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Old 10-02-07, 03:38 AM
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Don't you like to driving in the rain? I do! No matter what car I have the IS or the RX I just like to driving in the rain... Here are some shots I took afterward...showing off my fog front and rear!






PS: I took the LEXUS emblem off... for now...
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SoCal is in a drought so don't have to worry about rain but I like how the auto windshield wipers works when I get caught in one.
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I really want to know if the emblem looks better than the OEM grill one.
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looks mean nice pics
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whats that car next to it... an alphard?
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Looks better without the L emblem IMO. What sort of HID are you using on your low beams? Thats the exact color I wanna get, looks
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Nice!!! I wanna get those rear fog lights Too bad they don't offer in US.
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The car definately does well "drying" itself, with the exception of the trunk and rear bumper...
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
The car definately does well "drying" itself, with the exception of the trunk and rear bumper...
I drove it fast so by the time I back home the water already DRY
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Looks better without the L emblem IMO. What sort of HID are you using on your low beams? Thats the exact color I wanna get, looks
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SoCal is in a drought so don't have to worry about rain but I like how the auto windshield wipers works when I get caught in one.
I don't have the auto windshield wipers ...
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I really like the front shots. The grille is awesome. And I like how your fogs are more of a teal color while lowbeams are blue. Looks awesome. Seems like your fogs must be under 8000K right?
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
The car definately does well "drying" itself, with the exception of the trunk and rear bumper...
The IS350 is the first car that I have owned where I can hit car wash and then jump on the freeway for a few miles and the wind basically blows the water off almost the entire car. Very impressive.
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The drying must be due to the low drag coefficient. I know that is the same thing with my SC, although it is lacking a bit in the center of the rear window. I believe the IS has lower CoD than SC.
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Originally Posted by y2ks2k
The IS350 is the first car that I have owned where I can hit car wash and then jump on the freeway for a few miles and the wind basically blows the water off almost the entire car. Very impressive.
I use to do that to my MR2 Spyder too When I was in Sydney...!!
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I really like the front shots. The grille is awesome. And I like how your fogs are more of a teal color while lowbeams are blue. Looks awesome. Seems like your fogs must be under 8000K right?
They are both 8000k as they said but the headlight got replaced few months ago and the Fog has used for a year so the color shifted a bit...
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The drying must be due to the low drag coefficient. I know that is the same thing with my SC, although it is lacking a bit in the center of the rear window. I believe the IS has lower CoD than SC.
The Newer the Car is the lower the CoD is...!! HaHa
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Forgot to tell you guys the DRYING issue also might cause by the condition of your paint too... As far as I know if you wax it a lot the water or dust will gone off easily!
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I like driving in the rain, in your car not in mine.

Hate getting my car dirty.
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