New Member: HKS Lexus IS300

Hey guys. I've been pretty familiar with the VIP scene for a while now.

Now, before reading on and seeing the title of this thread, you probably would be thinking...HKS, VIP, gtfo. :pat:
Although my car isn't completely VIP but I would consider it to be still somewhat VIP inspired. 

A few pictures of how the car currently looks like:
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Cheers guys.

The following list is updated as of: 07/30/15
Everything colored in [COLOR="DarkRed"]Dark Red[/COLOR] is rare and/or discontinued.

[B][U]2001 Lexus IS300[/U][/B]
- Paint: Diamond White Pearl (2001 Only)

[B][U]Exterior:[/U][/B]
[COLOR="DarkRed"]- HKS Japan D1 Aero Front Fascia[/COLOR]
[COLOR="DarkRed"]- HKS Japan D1 Aero Side Skirts[/COLOR]
[COLOR="DarkRed"]- HKS Japan D1 Aero Rear Valance[/COLOR]
- Chargespeed D1 Vent Fenders (20mm Wider)
[COLOR="DarkRed"]- Wald Mesh Grille[/COLOR]
- Toyota Japan Altezza Window Visors
- Shaven JDM Fender Sidemarkers

[B][U]Interior:[/U][/B]
- Bride Zeta III Red Bucket Seats
- Bride Super Seat Rail RO Type
- Bride FO/FG Side Stay
- Bride Tuning Pads for Head Red
- Bride Tuning Pads for Knee Red
- Bride Fashion Protectors Red
- T1R T182R Titanium Burnt Shift Knob

[B][U]Suspension:[/U][/B]
- AirLift Performance Series Front/Rear Suspension
- AirLift Performance AutoPilot V2 Management
- Dual Air Zenith OB2 Compressors
- Dual AVS Water Traps
- UAS 4 Gal Aluminium Air Tank (Powdercoated White)
[COLOR="DarkRed"]- Battle Version Rear Lower Control Arms[/COLOR]
[COLOR="DarkRed"]- HKS Kansai Japan Rear Strut Brace[/COLOR]

[B][U]Wheels:[/U][/B]
[COLOR="DarkRed"]- Work Japan VS-TX 19x9J +25 / 19x9.5J +25[/COLOR]
- Custom Step Lip Rebarrel
- Custom Imperial Gold Centers
- Kyo-Ei Project Kics R40 REVO Lug Nuts with Wheel Locks
- Kyo-Ei Project Kics R40 REVO Lug Nut Closed Ends Caps Red

[B][U]Performance:[/U][/B]
- Figs Engineering G3 Hood Prop Kit
- Joe-Z Intake Pipe
[COLOR="DarkRed"]- HKS USA Carbon-Ti Axle Exhaust[/COLOR]
- Custom 2.5in Midpipe
- Magnaflow Resonator

[B][U]Lighting:[/U][/B]
- Fog Lights Standalone Mod
[COLOR="DarkRed"]- MMSport V3 LED Graphite Grey Pearl Housing Taillights[/COLOR]
- AutoFlavor LED Switchback Turn Signals
- AutoFlavor Full Interior LED Conversion
- AutoFlavor 10W Cree LED Reverse Lights
- AutoFlavor LED Module License Plate Lights

[B][U]In Car Entertainment:[/U][/B]
- Custom Trunk Setup
- Pioneer AppRadio 3 SPH-DA210 Headunit
- Pioneer ND-BC6 Rear-View Camera
- Odyssey Extreme Series Battery
- Metra Double Din Tray
- Focal Access 6x9 Speakers
- JL Audio 12W3 Subwoofer
- Hifonics Amplifiiers

