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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 11:06 PM
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Congrats! You have my car and oddly, we have the same mileage too. lol GFM is not a common color and they were hard to find when new. My dealer actually had two with the black interior, while most others had none. Just watch the color matching if you need to get something repainted. This color is very hard to get right, but it is possible. And you'll notice people will comment on the color before they comment on the car. Or at least that's what I've noticed.
As far as springs, I did F-sports on mine and I have absolutely no problems or worries with scraping. It really made the car appear sportier and more aggressive if that's the look you are trying to achieve. Enjoy the ride!
I'll keep that in mind since I'll need some detailing done to the front before it can be warpped to fix up some of the minor paint marks.

I'm trying to go more for keep it the clean and stock look mainly. As per the F-Sport springs, I was thinking more about getting the X-Package suspension pieces and upgrade it that way because it uses linear springs and drops the front 0.4".

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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Sango
I'll keep that in mind since I'll need some detailing done to the front before it can be warpped to fix up some of the minor paint marks before get it warpped up.

I'm trying to go more for keep it the clean and stock look mainly. As per the F-Sport springs, I was thinking more about getting the X-Package suspension pieces and upgrade it that way because it uses linear springs and drops the front 0.4".
Sounds like a wise plan. My goal is also the clean and stock look too. I'm not too familar with the X-Package springs, but from what I've seen, you can barely tell the car is any lower. If that's the look you want, then those may be where to turn to. I think I read the F-sports drop it a half inch or so, but I could be wrong.
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 11:27 PM
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Sounds like a wise plan. My goal is also the clean and stock look too. I'm not too familar with the X-Package springs, but from what I've seen, you can barely tell the car is any lower. If that's the look you want, then those may be where to turn to. I think I read the F-sports drop it a half inch or so, but I could be wrong.
From what I read, the X-Package springs and suspension does make the car a a bit stiffer and feel a little more of the road, but it will perform better. I think this would be the route I would go, based on people who have cars with X-Package or 2011 F-Sport package.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...rt-owners.html

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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 08:01 AM
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oooo another WA person! congrats
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 08:07 AM
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Congrats on new purchase, very special color...
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