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Old 10-30-2010, 11:19 PM
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The first ride in my life

After the accident in the Thursday, I washed and polished the car so everything going back to normal . It's time for me to share my ride to you.

The Lexus in the left is the first car I drive . It's still nice up to nice by my care .








I still consider should I keep stock or change the front to the 07 A-spec lip and the rear to the TL-S a-spec lip .
EDIT: sorry I have to edit many times because the pics don't go as I want.

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Cool Story.
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The sentence should be " It's still nice up to now by my care ". It's too late for me to change it .
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Yikes! o_____o
I'd be scared to park like that! Good thing you aren't lowered =p

Needs more CF interior... the wood and cf clash, imo.
Lookin' clean though!
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That's how the parking in the apartment is . But anyway around here not everywhere is flat so I think low the car is not my option :P.
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Nice ride man!! I don't think I have seen you over in the Texas forums but we are having a meet in Galveston in a couple hours. You can check it out here https://acurazine.com/forums/texas-319/houston-tx-galveston-drive-meet-12pm-sunday-oct-31-2010-a-795016/.
Also, we have a Big Texas meet coming up in Austin on the 13th of this month https://acurazine.com/forums/texas-319/big%40%24%24-texas-meet-11-13-10-a-795270/. Check it out man
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huh....What accident? What car? soooo is that your Lex also? Quick turn around for a repair doncha think?

4 questions asked 16 more to go....
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I was thinking about something else when I read the topic...
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I mean the hit and run I got in Thursday https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/something-strange-happened-me-796505/ . That's actually my mother Lexus . I drive it in the time I have permit, a year before I have my TL. It makes me never drive a 4 cylinder again . Thanks for the invitation but I can't go, my grandma birthday is today. I will look forward for another meeting in Houston .
Old 10-31-2010, 09:13 AM
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both cars look good, but wow i would def be scared to park like that lol
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Originally Posted by VQPower37
both cars look good, but wow i would def be scared to park like that lol
Do you mean the bump below the car ?
Old 10-31-2010, 10:32 AM
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Nice stock car.
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Originally Posted by boyhamdzui
I mean the hit and run I got in Thursday https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=796505 . That's actually my mother Lexus . I drive it in the time I have permit, a year before I have my TL. It makes me never drive a 4 cylinder again . Thanks for the invitation but I can't go, my grandma birthday is today. I will look forward for another meeting in Houston .
ok question #5...How old are you?
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Nice carbon fiber accents inside.
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Originally Posted by boyhamdzui
Do you mean the bump below the car ?
I believe he does, hence my comment about parking like that too and being lowered.
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Originally Posted by RonJonTL757
ok question #5...How old are you?
I just turned 18 this September. I will not low my car but I worry about the lip . Or else I have to park backward.
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or you just don't pull in as far, so you don't hit the lip (and you make it sound like backing in is a hassle, you back out every time you want to leave, and after a while you get used to backing in there so often that it kinda becomes second nature (i used to back into my mom's garage everyday, because i could not get out easily otherwise)
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Originally Posted by friesm2000
or you just don't pull in as far, so you don't hit the lip (and you make it sound like backing in is a hassle, you back out every time you want to leave, and after a while you get used to backing in there so often that it kinda becomes second nature (i used to back into my mom's garage everyday, because i could not get out easily otherwise)
I appreciate your help , actually I think backward is easier for me because I have back-up camera . I'm sorry because my English is so confusion .
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Originally Posted by boyhamdzui
I just turned 18 this September. I will not low my car but I worry about the lip . Or else I have to park backward.
Originally Posted by boyhamdzui
I appreciate your help , actually I think backward is easier for me because I have back-up camera . I'm sorry because my English is so confusion .

^^^, and being lowered mildly is actually not that much of an hassle really, yeah you still have to be careful of the front lip and such on driveways and curbs, but i still drive mine in the snow without problems (especially if plowed)



btw where you from then...
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I came from Vietnam. Thanks for your advices . In Houston there are some high place those scratch my bumper although mine are stock .
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as said try some snow, but also try pot hole ridden streets here (and for not scratching those bumpers, try going at them with a little bit more of an angle next time to avoid hitting the bumpers

and btw no worries another member i know locally and friends with is Vietnam descent
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Originally Posted by friesm2000
as said try some snow, but also try pot hole ridden streets here (and for not scratching those bumpers, try going at them with a little bit more of an angle next time to avoid hitting the bumpers

and btw no worries another member i know locally and friends with is Vietnam descent
It's really nice to meet you, I will try to practice then my car will have a Christmas present

