the.wong.k

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Hey CL, i just recently joined the forum and i would like to introduce myself to you all. My name is Wes and i am currently living in Massachusetts with an 05 MSM 5-speed IS300. I hope to get to know you all in the times to come. Here are a few pics of the IS, Enjoy:

Pre-delivery image:


Some with DSLR camera:




About a month ago a car ran a red light and clipped my front end, hope to get that fixed soon:

Initial G

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Congrats on the IS300. Welcome to CL. You'll find everything you need to know about your car on this site.

What are your plans for the car? Saw the pics of the IS after running the red light. What did you clip or hit to cause that much damage?

the.wong.k

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I was at a green light going into the intersection, out of the perpendicular street came a nissan exterra which ran the red light i swerved and brake, and he ended up clipping my front fender along with the bumper. The bumper was much worse at the scene than it is now...it's being held up with two 3/4 hex bolts and couple of zipties. Plan is just get the car fixed with a whole new paint job at this point

RCPnoi

can't c the picz
welcome and good luck

the.wong.k

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hmm, that's weird, anyone else having the same exact problem, and thanks for the welcome

3rdelement

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pix work. refresh your browsers Control+f5

IS3_FTW

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That looks painful. Glad it was only a minor damage.

I hate when peeps put Super Bright White signal bulbs in the rear. When your behind them, and they use it. Its like a blinding flash, like your getting your picture taken. WTF is up with that??

the.wong.k

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i really don't know i'm most likely gonna end up changing them back to the yellow ones once i get the jdm headlamps, i just happen to have the bulbs in my garage..so i was like what the hell..might as well. never knew it pissed people off that bad.

Hoovey689

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Welcome to CL. Sorry to see the car took a beating already. If you get a new paint job, will you stay with the Millennium silver or go with something new?

2002GGPIS3

Welcome, sorry about the damage, but I know what it is like, I had to have my bumper held on by duct tape for a while after I hit a deer!

the.wong.k

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thanks, for now i will stay with the millennium silver, but in the future i'll repaint it to the crystal white or starfire pearl

IS3_FTW

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Cops dont like it here. They will pull you over in a heart beat here. Be safe and good luck with your future plans

RCPnoi

yup i can vouch for that
once i got my clear sidemarkers...i decided put white LED and since their tinted its not that bright to the eyes
and 2 days later i got pulled over within a 1 mile radius 20min apart by diferent popo's for having the white and not amber n red
luckily the first cop was nice and the second cop was like...you're lucky he gave you a warning or i would have given you a ticker 130 each...front and rear
dats bull

oh yeah...the picz werent working cuz i was at a govt computer
dayum army network restriction BS

well good luck on repairs
i'm surprised that the headlamp, fog and sidemarker didnt shatter

the.wong.k

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I was suprised to that the lenses didn't crack, all they got was a scuff, but the headlamp is pushed in, and the headlamp bracket needs to be replaced. Either way i'm getting a new passenger side headlamp

metalgear

welcome...hope she gets well soon