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Old Jul 12, 2015 | 05:24 PM
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I purchased my G37 IPL in early April this year and plan to slowly mod the car. I had my eye of this ear since the first G37 came out and was stoked to finally get one.

Here are some of the mods I currently have on the car: Stillen Gen 3 intakes, windows tint, midnight black grille, and Stillen front license plate.

Future mods: Full Mesiterchaft exhaust, KW v3 coilovers, and Vossen VSF-1 wheels, carbon fiber front splitter.

The first day I picked her up:

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A month later, I added tint, midnight black grille and Stillen front license plate:

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Old Jul 12, 2015 | 05:57 PM
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Great start, I like where this one is heading
That GT Haus exhaust, the VSF1s, and the Kw V3s are solid upgrades for sure!
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Old Jul 12, 2015 | 07:37 PM
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I agree with Brad. Great start! Glad you were able to grab the ride you have been hoping for. Those Vossen wheels will do a lot for the exterior look of your ride. I'm a big fan of front splitters as well. Good luck with your build. Welcome to the site man!!
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Old Jan 24, 2016 | 04:11 PM
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Full GTHAUS exhaust is the latest addition. I love the look of the split tips and the incredible sound of this exhaust. When I first put the exhaust on, I did the full exhaust and ART test pipes. The sound was completely earth shattering. After about a week or so I took the ART pipes off and now I am running the full GTHAUS exhaust, which is perfect.

Next items on the list are coils and wheels.

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Old Jan 24, 2016 | 04:16 PM
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Nice.

Is that 20% tints?
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Old Jan 24, 2016 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by timc00k
Nice.

Is that 20% tints?
25% tints
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Old Jan 24, 2016 | 06:05 PM
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Sweet setup Steve, looks great from the back too!
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Old Jan 24, 2016 | 08:01 PM
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Gorgeous car! I think I saw you on the way to Ocean City last summer. Not sure if I was in my TL or S2K, but I had to speed up to see what it was.
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Old Jan 24, 2016 | 10:00 PM
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I love my full GThaus, wouldn't be happy with any other exhaust. But I do wish it was a little deeper... Supposedly my M370 ported mani will deepen it a bit. I'm also planning on getting RHFC's later on that supposedly add some depth and lower the tone as well.

I can also vouch for KWv3's... Best quality could I've ever had. And Vossen quality is top notch. I just wish mine were a little lighter...

Looking good so far!
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Old Feb 28, 2016 | 06:47 PM
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Update: 2/28/16

I added KW v3 coils and picked up a set of vossen vfs1s. Quick question for all you suspension experts, will the car be even lower once I add the 20 in vossens or the same. I haven't got tires yet, but I don't want the car to be any lower than it is (actually thinking of raising it a bit). What do you guys think?

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Old Feb 29, 2016 | 09:41 AM
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Will depend on the tire profile. I'm guessing those are 20s so dropping the profile down a size will keep you around the same diameter...unless you change widths.
ie; OEM 245/40/19 rear, you could do 245/35/20 OR 275-285/30/20...will be around the same
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Old Feb 29, 2016 | 01:08 PM
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Loving this car man!!! Keep up the great work! I can't wait to see it with these vossen wheels!!
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Old Feb 29, 2016 | 01:13 PM
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Looks great! The wheels are going to give it a great look for sure. What part of Maryland are you in?
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Old Feb 29, 2016 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by VenomGT9
Will depend on the tire profile. I'm guessing those are 20s so dropping the profile down a size will keep you around the same diameter...unless you change widths.
ie; OEM 245/40/19 rear, you could do 245/35/20 OR 275-285/30/20...will be around the same
Yea i am thinking 285/30 in the rear. As for the front, I am either doing 255/35 or 245/30/20.

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Loving this car man!!! Keep up the great work! I can't wait to see it with these vossen wheels!!
Thanks bro, me and you both

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Looks great! The wheels are going to give it a great look for sure. What part of Maryland are you in?
Thanks bro, its come a long way and I'm in Olney.
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Old Feb 29, 2016 | 07:48 PM
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The ride is turning out great! Can't wait to see the Vossens and the wide tires on the rear! Gonna be sexy AF.
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