JChilton92

Hi and welcome to LOC.

Firstly, £5000 is a massIve budget nowadays for a 200. You should be able to get an immaculate IS200 Sport with low miles 70k and below, and full service history for half that money!

The first pic you linked to is called a Legana bumper. This is not a TTE or TRD bumper/kit. These legana bumpers are very rare and very sought after. They were an optional extra on Altezzas in Japan and are sometimes referred to as Altezza bumpers.

The other links you've listed seem to be custom jobs.

The other kits that were available in the UK were TTE and TRD.

This is my old IS200 with TTE kit

The TTE kit did not come with side skirts.

This is the TRD kit

If you have £5000 to spend tho I'd seriously consider either an IS250 (2nd generation) or an IS300. I swapped up to a 300 a couple if months ago, they may look identical to 200's but the 300 has a 2jz lump under the bonnet and is so much quicker than a 200 :)

Chris,

Cheers for the quick, informative reply.

I don't really want an auto box. I've tried the paddle shift on the second generation and third generation and I found The second generation gear change to be a bit slow for me. The new is has a really good paddle shift. Unfortunately, I'm not a huge fan of paddle shift as I like to have a clutch. Though I am open to persuasion haha.

What advantage would an IS250 be?

Cheers,

Jake

Searching for IS200 modifications through Google

Searching for IS200 modifications through Google

If I do buy one, I have a few plans for them so if people could point me in the right direction please, it would be much appreciated!

Exterior:

I see some pictures on the Internet of a front bumper that looks really aggressive. I've seen it called "Tte" "TRD" and the bumper from the Altezza so I'm not sure what it is and where to get one. Here's a link to the picture:

Front Bumper:

http://www.carboninmotion.com/image/cache/data/Lexus%20IS/IS200/Version%20TRD/VersionTRDFrontBumper-800x530.jpg

I've also seen other bits of body kit that I like and I don't know what they are called or where to get them from

Rear Bumper + front wheel arch:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b200/ryanthaniel/philly3.jpg

Have the arches been rolled on the above?

Cheers all,

Jake

Hi all,

In the next 12 months I hope to get a low mileage IS200 Sport, manual transmission for under £5000. I joined the forum to try and learn as much as I can before I commit to buying one. I've already read the buyer's guide, I just need some ideas on what is possible with them in terms of tuning, interior and sound etc.

Cheers,

Jake

Hi all,

In the next 12 months I hope to get a low mileage IS200 Sport, manual transmission for under £5000. I joined the forum to try and learn as much as I can before I commit to buying one. I've already read the buyer's guide, I just need some ideas on what is possible with them in terms of tuning, interior and sound etc.

Cheers,

Jake