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Old 02-13-02, 01:24 AM
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Eh...doesn't do it for me...
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nope
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I kinda like it.......pretty clean, if you take the big advertisement off the side. The wheels look sorta stock GS300-like, tho better.

The American judge gives it a 7.
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its ok. front should be lower
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Not ugly... but not good looking either. I have seen much better looking kits out there. Definitely go with something else.
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Photoshopping at work again Ray?

It looks like the LECS bumper with factory fog lights. I see the front wheels, but can't distinguish a tire. The curves on the kit seems pretty "made in Taiwan" IMO. I think what gave it away was the pixel rendering on the windscreen. The word Fortuna smells fishy like "for tuna." On a different spectrum, I know you have a thing for the JDM Veilside Fortune series.

It's a nice concept though... kind of has this M5 looking lower air damn.
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Doesn't do it for me either.
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Looks like M3 bumper....sweet
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kinda bland looking
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Originally posted by v300
Photoshopping at work again Ray?

It looks like the LECS bumper with factory fog lights. I see the front wheels, but can't distinguish a tire. The curves on the kit seems pretty "made in Taiwan" IMO. I think what gave it away was the pixel rendering on the windscreen. The word Fortuna smells fishy like "for tuna." On a different spectrum, I know you have a thing for the JDM Veilside Fortune series.

It's a nice concept though... kind of has this M5 looking lower air damn.
seems like most people don't like this kit. IMO it's also kinda M5-ish. But oh well not my kit

The kit is a direct-replacement from the official MARK II "FORTUNA" model in Japan. Rims are LE37T, tires are Advan Neovas (although you can't tell), front grill it TTE, and the rear spoiler is original.

I wouldn't mind seeing this kit go on sale. Maybe there will be a few people that'll actually get it?

maybe I should send this to Modellista.
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Yay! My Wheels, My Wheels!!! Woo hoo!!

damn fiance curbed the front right though =(
How's that for a Valentine's gift?
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Originally posted by Swifty
Yay! My Wheels, My Wheels!!! Woo hoo!!

damn fiance curbed the front right though =(
How's that for a Valentine's gift?
Your wheels? Can you post some pics of them on your car? I didn't know anyone got these for a Lexus
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Actually they're not on a Lexus...in fact they are on a *don't shoot me* BMW Z3.

They might not be the wheels I have but they look the same. I've got the Volk LE37W in gun metal. They look awesome on my fiance's black Z3. I don't have a pic yet. i'm waiting for the suspension, exhaust and polished roll bars to go in.

I'm goin for the interpertation of what I as an american think a japanese tuner will do to a european car. Get it?

HKS is providing the universal Ti exhaust, and Under Pressure is providing the custom welded piping for the exhaust. The exhaust will be coming out of the rear bumper slightly angled.

No body kit though... but that Hamman carbon fiber hard top looks pretty good $4g's though.

BTW...Mackin had some of those wheels drilled for the BMW PCD
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