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Old 04-26-11, 08:40 PM
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okay, i'm 17 years old and I have some stupid friends. So basically my friend ends up backing his car into mine. I took it to my repair guy, who i am good friends with, to get an estimate. Bare minimum, it will cost my friend $4,500. The hood, bumper, grill, and headlights need to be replaced. Since the guy is my friend he is letting my pick out any hood, bumper, and headlights I want, instead of just factory parts from Lexus. I need your help for the hood and bumper. I have a 2002 black onyx IS300 on black stockers. Right now its at stock ride hieght (will change now since i have all this going on).

Hoods:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LEXUS...item4cf6ac83a7

Bumpers (I don't have side skirts or a rear bumper, so will these look really bad?):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2000-...item230f22a4e0
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-05...item2c59cf7efb

I have already picked out a pair of headlights and a grill, but any other ideas for other types of hoods or bumpers would be greatly appreciated because I just breifly looked for a few styles, Thanks in advance!

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Old 04-26-11, 09:09 PM
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i have a carbon fiber hood n fiberglass front bumper on my is300, So I would say get carbon fiber hood any style u want one of those bumpers. dont go cheaper on a fiberglass bumper. its nt worth it. Im goin to get a duraflex kit soon.
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get the VIS OEM style carbon fiber hoodn but make sure you get hoodpins installed try aerocatch they make good flush ones, if you are going to get a bumper, might as well get the rest of the kit itll be cheaper in the long run cause of painting and such. if i was you id get a full VIS TRD "Techno R" body kit and have ur friend paint it. other wise these front bumpers wont flow well with the rest of a stock body, itll look like an incomplete car.
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i like the first hood and the first bumper. paint it to match ur oem color too (:
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Originally Posted by 02IS-GTE
get the VIS OEM style carbon fiber hoodn but make sure you get hoodpins installed try aerocatch they make good flush ones, if you are going to get a bumper, might as well get the rest of the kit itll be cheaper in the long run cause of painting and such. if i was you id get a full VIS TRD "Techno R" body kit and have ur friend paint it. other wise these front bumpers wont flow well with the rest of a stock body, itll look like an incomplete car.
Yea, I figured the bumpers would look pretty bad, I may just go with an oem one and add a lip. The VIS oem hood comes with hood pins too!
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Originally Posted by LexsIS300
okay, i'm 17 years old and I have some stupid friends. So basically my friend ends up backing his car into mine. I took it to my repair guy, who i am good friends with, to get an estimate. Bare minimum, it will cost my friend $4,500. The hood, bumper, grill, and headlights need to be replaced. Since the guy is my friend he is letting my pick out any hood, bumper, and headlights I want, instead of just factory parts from Lexus. I need your help for the hood and bumper. I have a 2002 black onyx IS300 on black stockers. Right now its at stock ride hieght (will change now since i have all this going on).

Hoods:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LEXUS...item4cf6ac83a7
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/01-02...item1c1af46941

Bumpers (I don't have side skirts or a rear bumper, so will these look really bad?):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2000-...item230f22a4e0
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-05...item2c59cf7efb

I have already picked out a pair of headlights and a grill, but any other ideas for other types of hoods or bumpers would be greatly appreciated because I just breifly looked for a few styles, Thanks in advance!

Second hood is WAYYYYYYYYY RICEY!!!
quick, erase that link out of your post before people start to talk crap and make fun of you!!
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Originally Posted by llllllllll
Second hood is WAYYYYYYYYY RICEY!!!
quick, erase that link out of your post before people start to talk crap and make fun of you!!
hahaha done, I was expecting some crap for that link!
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if your gonna get the C1 bumper or any bumper you should get a full kit. You can get a full C1 for a couple more hundo's
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