RSXiMUS

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What do you guys think? I just slapped on the emblems yesterday but still undecided if I'll keep them on or take them off.

It was more of an experiment to see how it would look, starting to grow on me....

metaleckz

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Is your car f sport? If yes, keep otherwise..

rparkzy

I feel the same way.

But it's your car. If you like it, roll with it.

Ants350

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I like it..did you put badge on both sides?

RSXiMUS

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No sir, not a factory F-sport.

When I bought my car it was down to my 2011 Luxury Package IS350 and a 2011 F-Sport Package IS350. Found both in the same color, very similar mileage. I would have saved about $2500 if I went with the F-Sport package one but I couldn't do it because it was just missing too many nice things from the Luxury package.

I would have lost memory seats, auto rain-sensing wipers, power tilt/telescope steering, illuminated door sills, auto-dim and auto-tilt-down side mirrors, rear power sunshade and the biggest thing was the awesome ventilated and cooled leather seats. As a previous 335i owner that was one feature that I was very jealous about the IS350 so It was a must have for me.

Sooo what to do? Buy the Luxury package, add the exterior F-sport OEM enhancements (front grill, spoiler) change out all the suspension and wheels for F-Sport Accessories (not the factory F-Sport OEM stuff) and build myself a better F-Sport package than factory

RSXiMUS

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Yup, both sides. I never thought about getting them but they were a steal @ $30 for both sides so I said hey, why not?

RSXiMUS

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As it sits, my car has the following F-sport upgrades.

F-Sport "OEM" Front Grill
F-Sport "OEM" Front lower spoilers
F-Sport/IS-F "OEM" rear spoiler (ordered)

F-Sport Accessories Springs
F-Sport Accessories Shocks
F-Sport Accessories 19" Forged wheels staggered RWD
F-Sport Accessories Front and rear sway bar kit
F-Sport Accessories Intake

NSGxLEX

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Looks good! Keep it on.

Ants350

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Where you get em from?

RSXiMUS

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Got them from a buddy who sold his car.

islandbeef

Go genuine, authentic F-Sport or don't. Don't be a badge poser.

That's my opinion.

Tonyy

Not bad looking. I'm a badgeless kind of person so I'd take them off even if mine was a true F Sport. I have F Sport parts and never even considered getting badges.

RSXiMUS

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I respect your opinion, while I agree to some extent, here is my opinion.

OEM F-sport package is basically cosmetic enhancements with no real performance gains, handles "slightly" better than a regular IS due to the sport suspension Lexus sourced from the 06-10 parts bin. (Hell they slap these badges on RX350's and CT200h Hybrids)

While if you build up the car with REAL F-sport "Accessories" you will have a car with REAL performance gains.

Slap F-sport badges on both cars....now who's the real poser?

My opinion is a car built up with TRUE F-Sport goodies to outperform a stock car substantially is well deserving to flaunt the badge.

Example, If you were being chased by a 335i M-Tech down a nice canyon road, what car would you rather have to represent Lexus's "F-Sport" badge? A stock F-Sport Package IS350, or a full catalog F-Sport Accessories IS350?

pmanliu

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and the f sport badge judges will now come out from hiding...

Looks good imo. Keep it on if you like it

RSXiMUS

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Thanks pmanliu, the point of this thread was mainly to get opinions on the "look" of the badge, not really the association of it.

After having it on for a couple days now I'm really liking it, probably keep it on. The side profile view was kinda plain to me before, like it was missing something.. I think the badges gives it a little zing.

Probably will keep them on.