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Difference between 01 and pre 01 2nd Gen

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Old 08-19-06, 07:36 PM
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What's the differences apart from the back lights?
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The car has like an inch shaved from the overhangs, the front end has been revised, and a new wheel design was presented in 03. Those are the exterior body changes that come to mind besides the tail lamps.
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They changed the wheels in 2001, they went from a five-spoke to a six-spoke wheel. They also added E-shift to the 300 and not the 430. The 430 I believe got more wood in the interior.
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Dont forget to use the search feature as this question has been beat to death. Welcome to the CL family
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Dont forget to use the search feature as this question has been beat to death. Welcome to the CL family
Thanks for the welcome. I should've known better and done a search first, but now that I try it, it doesn't work at all.
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The car has like an inch shaved from the overhangs, the front end has been revised, and a new wheel design was presented in 03. Those are the exterior body changes that come to mind besides the tail lamps.
Huh? I agree that the 17s were redesigned for 2003 (5-spoke became 7-spoke), but I've never heard about the inch being shaved from the overhangs or the front end being redesigned. The grill was reworked slightly in 2001, and the HID headlights were changed to a slight green tint, but that's about it. Right?

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Huh? I agree that the 17s were redesigned for 2003 (5-spoke became 7-spoke), but I've never heard about the inch being shaved from the overhangs or the front end being redesigned. The grill was reworked slightly in 2001, and the HID headlights were changed to a slight green tint, but that's about it. Right?

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e is 100% right. there is no inch shaved from the overhangs or front end redesign. just the different grill.
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Different steering wheel.
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Different NAV.

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different radios as well.
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Thanks, but I should've said GS300.
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Headlights (green tint), grill (bigger L and bigger slots), rear lights, Gauge cluster trim, Eshift, A pillar air bags, center vent? steering wheel and rims
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