Operation Identity Change: Complete
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Operation Identity Change: Complete
Hey guys. Long time visitor, first time poster. I know I'm gonna get a lot of questions from this, so here we go.
Its taken over two years and WHOLE LOT of parts hunting, but the identity change is nearly complete. Alot has gone into the Toyota conversion. Its not easy to find rare OEM/JDM parts for a 13year old car to begin with. I owe it to lots of ebay/internet searching and a special friend in Japan Some people will understand, others will not. Thats ok. Its all worth it for the looks and questions I get from random people.
The big boy himself:
Started simple with grille and emblems. Yes, the front emblem snaps right in place of the Lexus. Yes, I filled the holes in the trunk...
Couldn't resist- had to get the plate to match ...
Then I kinda got carried away with it...
So I figured, "Oh well, now I gotta go all the way"...
Got the Celsior owners manual and factory brochure in the glove box! The only thing left that reads "Lexus" is my ignition key Safe to say, one of the most unique "LS400s" on the east coast.
Am I passionate, or just mental?
Its taken over two years and WHOLE LOT of parts hunting, but the identity change is nearly complete. Alot has gone into the Toyota conversion. Its not easy to find rare OEM/JDM parts for a 13year old car to begin with. I owe it to lots of ebay/internet searching and a special friend in Japan Some people will understand, others will not. Thats ok. Its all worth it for the looks and questions I get from random people.
The big boy himself:
Started simple with grille and emblems. Yes, the front emblem snaps right in place of the Lexus. Yes, I filled the holes in the trunk...
Couldn't resist- had to get the plate to match ...
Then I kinda got carried away with it...
So I figured, "Oh well, now I gotta go all the way"...
Got the Celsior owners manual and factory brochure in the glove box! The only thing left that reads "Lexus" is my ignition key Safe to say, one of the most unique "LS400s" on the east coast.
Am I passionate, or just mental?
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Hey guys. Long time visitor, first time poster. I know I'm gonna get a lot of questions from this, so here we go.
Its taken over two years and WHOLE LOT of parts hunting, but the identity change is nearly complete. Alot has gone into the Toyota conversion. Its not easy to find rare OEM/JDM parts for a 13year old car to begin with. I owe it to lots of ebay/internet searching and a special friend in Japan Some people will understand, others will not. Thats ok. Its all worth it for the looks and questions I get from random people.
The big boy himself:
Started simple with grille and emblems. Yes, the front emblem snaps right in place of the Lexus. Yes, I filled the holes in the trunk...
Couldn't resist- had to get the plate to match ...
Then I kinda got carried away with it...
So I figured, "Oh well, now I gotta go all the way"...
Got the Celsior owners manual and factory brochure in the glove box! The only thing left that reads "Lexus" is my ignition key Safe to say, one of the most unique "LS400s" on the east coast.
Am I passionate, or just mental?
Its taken over two years and WHOLE LOT of parts hunting, but the identity change is nearly complete. Alot has gone into the Toyota conversion. Its not easy to find rare OEM/JDM parts for a 13year old car to begin with. I owe it to lots of ebay/internet searching and a special friend in Japan Some people will understand, others will not. Thats ok. Its all worth it for the looks and questions I get from random people.
The big boy himself:
Started simple with grille and emblems. Yes, the front emblem snaps right in place of the Lexus. Yes, I filled the holes in the trunk...
Couldn't resist- had to get the plate to match ...
Then I kinda got carried away with it...
So I figured, "Oh well, now I gotta go all the way"...
Got the Celsior owners manual and factory brochure in the glove box! The only thing left that reads "Lexus" is my ignition key Safe to say, one of the most unique "LS400s" on the east coast.
Am I passionate, or just mental?
and the car in ur sig is a UCF20 II >.>
#3
Wow...is that a compliment from our resident CL skeptic? LOL...thanks man. Yes, the "Lexus" holes had to be filled on the driver's side, but I filled all of holes on the trunk, otherwise you'd see them with the new badges. And yes, that is late model 20 in the sig. Is there anything you don't notice, Pure?
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They're actually Hella yellow bulb capsules from Germany. Better than any "yellow" bulb out there.....these things are YELL-OW! Too bad you can't find em anywhere anymore (I got these years ago). From experience, I can tell you that the Georgia State Patrol as well as the Pennsylvania State Police don't like these things.
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Although I believe that that's a legit Celsior airbag, I wonder if you could've saved some money by seeing if any other Toyota airbags would fit. Looks like a Camry bag would fit. Nice work on the conversion.
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damn dude i redid my grill and trunk badging to say celsior but you took it to a level i never would have even thought about lol i mean damn engine bay,manual, and brochure....thats ****ing awesome bro