Wheel opinions for the IS

[WRXtranceformed]

Very true. Hopefully I'll have some pics later this week of the finished product. If I feel industrious I might go ahead and take apart the headlights to install the halo lights. I'm not really comfortable with hooking up the wiring under the hood, but I can at least get the toughest part done (bulbs in the headlights) and I can go ahead and apply that rockblocker to finish up the exterior.

[WRXtranceformed]

YES! Pay no mind to the STi, I didn't have enough energy to wash that one today too. :lol:








I'm really happy with how they turned out, and I'm glad I didn't black them out. It should look 10xs better once I get the calipers painted to hide the ugly corrosion on them. The car rides 1000000xs better now! Probably because I had an alignment done and it was WAY out of spec before I took it in there ha ha..... the ride is sooo smooth and comfortable, the tires seem to grip well.

[.RJ]

Scotty, make those wheels gold to show him what he's missing! :lol:

[ScottyB]

Scotty, make those wheels gold to show him what he's missing! :lol:

yeah Lee, don't you want your Lexus to look like a WRX too!?

seriously though those wheels are hot as balls. love the smoked lenses too. wouldn't change a thing.

[Feersty]

Looks good man. If you do end up doing the halo's I would spray the housings black. It would be good continuity wise.

[WRXtranceformed]

Debadged today, and added the chrome back into the interior. It's kind of rice, but I am a ricer and I've always thought my interior needs more flash.
Looks much cleaner now:





The IS300 letters are a little off center, but it actually looks fine from inside the car. What do you guys think?

[HAULN-SS]

dude, move that over to the left like a centimeter

[Nis01]

The car looks awesome Lee and the rear looks much more clean without the badging. I like the Lexus one on the interior but the IS300 one is a bit much.

[ScottyB]

whoa....the booty looks nice!

how did you not take the opportunity to put that IS300 badge on a fat silver chain?! it could have been perfect! :lol:

[Mike]

wheels look great, but i'd (not a ricer ) lose the interior badges.

[BLAIR]

wheels look great, but i'd (not a ricer ) lose the interior badges.

TOTALLY AGREE..

but yea.. the wheels look hot.. i vote keep em silver :lol:

[Mike]

OH and if you're blacking it out? need to get those side markers and smoke the headlights.

[WRXtranceformed]

Yeah, the headlights I'm actually going to do in a blue rockblocker... check out the photochop Scotty did, it should look pretty good. I may take Rob's suggestion and black out the housings though. I don't know what I'm going to do about the front sidemarkers... the rear came with the black out kit but the front didn't.

[Mike]

tint tape.

[Feersty]

That rear is hot dude.

[WRXtranceformed]

Painted the calipers and threw on the vinyls today. Can I just say that taking wheels off without air tools is really gay. Here are some pics:



No more garbage corroded calipers =)

[WRXtranceformed]

That LEXUS vinyl is perfectly spaced on the front caliper btw, it just doesn't look like it is from that pic because you can't see the whole thing.

[HAULN-SS]

taking wheels off without air tools IS gay. Every time I rotate it pisses me off.

[Sijray21]

Can I just say that taking wheels off without air tools is really gay.

taking wheels off without air tools IS gay. Every time I rotate it pisses me off.

Lee you're such a ricer :-P, those wheels look hot though.

[ScottyB]

im not a vinyl fan, but in this instance i heartily approve :lol:

<--- no air tools for this kid either.