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blkdmnrcing · 06-02-2009, 11:44 AM

Ok guys, i know we have all talked about the Lexus Conversion for our gen 2 camry's. well i got most of the parts today and plan on starting it this weekend. everything looks real easy.

dont worry, i will take lots of pictures of the progress of the conversion to let you all see how it went.

Joe.

PS let me know if the photos dont work

***eyeball96*** · 06-02-2009, 12:11 PM

Can't wait to see it Joe...Adam and I found a ES250 at the JY the last time he visited...I wish I'd known!

Daddygonz · 06-02-2009, 12:32 PM

Sell me your old headlights after you do the conversion.. I need some Gen 2 lights to mess around with.

white90dx · 06-02-2009, 01:27 PM

I'm most curious about the hood latch - most of the other parts look straightforward, like you said...

-Charlie

atobe · 06-02-2009, 02:29 PM

well everything should work fine... cep that the body line on the fender won't match up to the body line on the door... it's about 2 inches lower...

***CharmCityES*** · 06-02-2009, 02:38 PM

nice joe!
cant wait to see it finished.

blkdmnrcing · 06-03-2009, 03:08 AM

joe - adam knew about the conversion, lol but i wont hold that against him.

daddygonz - i would sell you my old headlights but they are not the camry headlights, i have a hacked up set of ES 250 lights in there now.

Charlie - i will make sure and let you know about the hood latch and such. i did take the fender and hold it up to another gen 2 camry at the junkyard and they seemed the same size, only major difference is the windshield corner on the fender.

atobe - i know the body lines are different, they ES fenders also have huge moulding pieces that wond go with the rest of the car. i however am not going for perfection right now, the car is getting painted soon and i needed to have the front end on and lined up before hand so i knew what adjustments and modifications i had to do, (like using a filler plate at the body to get rid of the molding)

Corey - hopefully i will have it on this weekend so everyone can see it at the meet on the 13th. Hopefully

Sorry guys, its late and i didnt feel like trying to figure out how to quote what everyone said, but thanks for the comments and i will keep you posted

Wangan · 06-04-2009, 10:17 AM

Can't wait to see it done as well. I'm thinking about some ES250 Taillights.

stanno · 06-04-2009, 11:52 AM

i'm eager to see how this turns out. best of luck!

white90dx · 06-04-2009, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Wangan

Can't wait to see it done as well. I'm thinking about some ES250 Taillights.

The ES250 trunk it totally different than the Camry - all the tail lights mount to the body and the trunk opens only on the top section with different hinges... It would be a fair amount of custom work to get them on there.

-Charlie

blkdmnrcing · 06-05-2009, 11:09 AM

well i got screwed over on ebay, so i just had to order brand new marker lights for the conversion. so now i play the waiting game. i might try and bolt enverything else on this weekend and just leave the marker lights out until they come in. but i have to wait and hope that the weather breaks. its been raining for 4 days straight

Wangan · 06-05-2009, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by white90dx

The ES250 trunk it totally different than the Camry - all the tail lights mount to the body and the trunk opens only on the top section with different hinges... It would be a fair amount of custom work to get them on there.

-Charlie

I figured. I'll just stick to JDM tails then.

Daddygonz · 06-06-2009, 11:51 AM

How hacked up are the lights? Are you talking about the mounts? If so, send me some pics and how much you want for them plus shipping. I can always play around with them. I am always trying new ways to get better lighting. I've done a few HID projector retros and always love the challenge.
Let me know if you want to get rid of your old lights.
Thanks

DC 2vzfe dx · 06-10-2009, 04:37 AM

does the lexus es250 front bumper fit directly on?? or will i have to make some fabrication for it to mount on... came across a few es250s in the junk yard.. i like how the bumper looks compared to the stock camry

blkdmnrcing · 06-10-2009, 11:58 AM

im not 100% sure but when i was at the junkyard they seem to be the same in the corners. now as far as mounting goes i have no idea. i didnt get the front bumper when i was there. the one was all mashed up and the other car didnt have a front bumper on it. but i do want to switch my car over to painted bumpers eventually so i will be picking up a ES250 front bumper at some point.