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The mod you regret the most.

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Old 08-02-10, 05:19 PM
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ordered springs, now my struts arent holding up
shouldve just went with coilovers
Old 08-02-10, 06:04 PM
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Biggest regret is throwing over 4g on some Iforged wheels because i didnt get the lipage i wanted I did my research but i guess not enough I asked people with the lipage i wanted and got the offset and gave it to Iforged but in the end did not get what i wanted. Now i have a set of BRAND NEW wheels in the box ready to be pick up from a buyer. Low blow me im desperate


https://www.clublexus.com/forums/whe...els-flush.html
Old 08-02-10, 07:16 PM
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Trying to get a custom exhaust at the local muffler shop, ended costing about $500 and then what do you know, i have the stock exhaust back on!...I hate impulse
Old 08-02-10, 07:29 PM
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Buying gfx exhaust tips off another member here from IL last year. He sent me two tips for the same side and it shipped to my home while I was at USC and didn't have time to go home until weeks later. By then when I tried getting a refund he accused me of fcking with ish and gave all these bs excuses. Should have saved that $30 for the fsport exhaust I have now. At least I have two identical pencil holders now...
Old 08-02-10, 07:31 PM
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I also regret buying Johnnyboy's single exhaust. I wound up getting a 1 piece exhaust from header to muffler which I didnt know going into it. Changing exhausts was a shot in the dark with where to cut the mid pipe. Its still is a headache cause now I want to put an OEM exhaust and have to go back to the exhaust guy.

Not a shot at Johnny just regret not thinking about it from a practical standpoint as opposed to the impulsive one I was at.
Old 08-02-10, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by MiiK350
Take it from someone that got two tint tickets in one week, just take it off now before you get the tickets and have to take them off anyway.

backs can be as dark as they want... its the two front windows that you have to worry about
Old 08-02-10, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by JDKane527
Buying gfx exhaust tips off another member here from IL last year. He sent me two tips for the same side and it shipped to my home while I was at USC and didn't have time to go home until weeks later. By then when I tried getting a refund he accused me of fcking with ish and gave all these bs excuses. Should have saved that $30 for the fsport exhaust I have now. At least I have two identical pencil holders now...
lol pencil holders.

my most regretted mod? starting on a led dash conversion project..when will i finish? who knows. for now ive got stock green with blue n white leds muahaha
Old 08-02-10, 09:38 PM
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no regrets for every mod i've done. money is spent and gone, and there's no use crying over spilled milk.

however, one mod that i probably could've skipped is the fujita f5 SRI, but without that i would have never been able to cover the cost of a joe z pipe after selling it.
Old 08-02-10, 09:50 PM
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the DRL/FOG mod..

Completley f -ing pointless.

$8cdn for the freeking wire./connecters... i just tore it right now.

i dont wanna have the drl on when the ACC is on radio mode.

i dont want cops comming by when there is smoke pouring out of the slightly open windows.

i like the idea of it but.. not functional for my lifelstyle.
Old 08-02-10, 10:23 PM
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Most regretted a while back was F-Sport BBKs at some point lol


Didn't know even manning up to change my own flat tire with the spare donut led to fail (aka. BBKs are too big for the spare donut)

But then again later on, after some arguements with the dealer, I got a free replacement PS2 and a new f-sport rim wrapped with another PS2 for my spare


Biggest regret would be adding up 15mm and 20mm spacers on my wheels when it chewed up some of my fender linings lol
Old 08-02-10, 11:14 PM
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switching to auto awd from 6mt several years ago, got ripped off on the deal when i was working at the dealership and auto awd was technically a better buy for resale later on.

also, buying volk gt-7s then one week later buying volk te-37s. if only id been patient
Old 08-03-10, 03:42 AM
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Originally Posted by PN250
5 Cracks - and i had the rims less then 4 months give or take.

Linea corse - lemans.
I should have saved up and pay the extra couple of hundred or thousand for the BBS LM's.

Linea corse rims are casted so one crack will do it for you. even when you fix the crack, it is most likley your rim will crack again i can almost promise you.

I had mine welded and fixed twice already. i'll snap some pics when i get it back from the shop and show you. Horrible.

ps. I live in Los Angeles...
Pot holes > Linea corse
What size wheel and tire did you have on?
Old 08-03-10, 04:07 AM
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My only regret is not buying an is-f sooner.
Old 08-03-10, 04:45 AM
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i regeret my intake the most
i cant keep it under 3000rpm now, wasting so much fuel
Old 08-03-10, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by MiiK350
What size wheel and tire did you have on?
19x8.5 -falken 235/35/19 - Plenty of meat.
19x10 - falken 265/30/19 - mild stretch
Tanebe springs 210

-This is my DD


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