Another LS430.....

Well I have been hanging around here for a bit, I dont post too much but I have been carefully observing and collecting some parts here and there for the past 6 months. I bought this car in January '10 as my daily and I intend to keep it that way until at least next year (when I am going to grab an 03-04 745LI) so most of what I am going to do is going to keep it at least somewhat practical haha. It is an '03 with 117k miles (bought it with 113) 
 
So to start off I did all kinds of boring maintenance stuff which included:
 
-new tires
-new air filters (engine and cabin)
-new OEM Lexus floor mats
-new front pads/discs
-tranny flush (X2)
-fix the rattling ML sub
-and lots of cleaning
 
Then I started buying some small interior stuff here and there to get me through the winter and the spring:
 
-JP Gold Kitsuna
-JP black Fusa
-Garson crystal curtains
-Garson crystal steering wheel emblem
-Garson crystal A/C line stones
-JP Limited Edition red leather, large logo pillows
-LED foglight bulbs
 
And I just got my Megan coilovers on Tuesday, put them in yesterday. The rears are bottomed out in the bodies, I wanted to go lower in the front but the rubbing is pretty bad and I cant bring myself to roll the fenders, the thing is just too mint. We'll see how daring I get in the future haha. 
 
Thats all the mods I have got done so far, Ive been taking it slow so that I only buy stuff that I know I really want and I know works with the rest of the car. The car is going in for some stainless magnaflows and 5-6" long slash-cut truck tips tomorrow or Tuesday so I will add some pictures when that gets done.
 
Here is how she looks right now as well as a couple pics of my Range Rover and my Grand Cherokee. I dont seem to have any pics of my Skyline in current form, I will grab some and post up this week. I think I am doing pretty well for 20yrs old....Let me know what you think!
 
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430 loking good bro and nice collection of cars too :biggthumpup: cant wait to see ur exhaust.....

very nice LS! and especially very nice ZJ! I can't believe what you've done to it!! this being a vip style fourm, do you follow any national fourms for jeeps? my dad just gave me his WJ a few days ago because he just got a new car!

Damn a WJ for free, good job! Yea I've got a pretty ecclectic taste in cars haha I'm into basically anything. If you are looking for something for General 4X4 check out [URL="http://www.pirate4x4.com"]www.pirate4x4.com[/URL]
 
If you are looking for something for our grocery wagons, [URL="http://www.mallcrawlin.com"]www.mallcrawlin.com[/URL] is likely the best site you will find other than pirate. There are lots of really good builds on there and lots of good tech....just dont read it too much or your WJ will quickly look like mine and you wont be able to drive it anywhere! haha.

Welcome to VSC .. nice to have another Canadian with a new LS, as far as i know you are the only one that inspires to build a 430 from Ontario .
 
Be sure to Vist the meets in mississauga , Second thursday of the month @ mavis and britt timmy's parking lot 8 to 10 pm .
 
See you around :biggthumpup:
 
If you need any help getting stuff moved from the US into Canada Pm me i can help you out since body kits and rims need a lot of care while trucking them MY contacts are great and its beats Ups or fed-x :biggthumpup:

Thanks for the offer of help dude, Im going to take you up on that offer for sure! Im looking for some 745i wheels right now and there is nothing around here so the US is definately going to be my source. I will be getting them polished (or chrome dipped) just gotta find a set! And I'll definately get out to one of those meets in the coming month or so, I need to get my grille in and dial in the ride height first, it aint ready to see a meet yet. 
 
I also ordered a badgeless chrome grille yesterday, should be here next week. I also want to drop the car some more tomorrow but the bodies of my Megans are bottomed out. Anyone got suggestions as to how I can get it lower? Should I just reduce the preload on the springs? 
 
Thanks.

You  have got a PM ..

So its been 24 hrs since you got some 20 x 11 and 20x 9 .. where the heck are the pictures .....:giggity::biggthumpup:

Come on ben, hey on that, I'm waiting too...

Alright, alright my bad. Finally had a second to take some shots but I need someone to take some good ones now! Everything went on perfectly expcept one of my front tires has a significant leak at the bead. I am hoping i can get that remedied with some sealer tomorrow. 
 
BTW, wheels are Maya DTV's 20X9 +30 w/225/30/20 and 20X11 +35 w/255/35/20. 
 
Also added the badgeless grille and lowered the front more, it now drags on everything and I can barely get it in my driveway. Its mint!
 
Thanks for the hookup Kingpin!
 
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Nice Ben! Good choice! Yudi hooked you up and it looks sick!

Now you have to bag it .. its needs to go lower .... :biggthumpup:
Those nankangs are perfect for the 11 inch rear rims ... 
 
Ben much props to you 20 yrs old .. new car , 4 months you are lowered ,wheels ,Curtains ,interior .. Come to the next meet We shall hook you up with some Led lighting 
 
here is you home work for this winter .. 
Bags and a Kit .. :dance:
 
Congrats and we shall see you on Thursday August 12 2010 ..

[QUOTE=kingpin;334745]Now you have to bag it .. its needs to go lower .... :biggthumpup:
Those nankangs are perfect for the 11 inch rear rims ... 
 
Ben much props to you  20 yrs old .. new car , 4 months you are lowered ,wheels ,Curtains ,interior ..  Come to the next meet We shall hook you up with some Led  lighting 
 
here is you home work for this winter .. 
Bags and a Kit .. :dance:
 
Congrats and we shall see you on Thursday August 5 2010 ..[/QUOTE]

Isnt it Thursday August 12th?

[QUOTE=eye ess;334746]Isnt it Thursday August 12th?[/QUOTE] EDIT >> 12 is correct ..:biggthumpup:

Haha thanks guys. I'll see you for sure on Thursday the 12th. BTW, I came out to my car this morning and BOTH front tires were flat, obviously the tire shop didnt get them seated properly. 
 
I'll be taking them back to tires23 on my lunch and hopefully they can fix it for me.

[FONT=Arial]Is it only me that I cannot see the pictures?[/FONT]

I can see them? Dont know if anyone else is having problems....

I can see em

Looks great with the new wheels. Doesn't need to go any lower IMO but some aero kit action would be a tasty addition. Very nice.

nice car.

Looks like your rear drop is uneven. Driver side is higher than passenger side.

Thanks for the compliments guys. I think that aero is definately the next step but I am still unsure what I want to do. I am thinking Duce front lip with Wald roof lip and trunk lip or maybe going more extreme and doing a JP kit. I still have lots of thinking to do on that one.....
 
As for uneven ride height, it was just because of where I parked it at the end of the driveway, the rear is exactly the same height on both sides and the front is about 1/4" higher now because I switched to 235/35/20s on the front. 
 
I will have some more update pictures soon, hoping to grab some more Garson crystals + Garson Vega neckpads and get my exhaust done in the next couple weeks. Oh and LED DRL's to get rid of the ugly yellow ones.

Just picked up his new Wheels .. Stay tuned .. :biggthumpup:

^^^^forgot about this thread, thanks Yudi! New wheels plus spacers plus more low this weekend! Then exhaust and chrome grill painted flat black (?) LED tails, headlight retro and some more stuff....

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Its here ...  its SHOW TIME !!! :biggthumpup:

Hmmmm let me choose his next set :)

[QUOTE=VipDout;392937]Hmmmm let me choose his next set :)[/QUOTE]
 sure you can .. but you will have to pay for them too :giggity:

Is that insinuating those wheels were a bad choice or am I misunderstanding? Haha.