AutoCouture Es300 front bumper and fogs test fit
well, i just got my kit in last week. so far all i have on is the front bumper and fogs. the bumper fit like a charm, as expected.and because i needed to take it to my bodyshop where they can give me a better quote looking at the quality of the kit. he told me he was actually really impressed. but just an fyi for those interested in this kit, the fogs(i believe) are fogs from another toyota or something from japan. what led me to believe this was that it had the usual koito markings and stamps of R for right and L for left. and second: when looking through the projector itself, the cutoff shield is backwards for jdm cars. and third, it uses an 9006 bulb, which comes with 2 DriveJoy 12V 55W bulbs. anyways, had to make a harness from my brothers old vcv10 headlight harnesses to adapt to the bulbs and existing foglight harness. man it was a headache thinking about the options. i remember searching about this kit a long time ago where someone had asked how much lower this makes the car, well, here it is. because i was curious myself. now it fills out the car more, instead of having that DUB styling that it was looking like.
well enough rambling:
This is before with stock bumper
after with AC bumper
daytime pics frontview
and close up of fogs
and this shot i really like
sorry, no side shots yet, it is too dark.
Charley
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well, i just got my kit in last week. so far all i have on is the front bumper and fogs. the bumper fit like a charm, as expected.and because i needed to take it to my bodyshop where they can give me a better quote looking at the quality of the kit. he told me he was actually really impressed. but just an fyi for those interested in this kit, the fogs(i believe) are fogs from another toyota or something from japan. what led me to believe this was that it had the usual koito markings and stamps of R for right and L for left. and second: when looking through the projector itself, the cutoff shield is backwards for jdm cars. and third, it uses an 9006 bulb, which comes with 2 DriveJoy 12V 55W bulbs. anyways, had to make a harness from my brothers old vcv10 headlight harnesses to adapt to the bulbs and existing foglight harness. man it was a headache thinking about the options. i remember searching about this kit a long time ago where someone had asked how much lower this makes the car, well, here it is. because i was curious myself. now it fills out the car more, instead of having that DUB styling that it was looking like.
well enough rambling:
This is before with stock bumper
after with AC bumper
daytime pics frontview
and close up of fogs
and this shot i really like
sorry, no side shots yet, it is too dark.
Charley
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lol, sorry guys, tried to copy it over from CL
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lol, sorry guys, tried to copy it over from CL
es 300
luvin it, gotta respect the windom now:thumbsup:
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luvin it, gotta respect the windom now:thumbsup:
wow! looks awesome. Cant wait to see the final project! Did you get the rest of the kit?
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wow! looks awesome. Cant wait to see the final project! Did you get the rest of the kit?
Dam ! looking good .. much respect for doing an ES right
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Dam ! looking good .. much respect for doing an ES right
bigger n more pics for the wheels thanks!! that is trafficstar isn't it?
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bigger n more pics for the wheels thanks!! that is trafficstar isn't it?
Looks good..use photobucket to upload bigger pictures.. If you need help pm me and I will explain how to.
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Looks good..use photobucket to upload bigger pictures.. If you need help pm me and I will explain how to.
^^^^ x2, but it looks damn good so far.
Jake
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^^^^ x2, but it looks damn good so far.
Jake
:thumbsup: This is quickly becoming one of my favorite es300s
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:thumbsup: This is quickly becoming one of my favorite es300s
this is gonna be one of the sickest es's!! cant wait for more (and better) pics :)
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this is gonna be one of the sickest es's!! cant wait for more (and better) pics :)
Very nice, cant wait to see this thing painted
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Very nice, cant wait to see this thing painted
Ahh.....the kit I always loved....and never got.
The ES is gonna be the sickest.
bigger pics please!!!!!
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Ahh.....the kit I always loved....and never got.
The ES is gonna be the sickest.
bigger pics please!!!!!
gato;50585 wrote:Ahh.....the kit I always loved....and never got.
The ES is gonna be the sickest.
bigger pics please!!!!!
I second that. Great job Charley.
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[quote=gato;50585]Ahh.....the kit I always loved....and never got.
The ES is gonna be the sickest.
bigger pics please!!!!![/quote]
I second that. Great job Charley.
thanks guys and gals. im hoping that its going to look just classy and nice. much like the AC demo car, but with color and more vip influence.
555 - there are more pics of the trafficstars in the wheels n suspension forum. just do a search. you better not copy my wheels. theyve been branded with charley on em. jk. nice wheels, but a bit bland i think. a little bit. but still love em. just wanted something that nobody really had yet.
anyways, im taking my car to the shop this upcoming monday. i hope that nothing goes wrong.
btw, VSC'ers you guys are great, learned so much from you guys.
wish me luck
Charley
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thanks guys and gals. im hoping that its going to look just classy and nice. much like the AC demo car, but with color and more vip influence.
555 - there are more pics of the trafficstars in the wheels n suspension forum. just do a search. you better not copy my wheels. theyve been branded with charley on em. jk. nice wheels, but a bit bland i think. a little bit. but still love em. just wanted something that nobody really had yet.
anyways, im taking my car to the shop this upcoming monday. i hope that nothing goes wrong.
btw, VSC'ers you guys are great, learned so much from you guys.
wish me luck
Charley
wow thats nice!! gotta talk my gf into keeping hers instead of buying a g35 :/
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wow thats nice!! gotta talk my gf into keeping hers instead of buying a g35 :/
Wow that bumper made a big difference. Like everyone already stated this is going to be one badass Windom. Mad props to you and keep up the good work.
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Wow that bumper made a big difference. Like everyone already stated this is going to be one badass Windom. Mad props to you and keep up the good work.