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Old Apr 10, 2014 | 09:51 PM
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Just came across this... thoughts





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Old Apr 10, 2014 | 10:46 PM
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I guess that car is just like the copy on that Advan sign in the background " Not for Everyone", that thing is a mess.
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Old Apr 10, 2014 | 11:55 PM
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While I would never do this myself...I am inclined to stay tuned for the final product. It's about being unique. If the rear (bumper, etc) gets the ISF/GS F sport treatment, it could definitely work-appears the ISF side panel is already there? That is assuming the body work is top notch. If it is just the front conversion, that is one huge beak for an IS to have. Ironically, I have a buddy who is almost completely done swapping front ends on a 2nd gen IS to the 3rd gen IS F sport grille et al.
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 04:28 AM
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Isn't that an IS so wouldn't it be a IS/GS-F conversion
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 05:27 AM
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Never been a fan of that front conversion anyways
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 07:11 AM
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Props to whoever is tackling this. Curious to the final result
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 08:33 AM
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The finished version will most definitely need a front lip. Other than that, shouldn't we all reserve judgement until its done? Its obviously a mess currently, but that's a given in an involved conversion.
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 09:45 AM
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GS front with Lexon lip,



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I actually like it a lot......but how much work does it take to get it to fit correctly....
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 11:13 AM
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I like it but the 3IS front conversion I believe it's the best!My opinion
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 01:37 PM
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looks sick imo. reminds me of rwdis250 and another member in FL
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 10:11 PM
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there's potential...
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Old Apr 11, 2014 | 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by pchan0
This is just wow! One of the cleanest conversions I've seen. Looks like it came from the factory like that.
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Old Apr 12, 2014 | 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by pchan0
This is way better then the black one
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Old Apr 12, 2014 | 06:21 AM
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50/50 for me. It looks totally badass, considering the amount of work is involved. Yet, there is something off about that super aggressive bumper on a relatively clean (body lines speaking) vehicle. Maybe there's just too many curves and it kind of looks like an angry anime character for some reason. Either way, still much props to someone who accomplishes this.
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