adule's 09 is250 awd build
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Nigel had them in stock when I ordered online and that was only a few weeks ago. Took about 1 1/2 week to get it to my door from the date of placing the order. Looks good and we actually use it here in the northwest
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Authentic Sanrio product if that matters to you lol and it comes w/a pencil pouch looking thingy. Oh yeah...it does have a "made in china" black print on the front side showing, but you probably can find a way to scrape that off if you don't want that on there haha
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-SANRIO-H...3b118c&vxp=mtr]
Authentic Sanrio product if that matters to you lol and it comes w/a pencil pouch looking thingy. Oh yeah...it does have a "made in china" black print on the front side showing, but you probably can find a way to scrape that off if you don't want that on there haha
Authentic Sanrio product if that matters to you lol and it comes w/a pencil pouch looking thingy. Oh yeah...it does have a "made in china" black print on the front side showing, but you probably can find a way to scrape that off if you don't want that on there haha
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Holy crap time flies!!! I was supposed to document my build and all but life happened. Anyways, car just hit 60k mileage. Time for an update.
March 2013:
Volt hid kit for fog lights (9006), 3000k
~$100
www.xenondepot.com
Work VS-XX wheels, 18x9 +32, custom powder coated w/gold bolts,
Project kics R40 neon lug nuts
$3,400
Bridgestone Potenza RE970AS tires, 225/45/18
May 2013:
BC Racing coilovers w/Swift springs, 14k/12k AWD
$1,295
www.circuitmotorsports.com
November 2014:
Black Friday shopping
Osram cbi bulbs, TSX projectors, xenon depot hid ballasts, adapters, etc.
~$600
www.retrofitsource.com
iJDMtoy interior & DRL LED bulbs
~$50
www.ijdmtoy.com
Sadly, I still haven't bothered trying to do the retrofit yet lol.
December 2015:carbon build up, had the dealership perform the piston replacement. Brake pads & rotors were in need of replacement as well.
February 2015:
Decided to do is350 front caliper conversion since I was going to do rotors and pads replacement. IS250s are notorious for seized slide pins and mine was no exception so I just ordered remanufactured calipers on all corners regardless. Thank god I had a pair of Project kics spacers laying around from an old project!!! Got so caught up with the conversion that I didn't pay attention to the caliper clearance. Would've been a PITA to reinstall all the old stuff and order some spacers.
Centric remanufactured OEM front calipers, 2011 is350
$300
Centric remanufactured OEM rear calipers, 2009 is250 awd
$90
auto parts warehouse
Stoptech slotted rotors, rear 2009 awd
$145
Stoptech stainless steel lines, front & rear
$92
Stoptech street performance brake pads, rear
$42
Motul RBF600 brake fluid x4
$70
www.thmotorsports.com
Stoptech rotors, front 2011 is350 awd...holy crap these are all back order right now with no eta! Barely found one on eBay
$230
Stoptech street performance brake pads, front 2011 is350
$56
G2 caliper paint
$35
www.ebay.com
black Lexus caliper decals & tail light red-outs
$21.75
www.motogfx.com
Barely cleared the calipers and now I have a little wheel poke in the front, not too bad though. Went and bed the brake pads in and there was a significant difference in stopping feel and power. All isx50 models should've came w/the 4 pot calipers found in the 350's! I don't think there would've been any difference if I converted the rear calipers so I left those alone. And hello brake dust(white G2 paint)
March 2013:
Volt hid kit for fog lights (9006), 3000k
~$100
www.xenondepot.com
Work VS-XX wheels, 18x9 +32, custom powder coated w/gold bolts,
Project kics R40 neon lug nuts
$3,400
Bridgestone Potenza RE970AS tires, 225/45/18
May 2013:
BC Racing coilovers w/Swift springs, 14k/12k AWD
$1,295
www.circuitmotorsports.com
November 2014:
Black Friday shopping
Osram cbi bulbs, TSX projectors, xenon depot hid ballasts, adapters, etc.
~$600
www.retrofitsource.com
iJDMtoy interior & DRL LED bulbs
~$50
www.ijdmtoy.com
Sadly, I still haven't bothered trying to do the retrofit yet lol.
December 2015:carbon build up, had the dealership perform the piston replacement. Brake pads & rotors were in need of replacement as well.
February 2015:
Decided to do is350 front caliper conversion since I was going to do rotors and pads replacement. IS250s are notorious for seized slide pins and mine was no exception so I just ordered remanufactured calipers on all corners regardless. Thank god I had a pair of Project kics spacers laying around from an old project!!! Got so caught up with the conversion that I didn't pay attention to the caliper clearance. Would've been a PITA to reinstall all the old stuff and order some spacers.
Centric remanufactured OEM front calipers, 2011 is350
$300
Centric remanufactured OEM rear calipers, 2009 is250 awd
$90
auto parts warehouse
Stoptech slotted rotors, rear 2009 awd
$145
Stoptech stainless steel lines, front & rear
$92
Stoptech street performance brake pads, rear
$42
Motul RBF600 brake fluid x4
$70
www.thmotorsports.com
Stoptech rotors, front 2011 is350 awd...holy crap these are all back order right now with no eta! Barely found one on eBay
$230
Stoptech street performance brake pads, front 2011 is350
$56
G2 caliper paint
$35
www.ebay.com
black Lexus caliper decals & tail light red-outs
$21.75
www.motogfx.com
Barely cleared the calipers and now I have a little wheel poke in the front, not too bad though. Went and bed the brake pads in and there was a significant difference in stopping feel and power. All isx50 models should've came w/the 4 pot calipers found in the 350's! I don't think there would've been any difference if I converted the rear calipers so I left those alone. And hello brake dust(white G2 paint)
Last edited by adule; 02-15-16 at 04:19 AM.
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