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Old 08-01-22 | 07:02 PM
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Yup!! Those are it! I always knew he bought them from some Chinese reseller but I could never find the reseller. He has a couple more color options that have color but those are it. The one I got says Lexus and has the logo but the one like yours with just the text more closely resembles the OEM one sold in Japan
Lol it took me the 6 months you've had them on to find them- so theres the 10 dollars I guess. I found my sequential turn signals on there once, but they disappeared before I ordered so I ended up buying from someone from Facebook for that one.

Picked up a dead pedal and e-brake pedal that match the f sport pedals- will post a thread after install. It's surprising what you can find on there.
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Old 08-02-22 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by TipsyTonio
Let me settle the debate for you. I bought a set of high-res glass lens puddle lights on my 22 IS350 from @LeonCarbonFiber for $30 off instagram. He offers Lexus logo and F Sport logo emblems and the ones he sells are universal for most Lexus models as the connectors are all the same. I've seen them installed on 14-20 IS and 2021+ IS with no issues. The angle of the lens is adjustable unlike others so the image will project perfectly flat on the floor given that our puddle light is at an angle. I did hours and hours of research on this and I couldn't find any other adjustable, high quality projector. I wanted an image that didn't look cheap or distorted, and 6 months into having these installed, these still meet the criteria.
Agree with TipsyTonio. I left my puddle lights alone because it looks like a bear to take apart to get to the LEDs, but for the door courtesy lights, I ended up getting F-Sport ones that are crisp and really high quality for my 2018 IS. The door courtesy lights you see on Amazon or eBay are using other photos from other people, but the lights you get (while a little cheaper) fade or become fuzzy after a few weeks of use.

I've had mine now for a few months and they still look good, as when I first installed them. Highly recommend and LeonCarbonFiber is the guy to get it from... his name is Rotanak Giang btw.
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Old 08-02-22 | 08:25 AM
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Agree with TipsyTonio. I left my puddle lights alone because it looks like a bear to take apart to get to the LEDs, but for the door courtesy lights, I ended up getting F-Sport ones that are crisp and really high quality for my 2018 IS. The door courtesy lights you see on Amazon or eBay are using other photos from other people, but the lights you get (while a little cheaper) fade or become fuzzy after a few weeks of use.

I've had mine now for a few months and they still look good, as when I first installed them. Highly recommend and LeonCarbonFiber is the guy to get it from... his name is Rotanak Giang btw.
Do you have any pic of them installed? was thinking of picking up a set for my GS350 but torn between the F Sport and the F Ring Sport..yeah I know I dont have a true F but like the look of that logo.
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Agree with TipsyTonio. I left my puddle lights alone because it looks like a bear to take apart to get to the LEDs, but for the door courtesy lights, I ended up getting F-Sport ones that are crisp and really high quality for my 2018 IS. The door courtesy lights you see on Amazon or eBay are using other photos from other people, but the lights you get (while a little cheaper) fade or become fuzzy after a few weeks of use.

I've had mine now for a few months and they still look good, as when I first installed them. Highly recommend and LeonCarbonFiber is the guy to get it from... his name is Rotanak Giang btw.
Lol I had an ebay one prior- most annoying was that the projector would get loose and the image would be upside down and out of focus
The new one from aliexpress is clear as day.

Puddle lights are a bit of work to get to- mirror removal is honestly the scariest part but not too bad. If you ever get sequential mirror signals, you can do em all at once.
Old 08-02-22 | 08:54 AM
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2nd this recommendation, they are bright/crisp and install in about 30 seconds.
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Do you have any pic of them installed? was thinking of picking up a set for my GS350 but torn between the F Sport and the F Ring Sport..yeah I know I dont have a true F but like the look of that logo.
I got the F-Sport ones with a blue border. The lenses are adjustable so you can modify how it projects on the ground (in other words, you can stretch the image or make it narrower).

As far whether to get the F-Sport vs. F logo ones, if it were me, I'd stick with F-Sport personally since you don't have a true F but it's your car



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Lol I had an ebay one prior- most annoying was that the projector would get loose and the image would be upside down and out of focus
The new one from aliexpress is clear as day.

Puddle lights are a bit of work to get to- mirror removal is honestly the scariest part but not too bad. If you ever get sequential mirror signals, you can do em all at once.
Yeah agree... the eBay ones are crap. I think the main reason is the "projector" uses a film vs. a a glass lenses which deteriorates or fades over time.
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Yeah agree... the eBay ones are crap. I think the main reason is the "projector" uses a film vs. a a glass lenses which deteriorates or fades over time.
I'd second the opinion in the F vs FSport choice there.

Snapped some quick pics to show the difference between the "cheap" ebay/amazon lights and the aliexpress/leoncarbonfiber. iirc amazon/ebay was 13-15 bucks?

Wires are thicker for the board and the housing has a cutout for the image as opposed to shining through the plastic. You can also see the adjustable angle in the second pic- I installed as is and they looked pretty level for the ground. Last is the box the aliexpress lights came in.




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Old 08-02-22 | 12:42 PM
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[QUOTE=unioncorps;11337508]I got the F-Sport ones with a blue border. The lenses are adjustable so you can modify how it projects on the ground (in other words, you can stretch the image or make it narrower).

As far whether to get the F-Sport vs. F logo ones, if it were me, I'd stick with F-Sport personally since you don't have a true F but it's your car




Yeah I Just ordered a set of the F Sport with Blue border like yours..Thanks for the pics
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Sweet! I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Old 08-03-22 | 06:32 PM
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Am I the only one slightly annoyed by how the F Sport logo is not accurate?
Old 08-04-22 | 06:46 AM
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Am I the only one slightly annoyed by how the F Sport logo is not accurate?
Haha, yep just you lol
Old 08-06-22 | 11:52 PM
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thx for the heads up, one of my plastic lens with white and red F sport projections now has a blue hue so I have ordered a set of these glass ones.
Old 08-07-22 | 01:07 AM
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This threads gonna put Leon Carbon Fiber outta business. jk.
Old 08-15-22 | 02:35 PM
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Item is no longer available! I wonder what happened. Last I checked they had over 300 pieces available. Maybe Leon shut them down.
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Item is no longer available! I wonder what happened. Last I checked they had over 300 pieces available. Maybe Leon shut them down.
Sheesh I was planning to order mine soon.



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