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Old 11-17-23, 12:18 PM
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Hit break in and had the car corrected and ceramic coated yesterday with a 5 year coating. Also did all the plastics,windshield and full wheels.
Time to FLY!!
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Old 11-18-23, 08:26 PM
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Default First road trip
Driving to the Florida Panhandle- Fort Walton Beach
picked up a speeding ticket first one in 30 yrs.
my IS loves to run... now I have to watch my speed
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Old 11-21-23, 07:22 AM
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Finally had the chance to install my apexi mid!!! The longest part of this install was removing the stupid brace. Haha


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First wash after the ceramic coating. Also learned that the gas door locks when car is locked.
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iPhone kind of overexposed the “after” pic for some reason. It’s a good bit darker in person.
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iPhone kind of overexposed the “after” pic for some reason. It’s a good bit darker in person.
Is that the bamboo trim piece?
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Originally Posted by SlowlaneAZ
Is that the bamboo trim piece?
It's the "Ash" wood trim from the IS 350 DHP package and IS 500 Launch Edition -- is that the same as the bamboo?
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man...maybe i should slang my pieces. want matted cf in the future
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Originally Posted by geckornr
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iPhone kind of overexposed the “after” pic for some reason. It’s a good bit darker in person.
Glad to see you ended up doing it. I guess I should’ve mentioned it in my PMs about this, but when you did the front pieces it might’ve been helpful to put foam tape on the backside. I had the dealer put some on my passenger side because it rattled. Looks great
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Old 11-27-23, 01:35 PM
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Is that the bamboo trim piece?
There is no bamboo. The bamboo trim that appeared on some dealer websites was a misprint.
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Originally Posted by TipsyTonio
Glad to see you ended up doing it. I guess I should’ve mentioned it in my PMs about this, but when you did the front pieces it might’ve been helpful to put foam tape on the backside. I had the dealer put some on my passenger side because it rattled. Looks great
Thanks for the advice - not sure why the front pieces haven't shipped yet, but I'm waiting for them and can tape them before installing them.

Interesting to me that the wood piece is much, much thicker than the original plastic piece. It probably weighs 3-4x as much and is more substantial.
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Old 11-28-23, 01:48 AM
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Had some free time today and decided to install the TOMS Front Strut Bar that’s been sitting in my garage for a few weeks now.

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Originally Posted by subtl
Had some free time today and decided to install the TOMS Front Strut Bar that’s been sitting in my garage for a few weeks now.

Very nice. Curious to hear how you're liking it once you've had a chance to drive it a bit.
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Originally Posted by geckornr
Very nice. Curious to hear how you're liking it once you've had a chance to drive it a bit.
I’ve had the chance to drive the car as I take the backroads to my job. The steering feels much more weighty. The front end feels stiff in normal mode. In sport s+ I can’t tell much of a difference. Only in Eco and Normal. I personally like it as it fixed the sloppy feeling the steering had.
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Old 11-29-23, 09:18 AM
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Man I am having Speed Withdrawal's... It's freezing cold in Michigan & snow my car just sits in the garage. I either drive the Highlander or Mazda 3 around town. I literally have to wait until late April or early May...
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