Is it me or it is just not there
04-06-09, 12:14 PM
#1
Is it me or it is just not there
Is it me or it is hard as heck to find any modification for the es line in general. I look at ebay and they do not provide much and i search handy dandy google, and they dont provide much. AND plus there isnt much VIP mods for the es300 1997 - 2001.
Does anyone know any site that sell almost all sorts of modification for the es? o yea and i dont really want the japanese, because i cant read it
o yea i am looking more of the the VIP stuff.
sorry for the rant, but there is a question at the end
Does anyone know any site that sell almost all sorts of modification for the es? o yea and i dont really want the japanese, because i cant read it
o yea i am looking more of the the VIP stuff.
sorry for the rant, but there is a question at the end
04-06-09, 01:27 PM
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Memory fab sources some body kits for the 97... but it is costly 
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/aero/car58
even on yahoo japan auction, you wont be able to find much.
My thing is theres no source for some good ol bolt on engine mods. even the intake is a pain to find! there would be a lot of custom work when it comes to engine mods
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/aero/car58
even on yahoo japan auction, you wont be able to find much.
My thing is theres no source for some good ol bolt on engine mods. even the intake is a pain to find! there would be a lot of custom work when it comes to engine mods
04-06-09, 03:16 PM
#3
Welcome to our nightmare, DixonPai! Your long-time ES bros feel ya on this one.
I, too, would love some more VIP-inspired appearance mods for my ES, but they're largely not there.
I, too, would love some more VIP-inspired appearance mods for my ES, but they're largely not there.
- Want lowering? You can have this, but slammage (per VIP prefs) with coilovers is "meh" because of the lack of many vendors.
- Want camber? There's not much to be had with the VCV10 or the MCV20 to my knowledge.
- Want bippu window curtains? No one's been willing to provide curtains for the ES, especially given the lack of window frames.
04-06-09, 09:43 PM
#4
Memory fab sources some body kits for the 97... but it is costly
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/aero/car58
even on yahoo japan auction, you wont be able to find much.
My thing is theres no source for some good ol bolt on engine mods. even the intake is a pain to find! there would be a lot of custom work when it comes to engine mods
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/aero/car58
even on yahoo japan auction, you wont be able to find much.
My thing is theres no source for some good ol bolt on engine mods. even the intake is a pain to find! there would be a lot of custom work when it comes to engine mods
Welcome to our nightmare, DixonPai! Your long-time ES bros feel ya on this one.
I, too, would love some more VIP-inspired appearance mods for my ES, but they're largely not there.
I, too, would love some more VIP-inspired appearance mods for my ES, but they're largely not there.
- Want lowering? You can have this, but slammage (per VIP prefs) with coilovers is "meh" because of the lack of many vendors.
- Want camber? There's not much to be had with the VCV10 or the MCV20 to my knowledge.
- Want bippu window curtains? No one's been willing to provide curtains for the ES, especially given the lack of window frames.
(no lie though, when we open our car door it is clean) only if i won the lotto and flew to japan and came back. If i do win the i mean the big one lotto. i will fly to Japan and buy anyhting i can find on the es300 bring it back and make a online shop just for us 
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04-06-09, 10:08 PM
#5
Welcome to the club. I've tried to find parts for the ES for the longest too but its not gonna happen haha. For more VIP the autocouture kit slammed/bagged on some aggressive wheels all the other little mods also. Window visors, roof spoiler, monotone, etc.
all the other little mods also. Window visors, roof spoiler, monotone, etc.
04-07-09, 07:03 AM
#7
You can turn the ES into hotness,however be prepared for ALOT of frustration and custom fabbing. As Slooooooow has stated, Charley, Smitty, and a few others HAVE raised the bar, but that bar is really high to reach. In the mean time, enjoy the stuff that dreams are made of,,lol!!!
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es3...of-the-es.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es3...of-the-es.html
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04-07-09, 03:47 PM
#9
Sometimes you just gotta do retrofits, DIYs, etc. Like the M3 spoiler mod... Tails from a 2000 on a 97+... I know it's not much of a VIP mod, but it's little stuff to help make the ES look better.
04-07-09, 05:38 PM
#10
You can turn the ES into hotness,however be prepared for ALOT of frustration and custom fabbing. As Slooooooow has stated, Charley, Smitty, and a few others HAVE raised the bar, but that bar is really high to reach. In the mean time, enjoy the stuff that dreams are made of,,lol!!!
nah, you just need puerto rican friends. let's be honest. if you knew some like I do, and they'll tell you too, lol, they know how to hook cars up!!!!
Sometimes you just gotta do retrofits, DIYs, etc. Like the M3 spoiler mod... Tails from a 2000 on a 97+... I know it's not much of a VIP mod, but it's little stuff to help make the ES look better.
OOO and today i think i have done my last supper cheap mod the clear corner lights
sorry if my pics are so bright. it was sunny
04-07-09, 06:17 PM
#11
this will one day be my 'major mod':
http://www.airrunnersystems.com/cont...ications/lexus
In terms of support for these cars, well for starters, those die hards, are able to get a supercharger on the 'older' engines [non-VVTI, as i have found out recently]
Intakes, unless i am blind, they do not make one for the VVTI engines? Looking at my airbox i see it is literally part of the box assembly, and the last thing i want to do is cutting up my box/MAF for a cheapo eBay [generic] intake.
