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Old 02-15-18, 03:47 PM
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Default What would an "f-sport" ls430 look like

I am trying to build my car as what I think a "f-sport" ls430 should be and want to hear what you think an f-sport ls430 would look like, interior wise, outside, performance mods, etc. I am hoping someone has an idea that I have not thought of that would compliment my build, and flow with the whole idea of it.

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Badges, brakes, wheels, interior trim, suspension goodies, exhaust. Any F Sport version of a Lexus would do. Heck, you could even find an F Sport at a dealership and take a look at it up close and personal like...

Then you would have an idea.
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Originally Posted by 2KHarrier
Badges, brakes, wheels, interior trim, suspension goodies, exhaust. Any F Sport version of a Lexus would do. Heck, you could even find an F Sport at a dealership and take a look at it up close and personal like...

Then you would have an idea.
So exhaust is getting done, brakes idk honestly there pretty good maybe just paint the calipers f sport blue? for the interior trim do you think I should go forward with the carbon fiber wrapping or stick with wood grain?

I tried looking at one at a dealership but they do not have any f-sport cars its all es, is, and rx's.

Also should I put an f sport badges on my car or nah I dont want to be a ricer so I am leaning towards no badges.
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F-Sport on an LS460 includes a more aggressive front bumper, wheels, badging, and I think special interior colors. I work at a Lexus dealership and they are pretty common. We only had two that I've seen in stock in the past ten months. There are two local guys driving F-Sport LS460's and they had other stuff done like gloss black vinyl wrapped roofs and mirrors, blacked out front bumper trim and larger wheels.

On the LS500 it's more performance oriented compared to the LS460's F-Sport model being just an appearance package. You would get better brakes, wheels, Sport+ mode, and suspension upgrades.

I've always imagined an LS430 F-Sport including more sporty 20 inch wheels, painted calipers with drilled brakes, exhaust, lowered with sway bar upgrades and maybe carbon fiber wrapped woodgrain. So far from what I saw on your build I think you've got it down.
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Just put a ls3 in it lol��
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Originally Posted by Kira X
F-Sport on an LS460 includes a more aggressive front bumper, wheels, badging, and I think special interior colors. I work at a Lexus dealership and they are pretty common. We only had two that I've seen in stock in the past ten months. There are two local guys driving F-Sport LS460's and they had other stuff done like gloss black vinyl wrapped roofs and mirrors, blacked out front bumper trim and larger wheels.

On the LS500 it's more performance oriented compared to the LS460's F-Sport model being just an appearance package. You would get better brakes, wheels, Sport+ mode, and suspension upgrades.

I've always imagined an LS430 F-Sport including more sporty 20 inch wheels, painted calipers with drilled brakes, exhaust, lowered with sway bar upgrades and maybe carbon fiber wrapped woodgrain. So far from what I saw on your build I think you've got it down.
Awsome thanks I appreciate it I may retrofit my headlights with ccfl halo rings as well painting the housing black. I am goung to try to wrap tbe trim myself in carbon fiber only thing I am thinking will be an issue would be the steering wheel.

Originally Posted by Robles84
Just put a ls3 in it lol��
I am gonna save that for the sc300 project I want to do.
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Carbon Fibre. Everything. Take notes from NISMO with the R34 Skyline Z-tune if you want to go down some kind of F-sport road.
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Not sure about that
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Originally Posted by Ls430Coy
Not sure about that

Not sure about what?
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Forget it bro,just disregard my comment
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