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Old 03-20-10, 02:07 PM
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Hi Peeps,

Just want to get some feedback on my car that i have nearly finished modifying

Here in the uk we do not have any aftermarket parts available for the 2nd gen lexus.

I flew over to Florida in september 2009 and purchased as much as i could and this is the outcome.
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wow man look so sexi!!!!! i like the wheels and black painted roof!! whats under ur hood?wow i dodnt know that uk ppl upsest with gs too lol
Old 03-20-10, 02:14 PM
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some more pictures
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Originally Posted by iloveGS4xx
wow man look so sexi!!!!! i like the wheels and black painted roof!! whats under ur hood?wow i dodnt know that uk ppl upsest with gs too lol
Ohh yessss

We also have a passion for the lexus

it is a gs430 v8, might be transplanting a isf engine, just trying to work things out with the bodywork first.

The full vertex copy kit was purchased from a company called JTR SPORTS (California)

The B!"S£%*DS sold me the worst kit i have ever had to work with in my life.

It was broken from everywhere took me 2 weeks to fit the rear bumper, and the fenders were just full of bumps

The worst finish ever, i know bodykits need to be modified but the skirts were too short, the front bumper was broken from everywhere, i think if i was a surfer i could hit a big wave on the bumpers as thats how bad the quality was, full of waves...!!!!

anyway lets move forward, still needs lots of hours spending on the cars exterior and alignment, but will get round to it soon.
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some more pictures as i can only add 5 pictures at a time
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wow man looks so clean the lights and body kits looks clean!! i mean after u fixed up lol and yea the custom is always like 70%fitment :C
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now that's dedication....flying across the ocean to go buy car parts.

Can't you just buy stuff off of ebay?
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wher did u buy the 3pc spoiler and roff spoiler?? and price?
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i bought the roof spoiler and rear jp spoiler from a company in hong kong when i was there in January 2010

and just put it into my suitcase and flew back, very easy...lol
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Originally Posted by McKrevice
now that's dedication....flying across the ocean to go buy car parts.

Can't you just buy stuff off of ebay?
NO

as no one wants to ship to the uk, they just want to business within usa, and when they say they can ship the parts over they want around $1000 to ship a bodykit.
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How much does a full tank of petrol run you?
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Is that a carbon fiber AB FLug grill?
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Originally Posted by werewolf
How much does a full tank of petrol run you?
my car runs on lpg and petrol, a full tank of gas costs me nearly $140.00 and i get roughly 200 miles local driving, no motorway/long distance driving

on lpg i get 200 miles to $40.00
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Originally Posted by GSJake
Is that a carbon fiber AB FLug grill?
yes it is it cost me nearly $500.00
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Originally Posted by werewolf
How much does a full tank of petrol run you?
lol, look at you trying to throw in some European slang into this thread.


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