Infiniti

After almost 2 years of having parts sitting in my basement, Alfred finally got around to getting them put onto his car. He had all the air components (accuair, UAS) and his wheels – he lives in Edmonton and wanted Jackie to do his install so it wasn’t easy to just make a casual drive around town to get it done.

Alfred dropped it off on a Saturday, and Jackie was able to squeeze it in and finish it by Thursday night. It’s not an easy process and it definitely takes patience and care. Coilovers take an hour or two, tops for comparison…

Anyway – I wanted to check it out and see how it all went so when Alfred came into Calgary, I picked him up and we went over right away.

On the lift getting the final touches done…

Jackie puttin the wheel on… The suspense

We weren’t sure how it was going to look when we put it down, but it looked like it was going to be close.

The rears. God these wheels are so underrated.

The details in the center cap is amazing

Random

Even more random was Trung’s S2000 sitting outside the shop lol. Always looks good

It was PERFECT when it went down. Literally – no modification to fenders or camber. It all fit like a glove.

Later on, Alfred stopped by my place before he headed home so I could snap some proper pics… Beautiful

Love the M body. If I could do it again, I’d probably use this chassis.

Some fitment pics. So much tuck.

Super close. It just fits right under.

Dat rear

Excellent job! Can’t wait to see what else Alfred has in store for this… Quality over everything.

Seems like it was just a few weeks ago that I posted coverage to the 2012 Auto Show as I was editing these pictures. For the last 4 or 5 years now, Diana and I have made an effort to make sure we go to the show and walk around since I get free tickets from work. I go to snap pics, and she goes – I think I mentioned this before – to get as much free stuff as she can. Occasionally she’ll make a comment about a car or something she likes but when she starts to see the giveaways, there’s no stopping her.

Anyways, yesterday was my appointment to drop the LS off at Lexus for a full on maintenance and fluid flush as well as two campaigns/recalls that were never done. I’m getting them to do everything from oil and brake fluids to the three cabin air filters to spark plug replacement and drive belt. A result of which now costs over $1100. X_X The spark plug replacement wasn’t on my to-do list since they quoted $680 something but I got a call later in the day saying since they’re already in there with the recall work, they’d just charge me for the plugs so I said “what the hell”.

The other thing that came from it was my bangin’ rental. For those of you wondering why I didn’t get a Lexus as a rental – I was told I needed to be part of the VIP program – one that you can only be a part of if you bought the car from there. So – they hooked me up with a rental instead and paid for it. Part of me wonders why they didn’t just give me one of their cars to save that rental fee… but whatever. When I got to the place, I was supposed to get an Altima but it was going to take about 20 minutes to clean so I opted for the 2013 Chevy Cruze instead…

Here’s the bad boy. Super small compared to the LS – but it’s kinda nice to be a little more peppy and nimble during turns and stuff. I don’t hate it…

The interior shot I got on the way there. Not too shabby – I do miss the heated steering wheel and seats in this cold weather though. There is about 5000km on the car, so it’s brand spankin’ new and it takes FOREVER for the engine to warm up.

The tickets we decided to try to use. I didn’t notice until the day of that the little print said “good for one weekend adult admission”. I brought them anyway and as we approached the parking gate, I made a bet with Diana that they wouldn’t let us in with these tickets because of that print. So I made a deal with her that she could pay for parking and I’ll pay for admission (LOL). So she pays the $15… we get to the inside gates and hand them the tickets – all the while, I’m like “oh man they’re gonna say we can’t use them”. And bang – we’re in. Needless to say, Diana wasn’t too impressed with me. I got her dinner later LOL

The same display Subaru seems to like putting up every year. Still cool though. I also noticed that people like to touch shit – like it’ll give them a better understanding of the car or something. I hate when people touch shit. lol

The BRZ – I actually love the BRZ more than the FRS the more I look at them. The headlights and rear are way nicer.

Minus the nasty stock wheels.

Over in the Jaguar booth. I’ll admit I was never a fan of Jaguar up until maybe a year or two ago. They just never appealed to me because they were so old man-ish. Now they’re just killing it.

Check out that rear!! VIP tray. Too crazy.

Killin’ it.

Killin’ it. The XK is my favourite.

Awesome front end.

Range Rover had sick cars this year as well. I’m over the Evoque though.

Brembos were huge on this.

Hyundai was another one of favourite displays. They’re creeping up slowly and they’re doing a really good job with design and presence. The new Genesis coupe with the new front – I love it.

And finally – the two cars I think I loved the most of the show. The Equus and Genesis Sedan. These two sedans can become extremely sick platforms for a K VIP build. Hyundai wins in the luxury sedan at this level.

