ebart's 2023 IS350
 

I just got her last week, super excited as this is my first lexus and looking forward to doing all sorts of mods on it.

So far the mods that I have done are:
- LED: AUXITO 194 LED Bulb 6000K White interior lights ( )
- KN 2452 Intake filter (https://www.knfilters.com/33-2452-re...ent-air-filter)


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Hey! Welcome in Lexus family :D Great color choice! (i have cloudburst as well)

Did you notice any differences with new filter? Performance or sound? I’m still on the fence with replacing factory one, and I heard CAI is not that great for our cars so was thinking about same drop in filter like you bought!

Nexus,
I noticed a little better response on the throttle but I am planning on attaching a HPS cold intake pipe and keep the stock intake box and KN filter. Similar to Yuris setup.

Just added a new start/stop button, it looks great. From Bonobos Products (https://bonoboproducts.com/collections/lexus-2014-2021)

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Pretty cool. Did you have to custom order that start stop button? I don't see that version of it anywhere on their website. Thanks

It was there on the website when i ordered in Jan. You might have to custom order this one.

I got this great carbon fiber shift knob. It was only $50 and it fits perfectly. The best part it is real carbon fiber. I bought it from AliBaba link below.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/32568...d=3hFYaHgQ38mw

Sellers Page:
https://accention.aliexpress.com/sto...1db7EBMEEBMEr4

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Hate to break it to you, but that’s fake CF. Very clear in the pics it’s not real.

Sorry mate I think that you are incorrect, this is real carbon. Its a carbon fiber skin that is epoxied on to the plastic shifter housing. Order one for yourself and give us a review.

I think it'd be hard to tell from photos. You would have to essentially move a light source around it and see how the reflections play with the weave to see if it's just a printed pattern rather than actual weave.

I've seen this before in other cars. I recently saw a C8 with some carbon overlays for the trim on the doors near the window switches, and the owner said it was basically a really thin piece of real carbon fiber molded to stick onto the existing piece. Looked pretty real to me.