My Is200 - Respray Done!

LexIS200Sport · July 1, 2013

Yeah my uncle has one and it is indeed a nice car to drive. I was just surprised at how much bigger it is to an IS200! :P

adammarriott · July 2, 2013

Your car looks absolutely stunning, massive head turner

HoodRich · July 2, 2013

Yeah my uncle has one and it is indeed a nice car to drive. I was just surprised at how much bigger it is to an IS200! :P

I agree - the Kia is very underrated and is an awesome car to drive. The funny thing is, its a 2.0 16V pushing out 115KW (similar to the Lexus), but its a lot quicker off the mark than the IS200. Unbelievably quicker to be honest! Also, I think the pic is a bit deceiving ......the Cerato not THAT much bigger than the IS200.......a bit broader, but thats about it. I think the Lexus looks a lot smaller because its lowered and my Cerato is not. Lowering a car does tend to make it look a big smaller I think......

Adam - thanks for the compliment man. Appreciate it.

gstarr60 · July 3, 2013

Beautiful!! Now dont dare drive it dirty!! Lol

HoodRich · July 3, 2013

Admittedly, its a bit dirty at the moment. I was really sick last weekend, so washing it then was a bad idea. I'll clean it up nicely this weekend.

Took a pic this afternoon, the sparkles in the paint was looking really good in the sun, but my camera phone didnt pick them up :-( Thought I would share anyway

Was stopped today in traffic and asked if I would like to sell - thats not going to happen. Not after the time and effort I have put into this car!

HoodRich · July 4, 2013

Got these pictures from the body shop.

Here you can see the pearl in the sun

.....and just a shot of the refurb'd wheel

gstarr60 · July 4, 2013

WOWW!!!! SEXYYYY!!

HoodRich · July 4, 2013

Thanks man!

moodyblue · July 4, 2013

needs putting in a showroom so as not to dirty it... lol looks FAB!!

BarneyTT · July 4, 2013

Looks stunning Rich, BTW where did you have your wheels refurb'd?

lexusdaydreaming · July 4, 2013

sooo nice :)

lexus loon · July 5, 2013

J,I think theres a lot of people on here which may agree with me saying thats the nicest is200 ive ever seen.

Noreen is200 · July 5, 2013

Oh wow that recent photo of the pearl shine showing looks amazing! Top job! I need to work on getting my shine to come through now haha!

HoodRich · July 5, 2013

Geezis - you lot are so full of compliments! Thank you guys - it really means a lot to me as I am truly smitten by this car!

BarneyTT - My wheels were refurbished by the same body shop (Xtreme Ridez)

LexusLoon - You have me smiling from ear-to-ear with your comment!

petayV8 · July 5, 2013

I think this is my new favourite IS200 on the forum too! love how you've kept it original looking. just my cup of tea. even though the colour isnt, but ide say its a improvement over the Lexus white anyway! all i can say i wish my car got this many compliments when i first posted pics :( :)

petayV8 · July 5, 2013

And the wheel colour is just perfect too btw! not to dark, not to light. Compliments smoked rear lights too. Anything else planned for the car?

HoodRich · July 5, 2013

Wow! Thanks for the huge compliments Pete. I really meant it when I say it means a lot to me.

I dont have many plans for the car, but plan on doing the following when my wallet recovers from the mechanical and cosmetic stuff I have sorted out :

1) 35% Anti-Smash & Grab tint
2) Full interior valet
3) Headlight Restoration
4) Double-din touch screen Head Unit

I have a set of SPL Dynamics splits which I want to fit for the front stage, a pair of 6X9's on the rear parcel shelf for rear fill and a 4-channel amp. I have the audio stuff, I just need to install it all. I also have a 12" sub and a monoblock, but I'm not sure if I want heavy bass in this car. So probably won't install the sub.

I also love the Lexus IS200 in its original form. All it needs is a drop and, if its in been cared for, then it looks good. So, no crazy mods planned. I would love to keep the original headunit as I believe it looks really neat, but the head unit is seriously lacking in functionality (Bluetooth, Ipod, USB etc, etc)

So far I have done :

- Major service at Lexus (Including a cambelt change)
- Ferodo Platinum brakes
- KYB shocks (I believe these are OEM?)
- H&R 35mm Springs

- 225/45/17 Michelin Rubber
- Custom pearl white respray
- Wheel refurbish

Here's a quick pic I took this afternoon of the front....you guys need to tell me when I am annoying you with the pics!

She needs a good wash......