[COLOR="Gray"][U]Upcoming:[/U]
[COLOR="DarkRed"]- Vertex Special Edition Suede King of Vertex Steering Wheel 330mm[/COLOR]
- Works Bell Rapfix Short Boss
- Works Bell Rapfix II Red
- Votra Titanium Steering Wheel Bolts
- Toyota Japan Altezza Door Panels
[COLOR="DarkRed"]- HKS Kansai Japan Front Strut Brace[/COLOR]
[COLOR="DarkRed"]- Toyota Japan Qualitat Modellista Altezza Headlights[/COLOR]
[COLOR="DarkRed"]- HKS/Cibie Japan Fog Lights[/COLOR]
- Quad Projectors Retrofit
- Nissan Japan Cima Projectors (Lo-Beam)
- Morimoto Bi-Xenon FX-R 3.0 Projectors (Hi-Beam)
- Morimoto E46-R Shrouds (Hi-Beam)
- Ford Fusion Projectors (Fog Lights)
- Morimoto Elite 3Five D2S 5000K HID System (Lo-Beam)
- Morimoto Elite 3Five D2S 5000K HID System (Hi-Beam)
- Morimoto Elite 3Five H11 5000K HID System (Fog Lights)
- Cusco Japan Altezza Safety 21 9 Point Roll Cage (Powdercoated White)
- Cusco Harness Bar
- Cusco 4 Point Racing Harness
- Cusco Handbrake Drift Knob[/COLOR]

Cleeeeeeeean.

Pretty damn nice...I still think its more sport than VIP.

Is that an HKS bumper or just a sticker on the rear? Can't say I've seen that kit on another IS before.

nice stance! gorgeous IS

i was kind of expecting to see the actual hks demo car that was sold on here a while back. :sad:

but good looking car nonetheless!

Not bad not bad... More on the sport side but still a very well done car. 

+1 about the sticker on the bumper question

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lol

it's not a sticker. It's an authentic HKS D1 Aero Kit, 1 out of 4 in the U.S.

Wellll ok then haha extra clean either way

really dope. love the kit man.

Welcome to VSC

[QUOTE=speedaddict;473451]Welcome to VSC[/QUOTE]

Thanks. I recognize you from Club Lexus haha

Welcome!
The thread title is a little misleading though, I also expected seeing an IS that was loaded with HKS parts from the chassis to the engine. But clean ride nonethless, now you just need to slam that shit boi :biggthumpup:

More recently

Pictures by JDMZIPTIES




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holy smokes thats nice

Wonderful IS300 man. :) Is this your only daily car?

man this wHip looks nice, i love IS's

The more I see that HKS kit, the more I like it.  So much details, and it looks clean.  What's new man?

[QUOTE=romeo291;490124]The more I see that HKS kit, the more I like it. So much details, and it looks clean. What's new man?[/QUOTE]
Thanks! You'll find out next week!

[QUOTE=MaxiNone;490088]man this wHip looks nice, i love IS's[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=isendoh;489880]Wonderful IS300 man. :) Is this your only daily car?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=levie;489784]holy smokes thats nice[/QUOTE]
Thanks. And yeah, I daily it everyday.

Some coverage from the late 2013 Slammed Society Long Beach event.
Photo credits goes respectfully to those who are already watermarked in the photos.


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This is sorta of a late update. But the HRE's are now off my car, and I got new wheels! [I]Work VS-TX[/I]
[img]http://i42.tinypic.com/124an90.jpg[/img]


These wheels are hands down my favorite wheels from Work.
A little bit of information on them:
- They're super rare
- They're discontinued
- Work Wheels only made about 5000 sets of them, each individual wheel has its own serial number engraved to the side next to the bolts.
- The red center caps ones are more rare.
- These are also hi-disk in the front (will clear bbk which I'm getting in the near future), lo-disk in the rear (maximum lip)
- Work does not make these wheels in steplip. I had them custom made. 


Specs are 19x9 +20 (after 3mm spacer), and 19x10 +33


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[B]Each individual wheel has its own serial # engraved![/B]
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I didn't take any pictures of the wheels on my car yet with my DSLR. But I did take pics on my phone. :)
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Nice....super rare kit !!!  Looks like the Modellista.

Modellista is also ultra rare too. :)

Hello VSC!


I didn't take shots of my new Work VS-TX's on the car yet, but I finished a photoset that I did a while back while I still had my HREs on, enjoy:


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[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdm_shots/8805860998/"]HKS IS300[/URL] by [URL="http://www.flickr.com/people/jdm_shots/"]Jordan Mo Photography[/URL], on Flickr
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[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdm_shots/8805860886/"]HKS IS300[/URL] by [URL="http://www.flickr.com/people/jdm_shots/"]Jordan Mo Photography[/URL], on Flickr
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[URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdm_shots/8805860720/"]HKS IS300[/URL] by [URL="http://www.flickr.com/people/jdm_shots/"]Jordan Mo Photography[/URL], on Flickr

Damnn she is freshasf*ck

Nice!

lower it

Get outta town charles.

