My Lexus IS250 Build Thread - Printable Version

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My Lexus IS250 Build Thread - Sparkystav - 07-04-2024

Perfect!

My Lexus IS250 Build Thread - dougie175 - 07-04-2024

Sparkystav Perfect!

Thank you! Bit of tweaking required but over the moon that the Meisters haven't destroyed the ride!

My Lexus IS250 Build Thread - el_bandido - 08-04-2024

Set the ride height with optimum performance in mind rather than looks. My is200 wasn't slammed but it handled incredibly well. I wouldn't mind a go in your 250, I will have to nip up some time.

My Lexus IS250 Build Thread - el_bandido - 08-04-2024

Also, I think the glass spoiler will be too much.

My Lexus IS250 Build Thread - dougie175 - 08-04-2024

el_bandido Set the ride height with optimum performance in mind rather than looks. My is200 wasn't slammed but it handled incredibly well. I wouldn't mind a go in your 250, I will have to nip up some time.

Setting up suspension for performance has never been something I am particularly good at, I can hard tell a difference between settings usually not enough that I can drive it and go yeah that needs more..... I don't often drive hard enough to tell the difference anyway.

But yeah anyone's welcome to come see the car, I'm hoping to make a few shows in it at some point to see a few others and let others take a look

el_bandido Also, I think the glass spoiler will be too much.

Yeah the glass spoiler is already on the car, I'm not 100% how I feel about it sometimes I look at it and think yeah that really works its nice and subtle and looks smart, other times I feel it looks like something from Halfords I'm just not sure.

I am leaving it on until I have compelted the smooth spoiler and see if it compliments the spoiler or just looks to fussy and busy!

My Lexus IS250 Build Thread - dougie175 - 09-04-2024

The smooth spoiler work has really begun now!

Spent about an hour on the spoiler last week and after 5 hours work today the spoiler shape was starting to look right and the thing has been bonded on and panel bonded around the edges.

I would say I sanded, cut and manipulated the spoiler for around 4 hours in total before even looking and bonding it on, this was to reduce the bulk of the spoiler and allow it to be smoothed in from the original lines or the car, hard work and I could have quite easily just stuck it on, smoothed it in and painted it all within a day but I would never have been happy unless it fell away nicely to the tailgate edges which it will do once I am finished.

The photo above shows the extra work I have done to the lower area of the spoiler to give me enough room to smooth it in to the lower tailgate without sticking out and looking bulky like it is sat on top of the tailgate

Its difficult to show but from this angle you can see there isn't going to be too much fiberglass and filler required to smooth the spoiler in, seeing what some of the guys have done in the US their body shops have added ridiculous volumes of fiberglass to smooth the thick edge the spoiler would usually come with into the boot lid. You may also get an idea in this photo just how much the actual shape of the spoiler has been changed from what you receive in the box

The car is now back home and I am about to go and make the area water tight to ensure no rust starts on the bare metal areas

Next I need to sand the panel bond down, not much but just knock off the roughness and high spots., remove all the paint on the rest of the boot lid and begin fibre filling the spoiler into the boot lid.

Once I am happy and the shape matches the car nicely I will fill over the fibreglass to give a smooth finish, and then I will probably spray fill the entire area also to loose any ripples and lines, then I will finally have something after lots and lots of sanding which will be ready for primer, another rub and paint!

A another 20 hours or so of work and I should be done!

My Lexus IS250 Build Thread - dougie175 - 09-04-2024

Just stuck some gaffer tape around the spoiler as the panel bond is now pretty much hard and dry to protect the bare metal from the elements until I get chance to sand and prep the rest of the tailgate.

With the tape on it actually give you a much better idea of how it will look so thought I would take a couple more photos

Even if no one else likes this move I'm really happy with it and cant wait to get it finished

My Lexus IS250 Build Thread - Sparkystav - 09-04-2024

I love the detail. Both in the work and the thread updates! Keep
It up!

My Lexus IS250 Build Thread - dougie175 - 09-04-2024

Sparkystav I love the detail. Both in the work and the thread updates! Keep
It up!

Thanks. Will do, only issue is I'm at 98.9% full in my dropbox its because my previous build on a civic is using about 95% of my image space.

Need to find a way to keep the images of the civic available for another forum I posted them all on as I know a lot of people still read the build.

Hmmm!

My Lexus IS250 Build Thread - Sparkystav - 09-04-2024

New Dropbox account under a new email lol