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I bought this car in May with zero plans of modding it. LOL, I should know myself better.
2012 is250 F sport in SFP
Car was bone stock when I picked it up minus the rear roof spoiler and weather tech rain guards.
First thing I did was remove the rain guards and faded roof spoiler.
Next up was fix the front bumper. When I bought it, the previous owner said he hit a car in a parking lot and it caused some cracking in the front bumper and the drivers side fog light was all jacked up.
When I took this on, I also wanted to add the lexus isf rear bumper to the car. I had a spare one from when someone hit me in a packing lot. It didn't cause alot of damage, but it was enough for my OCD self to buy a brand new one. Since I had the car apart, I also swapped over my Spec D tail lights from my ISF to give this car more or a smoked out look.
I think it came out pretty good. I also ditched the stock spoiler and went a replica wald spoiler.Blacked out the L logo and did a letter delete.. Next up is to cut the stock mufflers off and add quad tips like the ISF.
Tips are on! Pretty happy with the look and sound. Its not very loud which I like. I don't need 2 ridiculously loud cars.
Last edited by Patton6964; Jan 19, 2021 at 02:45 PM.
Next up will be to take care of the headlights. They need to be restored.
Then new wheels. Pretty sure I'm going to shoot for the Avid.1 AV-32's with a square setup in matte black,
Then, possibly lowering springs. Not sure I would do anything else beyond that other than just basic maintenance. I might do some drilled rotors to match the ISF and change the caliper color from the green to blue as well.
This is going to look clean! Was the rear bumper plug and play? Cant wait to see the wheels
been thinking about that brand and their cheap why not
The bumper is plug and play. I didn't have to do anything to fit it. I will say that if you are leaving the stock exhaust on, you will struggle. I removed the tip covers and had to bend the mufflers slightly to get it to fit until I did the muffler delete.
I'm still deciding on the wheels. I don't know if I want to refresh the stock wheels and run some spacers, get the ones mentioned above, or go spend a few hundred more and get some rotary/flow forged wheels.
Fixed the headlights and added an F sport intake and filter housing that I got off another member!
Good call on the rear spoiler. The OEM unit took a downgrade from the early years. You have some nice subtle changes going there that all look good together.
My to do list includes wheel spacers, black out the chrome trim, and replace the silver emblems with black chrome. And NOW a proper spoiler. Thanks! lol
Good call on the rear spoiler. The OEM unit took a downgrade from the early years. You have some nice subtle changes going there that all look good together.
My to do list includes wheel spacers, black out the chrome trim, and replace the silver emblems with black chrome. And NOW a proper spoiler. Thanks! lol
Thanks! I feel like the color matched Wald spoiler is the only way to go on these cars. The reps are pretty cheap off eBay too!
Looking forward to see before and after pics of the f sport springs. I’m thinking of going that way. I don’t want to go to low. Just a little to fill the gap.
Looking forward to see before and after pics of the f sport springs. I’m thinking of going that way. I don’t want to go to low. Just a little to fill the gap.
I'm a little curious too. I have 350 version and prefer the linear rate springs over the progressive ones.
Patton's SFP build