Inside the Equus. It feels somewhat like the LS – lots of the components in the LS and where they’re located are similar in both the Equus and Genesis. It does feel a lot cheaper but for $50,000 less than a fully equipped Lexus, this thing is crazy.

The two side by side at the back of the Hyundai booth. LOVE.

The Genesis sedan. Front is just too awesome – they also did a really good job with the LED headlights.

Front quarter. The lines are similar to the Equus, but could you imagine either of these dumped on air with some sick 21’s or 22’s?! I want.

Veloster was also pretty cool looking.

Moved on over to Lexus. Ultimate gangster SUV.

Love the blue on this CT.

The new IS350 – I personally love that new grill. Diana said it looked too busy, but that would look deadly in the rear view.

IS-F. Another car I’m kinda over… haha

The ES hybrid – way better than the previous gen ES. Doesn’t look so cheap haha

F sport accessories

The GS – I said it last year and I’ll say it again – the best front end design ever.

And finally the flagship – LS. Not much has changed interior wise, except they’ve added new gadgets, a bigger screen and better looking dials. For the most part, it’s the same thing. The exterior is also more aggressive, but it doesn’t look as big as the previous gen. It doesn’t “look” like the flagship sedan anymore but it’s definitely still awesome.

Scion had a great set up like always with the custom widebody FRS on Work Meisters. Pretty nice.

Better view of the front quarter.

Interior shot – gutted and caged.

Rear quarter. Love the full red tails. I hate that altezza’s start to look like they’re coming back for some reason. Subaru impreza hatch – for example…

The fitment in the rear. I feel like they could’ve gone with a lower offset and a better disk to get more lip. It really isn’t that much for a widebody.

The IQ. Also – off topic, Scion also has legit lighting for their vehicles. lol

Another full shot of the FRS

Frontal.

Moved over to Toyota. The new Avalon looks pretty cool too. Thought they got rid of it… Which they should. And give us the Toyota Crown.

New Rav 4. Kind of looks like a mammoth from this view. Almost looks like the MDX.

My favourite van – the Sienna. Toyota did something awesome when they designed this because it’s a tuner’s dream. Even the options from Toyota is awesome – blacked out headlights, lip kit, wing…

FJ – been the same for a while.

Right on over to BMW. The X6 – another awesome SUV. As a matter of fact – I want an SUV now because of how much they’ve improved over the years. They looked like beefed up versions of their sedan brothers.

Rear of the 750i. I love the 7 series as well – but I feel the same way about the new flagship sedans of every maker – Audi, BMW, Lexus, Mercedes – they look smaller. Almost hard to tell them apart from their lower models at first glance.

Front quarter of the 750i.

Front shot. Could be a bit more aggressive, but they got the rear right.

The best one on display at their booth – the new M6 in a matte finish.

Front quarter shot.

Carbon roof!

Rear quarter.

The headlights. It looks like a lot of the companies now are going for the LED headlight and the squared bottom/top shape projector. Not sure if it has to do with achieving a cutoff with LED’s or maybe just coincidence.

Over to the Mini booth. The Paceman was pretty big.

Sick rear diffuser. Looks like the BRZ

The Nissan Bang Bus – according to Diana.

The 370Z. This still holds a soft spot in my heart and when I saw it again – I wanted it. It’s just massively wide that I would love to slap some 20×12’s on the rears. Diana took a seat in it and she doesn’t really like it. She also looks tiny in it… haha

Not a fan of the convertible at all but it’s still awesome.

GTR black edition.

Now onto Porsche. The Panamera – equipped with roof rack and all.

Awesome.

Cayenne. Another awesome SUV.

911 – couldn’t get a good shot of it, too many people lol.

Another gem that Diana found at the Porsche booth. I’d like to point out at this point that Diana is literally like a scavenger ant at the booths. While I’m snapping pics, she’ll wander off and circle the booth for things to grab. LOL and if I happen to move on too quickly, we’ll end up having to go back for her to try again. Living the life.

The new MDX prototype. Check the headlights.

Close up. Again, squared off projectors.

The new Acura RLX – same headlight LED design.

LED tails as well.

Nice front. Acura seems to be kinda pushing out a bunch of models that can’t really be slotted anywhere or are in the same class and it’s kind of confusing – maybe because of all the letters but there’s the CSX, ILX, RLX, TSX, and TL. hahaha

Another one of the booths that I enjoy going to is Audi. They always have a nice all-white set up. The A4 wagon.

The S6 – the ugly duckling in the middle. Not actually ugly because it’s awesome, but this one was sold to some lucky SOB.

Carbon console.

The Q7. Diana wanted this one.

Matte black Aventador. While awesome to see, the gating off of seeing these cars takes away from the attraction. I understand the point, but when I see it – I care less. lol