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Old 11-14-10 | 06:11 PM
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Hey all,

I come from JDMUniverse (back in the day now..) from owning a 1994 Nissan Altima, to a 2000 Honda Civic EX coupe, to a 2005 Acura TSX.. and now... the 2009 IS-250 AWD! I'm so excited, and I'm picking her up tomorrow.

Silver on black, AWD, sports pkg, etc. 27k miles and it already has 19" chrome on it, but i'm not sure on keeping them yet.

Anyway, wanted some input on immediate upgrades that are most beneficial (aesthetically mostly) and then any cool features etc, that aren't so pronounced or marketed (if any) that you guys have come across.

Looks like a great forum, and glad to be here. Oh, and I included some shots that were from the dealer's main page.

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Old 11-14-10 | 06:17 PM
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welcome to cl ur gonna have a blast here and modding ur car as well. Wheels look like you could keep them for now, get some coils to lower the car(or springs), redouts for the tails and maybe some sway bars to reduce body roll!
Old 11-14-10 | 06:23 PM
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Oooo congrats! She sure is beautiful! Welcome to CL, and I hope you will find that your new baby is much better than your previous babies. .
Old 11-14-10 | 06:24 PM
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Oooh and one more thing! Quang said I have the right to say this now:

NEEDS TO BE LOWERED!!!!!






*tee hee!* That felt good. I'm the one that swore I would never mod.....
Old 11-14-10 | 06:38 PM
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I would suggest that you actually read through the owners manual, you will be surprised with all of the cool features that are not obvious at first. Nice color!
Old 11-14-10 | 06:38 PM
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/\/\/\/\/\ GO LOW GO LOW lol
but yes WELCOME to a class of elite cars =)
Old 11-14-10 | 07:10 PM
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congrats bro! welcome to CL and good luck with yur new hwip! she looks fresh!
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Welcome and congrats!
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Congrats on new purchase, Welcome to CL...
Old 11-14-10 | 07:58 PM
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thanks for the welcome guys -- I'm STOKED. It's definitely a beautiful car. I already have some ideas in mind. So, noob question. Can i grab the IS-F suspension.. as in, is it easily transferrable?
Old 11-15-10 | 10:19 AM
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Congrats, go with Coilovers if you can probably cost u less than Fsport/stock parts
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welcome to CL!
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Welcome to CL! TP FTW!
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