theomms

Finally here are the pics of my car , but still no shots of the back! i shaved my emblems (except the lexus sighn in the middle) and got 2/3 red and white tailights.





i also have some other parts coming.

admiration grill
clear corners
clear side markers

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LOTC

nice, very nice so how much did it run you?

tenpointed

Very sharp conversion. How much did that cost you? Was the front end wrecked before you did the work? Just wondering.

Yankees Diva

sweet ride!

~ Stella

Captain Bone

Nice job! Very clean!

-Anthony

theomms

it cost about $7000 and insurance payed for more than half (some guy rear ended me) i might have been able to do it for $4000 but i was too impatient to wait for used parts also the price went way up cuz i decided to paint the whole car from black and gray to mercedes black metalic. i am happy with the result the parts all fit perfect, the shop did a good job of aligning all the panels. everything was straight bolt-on except i had to do a little work with some relays to make al the turn signals to blink properly (i made the fog light and the side marker blink too). HIDs are indescribibly badass

the only reservation that sticks in my mind is that i wonder how much more it would have cost to sell my car and buy a real 98. i didn't even bother to look into that option cuz i love the LS that i have and it took me over three months to find it when i originally bought it 2 years ago.

my car is moving closer to being finished (even though it never will be ). i just droped $4000 on a stereo system (now all i have to do is get off my *** and install it.lol). so now in my eyes my ride only has two thing that are still wrong with it:

1. no rims (e.t.a. 1 year )
2. tan interior (i have no idea how i am going to turn tan to black; dye it?! )

o well going to the shop tommorow to throw on the grill and stuff. sorry for any spelling mistakes

btw anbody tried LED bulb replacment? your expierience?

EXE.UCF10

iTrader: (3)

So it was YOU who's getting the admiration grill.
My experience with LED bulbs on the exterior of the car (i.e. parking lights, corner lights, brake lights, etc.) didn't satisfy my expectations. The LED bulbs are set up so that the light shines straight through and not all around like an incandescent bulb does...meaning the light from the LED bulb will be brightest when you're looking directly into it and a lot dimmer at different angles. On the other hand, I think LEDs work pretty well with the interior lights...especially the courtesy lights.

theomms

darn that is what i was thinking. oh well i guess i will just get some regular super white bulbs for the turn signals. i just hope they match the h.i.d.s. i also ordered yellow bulbs for the fog lights. i want my car to be all clear with yellow fog lights ~a la GS400 and IS300. i think it will look good like that. good looking out though Br1an

theo

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WOW

Nice VIP car you have...... your right the car will never get done.

or if you think your done you will end up with another one just like I did and start all over.

Richie

That looks great, very nice !!

HMCGARY

HOW MUCH DID THE CONVERSION RUN?

brian3268

Abcedefghij

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is your car back from the shop yet.......... I want to see your new mods