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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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Default Hello IS :)

Don't think anyone from the IS section knows me here haha. I have been on this forums for some times but now moving to the IS section. I am coming from the ES sections.. We'll anyways I just picked up an IS300



This was my 99 ES300 which I still have but going to start driving the IS..







And here is my new baby She already comes with a few mods.

Tein Flex's; JIC Carbon Strut bar; Nos Kit (missing bottle); VIS Carbon Hood; Greddy Carbon Lip; Carbon Gas tank lid; Altezza window visors; Black headlight with eyelids; Catback HKS High Power Exhaust; 18' Gewalt Racing Evolutions; maybe more but I can't think of any right now haha..
More pictures on page 2

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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 02:35 AM
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welcome, one of the brake rotor looks hella rusted lol
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 06:58 AM
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Welcome to the IS side of the world
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 08:58 AM
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welcome. and i love the works.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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nice ride.
does your IS have 4 different rims.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 10:44 AM
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welcome to this side,congrax.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 05:07 PM
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Welcome! nice to see another es300 owner in here.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 05:09 PM
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nice and welcome! just to let you know, your window visors are just those ebay brands. you can tell because the real altezza window visors, the part that goes over the sidemirror comes down too much. and "altezza" is not engraved on either, right? towards the b pillar... and man, i ike those work weister wheels lol
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 07:23 PM
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Thanks for all the welcomes. I see a lot more people on the IS threads than ES. The rotors are rusted because the car has been sitting there for more than a year haha.. The IS had 3 different wheels on there but I am not keeping any of them.. Yup.. I am going to miss that ES haha.. The window visors does say Altezza as you can see in the last picture its that small white dot near the pillars. I don't know if its ebay or not. Guess everyone likes those works.. too bad it is going on the ISF haha..
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 12:56 AM
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Congrats on the IS
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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Welcome to the IS.

Enjoy
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 04:23 PM
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Welcome, nice pick up and i like the wheels on your ES300, maybe you can put them on the IS300?( same bolt pattern)
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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Haven't been posting here for a while. Here are some pictures of the updates on my car.

Before.. The hood was faded and ugly..

After.. I gave the hood a good claybar and wax.

Added a lip and black headlight w/ eyelids.


Added the wheels..


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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 01:07 AM
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why did you get rid of the meisters?
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Old Mar 30, 2009 | 03:48 PM
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^^yah dat!
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