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Old 10-06-09, 05:05 PM
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Default Lowered with a chassis brace... bad idea
So a friend of mine wanted to buy my sway bars and chassis brace and I knew I scraped it a few time but never thought I was gonna see this...




I hate speed bumps and steep driveways
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Old 10-06-09, 05:08 PM
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Wow just how low was that car?
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Old 10-06-09, 05:10 PM
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Na that brace hangs LOW^^^ You can see it from behind the car.
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Im lowered on megan SPRINGS
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lol why are you so concerned about it? its metal....OMG you scraped a genuine lexus part!!! the world has ended! maybe its just me...but i find my lexus to be...well...just a car. its no ferrari. lexus needs to be swept off it's pedi-stool. (<- my opinion of course)
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Damn thats crazy especially for being lowered on springs.
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Originally Posted by chrIS250
lol why are you so concerned about it? its metal....OMG you scraped a genuine lexus part!!! the world has ended! maybe its just me...but i find my lexus to be...well...just a car. its no ferrari. lexus needs to be swept off it's pedi-stool. (<- my opinion of course)
Im not concerned about anything like that.... im concerned about the price drop hes gonna ask for
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doesnt look that bad.. just the paint got chipped off..
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Originally Posted by windex
Im lowered on megan SPRINGS
That explains it, nearly a 2" drop.

Yep the price drop will be significant.
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Im not concerned about anything like that.... im concerned about the price drop hes gonna ask for
paint it quick before he sees it. haha jk. i feel you though id cry, nobody wants to see their expensive parts diminish in value and look as bad as that does.
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Wow, how long did you have the chassis brace on for?
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Mmm...I bet that was a pleasant noise each time it scraped on a speedbump! Luckily it doesn't need to be pretty to still be effective.
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Haha Gabe nice one.
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can't you get it repainted?
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If this thread doesn't get civil from here on, it will be locked. Cut the personal attacks.

OP - take it to a shop and get it powder coated again...it will look fine and work fine.
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