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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by FordGT08
looking good! where did you get that hello kitty license? my gf would love that haha
Im curious to know too. This would be a nice present for my gf when she gets a new car over the summer
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 06:10 PM
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looking good...
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by FordGT08
looking good! where did you get that hello kitty license? my gf would love that haha
We actually bought it at a small shop in Anaheim when we took a "trip" to disneyland and picked up the s2k awhile ago. You can find them under $20 all over eBay.

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how long did you waited for the visors?
Nigel had them in stock when I ordered online and that was only a few weeks ago. Took about 1 1/2 week to get it to my door from the date of placing the order. Looks good and we actually use it here in the northwest
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by bob4256
Im curious to know too. This would be a nice present for my gf when she gets a new car over the summer
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-SANRIO-H...3b118c&vxp=mtr]

Authentic Sanrio product if that matters to you lol and it comes w/a pencil pouch looking thingy. Oh yeah...it does have a "made in china" black print on the front side showing, but you probably can find a way to scrape that off if you don't want that on there haha
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by bob4256
Im curious to know too. This would be a nice present for my gf when she gets a new car over the summer
Great minds think alike haha
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by adule
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-SANRIO-H...3b118c&vxp=mtr]

Authentic Sanrio product if that matters to you lol and it comes w/a pencil pouch looking thingy. Oh yeah...it does have a "made in china" black print on the front side showing, but you probably can find a way to scrape that off if you don't want that on there haha
thanks for the info man.
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 11:04 AM
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Look sweet so far man
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 09:31 PM
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Looks good! Where in WA are you? I've never scene your cars around?
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Old Mar 15, 2013 | 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Jump2man3
Look sweet so far man
Thanks

Originally Posted by massaker
Looks good! Where in WA are you? I've never scene your cars around?
Up north in Everett by the Boeing plant. Seen a lot of isx50 and a few ISF's here but all stock.
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Old Feb 15, 2016 | 02:07 AM
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Holy crap time flies!!! I was supposed to document my build and all but life happened. Anyways, car just hit 60k mileage. Time for an update.

March 2013:
Volt hid kit for fog lights (9006), 3000k
~$100
www.xenondepot.com
Work VS-XX wheels, 18x9 +32, custom powder coated w/gold bolts,
Project kics R40 neon lug nuts
$3,400
Bridgestone Potenza RE970AS tires, 225/45/18



May 2013:
BC Racing coilovers w/Swift springs, 14k/12k AWD
$1,295
www.circuitmotorsports.com



November 2014:
Black Friday shopping
Osram cbi bulbs, TSX projectors, xenon depot hid ballasts, adapters, etc.
~$600
www.retrofitsource.com
iJDMtoy interior & DRL LED bulbs
~$50
www.ijdmtoy.com


Sadly, I still haven't bothered trying to do the retrofit yet lol.

December 2015:carbon build up, had the dealership perform the piston replacement. Brake pads & rotors were in need of replacement as well.

February 2015:
Decided to do is350 front caliper conversion since I was going to do rotors and pads replacement. IS250s are notorious for seized slide pins and mine was no exception so I just ordered remanufactured calipers on all corners regardless. Thank god I had a pair of Project kics spacers laying around from an old project!!! Got so caught up with the conversion that I didn't pay attention to the caliper clearance. Would've been a PITA to reinstall all the old stuff and order some spacers.

Centric remanufactured OEM front calipers, 2011 is350
$300
Centric remanufactured OEM rear calipers, 2009 is250 awd
$90
auto parts warehouse
Stoptech slotted rotors, rear 2009 awd
$145
Stoptech stainless steel lines, front & rear
$92
Stoptech street performance brake pads, rear
$42
Motul RBF600 brake fluid x4
$70
www.thmotorsports.com



Stoptech rotors, front 2011 is350 awd...holy crap these are all back order right now with no eta! Barely found one on eBay
$230
Stoptech street performance brake pads, front 2011 is350
$56
G2 caliper paint
$35
www.ebay.com
black Lexus caliper decals & tail light red-outs
$21.75
www.motogfx.com



Barely cleared the calipers and now I have a little wheel poke in the front, not too bad though. Went and bed the brake pads in and there was a significant difference in stopping feel and power. All isx50 models should've came w/the 4 pot calipers found in the 350's! I don't think there would've been any difference if I converted the rear calipers so I left those alone. And hello brake dust(white G2 paint)

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Old Feb 15, 2016 | 07:46 AM
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Car looks good! Thanx for posting all the info on the brakes! I'm about to upgrade mine as well!
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Old Feb 15, 2016 | 10:22 AM
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+1 for brakes! gonna do the same when its time to change again.
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