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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 11:10 AM
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I had a A6 for a while and been on the Jap scene for a while , fancied a Lexus for a while and i have bought a Diesel IS , its a daily car which my wife uses so thats the reason for it being a diesel, the spec on the car is awesome , Sat nav , DVD , electric rear blind , heated seats , cream leather , and electric memory seats and the list goes on , so i am very happy with it , My other car is a Nissan 200sx ( 240 ) and i have had that a year so far and do a little drifting with it These are the pics of my rides
excuse the quality of picture its taken of my blackberry.


so i need some ideas on how to fill those arches
And this is my other toy
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 11:29 AM
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Welcome to CL!!

There are a couple spring choices for the AWD ... and there are also coilovers available. Check out the vendor marketplace section.
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 11:38 AM
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Thanks for the welcome
Yeh need some springs , and most importantly wheels dont know if i should go 18'' 19'' or 20'' , but i dont want to spend a fortune on rims incase the wife kerbs them

Any idea where i can get the JDM window deflectors
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 11:41 AM
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I say go with 18" or 19" ... to me 20" looks a little big and raises you car up even more

As for the JDM visors, check out nigel in the vendor marketplace....
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 11:50 AM
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Thanks again your a pal
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 12:44 PM
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nice....welcome to CL
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 02:08 PM
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Thanks

Hopefully i can find some inspairation here
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 02:20 PM
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nice rides and welcome to CL
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 02:58 PM
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I'm in the same boat - IS220d for the wife that looks pretty much exactly like yours but has the grey interior. Agree with you though, its needs a drop and some rims. Just ordered a VAIS Technology iPod connector and changed the interior lights to LEDs.

I'm a fan of the OEMish look so I am planning on getting some ISF rims

Here's a pic of my main ride


Will upload pics of the IS once I get some more mods done..

Hope to pick up some tips from here

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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 03:37 PM
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Welcome to CL... Your other toy looks fun..
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 07:25 PM
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Welcome to CL. A nice set of coils will fill that gap
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
Welcome to CL... Your other toy looks fun..
mine or the BMW
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 12:12 PM
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the rear of your car is unusually high
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by lex
the rear of your car is unusually high
Yeh dont normally look like that , hand brake and there is a ditch the other side , the nissan sometimes does it when its parked in that spot
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 12:59 PM
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Congrats on the IS and welcome to CL. Any plans for mods for the IS besides the coilovers and JDM Visors?

Love the look of the 240.

To save you some time, here's a link to the thread for the JDM Visors in the vendor's section. You'll find a link to Nigel's website in the first post. Great guy to deal with, he'll treat you well.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/clu...isor-sale.html

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