LOL I went to San Jose last weekend, does that count? :P

Sorry for not updating. But the car looked like this after putting on the Work VS-TX:
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via [url=http://www.stickydiljoe.com]The Chronicles© - No Equal Since 2008 | [url]www.stickydiljoe.com[/url] | A Honda Dedicated Blog/E'Publication[/url]

Bought new lugs nuts.
Had to special order these straight from Japan from Kyoei (Kics), because all the retailers in the U.S. would always have these on backorder.


[B]Project Kics REVO R40[/B] (Black Chrome), there's also a Neochrome version of these lugs, but I'm not a big fan of Neochrome so I stuck with these black chrome ones.
Also bought these separate Red Replacement Caps so I can change the end cap from Black to Red.


This is how they should look like after installed: (picture shown is on a different wheel and car)
[img]http://www.evasivemotorsports.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/revo_red_cap.jpg[/img]






Lugs arrived.
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An update on the air suspension. Most parts has already arrived after a lot of waiting time of sourcing different items from different sources.


Air Force Suspension
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/dzgOSP5.jpg[/IMG]


Pressure Sensors
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/J98xMcB.jpg[/IMG]


Dual Air Zenith OB2 Compressors
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/SouNg4p.jpg[/IMG]


Management is also in, no pictures at this moment. The rest are being on hold from UAS. (fittings, tank, etc.)

All of my air suspension parts are in!
Here are just some of the stuff. 2 AVS Water Traps & a 4 gal aluminium air tank, which will be powdercoated pearl white to match the paint color of my car.


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Had the tank powdercoated in Pearl White to match the color themes of the car.


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Long due update from earlier today, air installation.


Test fitting the HKS Kansai strut bar to see how everything should be mounted and its clearance. 
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We decided to cut a "C" shaped floor board through for mounting the Solenoid Valves & Controller Box.
Begins the cutting, boba on the side because it's a hot ass day.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/6Y2May4.jpg[/IMG]


Board cutted, the IS300 trunk has an extra elevated surface, which is why the board we cut had to be shaped as "C" to fit it through as you can see here.
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Later that night...
We also made a wooden wall to mount the tank sideways onto (so that it clears the strut bar).
The Solenoid Valves & Controller Box will be mounted behind the wall, so they're hidden.
Here's a view from the back of how it should look like: 
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The Solenoid Valves & Controller Box:
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Sideview! This shows how the tank is mounted from the front. So once everything's mounted, you should only be able to see the tank mounted sideways against the wall. The Solenoid Valves & Controller Box are hidden behind the wall.
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Love those wheels.  I always said that it was a wheel line that people would be after once they realize its gone.  Build looks great so far.  Welcome to VSC btw.

Thank you. :)

One of the cleanest IS300's I've seen!!

[QUOTE=g5squared;509114]One of the cleanest IS300's I've seen!![/QUOTE]
Thank you very much!



Another update on the air installation!
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I had to buy a new battery because running 2 Air Zenith compressors will probably be very power hungry.
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And this is one of the compressors.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/BliRWXB.jpg[/IMG]


The tank/wall fitted inside the trunk, under the strut bar.
Looks pretty cool!
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We had to trace out another template for the sides of the trunk (area behind the taillight) for the compressor to sit on. Apparently for the IS300 trunk, that particular area isn't exactly symmetrical on both sides, so they had to be made individually by tracing the mat. Here's where it would roughly sit.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/LWdZknV.jpg[/IMG]


And this is where that piece of board would go. Same for the opposite side.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ZrS6JeH.jpg[/IMG]


Compressor Board + Tank Wall + Tank + Box behind the wall...
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A better look at the wall mount. If you look carefully, you can see some wires behind the wall, this is where all the complicated stuff goes.
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Clean and good clearance for the strut bar!
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After making the compressor board for the other side, we lifted my car up on the stands and it's time to swap out the rear struts.
Here's a comparison picture of the old Stance Coilover vs my new Airforce Strut.
The coilovers will be for sale once everything's swapped out btw.
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New strut is in!
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/PN1uhsp.jpg[/IMG]

Getting there, good job (Y)Now slam dat bitch haha

Nice! 

