My IS200 SportCross - Printable Version

My IS200 SportCross - Printable Version

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My IS200 SportCross - Steve - 05-05-2019

I Know I posted a Few Pics in My Newbie Post, But here She is From The Start

I Brought My SportCross in May 2010, I've always owned Mondeo's and really fancied a change, I've always liked the IS200 and i had my Heart Set on one.

I Had around £3000 to Spend so i searched Autotrader and Ebay determined to find my perfect IS, After a few hours Searching i Came across a SportCross, I had never Seen one before, I thought the Backend was a little Ugly but i decided to travel the whole 2 miles to have a look, First Impressions were good, I Loved the Colour, Interior Etc, What i was'nt happy with was the Mileage, 135,000 miles on a 2003 car was a little high for me, I looked through all the paper work and the mileage was backed up with a full Lexus Service history.

I decided that if it drove with the slightest of faults i'd walk away....
The Test Drive was a Success, it drove like 35,000 miles..

The Asking Price was £3100, A bit on the high side, i knew what i wanted to pay for it and i stuck to it, With a bit of negotiation i got it for £2700..

This was what she looked like when i got her..

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The One thing that had to be changed was the Wheels, They really did'nt do it for me, I found a Set of 17inch Lexus Wheels on Ebay that had been Fully Refurb'd..

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The Same Weekend that i changed the Wheels i also Black Eye'd the Headlights and added the Angel eye Sidelights, Debadged the Rear Also.

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New Number Plates were a must while i waited for my Private plate to be transferred. I painted the Calipers Blue and added the Lexus Decals(Sorry No Pics of Calipers)

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Next was a Grill Change, I really wanted the Sport grill but i couldn't find one in the right colour so i ha to have Second best and go with black. My Personal plate was also put on at around the same time.

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She Stayed like this for a while until i got a little bored with the look and searched high and low for a set of eyebrows, i wanted the ones with with the straight cut and i finally found a set in America (ebay).
Before i painted and fitted them i Wanted the sport grill in the right colour so i could fit them at the same time, I found one and also found the number plate Surrounds too.. This is How she currently looks...

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And a Few Pictures of my Stereo which runs with the Factory Sat Nav

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All comments good or bad welcome..:mellow:

My IS200 SportCross - Dark Samurai - 05-05-2019

That looks really good mate.

My IS200 SportCross - Moley - 05-05-2019

That looks nice and some good mods already, so whats next on the list ?

My IS200 SportCross - Lexuslady - 05-05-2019

Looks great, where did you get the angels ? Are they hard to fit ?

My IS200 SportCross - DaveEdin - 05-05-2019

Looks great! What else you got planned for it?

My IS200 SportCross - dimis - 06-05-2019

Looks very good mate!

My IS200 SportCross - Lexusboy - 06-05-2019

Car looks very nice, funny thing I like your old wheels better maybe because most IS have the standard wheel on.

Keep up the good work.

My IS200 SportCross - Phil01 - 06-05-2019

Lovely looking S cross, very clean and nice mods so far

My IS200 SportCross - jimxms - 06-05-2019

Very nice matey. I really do like the SportX. Aside from club members, I tink I've only ever seen one on the road.

My IS200 SportCross - parthiban - 06-05-2019

Nice work mate, where did you get the surround for the stereo as it's one of the best ones I've seen Smile