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Old 01-03-10, 03:08 AM
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Sup everyone? Ive been around for a few months now and figured Id introduce myself. First off I wanna thank you guys for all your info and input. Ive learned alot from reading these threads... keep it up!

Ive got a 98 es300 and have spent quite a bit of time on her.

My current list of mods:
20% tint all around, 50% on windshield
Ksport Coils
02 Solara Strut Tower Bar
Momocorse V-10 rims

Heres some pics of the transformation:

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Stock 4x4 status... I coulda done some serious rock crawling!
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H&R springs with stock struts.
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First set of rims (20's) with H&R Springs... They were wayyyyy to big but I got em hella cheap so I played around with it....... it scrapped like a ****** ****er!
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19"x8.5" ET38 ADR Sterling w/ Toyo Proxies 225/35zr19. The rear rims cleared the struts by about 1/8" with 20mm spacers.
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Welcome to CL !! I had a 1999 ES300, loved it!! Your car looks great. Glad that this forum has treated you well, it's the best in the world !
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Same wheels with Tokico Blues and D2 Springs. I cut one coil off the fronts to give it a more even stance.... Blew the struts front and back in a couple months but it was worth the experiment!
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Heres my current setup. Ksport coils on 18"x7.5" +45 Offset Momocorse V-10 w/ 225/40zr18. I initially bought these as a set of winter rims but Im lovin em. I still havent dialed in the drop yet but its close. Im gonna slam it in the summer!
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Originally Posted by tromly
Welcome to CL !! I had a 1999 ES300, loved it!! Your car looks great. Glad that this forum has treated you well, it's the best in the world !
.............. You messed up my rhythm... JK bro Thanks, nice to meet you! One thing I like about CL is that it feels more like family than rivalry here. This is a great forum!
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Welcome to CL

Sweet lookin' ES ya got there !
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Originally Posted by Rollin'ES3
Welcome to CL

Sweet lookin' ES ya got there !
Thanks bro, Im liking yours too... beautiful color!
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Nice looking ES, looks like you smoked some of the front too, I'd like to see more.
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Wow! Nice looking es you got there! Makes me think of what I could do with mine
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Originally Posted by Maxx941
Nice looking ES, looks like you smoked some of the front too, I'd like to see more.
Theyre actually not tinted. I pulled my headlights and corners apart and painted the insides black. I havent done my fogs yet cause Im probably gonna throw on a 00-01 front bumper. I think the newer bumper + fogs look so much better!
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Originally Posted by AMAlex
Wow! Nice looking es you got there! Makes me think of what I could do with mine
Thanks, The ES is a hard one to customize cause theres so little available to us but that just makes it so much more satisfying and unique!


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