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Old 08-29-08, 06:37 AM
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The white car (style edition) has factory redouts. The overall car looks nice but not feeling the wheels so much.

Can't wait to place my order on an 09 after option packages are given to dealers. As of now they claim they still know nothing.
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Old 08-29-08, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Kurtz
This looks like one of the best pictures of the new front end (I lightened it up). As someone said before, the front bumper now looks as if it's all one piece.
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Old 08-29-08, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by cb804
This looks like one of the best pictures of the new front end (I lightened it up). As someone said before, the front bumper now looks as if it's all one piece.

Uploaded wrong picture... here's another
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Old 08-29-08, 07:21 AM
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wooooo LED taillight
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Old 08-29-08, 07:23 AM
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I feel like GFX lip would look beautiful on that car

2009 looks better than 2006-2008

If the middle east version still offers 17 inch, I will order those new 18 inch. if not, ill go for aftermarket

and the tails, ill wait for the new IS-F tails.
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Old 08-29-08, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Kurtz
Wow, thanks for the link.. Are those wheels 18?

Hope the tail lights here are have the redouts like the one on the white lexus
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I cant tell if those are 18's or 17's? They look small in the pictures

All in all I like it, minus the chrome around the side mirror turn signals...Also not sure about the vertical amber in the rear tails. I want to see what the tails look like lit up
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don't think thats reded out, it's just the lightning, it happens to my car too.
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Old 08-29-08, 08:18 AM
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As I said before, I still think the mirrors are the same size, just with the chrome + light added.

Anyone else notice the stitching on the leather? Looks like they used white thread instead of matching color.

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Old 08-29-08, 09:00 AM
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The blue IS still has the amber part in the tail lights but in the white IS it appears to be red. Maybe Rashoodz is right and that its actually amber for both and it's just the lighting. I guess I'm going for the IS-F tail lights.

About the signal mirrors, now that I see chrome in it I don't like it as much.
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Old 08-29-08, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by cmai
The white car (style edition) has factory redouts. The overall car looks nice but not feeling the wheels so much.

Can't wait to place my order on an 09 after option packages are given to dealers. As of now they claim they still know nothing.
Will the options packages change? My dealer says they generally don't change from year to year, and he's able to take my order if I want to place it.
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Old 08-29-08, 09:36 AM
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I like the changes, except for the addition of chrome. Not really my thing but I can live with it.

Stupid question but is the blue car "Black Sapphire Pearl"? I'm asking in case they offer different colors in Japan (where I assume those pics were taken). I'm interested because I ordered that color and it seemed a lot darker in other pictures. I'm not complaining though, I prefer more blue in my dark blue!

Can't wait for December, thanks for the pics!
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Old 08-29-08, 09:41 AM
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Is it just me, or do I see 3 memory seat settings? I thought we only had 2?
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I can ONLY assume it's from the lighting that the tails look all red on the white IS.

We always had 3 memory seat positions since the 2006 IS.
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More chrome = bad.

Period.
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