2SAVVY

GS4fun now you need a new exhaust to complete the back end.. VERY SWEET RIDE!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!

I love the rims.. Just don't let Manaray see them.. LOL

LS4fun

Enginyr,

Cinnabar was and still is the color. I guess this was an option with 1998 GS 400's. I'm not sure if the current year 2001 and 2002 models have this color as an option. I just had the nose painted, rear bumper, RMM grill, window spoiler, and greddy gracer lip. The rest of the car is still the original paint.....still looks good from 1998 but perhaps that's from the hand wax I get done to it every two weeks.

This color along with Spectra Blue made up total about 5% of the entire Lexus population (I think I read that somewhere....5 % may not be right but its very low). So you must understand once I saw this car in the dealer, I jumped right in......right into big monthly payments....

2SAVVY,
Yes I hope to get them soon, however my next short term goal is the downpayment on a 4 to 5 family home as an investment and generate some additional $$$$$ for more toys (like dare I say V12 S600...oh baby)

Oh and Manaray has the right to his opinion. If he doesn't like them, he doesn't like them....but I didn't ask for his opinion either. Everybody has a right to his or her own opinion, but its just that HIS or HER opinion.

Take care guys,

LS4fun

Do you guys think that a 1" drop via the L-tuned sports spring/shock combo will be enough to make the car look right?

Thanks for the input!

enginyr

I get many compliments and most people don't even notice the drop=Meaning it doesn't look too agressive.


I talked to a friend and he said I could take my car to a paint shop get the couple nick's on the front filled and the whole car clear coated. Anyone think this is a good/bad idea?

LS4fun

If most people dont notice the drop,

Should I go with something greater than a 1.0" drop?

What exactly did you mean?

enginyr

If you wanted to go more agressive than L-tuned, you will have to drastically change the way you drive over bumps and curbs and such. I would not recomend anything lower than 1"

retrodrive

Wow...great job for the great price. I am about to repaint some parts of my car also. Looking good bud!

LS4fun

Thanks, I appreciate it.

BadBtsz4u

Looks great.As far as the drop I have 19's with L-tuned and it is low enough to where it doesnt look like it has to be lowered anymore.Hope that helps

LS4fun

Thanks I think I'm sold on them. I'll probably submit my order with Steve within next couple of weeks.

Manaray

The Mahdi Ceasar TS5's aren't bad wheels, they're a real JDM 2-piece wheel, I just don't like the fact that they knocked off a very cool design that SSR originally came up with. I think in general, copying a design is bad...the only time I think it's really OK is if the design is changed enough to give it a "similar but different" look...what Mahdi does is similiar to Dronell...though I think Dronell makes a technically superior wheel (forged in some cases).

However, the paint job looks great...from the pictures, it looks like that matched it well. I'm not a big fan of "reds" but that looks great. I just saw a Cinnabar Pearl GS (which was available on the 2001 model...I have the catalog right here) the other day with some 20" HRE 545's (silver with a high polished lip) and it looked NICE! Hmmm, maybe I'll do a set of 545's next...

CamRen

How about a FULL SIDE SHOT of you car ??? mayb in an open area?


that would be awsome....


i would lower it b4 that though.... might look like a 4x4 .....
so get it lowerd and take some picss and have fun with a better suspension sys.