Making your IS more Manly
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Hello Everyone, first time poster here.
I know a lot of people think the IS (atleast the 250) is a woman's car. I tend to disagree, however I do understand where they are coming from as I see more women driving these cars than men.
That being said, what is everyone's advice on making your IS that much more manly?
I don't have much money to spend, but I figured a few little upgrades like tint, and new headlights might do the trick. I have a silver stock IS 250 and would love to hear everyone's opinions on making the car look a little sexier for not too much money.
I know a lot of people think the IS (atleast the 250) is a woman's car. I tend to disagree, however I do understand where they are coming from as I see more women driving these cars than men.
That being said, what is everyone's advice on making your IS that much more manly?
I don't have much money to spend, but I figured a few little upgrades like tint, and new headlights might do the trick. I have a silver stock IS 250 and would love to hear everyone's opinions on making the car look a little sexier for not too much money.
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(no offense intended with this comment) The best and least expensive improvement is going to be an improvement to the driver's attitude. If you really care that some people think its a woman's car, nothing you ever do to it is going to 100% change that perception of it for you. It's your car and you bought it for your own (good) reasons you DO care about...
A secondary suggestion is that you could grow a big bushy beard and wear a manly flannel shirt or wife beater, maybe a trucker hat tilted sideways when you drive around. That would help start a contrary PR campaign in your area.
A secondary suggestion is that you could grow a big bushy beard and wear a manly flannel shirt or wife beater, maybe a trucker hat tilted sideways when you drive around. That would help start a contrary PR campaign in your area.
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(no offense intended with this comment) The best and least expensive improvement is going to be an improvement to the driver's attitude. If you really care that some people think its a woman's car, nothing you ever do to it is going to 100% change that perception of it for you. It's your car and you bought it for your own (good) reasons you DO care about...
A secondary suggestion is that you could grow a big bushy beard and wear a manly flannel shirt or wife beater, maybe a trucker hat tilted sideways when you drive around. That would help start a contrary PR campaign in your area.
A secondary suggestion is that you could grow a big bushy beard and wear a manly flannel shirt or wife beater, maybe a trucker hat tilted sideways when you drive around. That would help start a contrary PR campaign in your area.
I am a little unsatisfied with the Silver color of my car because it was the last of the IS available at the time, and I wanted the car right then. I like the Silver, but I feel that Black would have been a color better suited for how I wanted people to view my car.
Now the reason I am here is because I am looking for ways to make my car look a little "meaner" without spending too much money or adding too many mods (it is a lease).
The ideas I came up with so far was tint and some nice yellow fogs.
Does anyone else have any other suggestions? I appreciate everyone's input.
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I seriously would not worry about what other people perceive. There are a zillion nice cars out there that appeal to women, and that doesn't make them worse cars. Drive what you like. I did the IS for it's styling, price, techno features, good fuel economy, and exterior color.
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(no offense intended with this comment) The best and least expensive improvement is going to be an improvement to the driver's attitude. If you really care that some people think its a woman's car, nothing you ever do to it is going to 100% change that perception of it for you. It's your car and you bought it for your own (good) reasons you DO care about...
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If you want to change the way your car looks, 50% of that is the wheels.... consider getting something like the F-Sport or some other wheel (then sell them when you return the car from lease).
- Tint is good (see the FAQ at top of this forum for link to master tint thread)
- Aerotect redouts or similar
- If you really like black, I'd look into what some members have done getting a black vinyl cover applied to their roof... relatively inexpensive, removable and a big visual change.
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