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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 03:22 PM
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One thing i hate about the IS is that it has the foot actuated parking brake. Sports cars/sporty cars, should always utilize a hand brake.
I was wondering if anyone swaped out the hand brake from a 6 speed MT to a AT car.
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 03:46 PM
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foot parking brakes? That sux.
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 07:17 PM
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dagnamit.....I knew I was missing something all this while.
I came from a stickshift setup (8+ years) to a IS250 automatic.
Just did not realize that it was the hand brake.
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 09:39 PM
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prolly not worth the trouble or money, especially in an auto you most likely wont be needing it
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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I hatttee not having a hand brake!!
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Phresh2010
prolly not worth the trouble or money, especially in an auto you most likely wont be needing it
Its not that i am going to do some side brake drifting. Its mostly for the sporty feel. With the foot parking brake, i feel like i am driving a buick.
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