5 Things I Love About My 2009 Lexus ISF

Listing of five things that I love about my 2009 Lexus ISF

[@adamcox5592]

Great video! I have a black 2008 ISF and she is all blacked out. A lot of people don't know how rare and special these cars are and every now and then when driving I'll see someone pull out their phone and start filming the car.

[@FFamilyLB]

Nice, and exactly another reason why I wanted the F is because of its rarity, everyone thinks it’s a 250 or 350 that wants to line it up and then you make them rethink their life choices when you gun it😂

[@socrittylove]

I love that blue man! I wanted that color bad. Nice Car Cuzzi.

[@FFamilyLB]

Thanks man, I appreciate it🤙🏾

[@timbrown9731]

I live up here in Sacramento and I just bought my buddies 13 ISF in ultrasonic blue with Hayward and Scott exhaust and deleted secondary cats.

[@FFamilyLB]

Nice, I still have full cats and resonators on mine, just full x force exhaust with a muffler delete

[@JitTrippinOng]

Ayy 916 baby

[@FFamilyLB]

562 all day cmon now lol

[@agentstowel3070]

Down here in the valley gonna get the f for my 20th bday

[@aaronfraser2347]

It’s an absolutely solid car. I’ve driven a few isf’s and I’m itching to get one now.

[@FFamilyLB]

I would definitely recommend it if you can, the car will last you a lifetime

[@blu_is500]

For obvious reasons, I'm partial to the 💙and ❤. 😀 I love the peak of red here and there, don't change it. Keep clocking those miles, this car can take it. Thanks for posting!

[@FFamilyLB]

Appreciate you man🤙🏾 and definitely will do

[@ywsaechao]

Great looking ISF! I have a RCF and I would not hesitate to get an ISF if anything were to happen to my RCF.

[@FFamilyLB]

Thanks man I appreciate it, I love 4 doors, the only thing I got on you is a lighter chassis but you got a more power lol RCF is a beautiful car

[@FFamilyLB]

Headers and a tune is all I need next, but the 5k price tag is the only thing stopping me rn lol

[@IS3FIDDY_]

Honestly having a 2is over a year now, if tastefully modded, got a lot of positive feedback

[@FFamilyLB]

Exactly, the key word is tastefully, not turning them into the new clapped out 90s civics😂 lowered a bit, nice good set of wheels, and a nice deep exhaust set up, definitely turning some heads🤙🏾

[@Xccord]

Yo where did u get the carbon fiber overlay for the center console/shifter i hate the white carbkn from oem

[@FFamilyLB]

I had my wrap guy wrap all the white carbon black carbon

[@naeemanwar6367]

Wow Nice ISF can u tell me whats device r u using for converting lcd apple carplay ...

[@FFamilyLB]

It’s called a Grom Vline, retains factory controls and everything, I made video about it reinstalling it, super easy and straight forward

[@shmoop2jzge799]

hey man , I’m planning on buying an IS F with just under 174k. Valley plate has not been resealed. Is there anything else I should be worried about ? motor mounts, ball joints, caster bushings, etc.

[@FFamilyLB]

Awesome man, I would recommend it, but yes, so the valley play leak is the Achilles heel of the ISF, it normally starts showing itself at around 100 K miles, but pricewise to repair it really depends on your mechanic and where you take it, some people say they pay 1000. Some say they pay 3000, it really just depends on the mechanic you go to, luckily for me personally I didn’t have to get it resealed mine was already resealed, but other than that, I believe the second biggest thing for the ISF is the carbon buildup in the intake runners I believe, due to the direct and poor injection system for the injectors, me personally I haven’t had to deal with that just because I do drive pretty spiritedly and normally when you drive it kinda hard it does get rid of that carbon buildup, pretty good, but honestly, just general maintenance too, bushings arms, just stuff like that that you would do on any other car plus since it is a Lexus/Toyota, you can probably drive on a bad bushing for 100 K miles and you’ll still be good lol, one upgrade a lot of F drivers do are the RR racing USRS bushing system, it’s basically a lower control arm bushing and if you don’t get that upgraded, it does tend to cause more inner tire wear no matter how low or how high you have your car raised or how many times you get an alignment, if you don’t upgrade that bushing, it’ll chew up the inner tire, not too excessively, but enough to the point where you’ll realize I’m swapping out my front tires too often than I should, bumper tabs is another one watch out for, but at his heart, it is a Lexus/Toyota so just regular general maintenance, the good thing though is that regarding all of the mountain ball joints and everything for the F, there’s always an upgraded stiffer version witch for a track car like the F would be an upgrade

[@tomsturm3382]

Clean car

[@euchi]

Hey, im looking at a few ISF’s and I was wondering what I should be paying for a ~100k mile ISF. Also, do you recommend saving money and go for a high mileage or pay more for a lower mileage? Also, are there any major issues that i should be worried about?

[@FFamilyLB]

100k miles id say mid 20s, if it’s matador or USB then it could be high mid 20s, and honestly mileage is up to you completely, me personally idc about miles, there’s an ISF FBO tuned that has over 420k miles and still pumping strong, these cars are 15+ years old and people are still on the OEM starter, it’s very reliable no matter what’s thrown at it, the only thing that is a known problem is the valley plate leak but by now if the F was driven more than likely it’s been fixed in the past

[@euchi]

@@FFamilyLB Okay, thanks for the info

[@qnunyuh8417]

Did you swap the leds in the dash,or did you have to send the radio out some where.

