Flat Four

Hey guys. Long time visitor, first time poster. I know I'm gonna get a lot of questions from this, so here we go.
Its taken over two years and WHOLE LOT of parts hunting, but the identity change is nearly complete. Alot has gone into the Toyota conversion. Its not easy to find rare OEM/JDM parts for a 13year old car to begin with. I owe it to lots of ebay/internet searching and a special friend in Japan Some people will understand, others will not. Thats ok. Its all worth it for the looks and questions I get from random people.

The big boy himself:


Started simple with grille and emblems. Yes, the front emblem snaps right in place of the Lexus. Yes, I filled the holes in the trunk...



Couldn't resist- had to get the plate to match ...


Then I kinda got carried away with it...



So I figured, "Oh well, now I gotta go all the way"...



Got the Celsior owners manual and factory brochure in the glove box! The only thing left that reads "Lexus" is my ignition key Safe to say, one of the most unique "LS400s" on the east coast.
Am I passionate, or just mental?

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

not bad, u had to have the trunk filled/painted to fill in the holes from the "Lexus" lettering on the drivers side right?

and the car in ur sig is a UCF20 II >.>

Flat Four

Wow...is that a compliment from our resident CL skeptic? LOL...thanks man. Yes, the "Lexus" holes had to be filled on the driver's side, but I filled all of holes on the trunk, otherwise you'd see them with the new badges. And yes, that is late model 20 in the sig. Is there anything you don't notice, Pure?

phobs

"Oh well, now I gotta go all the way"

That's not all the way yet! Gotta do a right hand conversion . That's a really clean JDM transformation, good job.

Nano-V8

haha, right hand drive conversion would b crazy! but it looks good

phobs

are those yellow bulbs i see in your headlight?

heyhowyado

wow! very impressive!

Flat Four

They're actually Hella yellow bulb capsules from Germany. Better than any "yellow" bulb out there.....these things are YELL-OW! Too bad you can't find em anywhere anymore (I got these years ago). From experience, I can tell you that the Georgia State Patrol as well as the Pennsylvania State Police don't like these things.

phobs

Hahaha awesome, i got yellow capsules in my fogs instead, indeed they are pretty damn sexy

19psi

looks great! that is a complete conversion; i stopped with the badges. no way was i going to pay for an airbag with the toyota emblem on it!

Flat Four

Thanks man. I feel you on the airbag....I know. Don't ask me how long it took to get that one. Or how much it set me back

chrispy

iTrader: (21)

Although I believe that that's a legit Celsior airbag, I wonder if you could've saved some money by seeing if any other Toyota airbags would fit. Looks like a Camry bag would fit. Nice work on the conversion.

INYOFAZ

damn dude i redid my grill and trunk badging to say celsior but you took it to a level i never would have even thought about lol i mean damn engine bay,manual, and brochure....thats ****ing awesome bro

steveski

Awesome to see a total transformation to a Toyota Celsior

chrisngo

iTrader: (1)

Hey nice job!

Look for the JDM fogs...they'd be a good addition for your car.

Chris

EDIT: Scratch what i said...you have a UCF20.

Chris