My wife's 07 Pebble Beach Edition
03-26-15, 01:39 PM
#31
Driver
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03-26-15, 01:40 PM
#32
Driver School Candidate
Wow, excellent job, dude!! All on a budget, too... and DIY. I would love to see what the rims would look like with a red stripe around the outer border. Some red pinstriping maybe, and a steady hand... try it if you ever get bored with this murdered out wheel look. This looks awesome, though. I definitely like the calipers as well. 
03-26-15, 02:05 PM
#33
Driver
Thread Starter
Thanks Photalian!! Folks telling me why you keep upgrading the looks first before the ride and electronic mods. Yes I admit, kind of doing it the other way around but it keeps me motivated doing them in this order and at the same time I just keep monitoring the forum about the latest findings about my next mods which are electronics then the suspensions, yes in that order.
With the electronics, for now I decided just to order the main ingredient parts I need one by one (Naviks, VaisTech model SL3B, NAV software upgrade, license plate with back up camera) then probably just have Best Buy install them for me. The main thing for me is to keep the NAV screen but upgrade the software and hook up a back up camera and keep the factory radio as long as I have a bluetooth audio streaming available (Pandoraholic & SoundCloud addict).
With the suspensions, been listening and just reading update posts from Bacardi, LexBrett, SlvBullet and more. These guys are up to date with everything when it comes to SC430's suspensions. I will probably just keep ours simple and just get the sway bars and upgrade the links and bushings and hopefully that's it!!
P.S. Photalian, thanks for the red striping idea on the wheels, I wish you can post a picture of somebody who has done it before so I can examine it more.
With the electronics, for now I decided just to order the main ingredient parts I need one by one (Naviks, VaisTech model SL3B, NAV software upgrade, license plate with back up camera) then probably just have Best Buy install them for me. The main thing for me is to keep the NAV screen but upgrade the software and hook up a back up camera and keep the factory radio as long as I have a bluetooth audio streaming available (Pandoraholic & SoundCloud addict).
With the suspensions, been listening and just reading update posts from Bacardi, LexBrett, SlvBullet and more. These guys are up to date with everything when it comes to SC430's suspensions. I will probably just keep ours simple and just get the sway bars and upgrade the links and bushings and hopefully that's it!!
P.S. Photalian, thanks for the red striping idea on the wheels, I wish you can post a picture of somebody who has done it before so I can examine it more.
03-26-15, 02:58 PM
#34
Lead Lap
NovaRnder, won't that floor plate tear up your shoes?
03-26-15, 03:48 PM
#35
Driver
Thread Starter
Hmmm.... not that I know of, got them in my other vehicles too and no issues at all. The aluminum might be brushed but it has raised rubbers for grip which mainly what get in contact with your foot wear. The only issues I have is the aluminum part stains and dirt gets trapped in between the rubbers easily so really you are really installing it for the looks if you are into it.
03-27-15, 12:42 AM
#37
Instructor
Ditto. I like the floor plates and the pedals. Same with the red calipers. Looks very sporty.
03-28-15, 03:17 AM
#38
Lexus Test Driver
Very nice looking addition with a professional looking install.
03-30-15, 06:29 AM
#41
Mama's baby! It's been almost 8 years since the first time she laid eyes on her in a local Lexus dealership's showroom, she was like "she is going home with us no matter what!" Now, she still looking like a showroom vehicle and with 53k miles on her and all we have replaced is the battery, run flat tires and brake pads and still running like a low maintenance mean machine!! Talked to my wife a couple of weeks ago about maybe it's time to freshen up and update some stuff on the vehicle which led me to this forum and opened up my eyes to a whole completely different world. I never knew that this vehicle was so much loved and thousands of followers are so eager to exchange knowledge about this car in this forum. This place is so awesome!! I'm like a little kid in a candy store right now. Any updates or mods that I will do to my wife's car now I know will be well tested before and proven so it will save me a whole lot of time. You guys are all great. I will continue to update this thread from what I've done to her car so please feel free to comment (bad or good), give tips or suggestions!! Thanks in advance...
03-30-15, 06:39 AM
#43
It's perfect for school, take it to the PROM
03-30-15, 03:55 PM
#44
Driver
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03-30-15, 04:01 PM
#45
Driver
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