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Post by gold94corolla on Jan 3, 2012 9:04:03 GMT -5
Got a few more things done.
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Post by pinoyrollarida on Jan 3, 2012 12:45:11 GMT -5
stock as hell
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Post by pinoyrollarida on Jan 3, 2012 12:45:46 GMT -5
God damn glitch lmao
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Post by gold94corolla on Jan 3, 2012 23:54:40 GMT -5
haha.... "stock" plus about 8 grand lol. a couple more.
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Post by kennydang91 on Jan 4, 2012 0:22:46 GMT -5
Great work, Chris! Looks always stock. Although I didn't think the previous lip looked bad either.
Paint looks good too!
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Post by gold94corolla on Oct 14, 2012 21:50:01 GMT -5
I got a lot of work today, spent all day on the car (I did other things yesterday). Yesterday, while mowing the grass, I came up with an idea of plastic welding for the side skirts. I got a piece of the side skirts out of the trash and cut some rectangles out so that I could use them as backing to hold the halves together. I used my soldering iron to melt the seams together really well (both front and back). The result is surprisingly strong, these aren't breaking! Then the real work began. I set out to really dig into the car. I had to fix the front sway bar bushing mount (extract broken bolt, insert new bolt), lower all the coilovers, and install the front lip and rear bumper&lip. I started with the front.... I removed the sway bar. Luckily, the sway bar mounting bracket unbolts from the car, and there was enough bolt sticking out the other end that I could easily grind a slit and unscrew the stud. Then the new bolt went in perfectly! I also put on the front lip... fit like a glove and bolted on nicely. When I had first put in the fog HIDs, I didn't bother with the dust covers on the back because the HID wires were in the way. But when I swapped the fog bezels recently, I found plenty of dirt inside. So, I reused the caps by drilling a hole in the center for the wires, and the weatherproof seal on the wires is wedged between the projector and dust cap, sealing it up very nicely: With the front all finished and back together, I took the rear apart and installed the new OEM bumper & lip. When I was using the Vizage rear lip before, I had a problem with the exhaust not lining up properly, causing touch and melt the lip. Since I was using that lip again, I wanted to fix it properly this time. I unbolted the hanger so that it came down low enough for me to drill new holes and connect the new and old, giving me a wide hole to adjust the position of the exhaust as needed. I can't believe I did do this sooner lol (btw, the exhaust ended up all the way in the new holes): Sorry, it was too dark to take pics (tomorrow ) but I got everything done I ended up lowering the front 3/8" more and lowering the rear 1/8" more. Yeah it rubs and bangs more, but it looks cooler haha. I'll probably raise it up after the shows. I just need to finish the side skirts, then it is done and ready for a full detail! Oh, and I fired up my new projectors for the first time tonight....mmm nice
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Post by gold94corolla on Oct 15, 2012 20:51:58 GMT -5
I did the other side skirt today, and did it even better. Then I fiberglassed behind both. And I was able to snap some quick pics at work before it started raining. The front lip is on and the rear bumper and lip is on. The car is slammed even more, an extra 3/8" lower in the front and 1/8" lower in the back (and the front dampening is set to full stiff). I finally like how it sits, maybe I'll keep these rims after all lol The new fogs are in, the head lights are buffed, and of course the window visors are still on. Obviously the side skirts are not on, so you can see the minute difference the custom lip kit makes! Very stock and OEM-like I'm actually really happy with how this is turning out.
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Post by KING7thGen on Oct 15, 2012 21:44:40 GMT -5
starded a lexus florida groub come join.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2012 14:18:20 GMT -5
Me Likey!!
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Post by sk149 on Oct 16, 2012 18:54:14 GMT -5
Dope she will be looking nice for sr8
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Post by kennydang91 on Oct 16, 2012 22:19:54 GMT -5
Sooooo qleannn! Looks very OEM. You should seriously consider getting into automotive design or something. Any beam pics of the fogs? Only thing I honestly don't like is the hood with the grill. I think it'd look better if you had the hood OEM with that current grill or keep the hood and change the grille to one without the Lexus logo. Oh and I lowered a TL similar to the one behind your Lex the other day and then took it out for a test drive afterwards.. Those things can really haul!
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Post by gold94corolla on Oct 16, 2012 22:39:42 GMT -5
Any beam pics of the fogs? Only thing I honestly don't like is the hood with the grill. I think it'd look better if you had the hood OEM with that current grill or keep the hood and change the grille to one without the Lexus logo. No beam shots of the fogs, they're pretty standard, just yellow projector fogs lol. But I'll be sure to get some with my head light retrofit ;D Thanks for the feedback. I feel exactly the same way, which is why I had the mesh grille with the hood in the first place. Don't worry, it's the same grille, just with a modified emblem stuck on the middle. But I did that because I wasn't liking how it looked, however I think it might come back off. What about in this pic? How does the emblem look here? I figured everyone else takes gas station pics, so why not lol:
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Post by 2arcam on Oct 16, 2012 22:55:45 GMT -5
Looks sexy
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Post by brzle224 on Oct 17, 2012 18:47:16 GMT -5
Something about ur is that i can't take my eyes out. Keep up the good work
Sent from my SPH-L710 using proboards
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Post by kennydang91 on Oct 17, 2012 21:25:04 GMT -5
It actually doesn't look bad at all in that pic! lol it's really just my personal preference. Your car looks good either way.
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Post by gold94corolla on Oct 18, 2012 16:40:39 GMT -5
Yeah the emblem will come off to see how it looks, one day. Side skirts done.
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Post by gold94corolla on Oct 18, 2012 21:58:56 GMT -5
Well I couldn't wait, so I installed the side skirts tonight ;D So it's finished
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Post by gold94corolla on Oct 19, 2012 15:05:21 GMT -5
Took a picture at work.... [ ;D
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Post by AzN-BriaN on Oct 19, 2012 15:18:32 GMT -5
not bad hopefully you tape up the bumper when you drive down for sr8 lol.
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Post by gold94corolla on Oct 19, 2012 22:11:54 GMT -5
I wasn't planning on doing anything .... lol
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