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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 08:00 PM
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I finally took some pictures I'm not embarrassed to post. Comments, critique, questions, all welcome!





















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Old Nov 6, 2011 | 08:45 PM
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Looks good man. Not a big fan of the wheels but it is classy still IMO
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 02:40 AM
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Beautiful car, beautiful photography. Like the wheels. Kudos to you.
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 06:12 AM
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nice pics.... i like those backdrops.
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 06:35 AM
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Ls430 "Type R"

Not wheels I would think about choosing but it actually turned out very nice
You need to complete the look by getting some aggressive looking black powder coated oval exhaust tips and maybe darken the tailight strips.
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 07:24 AM
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With your color scheme, you car might look good with a black vinyl wrapped roof
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 07:37 AM
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LS Sport ..............the "GR4MPS" plate .
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 09:10 AM
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beautiful photography.
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I like what you've done to your car. Nice pics too. What kind of grill is that you have?????
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 09:17 AM
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Looks good! You should get some LED tail lights. They give it a much cleaner look like the 04-06 430s.
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 93SC300.
Looks good man. Not a big fan of the wheels but it is classy still IMO
Thanks! Wheels were not my number 1 pick at the time but I've grown to love them. The wheels that I like are anywhere from 2x to 4x the money lol!

Originally Posted by caddyowner
Beautiful car, beautiful photography. Like the wheels. Kudos to you.
Thank you sir! I can't believe that we didn't get a meet done this year No excuses next year!

Originally Posted by sojah
nice pics.... i like those backdrops.
Thank you! I got lucky and found this spot very near my house.

Originally Posted by JLAWS
Ls430 "Type R"

Not wheels I would think about choosing but it actually turned out very nice
You need to complete the look by getting some aggressive looking black powder coated oval exhaust tips and maybe darken the tailight strips.
Thanks! My attempt at a factory-tuned sport I guess. I still remember the day I test drove the LS. I almost didn't buy it because of the boat-like ride. The springs and larger wheels definitely help the cause but still maintain a great ride. I would like to get a nice set of exhaust tips but unfortunately the 01-03 bumper isn't very accommodating. OEM-style LED taillights are on the list but I want to go on coilovers first I think.

Originally Posted by airtime
With your color scheme, you car might look good with a black vinyl wrapped roof
Roof is getting redone in black out of necessity. A small patch of rust on the front by the windshield is causing a small amount of water in during heavy all-day rainstorms when the car isn't garaged.

Originally Posted by votru
LS Sport ..............the "GR4MPS" plate .
Thanks! A little inside joke. When I was thinking of selling my old car, I showed a buddy of mine a classified listing for and LS430 and the first thing he said was, "Man, don't get that old man car!" Needless to say, I purchased it. He liked it so much he sold his car not even two months later.

Originally Posted by Lust4Lexus
beautiful photography.
Thank you sir!

Originally Posted by GLIDESUL
I like what you've done to your car. Nice pics too. What kind of grill is that you have?????
Thank you, thank you! Grille is stock. I sprayed the chrome surround in plastidip.

Originally Posted by Boomer01
Looks good! You should get some LED tail lights. They give it a much cleaner look like the 04-06 430s.
Thanks! Very true about the tails. It's on a list of things to do!

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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 10:49 AM
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+1 for location and pics.. *thumbs up*
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 11:04 AM
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Looks great. I wouldn't have thought the wheels would have looked that good since the car is so big...but they do.
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by dunk123
+1 for location and pics.. *thumbs up*
Thanks!

Originally Posted by smm3
Looks great. I wouldn't have thought the wheels would have looked that good since the car is so big...but they do.
This car was made to run 19s and 20s.
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Old Nov 7, 2011 | 12:53 PM
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Excellent photography and an even sweeter car! I'm gonna have to stop by again sometime so we can do a proper shoot together (boring stock vs modded lol)
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