Lexus IS300

I thought those were interior pics!!! well sorta half-interior pics

Ahh good ol' LEDS eh very nice work dude. What are you doing with the headlights and fogs?

looking good chris

Nice going indeed Chris, and it seems were all anxious to see more pics of the ride

And to be honest, I'm quite interested in you headlights/fogs project... tell us more!

thanks guys, I promise I will continue taking pics as long as I have the car ! (tho maybe not as often as you'd like though, keeps you hungry )

Well with the OEM dark chrome head & fog lights I installed, their lenses are really hazed up. And they aren't quite dark enough.... so I'm painting mine flat primer black (with chrome accents). I will also put in bixenon projectors with a halo and I will construct and LED array for the signal.

And then I have to build the tail lights..... so much work to do.

so for now u are driving ur car without her eyes i fell sorry for her

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have two pairs of "eyes"

i was speaking for the car they have rights tooo

Yes.... well then, never fear, the car is still 100% intact

Today's Update! (sorry shehroze, no interior pics)

1) I was surprised to find a box when I got up. Matching LED tail lights for the trunk. Finally.... these are rare and I haven't been able to find them before. The stock ones were all faded and ugly, plus the red color was a little lighter, not as deep as the outers. And they weren't LEDs of course, fail.



These things look great. They work in both bright and dim mode, unlike most of the LED units. These have a black weatherstripping around them, but I removed it and stuck it on closer to the back, just like stock, so it still keeps water out but you can't see it. Finally, they match perfectly!





And these are actually the same brightness on both sides lol (unlike the outers). And they are super bright for the brake light! I was surprised, these are brighter than the outer lights.




2) I also worked on the head lights and fog lights... paint!

I spent a few hours carefully masking the parts I wanted to leave chrome, I figured it would make for a more custom look. There's no real distinction on the head light rings, so it was hard work.



Then I painted them black with this primer I found, I tested several colors and liked this one the best. It's completely flat of course, but it is not too dark. I wanted the lights to match the tires, and this was it.



A thing of beauty is a joy forever! It really came out perfectly.




Just some other random things also.

3) I rebolted the engine damper to the engine, I noticed it had come off somehow. Fortunately, it was just stuck right underneath, so that was good.

4) I put some old white LEDs in the city lights cause there was nothing there.

5) I removed the black box behind the left tail light, it made it slightly brighter to match the right tail light a little better.

6) I removed the light bulb in the gauges for the "rear brake light out" cause it was on with the new lights

7) I put the regular bulb back in the "ETC Power" indicator, since the blue LED was broken.

Productivity feels good!

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL!! Love the way the rear end is looking! Can't wait to see it with the new rear bumper on.

Thanks Kenny I have ordered the new bumper, hopefully it won't take forever to get here lol.

Looks very good, the headlights actually look really cool. You do gotta fix that rust over the drivers tail light eventually eh haha

some awesome work Chris

Thanks guys. The rust will be all fixed by the winter, don't worry

nice one chris bro.

saw this on ebay and thought you maybe interested in it

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Altezza-SXE10-IS200-IS300-VORTEX-ROOF-DIFFUSER-/251158396185?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a7a34fd19

Nice work Chris, now post some pics wiv the headlights re-assembled and bolted on!

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Nice car! I have been looking at these for a while, i love them

Some stuff which i don't like, the rear end looks too big with the "styling" bumper, and the led strips :p
The front is perfect.. looks soo agressive

miib14 wrote:

saw this on ebay and thought you maybe interested in it

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Altezza-SXE10-IS200-IS300-VORTEX-ROOF-DIFFUSER-/251158396185?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a7a34fd19

Nice, pretty cheap! Though I haven't decided it looks good yet

Sgt_Lyna wrote:

Nice work Chris, now post some pics wiv the headlights re-assembled and bolted on!

LOL, it's gonna be a while for that! I still need to get my projectors, then make LEDs and halos.

SHEHROZE ARAIN wrote:

we want pics.
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I ran out of light today.

Skorp wrote:

the rear end looks too big with the "styling" bumper, The front is perfect.. looks soo agressive

Yep, you got it bang on! I am making a new rear end to match the front

If it's cheap, you might as well go for er We'd both have Vortex Generators!

Well I just bought JDM window visors, and I was also going to get a carbonfiber rear window roof spoiler.... but I decided it would look too weird. So naturally, I'm currently thinking the vortex will also look weird lol. One step at a time.

I got started with the fiberglassing on the rear lip...

Christopher bought window visors? Never thought I'd see those words in the same sentence!