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Old 06-29-08, 06:49 PM
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Relatively new here, started out wanting to build a Previa for the wife, so we bought one and did the initial maintenance and addressed the problem spots. Essentially we put about $2000 into a van we bought for $2600, planned on putting in a set of used canovers from another member on this board and then she saw nizzan4u2nv's Black LS400 and quickly changed her mind. We then began our search for a Black on Black LS400, we found one that met the criteria from randyboy on this forum and made the purchase. Soon after we started searching for rims & suspension. Wald GS had a set of Carlsson 2/6's for sale on the CL board and after striking a deal we brought them home, bought a set of nankang tires from PerformancePlus and had them mounted locally. A few days later my new Megan coilovers showed up. I wanted to make sure the rims would fit correctly before tinkering with the suspension so I installed them today, I'm pretty happy with the fit & look, and its nice having something a little less common. I had to roll the rear fenders a bit (likely because I chose to run a tire I didnt have to stretch) but they are running fin now. I plan on doing the coilovers next week if we dont head out of town for the holiday weekend. Since I hate threads without pics, here are some to start off with:

we did some small mods like clear corners, JDM one piece headlights, 6000k HID BiXenon upgrade, new grille, and JDM RCR tails from LOTC with the red sections tinted


After rims & tires installed on today:

... it settled down after backing it out, so its not as 4x4 as it looks in this pic


Nice & flush...


Specs: Carlsson 2/6 rims:19x8.5 (+28) & 19x10 rims (+35), Nankang 235/35ZR19 front, 275/30ZR19 rear

Next... coilovers & tint!
Old 06-29-08, 09:37 PM
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Bryan's wheels, LOTC's tails

That LOTC guy...his LS doesn't need the RCR's?
Hmmm
Old 06-29-08, 10:11 PM
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Bryan's wheels, LOTC's tails

That LOTC guy...his LS doesn't need the RCR's?
Hmmm
According to LOTC he's getting out of the VIP scene and into home theater systems... that would technically make him LOHT
Old 06-29-08, 10:20 PM
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Car looks great, love the wheels
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Looks good so far. It'll look even hotter when you install those coilovers.
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Looks sweet bro!
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wow weird i was just thinking of those wheels on my ls today

awesome, looks good
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wow RK there she is, and she is looking mighty fine!!! You ever think or murdering out the center of the rims by having them painted black or pearl black? Maybe to much but the BLACK on BLACK theme is HOT! Thanks for the pics, can't wait for the coil-overs. Hey how much and where did you get them JDM one piece lights from???
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got the lights from e-bay, actually won them for less than $50 for the pair... Yes I thought about powdercoating the centers but couldnt figure out what to do with the caps, dont know if it would look goofy with silver caps in black centers

coilovers on:


just kidding, someone on VIP did a photochop, but this is what I'm shooting for...

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Old 06-30-08, 10:30 AM
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Dude I love the black/clear taillights they look awesome I want to see some more shots from the back!

Keep it up man!
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Originally Posted by jcrome04
Dude I love the black/clear taillights they look awesome I want to see some more shots from the back!

Keep it up man!
Those are actually up for sale or trade if someone has the red/clear/red available
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Looking good, especially the PS, (ya got me with that one, heheh). Keep up the great work. She's coming along very nicely.
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hhahha

its gonna look great.


btw i used ms paint for that lowering haha
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leave the wheels alone!
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yea please, black centers are kinda played out...


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