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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 06:20 PM
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Hi guys. Im new to the forums here.. i have been reading them for some time now, and deciding which sc to buy. I have always wanted one, and i had been searching for the right one for a long time now. I just picked up a 92 midnight blue 5-speed sc300 with only 116,000 on the clock. It is extremely nice, and very rare from what i hear. The rims came with the car, and im selling them, they are nice, but I don't really care for them.

I am going to be looking to buy suspension, new wheels, and exhaust these next couple of months, so suggestions and pics/sound clips would be greatly appreciated.. im lookin for the g35 sound.. or something mellow. I hear borla makes a nice system, but I am not really too much of a borla fan.

Damn I love my new Lexus..






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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 06:25 PM
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hey bro wassup. nice car btw. wat city did u picked this up at? i know for a fact if u want the G35 sound (i also love that tone), and if u r on a budget, u should try looking towards the magnaflow 14829 street series. i am still waiting on my mufflers from a CL member and will pput it on asap. u can also go deleted resonators to make it more agressive.

how much did u get the sc3 for btw?
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 06:36 PM
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I got it in socal.. and for $5800. which i gladly handed over for such a nice, clean title, low mileage, rare sc beauty.. ... But yeah. I was thinking of deleting the resonators, i hear i get some mpg by doing that also... Im just really happy that i picked this thing up..

I might also send the steering wheel and shift **** in to get wood finished also... i think it would compliment the car nicely. . . And i have some plans for some tein flex's in about a month with some nice jdm dished wheels.. mmmmmmmmmmmmm.......
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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Nice find that blue is rare plus it's 5 speed. Get some TT wheels in the meantime you're looking for the dish wheels lol. I'm selling some mufflers and I also have a video/sound clip. pm or email me siwinx@gmail.com.
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 07:50 PM
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btw, where do you get the wood grains on the steering wheel at? i am really interested in that ..thats a good deal. nice and really good looking straight exterior too.
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by jdmtruong
btw, where do you get the wood grains on the steering wheel at? i am really interested in that ..thats a good deal. nice and really good looking straight exterior too.
I think those "woodgrains" is the wear on the steering wheel
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 08:18 PM
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the SC looks great man and the paint is in great condition. nice find yo!

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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 08:41 PM
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very nice! welcome to CL. my car has the magnaflows and i love them!
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 08:50 PM
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hmmm .. the magnaflows sound promising. Im going to have to look into that.

I saw an ad for some company on ebay about a wood grain service.. they take your original steering wheel, re-wrap it and add wood grain around the top and bottom. it looks really really nice. It is $400 and they even send you a loaner wheel so taht you dont have to be without one. They say the process takes about 2-3 weeks. Im going to check into it further and ill let you guys know.
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 08:53 PM
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nice find! where did you look to find this car? i like that color.

that steering wheel does look pretty messed up. you should consider getting one of those 3-spoke steering wheels from an RX or wherever it's from. do a quick search for it.
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OEM newer 3 spoke wheel is going to be much better then a refurb IMO.
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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true, true... ima look into a few things.
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Old Oct 15, 2005 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by cherplex
I think those "woodgrains" is the wear on the steering wheel

lol... my steering wheel has "woodgrains" l
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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 01:33 PM
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Wow welcome to CL! That car is super super clean and a great price too! Half the price of a new Civic!!! BTW, I have a wooden Momo **** for sale. Where are you located? Hit me up at snoozin_rps13@hotmail.com

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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 01:39 PM
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Is it just me, or do you have steering wheel controls, too? What are those for?
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