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Old May 31, 2018 | 06:01 AM
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Just gathering some ideas guys. My LS is still on the shelf, as my technician is working on it on his free time. We should be done this week to make next weeks' window tinting appointment with my local guy.

What have you done to your LS in terms of purposeful and useful mods? As well as possible performance gains?

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Old May 31, 2018 | 08:42 AM
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Maintenance first, make sure you have a solid platform before doing anything. This will depend on age/mileage for a lot of components.
UR rear sway bar is a good mod.
Upgraded stereo for non nav guys is a good mod... in progress right now on my car.
Paint brake calipers, purely cosmetic but they good great in black with LEXUS vinyl decals.
Rotors with painted hats... no rusty garbage here. Helps that I live in TX though.
Paint front grill insert matte or gloss black if it's chrome... made a nice change.
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Old May 31, 2018 | 08:57 AM
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My car is a Mercury Silver, would not look too good with a gloss black. I was thinking chrome (as much as I dislike it), along with an upgrade to the chrome 18s, it would look great! VAIS seems to be the way to go on the stereo mod, what are you using?
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Beat Sonic SLA-24A double din kit, Pioneer 'collection of letters/numbers' head unit, and Pioneer backup camera.

I'd skip the OEM chrome wheels due to pitting/flaking of the chrome. Will eventually lead to the possibility of the tire losing air.
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Old May 31, 2018 | 09:14 AM
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Good looking out, thank you for the advice. I love the fat five wheels. The multi spoke that are on mine (17"), are way too granny for my preference.
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