Thank you to those CL members who support me in this Shark Fin project. To be frank, I did learn a lot from your guys after I bought my first Lexus. Now what I am doing is just to share my experience to those CL members who might be interested. That's it!

BTW, I didn't stick it on my roof using 3M tape because I am still waiting for some Japan IS owners to tell me the right position to put it on. I believe that we have CL members from Japan

If you're watching, please pm me the distance in the following picture. Thank you very much!

 

Hooray for uselessness!

Ok, just kidding. If you like it, then whatever floats your boat. Personally, regardless of whether it's functional or not, I think it spoils the entire roofline.

 

I guess because of the gradual slope of the roof to the back window it looks awkard and out of place. Not for me. If you like it, enjoy.

 

I think it will definitely be a conversation starter for people that see it and don't know that it doesn't come on the car. Can't you just see them going into a dealership and saying they want the sharkfin on the car and the dealer trying to tell them it doesn't have one and them saying, YES I've definitely seen it

I like the looks of it. It would be great if that is where the SAT wires were. Thanks for the pictures.

 

I'm just curious, how did you order the sharkfin? Where did you get it from?

Personally I like the look. One question though: What happens when it rains? Does the rubber seal prevent water and moisture from getting trapped under the sharkfin?

 

dont like it on the roof maybe on the trunk like some cars are

 

It looks a little too close to the back window compared to the first pic (silver car) you posted. Move it a little more forward.

And I do have to admit, it looks like a Bimmer-wannabe. Sorry, but the shark fin is not very Lexus (at least here in the U.S.)

 

That's a pretty nice garage. Fin looks outa place.

 

The shark fin is not my cup of tea, sorry.

Why did you only debadge only one side of the car? It looks asymmetrical. I think it would look better with just the stylized "L" on the trunk but no "Lexus" badge.

On a positive note, the trunk spoiler is very classy, and you have a nice garage.

 

Well its not that bad...

If the 2007 LS460 can sport it, why can't the IS ??

I have a better close up pick at home.. but here it is on the LS..

 

That a guy who wants to clean up his back end by debadging would add something to the roofline which seems so out of place.

Not my cup of tea, but do like the debadged portion & cool garage flooring.

 

It looks better on the LS because the LS is much bigger than the IS. The shark fin is a bit too obvious on the IS, and less imposing than on the LS.

 

And most important, the fin on the LS is functional, not cosmetic. I'm sure that the Lexus designers would not have put the fin up there if not required by the audio system.

Case in point: I think the parking assist sensors on my car are butt-ugly, but I tolerate them because they are necessary to make the system work. (My jaw would hit the floor if I heard that someone was adding those for cosmetic effect!)

 

To each their own. I agree that it spoils the roof line. Personally, I don't think I'd mind having it on the car if it were for the Sat/Nav or XM radio (I mean that if it were functional, I wouldn't _remove_ it), but, I wouldn't want to add it to the vehicle.

I agree that's a nice garage.

-Brian

 

good point.