My Is200

[abactus]

bought it 03/2008

clutch upgrade 07/2008

(helix organics)

new rims 07/2008

(TTE GT-One 18x8J)

+ tires

(Pirelli pzero rosso 225/40/18)

4x4 style

painted the oem lugs

lexus stickers 11/2008

+ bad arse winter setup :(

finally - 12/2008

the coilovers arrived :)

new rays lug nuts - 01/2009

installed the coilovers - 01/2009

[abactus]

put some stickers on :D - 02/2009

some pics with winter wheels - 02/2009

painted the hubcaps

latest purchase:

sport LSD

[TommyH]

Nice car, hate the stickers ;)

[aido]

I've not seen a car with that many stickers in about 20 years! What's that about then?

Looks good though, RoadRash used to have those same TTE alloys on his IS200, they looked great on there too :)

The car looks really good though :)

[abactus]

yeah, everybody hates the stickers :D

[sparkystav]

Car looks great, like the rims on the black.

Once again though hate the stickers.

[abactus]

I've not seen a car with that many stickers in about 20 years!

aw come on :D :D

Looks good though, RoadRash used to have those same TTE alloys on his IS200, they looked great on there too :)

I just know his current IS300, have you got a pic from his 200 ?

[Steviewevie]

I don't like the stickers either, but at the end of the day, the important thing is if *you* think it looks good, who cares what anyone else thinks ! :D

[abactus]

I don't like the stickers either, but at the end of the day, the important thing is if *you* think it looks good, who cares what anyone else thinks ! :D

:D

[aido]

I just know his current IS300, have you got a pic from his 200 ?

I can't find his project thread anywhere but here's a video instead :)

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[abactus]

hmm… I guess those are the grey/anthracite ones he has on his 300 right now.

I thought you meant, that he had black ones too ;)

the GT-Ones are pretty popular over here:

- roadrash got them

- boergy had them on his is200

- spoon (I don't know his nickname on this board) has silver ones

- me

- … maybe a few more :D

[abactus]

received my supercharger kit today :)

[Asi]

good on you mate where did you buy it from?

[abactus]

good on you mate where did you buy it from?

i bought it from markus/driftmaster/waffenschmiede ;)

[abactus]

my dad and i installed the supercharger yesterday :)

shot a few pics:

the 'before'-pic

put off the stock air filter box and a few othe parts

had to move the horn up a bit to get space for the intercooler:

ciao front bumper!

modifying ...

obligatory poser-pic :D

pulleys

[abactus]

getting the bracket on:

tadaaaa... :)

put on a few parts

intercooler

wiring

IT'S AALLIIIVVEEE ! :D

did some testdriving today

i love how smoothly the charger develops the power - a turbo-punch would be cool too, but i think its not so easy to control that at corners/drifting

next point on the plan is to get the kit tuv approved, otherwise i could get problems with my car-insurance, tax defraudation, etc...

after that, 'illegal' modding can begin

oh, and i definitely have to get a new front bumper - as you can see on the last pic, the intercooler doesn't get much air

[john99t-reg]

awesome car, very good pictures, looks like you removed all of the stickers which imho is a massive improvement, possibly some dark tinted windows be a good idea????

[abactus]

awesome car, very good pictures, looks like you removed all of the stickers which imho is a massive improvement, possibly some dark tinted windows be a good idea????

thanks :)

yes, i'm already thinking about tinting the windows :)

and nope - the stickers are on the other side :D :D

[sparkystav]

Looks great mate.

top work

[Steviewevie]

Great stuff, well done !

Isn't the charger kit TUV-approved already ? Since TTE are based in Germany I would have thought that would have been the case ? I'm probably misunderstanding something though.

[aido]

i think the kit itself carries TUV approval, not sure about that HKS FCD though?

Awesome work though, it does make a big difference to the car :)

[abactus]

Isn't the charger kit TUV-approved already ? Since TTE are based in Germany I would have thought that would have been the case ? I'm probably misunderstanding something though.

earm... yes- actually you are right - to put it simple:

with the tuv-approval i have to go to the let's say "state-test-center" (don't know the word in engl.) and there i get all mods added to my car documents hopefully ... (red tape)

hmm... as the fcd is hidden in the ecu-box i hope they won't mind

[abactus]

spoon (i never remember his nick in here) borrowed me his old bov until i get my own

put it on today :D :D

vvvvrrrooooommmmm.... pppfffffzzztttthhh

[Hogan22a]

Beatiful car.

great pictures.

[Asi]

looks very good mate.