...Black IS300

First one I looked at was spot on. Paint work was almost perfect, interior was spotless, drove superb, just had cambelt done. Lovely jubly

Spent 3hrs last night washing and claying it and a further 6 hours today polishing it with an orbital, correcting the swirls and waxing it using Dodo Juice. I think it was worth the effort tho...

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looks very very nice, I need to clay and polish mine and all the other stuff so Sunday may be my day to do it if the weathers good, u got any mods planned?

[quote name='Rory' date='02 July 2010 - 08:07 PM' timestamp='1278101255' post='725078']
looks very very nice, I need to clay and polish mine and all the other stuff so Sunday may be my day to do it if the weathers good, u got any mods planned?
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Cheers dude. I'm ordering in an SRT Intake w/ ECU mod over from the states to start with. Then I'll be looking to drop her 40mm or so. Maybe tint out the rear windows a bit more and get a new 'zorst. I was also thinking about getting new wheels, but tbh the only others I like are the Lex 18's.

I also pulled a load of stereo gear out of my IS200 before I sold it...but not sure if I want to reinstall it in the 300 or not.

Wow, looks in stunning condition!

Looks very nice mate, good find

Can't beat a black IS300 !

I got the Dolphin parking sensors in black (iirc) and they match the paint perfectly.

If I was going to do it again, I'd get the front and rear pack

I wish I had a darn hosepipe here at our flat ! I miss detailing !

thats one seriously nice looking IS300 - good job mate

hope you dont mind me asking, but whats the tax for an is300 on that year? surely not £400+ ? ?

£215 range, can't remember exactly !

I'm after some parking sensors as it goes. Are they hard to fit?

Alternatively I was thinking about getting a Snooper Laser Star so that it works as a parking sensor and police speed gun jammer all in one

You need someone to help you remove the bumpers - not that they are heavy, so that you don't scratch anything.

They come with a cutter and are straightforward to fit.

If you can do stereo, you can defo do these no problems.

http://www.dolphinparkingsensors.co.uk/

Chris

[quote name='Whitey' date='03 July 2010 - 10:20 AM' timestamp='1278152436' post='725114']
£215 range, can't remember exactly !
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Yeah sommit like that. Maybe £245? Its only once you get to 2006 I think you pay the full price.

Your car is stunning mate, welcome.

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[quote name='Rory' date='02 July 2010 - 08:07 PM' timestamp='1278101255' post='725078']
looks very very nice, I need to clay and polish mine and all the other stuff so Sunday may be my day to do it if the weathers good, u got any mods planned?
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Cheers dude. I'm ordering in an SRT Intake w/ ECU mod over from the states to start with. Then I'll be looking to drop her 40mm or so. Maybe tint out the rear windows a bit more and get a new 'zorst. I was also thinking about getting new wheels, but tbh the only others I like are the Lex 18's.

I also pulled a load of stereo gear out of my IS200 before I sold it...but not sure if I want to reinstall it in the 300 or not.
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Looks really great. Seems a shame to drop it by 40mm - that much just makes the IS200/300 look ridiculous, as if the suspension has collapsed plus gives no real benefit in handling unless you know a good deal about spring rates and the effect on unsprung weight ratios of effectively shortened or stiffened springs, plus makes it susceptible to lots of damage from scraping on things. Also, unless the SRT Intake/ECU can guarantee at least 30 - 50 bhp more without making the power curve peaky; you will not notice any significant improvement in driving acceleration, so that could be a lot of work and money for very little result.

looks awesome mate, liking the sound of the plans too.

nice car mate looks great

£215 tax, £118 for 6 months

Cheers for all the nice comments guys. Further to my previous 9hr detail I have spent another 11hrs today doing the whole car again

I bought myself a 3M daylight gun of ebay so that I could see each and every swirl and scratch. Its now immaculate