What did you do to your GS today?
#4936
Get your car professionally paint corrected. Then ceramic coat(not the spray bottle crap, the real stuff) the car and make a DIY. I've ceramic coated my car twice in the last 5.5 years, it definitely protects against swirls and light scratches.
#4937
Rock chips are a daily driver issue but swirls and some light scratches are caused by improper washing. I have zero swirls on my obsidian and its daily driven. Rock chips however are another story, mostly from the previous owner. I did a wet sand to get rid of most of the light ones.
#4938
#4939
Picked it up from CarMax. They replaced the battery, replaced 3 TPMS sensors, fixed my roof trim, but still no puddle lights.
Long story short is I have to fix the puddle lights myself. Super dumb....
Long story short is I have to fix the puddle lights myself. Super dumb....
#4940
Mine is a 2019, I cant wait to throw an axleback so i can feel and hear the difference as well! what tune do you have?
#4941
It definitely took me a but to get everything set up the way I wanted to. But so dar it has been great; it does have airplay which I found out some apps like Netflix and Disney+ does not let you play videos off airplay! I can get internet and netflix no problem tho.
#4942
13 GS350 Lux. Swift Lowering Springs slightly modified height adjust. Think Designs Steering Rack Bushing Collars.
Lexus RC F factory Wheels:
Front 19 x 9 w/ 245/40/19 Yokohama Advan Sport A/S +
Rear 19 x 10 w/ 285/35/19 Yokohama Advan Sport A/S +
No Rubbing front or back at all.
Lexus RC F factory Wheels:
Front 19 x 9 w/ 245/40/19 Yokohama Advan Sport A/S +
Rear 19 x 10 w/ 285/35/19 Yokohama Advan Sport A/S +
No Rubbing front or back at all.
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jgscott (10-25-22)
#4945
13 GS350 Lux. Swift Lowering Springs slightly modified height adjust. Think Designs Steering Rack Bushing Collars.
Lexus RC F factory Wheels:
Front 19 x 9 w/ 245/40/19 Yokohama Advan Sport A/S +
Rear 19 x 10 w/ 285/35/19 Yokohama Advan Sport A/S +
No Rubbing front or back at all.
Lexus RC F factory Wheels:
Front 19 x 9 w/ 245/40/19 Yokohama Advan Sport A/S +
Rear 19 x 10 w/ 285/35/19 Yokohama Advan Sport A/S +
No Rubbing front or back at all.
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jgscott (10-25-22)
#4946
@jgscott wow - 285/35 on the 19's seems crazy wide for the GS but it came out great No plans on the front-end? Front Lip or F-Sport treatment?
So I did some research on the 285/35/19. I wanted a little higher side wall for protection and comfortable ride quality, but still performance. Also seems every GS I see especially with a Drop, the back tires just look too stupid small on ours cars. The 285/35 filled up nicely for me. To my surprise these very high performance cars run that size stock already.
https://www.wheel-size.com/tire/iso-metric-285-35-R-19/
They are just what I wanted. Because of the size increased amount of rubber, they really absorb bumps and imperfections in the road and soak them up keeping them from inside the cabin. The Yokohama Advan Sport A/S + is rated great for handling and comfort with little to no noise. They are also one of the lightest weight tires in that size too. I could not be happier with this set up.
http://www.best-tire-review.com/yoko...re-review.html
Have a 15 GS F Sport front bumper being PPF Wrapped now, and installing the Fog/Driving LED's. Also I do have the Think Designs Font lip piece's. I hate the big Ebay style wrap around Lips. Should have the Bumper, Think Lips wrapped, and lights installed complete shortly, and will post it when. Like this below, but of course all Black.
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jgscott (10-26-22)
#4949
All day detail - turned out to be worth it
My detailing OCD is becoming a problem LOL. The paint is really good considering it's 10 years old, but there were noticeable
water spots etched in on the horizontal surfaces (trunk lid/roof/hood), which have been bothering me each time I wash it.
Took basically the whole day detailing her. Rinseless wash with Griot's rinseless, towel dry. Tested a clay bar to see if it would improve the spotting. It did not. Moved forward to compounding trunk lid/roof/hood (sonax cutmax with Meguiar's white microfiber cutting pads) and followed up with polish (koch chemie microcut with lake country green foam pad). After the two steps did a quick ipa wipedown and applied p21s carnauba.
I'm pretty surprised how much of a difference it made. The whole thing pops way brighter and the water spots are no more.. I wonder if the compound step was necessary. Didn't do a test section like you're supposed to LOL.
Anyway if anyone has pretty good paint and is wondering if doing a polish will really make a difference, my $0.02 says yes, which it probably wouldn't have yesterday.
water spots etched in on the horizontal surfaces (trunk lid/roof/hood), which have been bothering me each time I wash it.
Took basically the whole day detailing her. Rinseless wash with Griot's rinseless, towel dry. Tested a clay bar to see if it would improve the spotting. It did not. Moved forward to compounding trunk lid/roof/hood (sonax cutmax with Meguiar's white microfiber cutting pads) and followed up with polish (koch chemie microcut with lake country green foam pad). After the two steps did a quick ipa wipedown and applied p21s carnauba.
I'm pretty surprised how much of a difference it made. The whole thing pops way brighter and the water spots are no more.. I wonder if the compound step was necessary. Didn't do a test section like you're supposed to LOL.
Anyway if anyone has pretty good paint and is wondering if doing a polish will really make a difference, my $0.02 says yes, which it probably wouldn't have yesterday.
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