Hey, I'm in Toronto as well. Wondering where you picked up the M3 resonators..

 

I think Sharpie is advertising their new Extreme Fade resistant markers lol.

Car looks awesome though, great job!

 

The owner at Quick Muffler http://www.quickmuffler.com/ where I got them installed, had the entire lightly used M3 catback exhaust from a previous M3 swap.

Thanks.

Haha, didn't know. I'll need to look into this one....!

 

You should get the master of creativity title specially for those front spoilers.. well done

 

Thanks.

At the time I got my 3IS (over 2 years ago), there were barely any offerings and the rare 2-3 out, did not appeal to me especially for the asking price. Now, I've come across copies of my spoilers being sold - LOL maybe I should have patented them!

 

Where did you take your IS to get lowered?

I talked to one guy who is the nephew of one of the sales rep at ErinPark and they charged him $1200 to lower his...

I got springs last week and would like to maybe get them installed before winter forces me to store the car until spring..

 

I had a mechanic do mine in his spare time cost me $250 and it took him less than 3 hrs

 

How is the paint defender holding up?

 

Check out iGarage in Markham. See Ivan (owner) - great guy and crazy cheap (too cheap to list here!)

Yep, that's a great deal and what we can get too in the Toronto-area and in CAD $

Holding up very well, like new, recent pics below. Same with the NX. Very pleased with the performance/price/value. Very durable.

Two (minor) negatives though:

1. While it's raining or you're washing the car, water drops temporarily "react" creating these pale white spots, but then becomes clear again after a couple hours.

2. It feels a little grippy while washing even with a soapy mitt, like going over rubber. But, with a careful occasional application of wax, it feels smooth like a clearcoat.

 

can you upload pics from behind/side to see how much the wheels stick out?

 

Here you. They are nearly flush just slightly tucked in.

 

thanks!!

from what I read you are running
235/35/19 265/30/19 f/r
19x8.5 +38 19x9.5 +38 f/r

have you ever experienced any rubbing with people on the back?
you don't have any spacer, correct?
the front wheels have more than enough space to avoid rubbing, right?
is the back wheel a bit stretched?

 

Those are the specs.
No rubbing at rear with 5 passengers ever.
No spacers.
No rubbing at front but it does ever so slightly during full turns at low speed with passengers in.
Rear tire is a little stretched. The brand I have are a touch narrower than most other 265/30 tires which is probably why it doesn't rub.

 

So you're in toronto?
Come to the Club Lexus Toronto meets

 

Also,
what steps did you take for painting up your engine cover?
Looks great and I was thinking about doing something along those lines as well!!