GS - 2nd Gen (1998-2005) Discussion about the second generation GS300, GS400 and GS430 (1998 - 2005)

My 98 2GS

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Old 11-08-10, 06:04 AM
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Sold my first gen about half a year ago, and pick up a 1998 GS300. here's some random pictures of her progress...




drop it on some tanabe springs and rays g35 19


TTE replica....


replaced the tanabe springs with some coilovers



coilovers installed and got some LED taillights


blinggg





painted the lip, visors, roof spoiler,and polished wheels




first picture is exactly where i was parked, when my rear window was bashed
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tinted 35 in fronts and 20 in the rears


chrome trunk bar, debadge, JP replica spoiler which fell off due to the roof shaking too much from the bass




random parking structure shots



i know its kind of dark, but here's my GS getting towed! g parking it in No Parking Zone



random gas station shots, sportin ksped430 roof visors



ordered some comptech universal mufflers.


one on!

two on!

it's not ballin like the junction produce, but i like it


that's all for now.

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Old 11-08-10, 06:21 AM
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Damn shes lookin' good!! Tasteful mods so far....And is she black on black? It appears that way, But its hard to see the interior!!

And im diggin those mufflers! They look like they were designed for the GS!!!! Good pick, And good install!
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Originally Posted by StealthGS
Damn shes lookin' good!! Tasteful mods so far....And is she black on black? It appears that way, But its hard to see the interior!!

And im diggin those mufflers! They look like they were designed for the GS!!!! Good pick, And good install!
yes black on black, interior is still stock beside for a aftermarket headunit...

mufflers = 129 each, after tax it was 300 for the 2 universal mufflers, tips = 60 labor = 120, total was around 500 for some axlebacks... kind of pricey, but i dont regert it, sounds good, and its different.

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Looking good!
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Originally Posted by Infamous 1
Looking good!
thanks! still waiting on that 01 grill and oem double dash kit. hopefully it arrives today!
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very nice and classy
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Good lookin ride for sure, nice and clean
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Your cars nice for what it is and I like what u did wit the rims. How much was it to polish them?
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nice exhaust. u shoulda angled the tips up more!
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just so u know, u can get center caps for those

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...35-wheels.html
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Seen you car around westminster, looks really good
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Originally Posted by ****-adkt
very nice and classy
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/new...eply&p=5919109
Originally Posted by D-Boi
Good lookin ride for sure, nice and clean
thanks guys.

Originally Posted by J$mooth23
Your cars nice for what it is and I like what u did wit the rims. How much was it to polish them?
170 with a 3 day turn around time

Originally Posted by 5t341th
nice exhaust. u shoulda angled the tips up more!
that was my first intend, but it didnt look right with those type of my mufflers, i got the tip idea from YOURS and ROCKYS gs/SC that one day i got my alignment for my 1st gen.

Originally Posted by sakataj
just so u know, u can get center caps for those

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...35-wheels.html
saw these when i first got the wheels, only reason i didn't wanna get em because the g35 were suppose to be my beater wheels, while i save for my new shoes

Originally Posted by EMOgs3
Seen you car around westminster, looks really good
thanks
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looks perfect. how much were the mufflers? and what kind of coils are those, do you like them?
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Originally Posted by prime813
looks perfect. how much were the mufflers? and what kind of coils are those, do you like them?
muffler = 300 tips = 60 labor = 120 grand total = 480

i got the coilovers off ebay. theyre the purple hks wannabe ones. theyre forsale... thinking of going AIR, but need to do some more homework. and yes i do like em, i ride low daily on these.


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