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Old 02-15-17, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by erikinorl
Please keep us posted on the tune! Always wondering if it is worth the money on this car.
Originally Posted by Jlin89
How did the tune turn out? any noticeable difference in the shifting speed? thanks!

Reason I've been quiet about the tune is due to this.



This past weekend I have removed my camber arms and put it back to stock and will get the tires replaced in the next month and then I can play around with it some more.



In the meantime while i was working on the car,
I finally found some time to put on the JDM RC-F Rear fender moldings. purchased from CL member gpxluke
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/cl-vendor-products-for-3is/840550-second-group-buy-on-jdm-rcf-fender-molding.html







Driver side done,




Passenger side,



Air'd out



Old 02-15-17, 07:03 PM
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One of my fav builds
Old 03-07-17, 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by specONE
recently i refined my magnet license plate design concept mounting due to not being really confident in it staying in place when hitting bump. Now it is sturdy and will not go anywhere unless its purposely removed by hand







Here's video of it in action and me showing how it will pretty much stay in place where it should no matter how hard of a bump i may hit driving down the road.
Magnet license plate mount - YouTube
I love what you did for your front plate. What did you use for the post? Did you have to get a new plate holder?
Old 03-07-17, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by evltwn
I love what you did for your front plate. What did you use for the post? Did you have to get a new plate holder?
It is the original OEM plate holder that comes with the car.
For the rod, i measured the hole dimension of the grill and found a plastic rod close enough and then grinded and sanded it down to fit.
Old 03-07-17, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by specONE
Reason I've been quiet about the tune is due to this.



This past weekend I have removed my camber arms and put it back to stock and will get the tires replaced in the next month and then I can play around with it some more.



In the meantime while i was working on the car,
I finally found some time to put on the JDM RC-F Rear fender moldings. purchased from CL member gpxluke
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/cl-vendor-products-for-3is/840550-second-group-buy-on-jdm-rcf-fender-molding.html







Driver side done,




Passenger side,



Air'd out



looks great rodney 👍👍👍
Old 03-09-17, 11:57 AM
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specONE - Really cool build. Your willingness to tear into your new ride is impressive. How do you like your greddy air intake? You have had for a while now...how is it holding up? I'm looking at options for my 2008 IS350. I noticed you have removed it, and it looks like you plan to put in the F Sport. I'm guessing that's for consistency, not performance.

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Old 03-10-17, 04:48 AM
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Originally Posted by specONE
test fitting new spoiler that arrived today. not bad =)




where can i get that trunk spoiler from? thanks
Old 03-10-17, 10:46 AM
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Look forward to seeing pics once it's all painted, have always loved that spoiler
Old 03-10-17, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by gtlex
where can i get that trunk spoiler from? thanks
I purchased this from Spoiler Express years ago
Part Number:SE-PABS383
more info here,
http://www.spoilerexpress.com/Lexus-...17_p_1934.html

http://ebay.to/2CC8KIT

Originally Posted by otakusan
Look forward to seeing pics once it's all painted, have always loved that spoiler
I DONT have this spoiler anymore guys. check the initial post date, this was years ago. I installed a OEM spoiler instead after it was released shortly after instead.
I painted this spoiler in question and resold it out already.

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Old 03-10-17, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by jonnyp34
specONE - Really cool build. Your willingness to tear into your new ride is impressive. How do you like your greddy air intake? You have had for a while now...how is it holding up? I'm looking at options for my 2008 IS350. I noticed you have removed it, and it looks like you plan to put in the F Sport. I'm guessing that's for consistency, not performance.
Thanks

Greddy was a very nice sound Intake that is for sure. I will miss the sound but for consistency, yes I am going with Fsport Intake. Going for a OEM Accessory Catalog theme ride with my own twist in some pieces.

Will be going for some other OEM Accessories as well in the future. The finale will most likely be the Fsport/StopTech BBK setup if funds allow, if not that then the direction will be to go with GS350/RC350 Fsport trim Brake rotor and Caliper setup for the Front.

Performance wise I am unsure if Intake really does much. OvTuned did mention to me that Greddy is not as good as Fsport Intake so that was the push and reasoning for me to just move forward now with Fsport Intake rather than later.
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Picked up some OEM Illuminated Door sills, Normally they come with 4 pcs (two back pieces with aluminum inserts) but I was only able to get the fronts from the guy I purchased it from.
If you want a set for yourself
Part number: PT942-53140
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...Ik%26vxp%3Dmtr









What I found out that was interesting is that these work via Fiber optic lighting Which i found very interesting.



So the curious me as always, tore apart the Little module the fiber optic cable went into to get light from.
Turns out it is just a standard LED board, Very easy to get a different color light up if someone needed to, Just swap the color LED bulb out. Me personally i'll leave it White though




Here's also a quick video I made playing around with the panel with a flashlight off my phone to show how easy it is to just shine a different color light down it to get the color desired.

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Old 03-19-17, 10:58 PM
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Super dope build if I may ask where did you get the custom subwoofer enclosure? Might be interest in wheels as well if you decide to sell
Old 03-21-17, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by asiandavid
Super dope build if I may ask where did you get the custom subwoofer enclosure? Might be interest in wheels as well if you decide to sell
you must've not read through my build thread then really
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Originally Posted by specONE
you must've not read through my build thread then really
Oops my bad must have skipped over that page sorry
Old 03-23-17, 10:38 PM
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Getting into messing with video

Here's a Video I've made recently. Its a bit rough right now


Please Subscribe to my Youtube channel if you want to follow me and my adventures in my IS350 build as well as my other projects
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