LS400 with identity crisis, now with LS460 rear.

After gettin' rear-ended and getting insurance money, it was time to follow through with some plans:

Got the LS430 front conversion fixed from all the damages of driving so low:
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Added the LS460 tips to the rear.  These tips have been sitting around for years, glad I finally got to add them.
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Had fender work done, shaved off all the emblems, new chrome trunk bar, DAD emblem on all the keyholes, Fabulous grill, some interior goodies, new LED w/ puddle light side mirrors to replace the crappy Bellezza ones I had before, and JDM Toyota wide-angle blue tint mirrors (the mirror is freaking awesome, I can see my blind spot without having to put on those dumb looking stick on mirrors).

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To top off everything, got the car fully repainted in a custom mix of black that's blacker than anything I've ever seen.  When I park next to other black cars, I know I am a shade darker than they are, haha.  Big thanx to Exotic Inc for doing the work, these guys are top notch. :thumbup:

i've always loved the front end, but the rear end doesn't do it for me. maybe if the tips were upside down and matched the contours of the bumper.

yes...upside down and switch from right to left would definitely fit the contours!  
 
Nice job on the car.

[QUOTE=brainneeded;429615]i've always loved the front end, but the rear end doesn't do it for me. maybe if the tips were upside down and matched the contours of the bumper.[/QUOTE]

Thanx, it flows with the contour of the Wald lip.

If you guys look at the side, you can see how the tips curves around the bumper, by flipping it around, you no longer have that curve to flow with the bumper.

i see what you're saying.

with what me and speedaddict are saying would work better if you have them sunken into the bumper. looks like they're kind of exposed in the pictures? hard to tell with the black. that black is dark FORREAL. i like it.

^I know what you guys mean, and I agree, it's just a ton of work to make it work the way you guys are talking about, you almost have to rebuild the rear to work with the tips.  Not worth it imo, I like the way it is now though.  I have not seen any LS400 like mine with these tips in the US.

dam guy u making wanna keep mine lol

the front bumper, is it a lower half ls430?

[QUOTE=BLKVIP;429626]dam guy u making wanna keep mine lol[/QUOTE]

You should dude, even a stock one still gets me excited whenever I see it on the road.  As soon as you get rid of it, I am sure you will regret it.

Danm Shiz looks dope

[QUOTE=mike1970;429634]Danm Shiz looks dope[/QUOTE]

Thanx mang!

looks good :biggthumpup:

dope dude, doin work! i agree that the exhaust could be better integrated, but im glad just to see you continuing to work on this thing.

tips just look way too big for the car imo but i like everything else


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^ Thanx homies! :D

i didn't really notice it until it was mentioned, but they definitely could have put in more work fitting the exhaust. in my experience, and in their defense, there are a lot of contours to account for with these kind of tips. also, flipping them does not really work because the top edge usually sticks out further than the bottom edge. what really needed to be done was the lower portion of the wald lip should have been built up to meet the edges of the tips. that way it would look integrated, right now it kind of looks slapped on and trimmed.
 
that  being said, the car looks great and i love the approach. :biggthumpup:

clean, I dig it.

i thought you actually put a ls460 rear end on a ls400. So fail on thread title.:pat:

same Dolce kit amirite :biggthumpup:
 
[QUOTE=Kouki Monster;429715]i thought you actually put a ls460 rear end on a ls400. So fail on thread title.:pat:[/QUOTE]

Clean...I too agree on the tips that the execution could have been a lil better but overall it looks stunning Im really digging the 430 lower valence nice touch

nice, 1st time I've seen a 430 conversion on a ucf20/21....:eek:



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car looks good Anh-Tuan

looks great!!

I love it  the only thing I would change is maybe add a small front lip and side skirts It looks kinda odd the front and sides look stock compared to the rear maybe it's just me

Thanx for the props fellas!  I do have sideskirts on Ray316, they're Wald sideskirts.  If I add a lip to the front, the front will hang lower than the sides and rear, messing up the balance.  When we made the front, it was made to hang lower so that it will flow with the Wald sides and rear.

maybe adding a couple body lines to the front bumper to make it look more "lippy" would continue the flow. or maybe even doin a fiberglass overlay.

[QUOTE=OG;429961]maybe adding a couple body lines to the front bumper to make it look more "lippy" would continue the flow. or maybe even doin a fiberglass overlay.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that's a good idea.  I was thinking of making it dip in the center like on how the Wald front lip is.  That would flow pretty nice with the rest of the kit as well.

I like where you are going with it!  I love the subtle little things!

I think it looks very unique, flipping the tips seems rather strange to me. Good job!

dope

I like the idea of the 460 tips. Makes the car look wider and lower by adding horizontal lines in the rear.

^Word up, thanx for the props fellas! :biggthumpup:

I still vote for thread change to LS400 with ls460 tips

[QUOTE=Kouki Monster;430530]I still vote for thread change to LS400 with ls460 tips[/QUOTE]

I can't edit the title man

I like how the 460 tips go with the ucf21, seen it before in a vip car issue. Also like the 430 bumper. Good stuff bro.

haha i am just messin with ya

[QUOTE=themachine707;430662]I like how the 460 tips go with the ucf21, seen it before in a vip car issue. Also like the 430 bumper. Good stuff bro.[/QUOTE]

Thank you man!

[QUOTE=Kouki Monster;430693]haha i am just messin with ya[/QUOTE]

haha, I know, but it is misleading though. :shrug:

no, its just motivation to put a ls460 rear on it.:biggthumpup: hahaha

looks real good man. the thread title is def an attention grabber :P

i like

sick!!!

Whoa, thanx for the props fellas!

i like :dance: