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Just wanted to introduce myself to the CL Hawaii family. My name is Brandon and my wife and I just picked up a 2007 Glacier Frost Mica IS250. This is our first Lexus and so far, we're in love. The car rides so smoothly, is quiet, and so much more comfortable than my previous car ('04 Subaru WRX wagon, fully modded). I hope to start modding the car soon, but got a few quick questions that I was hoping some of you could help answer.
First of all, and this may seem a little strange, but I was wondering if you could help me determine the package that this car came with. I asked the owner, but he wasn't too sure, but he thinks it's a sports package (I think the car was a gift from his parents.) In any case, the car has black perforated leather, moon roof, parking sensors front and rear, 18" wheels (split 5 spoke), HID's, and the Mark Levinson audio system. I tried researching a little and I didn't really see a sport package, only a premium, luxury, or X package. Any ideas?
Also, for those of you that have upgraded your suspension already, how is the ride afterwards? With my Suby, I had Stance GR+ Pro's and the ride, as expected, was pretty stiff. That was fine with the wagon, but it's a different story for the Lexus. I basically just want to lowerthe car and throw on a set of 19's, but I still want a fairly comfortable ride. I've researched it a little bit and looked at tons of pics, so I think I've narrowed it down to either H&R's, Eibach Pro Kits for the 250, or Tein S-Techs. The hard thing is that when you look at certain pics from certain angles, the car will look pretty low, but then in another have a 2 finger gap. Anybody got any feedback on any of these 3 springs, or better yet pics?
I look forward to possibly meeting some of you at the upcoming meets and maybe seeing some of your rides in person. Thanks in advance. Oh and here's the obligatory pics of the previous ride I had before the Lex:
**Only wagon on the island....or Subaru for that matter, running 18x10's +35 offset front and rear, on a stock body.
First of all, and this may seem a little strange, but I was wondering if you could help me determine the package that this car came with. I asked the owner, but he wasn't too sure, but he thinks it's a sports package (I think the car was a gift from his parents.) In any case, the car has black perforated leather, moon roof, parking sensors front and rear, 18" wheels (split 5 spoke), HID's, and the Mark Levinson audio system. I tried researching a little and I didn't really see a sport package, only a premium, luxury, or X package. Any ideas?
Also, for those of you that have upgraded your suspension already, how is the ride afterwards? With my Suby, I had Stance GR+ Pro's and the ride, as expected, was pretty stiff. That was fine with the wagon, but it's a different story for the Lexus. I basically just want to lowerthe car and throw on a set of 19's, but I still want a fairly comfortable ride. I've researched it a little bit and looked at tons of pics, so I think I've narrowed it down to either H&R's, Eibach Pro Kits for the 250, or Tein S-Techs. The hard thing is that when you look at certain pics from certain angles, the car will look pretty low, but then in another have a 2 finger gap. Anybody got any feedback on any of these 3 springs, or better yet pics?
I look forward to possibly meeting some of you at the upcoming meets and maybe seeing some of your rides in person. Thanks in advance. Oh and here's the obligatory pics of the previous ride I had before the Lex:
**Only wagon on the island....or Subaru for that matter, running 18x10's +35 offset front and rear, on a stock body.
01-21-09, 10:43 AM
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Welcome and congrats!
http://www.lexus.com/models/IS/features/pricing.html will give you the details on each package
http://www.lexus.com/models/IS/features/pricing.html will give you the details on each package
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Welcome and congrats!
http://www.lexus.com/models/IS/features/pricing.html will give you the details on each package
http://www.lexus.com/models/IS/features/pricing.html will give you the details on each package
BTW, does anybody have an OEM lip in Glacier Frost Mica for sale? Or is that like finding a needle in a hay stack? I'd definitely prefer buying a used one in good condition over going to Servco.
01-21-09, 01:11 PM
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Welcome Brandon, that was a pretty sick looking suby wagon you had there. My name is Kurt I own both a Audi and a lexus although my Audi is the show car. So that's the car I'm come out with most times. There are quite a few peeps here with 2is's so I'm sure they will ringing in to help you out with your questions. Well hope to meet you at one of our meets soon.
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Welcome Brandon, that was a pretty sick looking suby wagon you had there. My name is Kurt I own both a Audi and a lexus although my Audi is the show car. So that's the car I'm come out with most times. There are quite a few peeps here with 2is's so I'm sure they will ringing in to help you out with your questions. Well hope to meet you at one of our meets soon.
Hi and thanks for the welcome. Pm'd you back BTW
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welcome aboard. that is one clean wrx. good choice in selecting glacier frost mica, we don't need anymore sfp 2is's here
as for suspention, many guys prefer eibach and love there smooth and comfortable handling. i went straight for coilovers, its a bit hard on the potholes but smooth on the H and through the corners. i did alot of research and found that many guys running 19's with springs later upgrade to coilovers to get rid of the gap the springs still show. i'm sure the other guys here can help give you somemore advice in selecting a good suspention setup.
as for suspention, many guys prefer eibach and love there smooth and comfortable handling. i went straight for coilovers, its a bit hard on the potholes but smooth on the H and through the corners. i did alot of research and found that many guys running 19's with springs later upgrade to coilovers to get rid of the gap the springs still show. i'm sure the other guys here can help give you somemore advice in selecting a good suspention setup.
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welcome aboard. that is one clean wrx. good choice in selecting glacier frost mica, we don't need anymore sfp 2is's here as for suspention, many guys prefer eibach and love there smooth and comfortable handling. i went straight for coilovers, its a bit hard on the potholes but smooth on the H and through the corners. i did alot of research and found that many guys running 19's with springs later upgrade to coilovers to get rid of the gap the springs still show. i'm sure the other guys here can help give you somemore advice in selecting a good suspention setup.
as for suspention, many guys prefer eibach and love there smooth and comfortable handling. i went straight for coilovers, its a bit hard on the potholes but smooth on the H and through the corners. i did alot of research and found that many guys running 19's with springs later upgrade to coilovers to get rid of the gap the springs still show. i'm sure the other guys here can help give you somemore advice in selecting a good suspention setup.Do any of you local members know anybody running H&R's or Eibach Pro Kit's for an IS250? Or have any pics?
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^^^ Thanks for the reference pics. How are the Tein CS coils? Is the ride REALLY as good as stock, as some have said? Is that even possible with coilovers? I've run Tein SS-P's and Stance GR+ Pro's on my wagon and both were pretty firm.
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nice wagon, is that a sti conversion on the front? and no roof racks i see? very nice 
one of the guys i work with has the same look with his wrx wagon. and yea welcome to the club 
one of the guys i work with has the same look with his wrx wagon. and yea welcome to the club
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Yeah, I did a STi front bumper, splitter, JDM front lip, STi hood scoop and splitter, and yup roof rail deletes. Damn, with the amount of $$$ I spent on the Suby, I should've had a Lexus to begin with. At least the $$$ will be better spent (I think) on this car.
