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Old May 27, 2005 | 02:40 PM
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just wondering, i'm a newbie but how did you put LED's in your tail lights? and i also heard something about when doing the 97 tail light upgrade that there would be a light that would turn on in the dashboard? any info woul;d be greatly appreciated.
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Old May 27, 2005 | 03:53 PM
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that topic could be searched upon.
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Old May 28, 2005 | 06:56 AM
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Jose, it is obvious that you installed the Lexus OEM lower door mouldings...Did you have to drill the bottom of the door for installation, or just use the sticky tape?

Ryan

BTW, every time I review this thread, I am impressed with your attention to detail... Man
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Old May 28, 2005 | 08:17 AM
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The 97' lower door molding attaches with plastic clips which are included.
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Old May 28, 2005 | 08:19 AM
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how does your steering feel after putting the 19" rims? lighter or heavier?

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Old May 28, 2005 | 08:28 AM
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well, i got 19.9.5 hp evo's with 275/30/19 all the way around an mine feels like if i had 17's on, my car rides like its on rail's
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Old May 28, 2005 | 08:37 AM
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Sweet....what model camera is that? Awesome pics!!
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Old May 28, 2005 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by MyScRuNmIa
well, i got 19.9.5 hp evo's with 275/30/19 all the way around an mine feels like if i had 17's on, my car rides like its on rail's
thats souns good. i might get some 19s with a low offset on the rear rims


CleanSC: do you have a video of your exhaust? how does it sound?
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Old May 28, 2005 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Phillip
just wondering, i'm a newbie but how did you put LED's in your tail lights? and i also heard something about when doing the 97 tail light upgrade that there would be a light that would turn on in the dashboard? any info woul;d be greatly appreciated.
Look in my first post of this thread. There's a link there with more information. Also do a search, there's plenty of info on this, and even OLT will sell you the boards to do it.

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Jose, it is obvious that you installed the Lexus OEM lower door mouldings...Did you have to drill the bottom of the door for installation, or just use the sticky tape?
LOL Ryan I told ya those are the factory '92 door mouldings. I know because I removed them, sanded them, painted them, and put them back on.

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how does your steering feel after putting the 19" rims? lighter or heavier?
I can't really comment on this because I drove the car very little on the stock wheels. After purchasing I immediately started dismantling it.

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Sweet....what model camera is that? Awesome pics!!
Thanks, man. It's a Fuji S602z. No big deal but gets the job done for someone mildly into photography.

Originally Posted by Five1OH
thats souns good. i might get some 19s with a low offset on the rear rims


CleanSC: do you have a video of your exhaust? how does it sound?
I don't have any vids but it's very quiet. Remember this system is just an axle-back (and DAMN expensive for just 2 mufflers and 12" of pipes) so you retain the stock resonators, cats, and small-diameter pipes. You could easiliy make it louder by removing the resonators, cats, or enlarging the stock pipes.
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Old May 28, 2005 | 10:44 PM
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that wald body kit looks really great!

you can't really tell the lines and what it really looks like with their pic because the cars black, but it looks beautiful on your car. damn..i might want to get one for my car now
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Old May 29, 2005 | 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by reamemiya
that wald body kit looks really great!

you can't really tell the lines and what it really looks like with their pic because the cars black, but it looks beautiful on your car. damn..i might want to get one for my car now
LOL thanks, man. That's one of the many reasons why I love pure white. Makes no sense to have a nice body kit in a color you can't see it all in. I could have very well painted the car black but that makes your kit disappear and hides all the detail. My last 3 cars have been white.

As for the Wald kit, I've warned many about it on CL. See the thread linked in my first post on that. It doesn't fit and it's very expensive for what you get. If you have a good body man that works with fiberglass and bondo and about 3 or 4 months to spare then go for it. Otherwise go for something else like the AC kit. Also remember it's discontinued so you can only buy the full kit and no spares. This sucks because I've already ripped the front off the car once and the back bumper was shattered by some a$$hole that rearended me last Thursday.

Fiberglass is a pain in the ***.
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Old May 29, 2005 | 12:54 PM
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go for the 2jzgte
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Old May 29, 2005 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by xknowonex
go for the 2jzgte
I have a better idea.

Updates soon.
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Old May 29, 2005 | 03:31 PM
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ooh ooh , pick me... i know!!
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Old May 29, 2005 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by CleanSC
LOL thanks, man. That's one of the many reasons why I love pure white. Makes no sense to have a nice body kit in a color you can't see it all in. I could have very well painted the car black but that makes your kit disappear and hides all the detail. My last 3 cars have been white.

As for the Wald kit, I've warned many about it on CL. See the thread linked in my first post on that. It doesn't fit and it's very expensive for what you get. If you have a good body man that works with fiberglass and bondo and about 3 or 4 months to spare then go for it. Otherwise go for something else like the AC kit. Also remember it's discontinued so you can only buy the full kit and no spares. This sucks because I've already ripped the front off the car once and the back bumper was shattered by some a$$hole that rearended me last Thursday.

Fiberglass is a pain in the ***.
Sorry to hear about that Jose... . I know you will fix it again good as new...

Exactly why I did not go with the AC kit, and went with the 97 refresh...No Fiberglass.

Ryan
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