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I had one on order through ECP direct from K&N but it went on back order with no date. So went down this route instead, glad I did to be honest

Fixed.... I think

Yeah there is not much else planned on a bodywork front anything more would take it over the top I feel. Only thing that's planned is possibly front splitter and side splitter but I am still not 100% on this yet and they are out of stock so have time to decide. As far as the cold air intake goes I have gone down the sound generator route, which gives the same results but looks more OEM

lol no theres no stopping it mate, as soon as something goes into my watch list on ebay I may as well have clicked "Buy Now" its inevitable its only a matter of time before I buy it. Yeah bit of modification justification made this purchase though, I don't want the alignment all over the place for the sake of going a bit lower, so over the next couple of weeks will be getting the ride height set, then look at installing these and setting the alignment perfect on the laser aligner and that's the suspension sorted

Just got myself a bit excited and bought a set of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SPC-Front-Rear-Camber-Kit-Combo-Lexus-2006-13-IS-GS-2x-67520-2x-67530-LR-FR-/291779205531? Haven't done the 4 wheel alignment yet, but will get these fitted set the final ride height and these should allow me to get everything back into factory spec so I don't destroy my tyres! Couldn't really afford these, but also cant afford to ruin tyres so seemed daft not to buy them

Thanks very much, yeah got it for a great price from AT made a very nice deal with the owner on the asking price! Cheers for taking a look and liking the work.

Anyone who who is the best person to PM regarding a new section? This section seems to get quite a few suggestions but with no movement on any of them, maybe a PM would work better?

Yeah there's several chaps at work who would fit the bill but 100% sure how I can put it to them as to why I need their assistance coming out for a drive though hehe! To be honest there are not many situations when I ever need anyone in the rear of my car especially not 2 big blokes anyway! Think if I get the rear up 1/2" - 1" and the front up slightly it will be fine no matter how much weight I shove in the back and what the road conditions are like!

Yeah it is maybe a little bit too low, I haven't touched the ride height yet. As far as bumps and gradients go no issues at all with the car touching the floor even on and off the 4 post ramp at work which is pretty steep it goes up no bother. It has however touched the tyres on the left rear wheel arch liner twice on a really big dip in the road, I want to come up an inch or so on the rear to counter this though. It hasn't been a big issue it is only a split second it touches for and only in a very specific situations. Mainly I want to get the ride height set to something that looks perfectly at the moment the arches come over the tyres slightly too much. Need to get a car full of people as well though I would find it very embarrassing having a car full of people and my tyres hitting my rear arch liners, I have no idea why the VW guys think its cool and fun to scrape on the floor and ruin tyres, this area is full of them, I really don't get the whole VW scene thing!

Thank You No nothing major planned bodywork wise now, don't want to do anything that would make it look over the top

Yeah guess it is a bit like the 3rd Gen boot lid. Bit bigger though as you say!

Well the spoiler is smoothed and painted! Really happy with how it turned out looks as good as I expected! So a nice 7am start has the spray filler rubbed down, masked up and primer applied! Primer then rubbed down, tested the lower piece to make sure it still fits and looks right Car masked up and ready for paint All painted and looking awesome! Built up and back outside Back home and times for a damn good clean so I can see how it really looks without dust and grime everywhere!

Yeah I've put a good 15 hours in so far and its far from finished! Its an epic job to do it like this, I got to the "Why on earth did I start this job!" point at about 2pm today but think I've done the hardest part now. Cant wait to get it finished and enjoy the work!

Another 9 hours work when into the spoiler today! First coat of fiberglass: After lots and lots of rubbing and a second coat of fiberfill boot lid looked like this: First coat of filler: After a couple more skims of filler and several hours of rubbing and sweating it looked something like this: At this point the spoiler has pretty much got the shape I wanted, filler work is not my strongest point but I am really happy with it, I had 2 options at this point I could either apply a coat of stopper or spray fill it..... needless to say being a painter by trade I decided to spray fill the boot lid, this stuff is superb for jobs like this. So after a full day of rubbing and filling this is how it looks, basically what it needs now is a load more sanding, then high build primer a load more rubbing then painting Once home I covered the entire area with bin bags and tape just in case it rains tonight as filler is porous I didn't want the bare metal below to begin to rust. Tomorrow I will be back in the garage 8am rubbing this down and fingers crossed if everything goes to plan I should get it in colour and lacquered by the end of the day! In total I will have spent 22-25 hours from start to finish smoothing the spoiler in to the boot lid, so anyone thinking of going to a bodyshop to have this done expect to pay over £1000, this may seem expensive but hopefully seeing the work like this helps you understand just how much work goes in to body work! The labour rate is often only about 60% of what an electrician or plumber will charge but there is some serious work involved to earn it!

Cumbria! Where about mate? Took him about a week, he sent good updates throughout.

I agree that sort of mpg is amazing from a 2.5 v6 petrol in my opinion!

Thanks for the suggestion but not really feeling that, I see them on cars often but to be honest its the kind of mod if the car came with one I would be looking to smooth it out of the vehicle I think, cant say I have ever looked at one and wanted to add one.

I'm guessing earlier IS's came with aerials in the roof? Mine doesn't have an external aerial last time I checked so would be a bit daft to go putting a fake aerial in place

Sorry I don't understand you mean put a fake shark fin aerial in for aesthetic purposes? Is that why I keep seeing is's in the US with shark fin aerials is that a thing?

Wow that looks fantastic. It's a credit to you. Makes me realise I need to give mine a good doo again!

Cheers. I'm hoping the mods I have done compliment the car not terry and make it something is not or take away from it being a Lexus. Hmmmmm after the boot lid...... I'm not 100% sure probably sleep a few extra hours to get over it, but no in seriousness it's a difficult next move don't want to fall into the trap of doing more and more and ruining the car. Only mod I think is still subtle and will compliment the car is a matt black front splitter and skirts. I will attach a picture of what I mean when I'm back on my laptop. I think it will work well but the company in the US who supply them is out of stock unroll the end of June anyway. After that I think anything else on the exterior would be too much. I do like some of the newer shape for sport conversions when done right. But not sure they flow with the lines on the 2is as well as my current bumper

Just posted almost the exact same thing. I'm on my mobile so missed this topic but yeah 100% agree. Please admin it would be much appreciated

Just wondering if it would be possible to get a build thread section on the forum? I notice there are quite a few builds on the go but it's really unclear where to put 1 and they seem to be scattered about all over the place. I would like to follow others work but often find I miss most build threads from others as I don't have the same model as them so don't come across the threads as much. May be a good area for those of us who enjoy tinkering to share ideas and gain inspiration between models? Thanks

Nice looking motor mate. I came so close to buying am is200 about 3 times over the years. Just couldn't justify the fuel usage back then and kept prong for diesels. Wish I'd gone for it and found the lexus brand earlier! Look forward to watching your updates

I've averaged about 30mpg in the is250 over the last 10k or so I've had it. Is about what I expected. I've been running diesels for years so is a noticeable increase in cost but by God is it worth it! Unless I couldn't afford not too I wouldn't go back to a diesel again now