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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 06:07 PM
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I recently came back from a trip to Guadalajara Mexico, I picked up a mexican Tuning magazine at the airport...as I was fliping the pages I came across an article on the LS430's, the writer talked about how this big sedan was very popular amognst the enthusuast in California...any how, what I can't figure out is are these LS430's real or photoshoped?
the first one I'm gonna show says that the Ls sits on 21inch hyundai concept wheels, it also claims that it is modified by "KANE" (whoever that is) it says it has custom airdams up front and rear spoilers by kane.


What do you guys think?
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 06:12 PM
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Madd tyte yo.

That camber's death to the car. It looks like the rear wheels are gonne rotate and the car's gonna lift off like in Back to the Future. Oh well, I guess it could be real. The rims are the only questionable part, but considering the gap shown as well as the camber I suppose it could be real. At 19 or 20 inch, it could look like some crazy japanese VIP ride.

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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 06:55 PM
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Are there many pictures with many angles? If that is the only picture of the car with the wheels then it's probably photoshopped. It isn't a reputable magazine is it?
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 07:46 PM
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That picture is a fake here's the real original picture...

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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 08:05 PM
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ahhhhha! your good.
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 04:22 AM
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Wow how did you realize that? Nice work.
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 07:17 AM
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good job

yeah the magazine doesn't seem very reputable.

well I gues I can show the rest of these photoshopped fakies
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here is another, this one says it has jaguar wheels
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 11:53 AM
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The LS430 in the first pic looks horrible and definitely looks photoshopped. There's no way you could actually drive the car like that... the wheels would be rubbing all over the place and that camber is just flat out terrible. You'd be replacing your tires ever 4000 miles with camber like that.

The second pic doesn't look as bad to me, but still looks bad. Those actually look like Porsche wheels to me for some reason.

Personally there are very few aftermarket wheels I think look good, especially when you get into the more rediculous sizes where the tires become little more than overpriced rubber bands and the ride quality goes to crap.
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 12:04 PM
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Good thing it's fake...looks like sh*t!
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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 03:11 PM
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Originally posted by LexusChris
That picture is a fake here's the real original picture...
Nice find! This definitely puts to rest any argument that it is real.

Just wondering... where'd you dig that pic up from?
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 05:22 PM
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I know this is fake but I think it's fat
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 07:02 PM
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Originally posted by el gato
here is another, this one says it has jaguar wheels
is that a cadillac emblem on the grill??
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 07:46 PM
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fake yes but they would look good if they were real with some mods.
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