K&N filters will run ya 60$ or so, but they are not worth it [i am not trying to start a debate here]
OBX offers the headers for these cars. Of course there are other options for catback systems, all it takes is one visit to your local exhaust shop!
eBay motors, depending when you look, there is a vendor that sells some decent looking lip kits for the ES300, but not always...
Clear corners, you got them, as someone said if you can get your hands on 00-01 lights they look great. [i have an 01 so no need to worry there
]
Last, some rims, well these are as unique as YOU get
Above someone stated, that it is hard to get parts as they either do not produce them anymore, or you must make everything yourself.
And of course all the 'little things' are what make a car standout to me, to be honest if i saw a nice 2GS [VIP] next to Smitty's car, i would acknowledge the 2GS as 'sweet'. However its people like Smitty that have all those 'little things' that would make me drool over his car for hours as opposed to the 2GS.
So all in all, my point is that we are at an advantage or disadvantage depending how you look at it.
either make parts/little touches to make it unique and not have repetitions [as commonly seen with many other platforms] OR the flipside is that it would be nice to have more readily available parts as to save time and effore to make stuff/make it fit! LOL
Best,
Mike
Yes, as you can tell, i love my ES.
http://www.airrunnersystems.com/cont...ications/lexus
In terms of support for these cars, well for starters, those die hards, are able to get a supercharger on the 'older' engines [non-VVTI, as i have found out recently]
Intakes, unless i am blind, they do not make one for the VVTI engines? Looking at my airbox i see it is literally part of the box assembly, and the last thing i want to do is cutting up my box/MAF for a cheapo eBay [generic] intake.
K&N filters will run ya 60$ or so, but they are not worth it [i am not trying to start a debate here]
OBX offers the headers for these cars. Of course there are other options for catback systems, all it takes is one visit to your local exhaust shop!
eBay motors, depending when you look, there is a vendor that sells some decent looking lip kits for the ES300, but not always...
Clear corners, you got them, as someone said if you can get your hands on 00-01 lights they look great. [i have an 01 so no need to worry there
]Last, some rims, well these are as unique as YOU get
Above someone stated, that it is hard to get parts as they either do not produce them anymore, or you must make everything yourself.
And of course all the 'little things' are what make a car standout to me, to be honest if i saw a nice 2GS [VIP] next to Smitty's car, i would acknowledge the 2GS as 'sweet'. However its people like Smitty that have all those 'little things' that would make me drool over his car for hours as opposed to the 2GS.
So all in all, my point is that we are at an advantage or disadvantage depending how you look at it.
either make parts/little touches to make it unique and not have repetitions [as commonly seen with many other platforms] OR the flipside is that it would be nice to have more readily available parts as to save time and effore to make stuff/make it fit! LOL
Best,
Mike
Yes, as you can tell, i love my ES.
04-09-09, 11:29 PM
#14
O man pics 1 and 2 look Fken sick! I wanted to do the ES like pic 1 but now I got the IS haha.
DixonPai
The IS is great! Lots of mods to do to it. Did a few things to it already. Just got another set of wheels for it, fogs, tuned, nos, (soon) CF trunk/ maybe CF overlay roof, etc
Someone make a ES like that first black one but with a more aggressive wheel set up
and add window visors/eyelids/ roof spoiler/ projectors to it
DixonPai
The IS is great! Lots of mods to do to it. Did a few things to it already. Just got another set of wheels for it, fogs, tuned, nos, (soon) CF trunk/ maybe CF overlay roof, etc
Someone make a ES like that first black one but with a more aggressive wheel set up
and add window visors/eyelids/ roof spoiler/ projectors to it
04-13-09, 08:03 PM
#15
I only can dream of my car looking like that lol.
Nice very clean look
lol 99es3 i hope your es isn't to jealous now ahahaha with all that nice tune up you putting in the new car
wasn't there someone here who actually found some window visors? because i cam searching left to right for some but cant find any.
my car will look like the second pic =p
O man pics 1 and 2 look Fken sick! I wanted to do the ES like pic 1 but now I got the IS haha.
DixonPai
The IS is great! Lots of mods to do to it. Did a few things to it already. Just got another set of wheels for it, fogs, tuned, nos, (soon) CF trunk/ maybe CF overlay roof, etc
Someone make a ES like that first black one but with a more aggressive wheel set up
and add window visors/eyelids/ roof spoiler/ projectors to it
DixonPai
The IS is great! Lots of mods to do to it. Did a few things to it already. Just got another set of wheels for it, fogs, tuned, nos, (soon) CF trunk/ maybe CF overlay roof, etc
Someone make a ES like that first black one but with a more aggressive wheel set up
and add window visors/eyelids/ roof spoiler/ projectors to it
wasn't there someone here who actually found some window visors? because i cam searching left to right for some but cant find any.