New car - White on White lexus!

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01-02-2011 | 06:50 AM

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1StGenCL

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Originally Posted by ThermonMermon

thanks. seriously, optioning out a lease doesnt make sense. going bare-bones on a lease and upgrading yourself will save you money in the long run. the residuals dont factor proportionately with the options. you end up paying for most options as if you were to own the car. i.e. you pay 1/4 of the cars sticker price to "borrow" for 3 years, yet pay the full amount for a navigation upgrade. id rather install the upgrades myself with the upside of flipping the items before the car is surrendered at the termination of the lease.

so...im replacing all bulbs. i wont have "xenons", but i will be replacing the halogens with top grade PIAA hyper white bulbs. the fogs, DRLs, and city lights will all be PIAA yellow for that yellow on white car look. cant wait

I know the quality is terrible so you won't get more then a few years out of them but you can pick up an HID conversation kit on ebay for under $50. The PIAA bulbs are expensive and won't give you near the output of the real thing. Granted, the real kit might produce some excessive glare but the PIAA bulbs probably throw less light but look whiter then stock.

Do you have halogen projectors or just a normal housing?

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01-02-2011 | 07:49 AM

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vas25tl

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Very nice car. I'm a big fan of the color combo.

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01-02-2011 | 11:26 AM

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ThermonMermon

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again, not mine. but a better shot of the starfire white with wheel option. i know, i know, i really need to post pics. the car isnt with my this week. the car on the right is the new 2011 350 with the F-Sport package. lexus is starting to offer all sorts of "F" upgrades to help branding.