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Old May 20, 2009 | 07:59 PM
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as many of you may know, i'm previously from the 2GS and 3GS forum. i picked up a 2IS about 3 weeks ago. here are some of my first mods (excuse me if i don't have anything flashy yet, i'm getting there!)

aero-tect redout tail lights


LED puddle lights


LED parking/city lights, Nokya 2500K foglights


next to come: 6000K HID's, OEM window visors, roof spoiler, stealthbox enclosure, and.. rims!?!?
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Old May 20, 2009 | 08:07 PM
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nice 09. what's a stealthbox enclosure?
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Old May 20, 2009 | 08:12 PM
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its like a 4080 enclosure, but somewhere cheaper :P
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Old May 20, 2009 | 08:15 PM
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good start!
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Old May 20, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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why ride @ stock height?

couldn't help but notice... you got your 2is from lexus of cerritos? :/

but like Little_E said, good start.
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Old May 20, 2009 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by projectdna
why ride @ stock height?

couldn't help but notice... you got your 2is from lexus of cerritos? :/

but like Little_E said, good start.
it's my daily driver so i don't want to sacrifice comfort for style, but if i do decide to lower it, it'll definitely be on tanabe nf210's.. in terms of cerritos. yes i did purchase from cerritos, i shopped around and cerritos actually gave me the best price compared to westminster, riverside, newport, tustin, and longo. i went through my uncle's friend which was the fleet manager and everything out the door came out a little under 35 including navi, lojack and theft coverage
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Old May 20, 2009 | 09:43 PM
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You don't sacrifice anything. I have Tein CS coilovers and it is near the lowest settings. It rides the same as stock when I put it on certain settings since I have the EDFC. And this is my daily driver also and I drive close to 100 miles a day. Nothing to worry about..
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Old May 20, 2009 | 11:29 PM
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Sweet, 3 weeks only and modding away on an 09..drop/hid's next!
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Old May 21, 2009 | 12:09 AM
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good start...
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Old May 21, 2009 | 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by smokyis350
You don't sacrifice anything. I have Tein CS coilovers and it is near the lowest settings. It rides the same as stock when I put it on certain settings since I have the EDFC. And this is my daily driver also and I drive close to 100 miles a day. Nothing to worry about..
I have the same set up and people say the ride is great
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Old May 21, 2009 | 08:50 AM
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Default My mods for my 2IS so far

Hi,

l have collected my 2IS few months back and l have done some mods

Tom's Kits 2009;





19" GT30 Rims and Fsports brake;





Fsports springs and Bilstein shocks;



Fsports air-intake;



Tom's undercarriage bars and fsports antiroll-bar;





More to come...:

Cheers
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Old May 21, 2009 | 08:55 AM
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From first pic, it looks like you removed the 250/350 emblem?
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Old May 21, 2009 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by ister
From first pic, it looks like you removed the 250/350 emblem?
yeah i was going to continue to take off the "IS" and the "LEXUS" but i realized each will have a hole revealed if i do so, so i'm postponing taking the rest of the badges off, or at least till i find a cheap but effective solution to this
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Old May 21, 2009 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by joeker
yeah i was going to continue to take off the "IS" and the "LEXUS" but i realized each will have a hole revealed if i do so, so i'm postponing taking the rest of the badges off, or at least till i find a cheap but effective solution to this
You can always paint them to match your car color if you don't want to remove them right away.
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