anyone know how long and how hard it is to install the full gfx kit (06-08). i have not worked on cars ever in my life so u can call me a noob. maybe i should have a professional do it? dealership maybe? help is appreciated. thanks

 

front and side are easy, but the rear is kinda difficult. There's alot of drilling for the rear. The front also require drilling for two tabs, but i just broke them off because i dont want any holes just incase i switch to another lip. Hold up just fine with out it. GL bro.

 

I know the the rear one would take 1 hr minimum and 2 hr for sure. It's the most complicated one with drill to oem bumper. The sideskirts are probably the easiest with 30min install. The front not sure, came with the car. Prob about an hr.

 

the gfx rear is the hardest lip to install. at least takes 2 hrs.

 

ummmm takes 1 hr for everything if you're not going to drill...just use a lot of 3m double sided tape and it should hold up fine...

 

thx for the info everyone. just curious though, would a lexus dealership install this kit?

 

The front took me 20 min (including jacking up the car) The rear too me about 2 1/2 hrs...and I had a friend help me. It was a pain in the a**. Never did the sides.

 

Well if you decide to tackle the rear yourself, hopefully this thread could help you out some

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ng-method.html

 

A lot of people have just used double sided tape to install the rear piece, although, I prefer to have it screwed on so you never have to worry about it. The back of the rear bumper actually has marks on it, so you'll know exactly know where to drill. It took me twice as long as noted in the instructions to install it because I wanted to make sure I was doing it right, because once you drill that hole and it's in the wrong place, you could screw up your bumper.

 

Like everyone else has already stated, the front and rear are pretty simple.

The front took me about 30 to 45 minutes because I didn't jack up the car and I was taking my sweet time. The sides took another 25 minutes or so. All you had to do was unscrew some screws and that was it, if my memory is correct. The rear is really a pain in the a@$. If you want to do it properly, you would need to take the stock bumper off, and drill and cut into the bumper in order to install the rear lip correctly. Another option would be to just 3M double sided tape the entire rear lip to the rear bumper. A few members have done this and have been very satisfied with the end result. If you go this route, remember to use the 3M tape that is industrial strength or holds up to 5lbs.

I don't see why a Lexus dealership would not install the GFX kit since it is an OEM factory kit from Lexus. I wouldn't ask them to do it though, since the 2/3 of the job is pretty easy and you should save the $$$$ the dealership is going to charge for install on other modifcations for your IS. Good luck.

 

if you have access to a lift... the front and sides can be done QUICK...

Dealer wanted 2.5hrs of labor for my rear lip

I took mine to the body shop that does body work for a my dealer... and it took them about an hour.

 

i was thinking of doing this. i dont wanna mess around with the rear cuz ive looked at the directions and it does seem to be a PITA

 

if you've never done them by yourself before, then i suggest dont do it. you're going to hate life.