[@FFamilyLB]

If you take the radio out you’re able to swap out the bulbs pretty easy, I think they sell a bag of a bunch that will replace all of them and still have a couple left over for a couple bucks, makes it look a little more modern and tbh I’m not a fan of the green

[@ricepredator]

How are these VLAND headlights? In terms of cutoff and brightness and how far they project (since they are LED I think)? One of mine suffers too much UV damage and polishing doesn't work anymore, so I'm looking to see for replacement!

[@FFamilyLB]

Understandable, I had that UV problem on my old 350, the Vlands are great, I love them and the look, funny enough I got mine for 250 “open box” off eBay and they looked brand new when I got them, definitely a good replacement than old OEM, my F did come with Depos that I’m going to eventually retrofit some better/stronger projectors and what not and then throw those back on, cut off is good, very bright, lights up everything, imo the high beams are a let down when using the highs, some have better throw with their highs, I did have the overall raise both headlights when I first got them but ever since them they been perfect for me

[@ricepredator]

@@FFamilyLB Thanks for the feedback! Hard to tell the high beam in video because you'd need more than a few feet to tell the output and what it might look like on the actual road. I assume you are talking about the leveling of the light when you said "raise both headlights", did you mean you have to kind of prop up the headlights a bit since they don't fit in the OEM bracket properly?

[@FFamilyLB]

Yea no problem and the cut off is good I don’t think I used my highs at all in the video but yea I meant raising them by adjusting the leveler, they fit in the OEM bracket perfectly, I always get compliments from other vland owners about how much better my vlands output is, 10/10 would recommend, and I would say if you can and are able to, to have the DRL low beam bulb turned off so you won’t get the flicker anymore and will just have the DRL check mark when driving with the DRLs on

[@hypekilz9148]

Nice F bro and I heard you said you got your 09 ISF around 175,000 miles how much u got it for? and hows the reliability been since?

[@FFamilyLB]

Yea mine is an 09, when I got it it had 175 on the dash and now I’m sitting just under 210, in that time frame I’ve just done tires, brakes, and oil, nothing major since the valley plate leak has been taken care of before in the past, only a minor thing with a battery terminal but that was because of the pervious owner, and I think that’s the reason why my power steering ecu wasn’t reading right, but after unplugging both and having the car “reset” them and fixing that battery terminal it’s been purring like a kitten

[@hypekilz9148]

@@FFamilyLB Nice! And how much u paid for it at 175k miles? Cause I’m seeing some going for 25-30k with 100,000 miles

[@FFamilyLB]

it had 175k and listed for 18k with 3 previous owners and all car fax up to date, after everything was said and done tax and registration and insurance it was about 20k which to me personally is a steal lol, me personally tho I wouldn't pay more than 25k for 100k miles, maybe if it was a rarer color (usb or mrm) and newer year but thats about it

[@user-pn7bb9dm4p]

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[@tubedude92]

whats the name of the harness to invert the shift up/down?

[@FFamilyLB]

I don’t know the name of it off the top my head but I’ll reply again with the link if I am able to find it

[@kjballin14]

How do you switch out the interior led lights to white?

[@FFamilyLB]

I just mentioned it in the newest video but it’s not too hard, just have to remove top AC vents, center console, trim pieces, and radio/nav

[@bells4086]

im a fan of that Red, you dont see that color too much,

[@FFamilyLB]

Thanks man I appreciate it, yes MMR is the second rarest behind USB, if the previous owner never wrapped it I would’ve kept the red honestly

[@schylorbw7776]

What is the apple car play box called?

[@FFamilyLB]

The box is called a Grom Vline, they have a newer one that’s a smaller box, I believe it’s the Grom Vline mini

[@MathuCampbell]

Is it a late 2009 model with LSD? Or early 2009?

[@FFamilyLB]

Its either late 2009 model or it has been swapped in the past, I’ve only ever done 3 burnouts in the 2 years I’ve owned it and all 3 times both tires spin, I got lucky

[@paolowalters4462]

@@FFamilyLByou still have to try doing atleast a donut because the elsd can actually make you do a 2 wheel burnout from a standstill with tc off amhik

[@FFamilyLB]

Yea ive always turned trac off when I've done it, but I'm not too sure, I haven't gone under and looked

[@rodneymacli-ing4074]

i have the smoked reflector you're looking for, lmk if you want it just pay for shipping. JDM too, nice IS F!

[@FFamilyLB]

Appreciate it bro, where you located?

[@rodneymacli-ing4074]

@@FFamilyLB nj, it is the smoked reflector that light up

[@ATLballer]

SWEET F......................2018 GSF

[@FFamilyLB]

NIce, the RCF is a beautiful car but me personally I prefer 4 doors and GSF prices are out of my budget lol

[@ATLballer]

its out of my budget too to be honest@@FFamilyLB

[@rockybaucom]

Bro how much was that wrap ?? Looks good

[@FFamilyLB]

Thanks man I appreciate it, I paid about 3500, I know a shop that does good work by me, warranty on the wrap and on the installation, wrap was the full car, and some carbon on the exterior pillars and interior trim pieces, and install of my lip kit that I haven’t been able to go back for yet, and also the new leather steering wheel cover, I was trying to go for a blue that resembled USB and this is the closest I got to especially since it has that pop and a little bit of flake

[@_MIKIMOTO_]

Nice ISF you just need a chrome delete 🫡

[@FFamilyLB]

Thank you I appreciate it, honestly I like the chrome, it since I have the exterior blue with black accents it makes the chrome pop more, if anything I would want to put not shinier chrome trim