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Originally Posted by boyhamdzui
I came from Vietnam. Thanks for your advices . In Houston there are some high place those scratch my bumper although mine are stock .
I think what you're hearing is the underside plastic piece. I scrape it all the time. Dont worry about it too much...if you look under the car it doesnt hurt it..
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looking clean...what brand brake rotors are those??
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Originally Posted by boyhamdzui
I came from Vietnam. Thanks for your advices . In Houston there are some high place those scratch my bumper although mine are stock .
Nice. My best friend is Vietnamese. His parents came over from Vietnam in their early 20s, found each other over here and the rest is history. I've known him for 20 years and only 5 years ago I found out he was fluent in Vietnamese.
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Oh? From whereabouts in Vietnam are you from?
I was there for vacation in August!
Always cool to see another Viet on the forum =p
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Originally Posted by 07tl-s6spd
looking clean...what brand brake rotors are those??
They are stoptech. The first time I wash the car I think rust form in the slots . After a second time, I knew that I was wrong. It's really good and nice looking rotors .
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Oh? From whereabouts in Vietnam are you from?
I was there for vacation in August!
Always cool to see another Viet on the forum =p
You're Viet too ? . I was in Vungtau a beach city in the south.Nice to meet you.
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I think what you're hearing is the underside plastic piece. I scrape it all the time. Dont worry about it too much...if you look under the car it doesnt hurt it..
I was sad the first time it happen . But now I worry about my lip in the future .

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Originally Posted by o4Komodo
Oh? From whereabouts in Vietnam are you from?
I was there for vacation in August!
Always cool to see another Viet on the forum =p
Originally Posted by boyhamdzui
They are stoptech. The first time I wash the car I think rust form in the slots . After a second time, I knew that I was wrong. It's really good and nice looking rotors .

You're Viet too ? . I was in Vungtau a beach city in the south.Nice to meet you.

I was sad the first time it happen . But now I worry about my lip in the future .
I visited Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon in 2001.
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Originally Posted by justnspace
I visited Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon in 2001.
It was nice that time but now the traffic always stuck because of rich people have began to buy cars . Did you have fun in there ?
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Originally Posted by boyhamdzui
You're Viet too ? . I was in Vungtau a beach city in the south.Nice to meet you.
Yepp! I'm from Hai Phong... up North.
Haven't went or heard of Vungtau before. Nha Trang, on the other hand...

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I visited Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon in 2001.
The country is beautiful, is it not? [despite the suspicious city-folk!]
HCMC grew a lot since then!
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You're up to middle part so maybe you don't know. Anyway Vungtau is only famous about cheap and fresh seafood. It doesn't have a nice beach like Nha Trang. ( So sad for my hometown )
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btw try this
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-photograph-gallery-96/souljah-photoshoot-d-town-56k-warned-796282/
he is on full coil overs though, that are dropped past spec, so lower then normal (look at the wheel well gap), and is the Vietnamese friend too (and he drives it during the winter here too)
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Originally Posted by friesm2000
btw try this
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=796282
he is on full coil overs though, that are dropped past spec, so lower then normal (look at the wheel well gap), and is the Vietnamese friend too (and he drives it during the winter here too)
I saw that topic before. They are really nice but I used to thought they have to be driven in the flat area
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there was a really steep incline into that parking lot with the buildings in the back ground, and iirc he only scrapped minimally (and and he has the a-spec kit on there too, which sits that much lower)(and he is a pussy when it comes to inclines though, so at an angle and what up kinda slower), where with my minimal drop on my 2g tl (roughly 1.5")(they do sit higher though) i went up it no issues (i also have a lip kit, so i sit a little lower with that on)
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what sup man... what part of houston are you from?
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Hi, I'm in Houston which is near to Alief.
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Any photos of the sideswipe damage you posted about a couple days ago? Hope that turned out ok.
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Any photos of the sideswipe damage you posted about a couple days ago? Hope that turned out ok.
Thanks, actually I forgot to post it

You see nothing, right ? . It's just swirl mark so after polish it's gone. I was lucky in the unlucky event .
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Originally Posted by boyhamdzui
Thanks, actually I forgot to post it
You see nothing, right ? . It's just swirl mark so after polish it's gone. I was lucky in the unlucky event .
You're definitely really lucky as I don't see a thing either! Considering it was a big domestic SUV that swiped you, that's great news as your car looks to be fine. Enjoy that ride; it's a nice car for an 18 year old to drive.


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