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Wheels sitting on the side...
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Airlines tucked in clean and nicely. The actually run under my carpet on the interior of the car rather than outside of the car, so nothing won't mess up just in case.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Koi3OeO.jpg[/IMG]


All air struts has been installed. These are sleeve-bags since the IS300 doesn't have much room for a double-bellow design.
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The car's been worked on over the past few weeks and it's been collecting dust.
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This is kinda of an off-topic update since I haven't posted anything in about a month.


Just got one of these today.
Speedhunters Takata Tow Strap. EDTN Collection
I'm all about the hype.


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I try to add the littlest details like this to this build thread so the slightest changes made to the car will be recorded here.

I had more stuff added to the air suspension setup, like manual switches.
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Car's air suspension is pretty much done. Here's a teaser.
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Cat's out of the bag!


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Got something new today.


A somewhat rare and discontinued 330mm Vertex Steering Wheel.
Waiting for the hub & quick release to come in.


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Clean just doesnt say enough!!

Sick wheel

Thanks to [B]Outcast Garage[/B], I finally was able to order my authentic Chargespeed fenders. They stick out 20mm wider than stock. The car is finally going to the bodyshop soon for install & paint!


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My car is currently sitting at T&L Autobody in El Monte, CA getting the bodywork stuff done.


Today we test fitted the Chargespeed fenders. Fitment is on point!
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The problem is, with the way that Chargespeed fenders came out from factory, there's still quiet some width to the inner lip, which isn't going to give me the clearance I need to fit my wheels correctly.
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So we took the fenders out...drew up some lines, and trimmed it down.
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Tommy puttin in work!
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Lip trimmed out perfectly clean.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/hr9yxif.jpg[/IMG]


We test fitted again, lowered my car all the way down. And now the clearance is on point.
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Here's another picture. Haha, took it from my shitty phone.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/AXJIPJd.jpg[/img]

dope!

looks nice that hks kit is sweet

[QUOTE=barad55;512239]dope![/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=boostedsi;512287]looks nice that hks kit is sweet[/QUOTE]
Thanks guys!


Bought myself TWO new other Vertex Steering wheel.
Brand Spanking new via Outcast Garage.


- Vertex 10 Star 330mm Steering Wheel Red
- Vertex "King" 330mm Steering Wheel Black


One is for my IS and the other one is for my Miata...or maybe I'll switch them on and off to my liking. :) Haha


[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/S7lmn64.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/vCiiLcK.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/MhDKtD7.jpg[/IMG]

Nice car man! Thanks for the wheels btw. I haven't gotten a chance to post up any pics.

[QUOTE=illestYota;513576]Nice car man! Thanks for the wheels btw. I haven't gotten a chance to post up any pics.[/QUOTE]
Glad you like them!

Recently just refinished my wheels, going to rebarrel them again to slightly more aggressive specs.


Front Fitment with a 3.0" Lip:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/sw8McYh.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/XIuOl3u.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/C0okKCc.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/aur30ui.jpg[/img]


Rear Fitment with a 3.0" Lip:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/ym3zhQn.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/LagCPCm.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/73Og38P.jpg[/img]


Looks like I'm going to be using a 2.5" front and 3.0" rear. Trying to do this without running much stupid camber.




And here's more detailed photos of the refinishing.
Wheels are not goldplated. They're powdercoated.


[img]http://i.imgur.com/BmNkVlD.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/gCMsiZs.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/wJ65Dkz.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/KHcKYE0.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/cCkLwYC.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/t2JVEAq.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/TvNmpzP.jpg[/img]

Sweet wheels...
I'm in SoCal as well may I ask who did the powder coating? 
Looks legit as does your entire build

Enjoy guys.


[img]http://i.imgur.com/4hg0NiR.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/gU9MsBW.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/oTH9k0n.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/aNnDRmp.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/4Hn1WJz.jpg[/img]

Haven't been updating in a while, so here' s a little something.


Works Bell Hub & Rapfix II Quick Release install for my Vertex Steering wheel.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/I2TdP2e.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/flH1RFn.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/Lyoj0cS.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/sY5CmZV.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/zJuYHiz.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/lZFGBP0.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/m6kOgaM.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/M8DCc7E.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/K1rRwUk.jpg[/img]


The result:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/5s3NcLU.jpg[/img]