Just Picked Up My PreOwned 2010 IS 250 RWD
01-27-11, 02:42 PM
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Just Picked Up My PreOwned 2010 IS 250 RWD
Greetings all,
I Just Picked Up My PreOwned 2010 IS 250 RWD. Everything on the car is currently stock. It's almost fully loaded...has everything, but the ML sound system and sport suspension. I plan to keep the look of the car fairly clean and simple. I had the dealer switch out the wheels for the graphite type (like the look better). Now I'm looking at doing a few mods.
Things I'm thinking about doing:
Cover Chrome Window & Grill Trim - Black Vinyl?
Debadge rear
Change out suspension for a tighter ride and a little lower - Adjustable Coilovers?
Mid Pipe Install
I'm curious what some of your thoughts are on some of these mods and if there are certain brands/types you'd recommend for things such as a mid-pipe and coilovers. Also, are there other things I should consider doing.
Been browsing the forum...but it's a bit hard to figure out what the best 'current' recommendation is for stuff like this.
Love the car so far.....
I Just Picked Up My PreOwned 2010 IS 250 RWD. Everything on the car is currently stock. It's almost fully loaded...has everything, but the ML sound system and sport suspension. I plan to keep the look of the car fairly clean and simple. I had the dealer switch out the wheels for the graphite type (like the look better). Now I'm looking at doing a few mods.
Things I'm thinking about doing:
Cover Chrome Window & Grill Trim - Black Vinyl?
Debadge rear
Change out suspension for a tighter ride and a little lower - Adjustable Coilovers?
Mid Pipe Install
I'm curious what some of your thoughts are on some of these mods and if there are certain brands/types you'd recommend for things such as a mid-pipe and coilovers. Also, are there other things I should consider doing.
Been browsing the forum...but it's a bit hard to figure out what the best 'current' recommendation is for stuff like this.
Love the car so far.....
01-27-11, 02:58 PM
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Clean, Nice car.. I agree get the painted match grill and throw some tint on it. A nice JUN replica roof spoiler would set it off and it'll look exacly like mine...
Also get some red vinyl to cover up the amber part on the tails, for some reason the amber on those tails look hideous on our obsidian black cars.
Also get some red vinyl to cover up the amber part on the tails, for some reason the amber on those tails look hideous on our obsidian black cars.
01-27-11, 04:08 PM
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Beautiful car! But why the back-dated 2008 rims on a 2010?
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01-28-11, 08:17 AM
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Thank you All
Hello again and thank you all for the warm welcome and comments.
I suppose I could have been clearer on some things.
If I do the De-badging I will only remove the "IS" and "250" badges. Don't mind the lex logo and perhaps I can swap it for one of the gray/graphite looking ones.
I had the dealer switch out the rims for the older model because I liked the look better. I think the graphite looks really good on the car.
I'm located in LA and can do some of this work myself, but some things I'd like to have done at a shop (the coil-overs). Any LA people here have a recommendation for a good Lexus shop that's honest and fair?
Thanks again
I suppose I could have been clearer on some things.
If I do the De-badging I will only remove the "IS" and "250" badges. Don't mind the lex logo and perhaps I can swap it for one of the gray/graphite looking ones.
I had the dealer switch out the rims for the older model because I liked the look better. I think the graphite looks really good on the car.
I'm located in LA and can do some of this work myself, but some things I'd like to have done at a shop (the coil-overs). Any LA people here have a recommendation for a good Lexus shop that's honest and fair?
Thanks again
01-28-11, 09:48 AM
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Hello again and thank you all for the warm welcome and comments.
I suppose I could have been clearer on some things.
If I do the De-badging I will only remove the "IS" and "250" badges. Don't mind the lex logo and perhaps I can swap it for one of the gray/graphite looking ones.
I had the dealer switch out the rims for the older model because I liked the look better. I think the graphite looks really good on the car.
I'm located in LA and can do some of this work myself, but some things I'd like to have done at a shop (the coil-overs). Any LA people here have a recommendation for a good Lexus shop that's honest and fair?
Thanks again
I suppose I could have been clearer on some things.
If I do the De-badging I will only remove the "IS" and "250" badges. Don't mind the lex logo and perhaps I can swap it for one of the gray/graphite looking ones.
I had the dealer switch out the rims for the older model because I liked the look better. I think the graphite looks really good on the car.
I'm located in LA and can do some of this work myself, but some things I'd like to have done at a shop (the coil-overs). Any LA people here have a recommendation for a good Lexus shop that's honest and fair?
Thanks again
Behind the s on IS there is a hole and behind the 5 on the 250 is another hole.
That is what we are talking about. Be ready to fill holes and repaint.
01-28-11, 09:53 AM
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Ah....bummer. I guess I may just leave them on. Filling the holes and repainting seems like a bit much. Thanks for letting me know. Glad I didn't try to remove them yet.