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coolmeow

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    IS350 F-Sport Graphite
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    2011
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    New South Wales

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  1. Exhaust sold, pending payment. NAV/DVD module sold.
  2. No, I am not aware of any steering switch in our car that can activate the unit, and it was not mentioned in the original installation manual (included with purchase). It is possible a feature Prestigious Society added in newer version of their product. For this unit I am selling, I would say it won't work other than with the switch, but you can always ask Prestigious Society for confirmation, the unit was purchase directly from Prestigious Society in 2011.
  3. Added more info/links for Nav/DVD module as many of you are asking in PM, should make it easier for you guys. If you are thinking of getting it for other model like IS F, please make sure you do your own research before buying, manufacturer stated it is compatible but I obviously have not tested it.
  4. Springs and sway bars sold, pending payment.
  5. I had it for just over 3 years, had the car up the hoist last weekend and the exhaust in good condition, no visible dents/marks etc, just dirty :)
  6. Getting my car ready to sell, so couple of used parts for you guys :) 1. Thule Wingbar roof rack only - SOLD As new condition, used only handful of time when required (bikes), stored inside garage rest of the time Comes with instruction and locks Newer Wingbar (quieter) not the older Aerobar Foot pack - GL754 Bar Pack - GL961 Fit Kit - 1426 Available for pickup only if you are in Sydney or buyer arrange their own courier. 2. F-Sport cold air intake - SOLD - 3% official power gain but I am more for the noise 3. F-Sport lowered springs (front and rear) - SOLD - Progressive, Front- Initial 47 N/mm, Final 66 N/mm, Rear- Initial 40 N/mm, Final 70 N/mm - Drop is 25mm front, 19mm rear 4. F-Sport front sway bar (28.6mm) and CUSCO rear sway bar (19mm) - SOLD - fit australian IS250/350 with tyre well 5. Fujitsubo Legalis R cat back exhaust - SOLD - DBA-GSE 21 Pipe 60.5mm - Tail 99.5mm - Saved around 4kg over stock 6. Prestigious Society Nav/DVD Module - SOLD - “plug and play” Navigation Enhancement System is a passive and non-obtrusive OEM vehicle enhancement designed to bypass all the motion lockouts associated with the factory navigation and infotainment systems. The system allows freedom of accessing navigation motion lockouts while the vehicle is in motion. - Made in Japan
  7. This is pretty cool, like watching a real life version of GT5 racing mod :D Definitely not for amateur modder, this is my fav thread in the whole forum!
  8. CUSCO do make the front bar (model no: 199 311 A30), if you are asking the same place I sent you for CUSCO, they can get them.
  9. I bought it from US. The Japanese version is call Legalis Elegant (sound really gay), and I am not sure if it will fit straight into our car, it is possible the Japanese IS have shorter/smaller CAT, but I didn't really research much into details, I just went with the US spec to save time and money.
  10. Haha, I thought you would asked, I will PM you the details. They are much more than the F-Sport bars being CUSCO...my recommendation is to buy the rear only since this is one of the only 2 choices we have (other one is JUN-TW if you can find one), either leave the front sway stock or buy F-Sport/others.
  11. I have been looking at upgrading the exhaust since the day I picked up my car, I want a bit more exhaust bass but no cabin drone, and I also didn't like the stock exhaust design with their flatten joints between the Cat and mufflers. It took me six months to finally found what I am looking for, the Fujitsubo Legalis R. If you look around any Lexus's forum on exhaust upgrade choices, you will find F-Sport, Tanabe, Greddy and HKS dominated as the go to brand. For the riches and true enthusiast, they might also go TOM's. These exhausts have excellent build quality, very similar performance gain on paper and sounds great! But none of them really excite me enough wanting to buy one. I love the sound of the F-Sport but for me it was too loud for a Lexus, if I had a V8 muscle car, that would be a no brainer, but for me it doesn't sound right on a prestigious sport sedan (Except for ISF, I would have picked the F-Sport). Another problem is price, both F-Sport and TOM's have a very expensive price tag for a axle-back mufflers system. Other choices are lot more price justifiable, but some of them are even louder than the F-Sport with very bad drone which left me with limited choices until I read up on Fujitsubo. I found it strange that Fujitsubo is not very well popular amongst the Lexus scenes, not only Fujitsubo is one of the highest regards and largest exhaust manufacturer in Japan, they also make some of the best exhaust for high performance JDM sport cars. I always liked Fujitsubo, I have used their exhaust on my Civic EG VTi, MR2 and Integra DC2R, build quality is as good as you can get with full Japanese stainless steel, but some can be very loud like their racing series RM01A. Fortunately, Legalis R is one of the street legal series, it is very quiet with no droning inside, nice bass sound from the outside yet not loud enough to catch any attention. So when I saw some of the US stores running special on them, I immediately imported one over and I am very happy with it. I hope this post will help others who also after quieter exhaust, and give you another great options.
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