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Old 03-31-11, 07:33 PM
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I've had this car for about 3 months. Haven't done much to it. I smoked out the headlamps and tail lights, tinted the windows, and added the wheels. The car throws mad brake dust and cleaning the wheels suck! Is there anything else you would do to it? I wanna keep it simple.
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Old 03-31-11, 07:40 PM
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Dropping it a bit would definitely make it look better. What size rim are you running?
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19's. Had 20's on a 350 and rubbed hard. It has a good ride right now but I agree about dropping it.
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Looks good man. I'm looking for wheels for my 250awd too, what width are you running?(same all four corners too?)
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After a drop it would look alot better.
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Drop + Lip kit
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AWD+big wheels= 4x4 hahaha....needs a drop bad
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Originally Posted by JONSOO
19's. Had 20's on a 350 and rubbed hard. It has a good ride right now but I agree about dropping it.
I'm also going for a more OEM look. A roof spoiler is pretty much the only exterior add on I've done. Just ordered my BC coilovers and will be looking to drop down to about a two finger gap between wheel and fender. I was originally looking for the stock IS350 rims but, decided to go with the similar but, better looking Genesis wheels. Does riding on 19's make the car feel slower or anything?
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Pretty cool looking rims. +1 for a drop though.
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welcome and congrats!!
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lowering it should be the next mod on the list
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Originally Posted by SPNinjA
I'm also going for a more OEM look. A roof spoiler is pretty much the only exterior add on I've done. Just ordered my BC coilovers and will be looking to drop down to about a two finger gap between wheel and fender. I was originally looking for the stock IS350 rims but, decided to go with the similar but, better looking Genesis wheels. Does riding on 19's make the car feel slower or anything?
It does feel more sluggish.
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Originally Posted by ImBlown
Looks good man. I'm looking for wheels for my 250awd too, what width are you running?(same all four corners too?)
-Joshua
19x8.5. Same on all
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Thanks for the advise. What can I expect the cost of a drop to be?
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Depends on where u are. 150 to 400 for labor. It does look kinda tall, but I'm against lowerin AWD cars. Seems like ur defeating the purpose of buyin AWD, well kinda.


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