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Old 07-04-11 | 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by monkey92
welcome to cl.. i might be wrong but are those wheels off a nissan?
Originally Posted by Clear2Cloz
they look like maxima wheels never seen them on a gs before. i personally think they look good

OP: lip looks good. paint to match and your set
Originally Posted by perry05g35
It will look fine painted & with some side skirts to balance it out. At first glance I thought those were OEM Lexus GS wheels but they look larger than the 17" what are those? The drop is perfectly fine though if you go any lower you will scrape the lip.
They're 2003-2005 GS430 wheels.
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Old 07-04-11 | 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by ThomasGS4
They're 2003-2005 GS430 wheels.
yep, you're right i think the lip will look a lot better if it was painted to match... I'm currently lowered with Tein SS dampners...
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Old 07-04-11 | 08:12 AM
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the wheels are 17" btw
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Old 07-04-11 | 11:13 AM
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They're 2003-2005 GS430 wheels.
very nice, in my opinion i think the GS430 are one of those rare cars hence i never seen those wheels before. but they look nice non the less
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Old 07-04-11 | 11:18 AM
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Nice Gs but not feeling the lip
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Old 07-04-11 | 01:23 PM
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welcome! lip needs some painting.
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Old 07-04-11 | 01:26 PM
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welcome! lip needs some painting.
thinking about selling it now
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Old 07-04-11 | 01:38 PM
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Paint the lip and its good.
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Old 07-04-11 | 01:41 PM
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Not man. Lip looks super sick on it! I like it. Clean looking GS!
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Old 07-04-11 | 02:14 PM
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keep the lip!it will look much bettr once its painted!
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Old 07-05-11 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by USMCLexus
very nice...I didn't realize how well it looks in black til now!
here's a pic of it painted/mounted in black starting at post # 16 from my buddy joel

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...showed-up.html

Originally Posted by tn96dc
Correct me if I'm wrong but I suppose it's a GReddy style lip?
is it a greddy style or is it a greddy? whats it made out of? personally i dont like the greddy lip it looks like a snow plow to me but alot of people do like it
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Old 07-05-11 | 08:40 AM
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I think everyone said what needed to be said...see my signature! Lip might look good with some side skirts to match
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Old 07-05-11 | 08:43 AM
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Clean...wow the old Greddy style lip...O.Gs used it call it the snowplow lip, we were breaking it once a week with a new thread Good luck and be careful!
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Old 07-05-11 | 09:24 AM
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Finish off the lip kit w/ sides, rear, and a nice set of wheels and you'll be fine.
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Old 07-06-11 | 02:54 AM
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Nice car but the lip doesn't flow with the rest of the body.
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