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Old Jan 28, 2017 | 07:09 PM
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Kevin drove up from Houston today to pick up some parts (you'll see them on his car soon), so we took the opportunity to snap a few pictures. Enjoy! Something wicked this way comes...















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Old Jan 28, 2017 | 07:53 PM
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Nice! Thomas, how wide are your rear tires?
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Nice! Thomas, how wide are your rear tires?
They are 275's.
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Old Jan 28, 2017 | 10:03 PM
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Looking good guys, nice shots. Thomas, your GS looks chee-eerrrie!
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Looking good guys, nice shots. Thomas, your GS looks chee-eerrrie!
Thank you, Carlos!
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Old Jan 29, 2017 | 07:17 PM
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Wow..... amazing pics and vehicles guys. Thanks for sharing.

Makes me glad I still have my 03 GS430. These are such great cars. I remember falling in love with it after getting a ride in one about 9-10 years ago at one of my first CL meets. Bought one with 90k and now I'm at over 200k and still feels like the day I got it!

Thomas, are those some kind of Toyota special wheels? I love the whole package on your car, looks like what it would look like if Lexus built an "F Sport" 2gen GS back in the day. So clean. Love the white car as well.
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Old Jan 29, 2017 | 07:27 PM
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Wow..... amazing pics and vehicles guys. Thanks for sharing.

Makes me glad I still have my 03 GS430. These are such great cars. I remember falling in love with it after getting a ride in one about 9-10 years ago at one of my first CL meets. Bought one with 90k and now I'm at over 200k and still feels like the day I got it!

Thomas, are those some kind of Toyota special wheels? I love the whole package on your car, looks like what it would look like if Lexus built an "F Sport" 2gen GS back in the day. So clean. Love the white car as well.
Thank you! I absolutely love these cars. 8 years with mine and not a single brainwave of parting ways!

The car is an L-Tuned...it was a dealer installed package consisting of 18x8 & 18x9.5 OZ Salina wheels, polyurethane side skirts, grille (although mine is an RMM), exhaust, shocks/springs (I have coilovers), steering ECU, and badging.

https://web.archive.org/web/20020525...://ltuned.com/

These staggered 18" wheels were made by O.Z. for this car specifically. The fitment is darn near perfect.
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Originally Posted by ThomasGS4
Thank you! I absolutely love these cars. 8 years with mine and not a single brainwave of parting ways!

The car is an L-Tuned...it was a dealer installed package consisting of 18x8 & 18x9.5 OZ Salina wheels, polyurethane side skirts, grille (although mine is an RMM), exhaust, shocks/springs (I have coilovers), steering ECU, and badging.

https://web.archive.org/web/20020525...://ltuned.com/

These staggered 18" wheels were made by O.Z. for this car specifically. The fitment is darn near perfect.
Amazing. I had an authentic paint matched RMM (millenium Silver) brand new lip I was going to install on mine, had it laying around the house for years. I never installed it and sold it to a member also in TX I believe. My car was too slammed at the time and I figured I'd hate to destroy such a nice lip, since then I have raised it a little bit.

It's like the perfect daily driver!

I got mine bone stock but since then have installed TRD sway bars, SRT intake and chip, Tanabe catback, Blitz throttle controller, LS400 bbk (that used to be on my SC) as well as lowering springs and shocks. Funny how it still drives amazing and feels like a true Lexus without feeling too rough. I've driven brand new cars that felt more rough. This is one of the most solid cars Lexus built imo, aside from obviously the LS430 which is a phenomenal vehicle and arguable THE best car Lexus ever built.
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Amazing. I had an authentic paint matched RMM (millenium Silver) brand new lip I was going to install on mine, had it laying around the house for years. I never installed it and sold it to a member also in TX I believe. My car was too slammed at the time and I figured I'd hate to destroy such a nice lip, since then I have raised it a little bit.

It's like the perfect daily driver!

I got mine bone stock but since then have installed TRD sway bars, SRT intake and chip, Tanabe catback, Blitz throttle controller, LS400 bbk (that used to be on my SC) as well as lowering springs and shocks. Funny how it still drives amazing and feels like a true Lexus without feeling too rough. I've driven brand new cars that felt more rough. This is one of the most solid cars Lexus built imo, aside from obviously the LS430 which is a phenomenal vehicle and arguable THE best car Lexus ever built.
You have a nice little parts list there...if you had a 400, I'd be hounding you for that SRT intake and chip! Searching high and low for one!
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I wouldn't say these parts will be going on the car "soon." Still waiting to see when I can get the car in for paint. Gonna need an extra car while the car is in the shop. Mind if I borrow the SC or the 3GS?
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Looks good guys! Wish my car was either one of those colors
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Love it!
Looks like you guys had a lot of fun out there.
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