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    Default CarbonGS' Old GS400 Update

    As most of you know I sold my GS400 a while back to my cousin. I still have the GS300 (Carbon). Luckily I get the chance to do the mods to it and detail it from time to time. Today was one of those days. So I took some updated pictures of it. Big thanks to my friends for helping me with driving and carpooling - Kevin, Ming, and Daniel!

    As of today this is the mod list:

    Exterior:
    Wald Executive Lip Kit
    JP Rear Wing
    Mac Blick Roof Spoiler
    Erebuni Eyelids
    SuperStar Customs Tinted Tail Lights

    Interior:
    01' Gauge Cluster
    01' Shifter Surround
    01' Wood Grain Ashtray
    RX330 Shift Knob

    Engine/Performance:
    Swift Racing Technologies Intake System
    Color Matched Painted Panels
    SP Cross Drilled/Slotted Rotors
    HKS Axel Back Exhaust

    Audio:
    Eclipse Double DIN w/Navigation
    Kenwood Amplifier
    2-12" Kicker Competition Subwoofers

    Lighting:
    Advanced Automotive Halos
    Painted Headlight Housings
    8500K HID Headlamps
    3000k HID Foglamps

    Wheels-Tires/Suspension:
    20x8 + 20x10 Donz Montanas
    Nitto 225/30/20 + 245/35/20
    Eibach Pro Kit Springs
    Bilstein Shocks











































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    That car is clean as fuck
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    Pretty sick :P
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    Pics are ok, but that car is extravagant!!! I wish it belonged to me.
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    Thanks, I miss the V8

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    Nice! Mind sharing some secrets on the cleaning process?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Atlblkz06
    Nice! Mind sharing some secrets on the cleaning process?
    This is a link to what I usually do

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    I love this car!!!
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    Good job as always Tony. Glad to be of help. Pics are better. Practices make perfect....

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    NICE! Although I like your other one better!

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    thats clean as hell! love it!
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    FUK what ppl say, the eyelids are fresh!

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    this mo fo is slick! love the faded pic.
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    what did you replace it with again?
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    Thanks everyone!

    Quote Originally Posted by Crazy Asian
    what did you replace it with again?
    i had 2 GS at one point.



    I kept the one on the right.

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    I like the lip on your other one better. You should get a little bit more aggressive front lip for this one....maybe
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    very clean whip man!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sentra
    I like the lip on your other one better. You should get a little bit more aggressive front lip for this one....maybe
    The other one has a full body kit. This GS4 was more aimed towards the VIP look and it has the authentic Wald Executive Lip Kit installed. I wish he would let me lower it more but he does not know how to drive a lowered car so we had to swap on the lowered springs instead.

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    thanks, wish it was still in my driveway.

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    That is just pure sexi! id love to have both them cars! why would you wanna get rid of either of them?!
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    tony, did you get rid of this before i came? nice looking setup. the 2GS3 is still nice by the way. maybe mine will get done like this one day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kasper
    That is just pure sexi! id love to have both them cars! why would you wanna get rid of either of them?!
    for me priorities, bills, family come before the cars. it came time for me to take care of some matters so one of the GS had to go. i hated to see it go but other things come first.

    Quote Originally Posted by alexly
    tony, did you get rid of this before i came? nice looking setup. the 2GS3 is still nice by the way. maybe mine will get done like this one day.
    yeah sold the car a while back.

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    Here is an update for everyone. My cousin had some run-ins with some highway debris and parking curbs which resulted in the need to repaint the lip and to swap out the bumper.

    Jacking up the car







    Removing all the screws and bolts













    Finally ready to come off



    Took the lip off to see what was under there. Not pretty. Paint shop didn't bother removing the lip when we had the whole car resprayed



    New donor bumper thanks to Veritek and the Wald Lip is off.









    The new bumper was resprayed to match the car



    Assembling all the brackets







    Time to add the lip











    Ewww gap! 3M double sided tape should do the trick







    I let it sit for a few hours on clamps just to be safe



    Transplanting the sidemarkers





    Done and ready to put back on the car



















    Had to wait a few days for the bumper molding to arrive.



    It came super fast though! Thanks Carson Toyota!







    Cleaning up the bumper to put the molding on



    This thing is super long



    Here we go!







    Done now just touching up some spots and pressing down to make sure the adhesive made good contact.







    After a good detail and ready to roll again.


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    dammm shit fresh as hell.... thats a really nice GS
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    Quote Originally Posted by Da_unknown
    dammm shit fresh as hell.... thats a really nice GS
    thanks! but my real baby is in the garage!


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    beautiful car!
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    Quote Originally Posted by DrAE86Toreno
    beautiful car!
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    i bet that wald lip cost more than my whole vehicle...lol

    looks nice..but it would look amazing lower... but i understand not having it that low..
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    Quote Originally Posted by JITB
    i bet that wald lip cost more than my whole vehicle...lol

    looks nice..but it would look amazing lower... but i understand not having it that low..
    yeah it was much lower before. Tom just can't drive it that low. Especially in Alpharetta where he works

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    amazing work detail on a great car! Always loved the CarbonGS too!
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    Quote Originally Posted by D3UC3S
    amazing work detail on a great car! Always loved the CarbonGS too!
    thanks! i appreciate the kind words

    Quote Originally Posted by alexly
    good work, now mine needs the exact same thing done.
    let's do it!

    Quote Originally Posted by HatchMan
    That 400 looks bad ass!!!
    I think it looks 1000x better than your 300 no offence
    to each their own, but thanks! everyone's style is different and you can't please everyone. the gs4 was too mild for me anyways. i like to be more unique with my mods. the way the gs4 was done was more like a puzzle where all the pieces just fit together like in a mold. it is more clean and simple, i will agree with that. but it lacks something for me. but it makes up for it with the v8 lol until i get the funds to boost the gs3

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    good work, now mine needs the exact same thing done.
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    That 400 looks bad ass!!!
    I think it looks 1000x better than your 300 no offence
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    nice, good to know what those pipes look like cuz i'm puttin one on my sc
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    damn nice as fuck
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    car looks greaat!
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    As always good thread. I remember when ya'll got her. I like the 400 more than the 300 though, no offense. I'm just not a show car guy.
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    Thanks everyone!

    Quote Originally Posted by 2turbo4u
    As always good thread. I remember when ya'll got her. I like the 400 more than the 300 though, no offense. I'm just not a show car guy.
    thanks! none taken. everyone is different. like i said before i would have loved to have kept both. one for daily the other for show.

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