Two Years of Ownership Before/After
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Inspired by Megafast's latest thread, here are the biggest changes since I purchased the car in 2011.
The "before shots" were taken before purchasing the car.
Deer busted headlight
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07844_zps68efaf50.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08458_zps5be798c0.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07768_zps97d9ae95.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08489_zps18286e97.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07835_zpsa78bd9e8.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07836_zps651c824c.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08464_zps0455b3ca.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08467_zpsb2424566.jpg)
Mismatched tail lights
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07772_zps5676dbdf.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08461_zps87fef07b.jpg)
Passenger Door
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07834_zps70cb504d.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08460_zps710514a1.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07848_zpscc970f4b.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08465_zps63565c69.jpg)
Front brakes were seized
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07826_zps821bcde1.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08481_zpscf4e3d3d.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07824_zps0e6664b2.jpg)
New battery, all new fluids, gaskets, belts, pulleys, hoses, etc.
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08475_zpsb93ad197.jpg)
Engine overhaul (valve covers, spark plugs, PCV)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/EF1B90CC-DE8C-482C-A31B-756FAFA22981-10614-00000EB0DFA8FDC6.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07819_zps8041f946.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08486_zpsced12e2b.jpg)
Dirty Interior
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07789_zpsfa87096b.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08471_zps5506a12e.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07799_zps5054aef5.jpg)
The "before shots" were taken before purchasing the car.
Deer busted headlight
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07844_zps68efaf50.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08458_zps5be798c0.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07768_zps97d9ae95.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08489_zps18286e97.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07835_zpsa78bd9e8.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07836_zps651c824c.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08464_zps0455b3ca.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08467_zpsb2424566.jpg)
Mismatched tail lights
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07772_zps5676dbdf.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08461_zps87fef07b.jpg)
Passenger Door
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07834_zps70cb504d.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08460_zps710514a1.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07848_zpscc970f4b.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08465_zps63565c69.jpg)
Front brakes were seized
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07826_zps821bcde1.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08481_zpscf4e3d3d.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07824_zps0e6664b2.jpg)
New battery, all new fluids, gaskets, belts, pulleys, hoses, etc.
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08475_zpsb93ad197.jpg)
Engine overhaul (valve covers, spark plugs, PCV)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/EF1B90CC-DE8C-482C-A31B-756FAFA22981-10614-00000EB0DFA8FDC6.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07819_zps8041f946.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08486_zpsced12e2b.jpg)
Dirty Interior
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07789_zpsfa87096b.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08471_zps5506a12e.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC07799_zps5054aef5.jpg)
![](http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/mjrgonorrhea/Before%20and%20After%20ES300/DSC08470_zps51aa9728.jpg)
Last edited by Hayk; 07-22-13 at 10:16 PM.
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#5
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Nice looking car. How did you get the dent out of the rear fender. I have the same dent. I tried to bang it out from under behind the bumper but I couldn't get a good angle on it.
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As for the bumper, I removed the whole bumper cover and pushed the dent out with a heat gun.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/8026132-post20.html
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