on other things that would do more for the car.
Unless you live in an area that has insanely steep driveways and/or monstrous speed bumps, you can go pretty low with these cars without much worry.
Oh and don't waste your money on stuff like a Fusa or window curtains until the rest of the car is done and up to par with that sort of style. Personally I don't like the look of Fusa's as such in any car, but it looks extra silly on near stock cars imho... Plus why would you want to spend $100+ on some rope and a few tassels that probably cost at most $10 when that money could be better spent on other things that would do more for the car.
Found something on eBay for a much more reasonable $50 (shipped) but I'll take your advice and hold off on that until I get the main things out of the way. As far as proposed exterior mods go (that are up my alley in terms of price), I found a lovely black chrome grille insert on eBay for about $57 or so.
Last edited by Sc0pe; 11-16-12 at 10:03 PM.
11-17-12, 02:29 AM
#19
Haha, thanks guys. My dad's just awesome like that :P. Originally, I wanted a Black/Grey two-toned '94 but my dad wanted something newer and found this beauty. I mean, at first, I didn't like the idea that it was green but the color sort of grew on me after looking at (modified versions of) it some more :P Definitely unique in my opinion,
Hella nice pick up on your LS too 
You'll love it!And hopefully this will change your mind about the car being green
This is one of my favorite set ups on the LS and one of my fave wheels.
11-18-12, 11:20 PM
#23
Driver School Candidate
If you are referring to the gold car above i think he is using that as an example of the sort of ride height he is after, thats not his actual car.
His is Green and on the first page.
His is Green and on the first page.
11-19-12, 02:39 PM
#24
Also, as I mentioned earlier with the remnants of a screw in one of the front license plate holes, here's a picture of that:
Last edited by Sc0pe; 11-19-12 at 02:43 PM.
11-26-12, 02:30 PM
#26
Just a heads up, on a smoking deal: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...400-cheap.html
Last edited by Sc0pe; 11-26-12 at 02:40 PM.
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