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Well, I parted ways with the old Tungsten Pearl IS250, and now have a Starfire Pearl IS350. She is a 2008, with only 38k miles on her (when I bought her in May 2017). I'm planning on keeping the build pretty similar to the IS250. I just got her tinted and wrapped the roof gloss black, and already swapped over the wheels from my 250. This is going to be a slow build due to the fact that the car is new and I just spent a good deal of money buying it.
Exterior:
Avant Garde M310's - 18x8 (front) 18x9 (rear)
Garax 6K HID's
White LED City lights
Gloss black roof wrap
Nano-ceramic Window Tint (5% rear, 20% front)
F-Sport Replica Grille
Interior:
White LED Dome Lights
Clear Courtesy Lamps w/ Blue LED's
Blue Puddle LED's
Carbon Fiber Wrapped Interior Trim (coming soon)
Here she is stock, the day I got her! Before the roof wrap and front grill. After the roof wrap! With the new grill (still haven't put the emblem in) saying goodbye to my original love.
Let me know if you guys have any comments or suggestions!
If you had to do it over, would you not recommend to those that care anything about a vehicle's performance to go ahead and get the IS350 from the get-go?
If you had to do it over, would you not recommend to those that care anything about a vehicle's performance to go ahead and get the IS350 from the get-go?
Welcome to the 350 club!
That question is slightly confusing me haha, but I will tell you this... I wish I bought the 350 from the start. The car is night and day different. I thought it would be a bit faster, but this thing is a whole new car. The price difference really isn't that bad, and after modding the 250 to its fullest potential (headers, tune, full exhaust) I can say that off the bat I was significantly more satisfied with this car.
Although I do want moar loud I'm thinking PPE headers with the stock mid pipe, and the F-Sport V1 thats already on.
Thanks! I got the grill off of a CL member actually, but it is a craigslist one exactly like the one Gville350 posted.
Gville, do you have the F-Sport exhaust as well, or just the PPE headers. Im curious if the F-Sport + PPE gets crackles on downshifts. I've noticed that the 350 pops way more than my 250 did... and I was fully catless on the 250.
Thanks! I got the grill off of a CL member actually, but it is a craigslist one exactly like the one Gville350 posted.
Gville, do you have the F-Sport exhaust as well, or just the PPE headers. Im curious if the F-Sport + PPE gets crackles on downshifts. I've noticed that the 350 pops way more than my 250 did... and I was fully catless on the 250.
Did you ever get around to exhaust? Curious to hear it. Im on basic custom exhaust but want a little louder once i get my car looking a bt more aggressive. Thinking of going ppe headers some day, and crackling would make my day lol
MDHLexus IS350
I'm thinking PPE headers with the stock mid pipe, and the F-Sport V1 thats already on.
