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Old 04-19-11, 02:29 PM
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How I built my Taillights
  • Fabulous outer Taillights with OEM inners
  • Sprayed with matte clear paint. Then wet sanded the turn signal and reverse area and then applied smoke vinyl. Heat treated the corners and trimmed with a blade

Concept: AMG/Euro look
Results: Simple & Clean

Old 04-19-11, 02:49 PM
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PIMPIN it the RIGHT WAY like always Solo.

Hats off, jaws on the flor!

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Originally Posted by solo
Does Snow Mode also retard timing robbing some power..?
No. Just changes the shift points or something like that. Does not affect power.
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Did you do the black housing yourself for your headlights?
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Originally Posted by FLIPPU
PIMPIN it the RIGHT WAY like always Solo.

Hats off, jaws on the flor!

Flip
dude.. we need to catch-up.. lets hit up that hole-in-the-wall joint next time I'm intown.. drool......

thx brotha!!!
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Originally Posted by ItsRichie
Did you do the black housing yourself for your headlights?
yes i did.. was easier than i thought. it's mostly the thought of f'ning one up and having to pay $$$ for a replacement that plays tricks on ya.. but if you have ever cracked open a Honda headlight, then be confident to try a Lexus lens. They're all the same.

I'll dig up some photos of that when I get a chance.
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Originally Posted by solo
yes i did.. was easier than i thought. it's mostly the thought of f'ning one up and having to pay $$$ for a replacement that plays tricks on ya.. but if you have ever cracked open a Honda headlight, then be confident to try a Lexus lens. They're all the same.

I'll dig up some photos of that when I get a chance.
Thank you sir, that would help out alot.
Old 04-20-11, 12:43 PM
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damn..im loving it. i haven't seen any pics of your car since you first started the project till today. very nice, im also thinking of something like this to gotta change it up. just cause it’s an ls doesn’t mean it needs to be vip or blinged. g/b
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i said it before, and i'll say it again - prob one of my fave LS' ...and to make the deal cooler is that it was done on a budget and looks as good as the ones with $$$ into them.
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Originally Posted by 06~ULTRA
just cause it’s an ls doesn’t mean it needs to be vip or blinged. g/b
exactly.
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Originally Posted by 01LEXPL
i said it before, and i'll say it again - prob one of my fave LS' ...and to make the deal cooler is that it was done on a budget and looks as good as the ones with $$$ into them.
Thx bro. Even with the kit, wheels, tires, headers, etc.. The car was still a budget build. I think budget builds are more interesting.. B/c it forces the owner to be more creative than flipping in a catalog and ordering everything on that page. In the process great things can happen.

It I had unlimited funds, this Celsior would be a complete drif car.
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i really enjoy looking at your car solo. Great job with what youv done with it and i cant help but say that you have the best looking back bumper and exhaust system iv seen on this car
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We need a DIY headlight write up! :cheers:
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For SEMA last year, all the cars got sponsorship from F5 Fujita with their intake systems. We all know the 3UZ creates A LOT of HEAT under the hood.. so any standard short arm intake would be sucking the heat coming from the left-side headers..

..so, I made my own cold air set-up. Now the cone filter is right behind my lower left grill getting some direct cold air.





No cutting.. fits right behind the headlight with 3" pipe.
Old 05-07-11, 05:31 AM
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nice,, how load is it when you get on it,, or well how much louder did this make it cuz i know you already have those pipes


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