my awesome girlfriend gave me a "coupon for a free car part" up to 500 bucks for our anniversary. What should I spend it on? I can spare about 200 bucks myself, so if i really needed to i can go up to about 700 bucks. right now i have:

-injen short ram (soon to be converted into cai)
-trd sway
-trd exhaust

some stuff ive been wanting are:

-lowering springs, either h&r or trd
-trd short shifter ( i like the stock height)
-header and s pipe (unsure about potential rasp)
-oem front lip or full kit if i can afford it
-cf hood
-tint
-save up for a supercharger
-lightweight pulley
-save up for new paint job
-hids
-one of those in dash dvd touch screen mp3 player things
-rims
-powdercoat stock rims

thats all i can think of now. if you have any suggestions name them. Im leaning towards getting

springs and rims/powdercoat
springs and headers/downpipe
springs and short shifter.

Im unsure about h&r or trd springs though. let me know what you guys think. thanks

Springs($160 for TRD), tint($120) and HID's($130) then use the $90 left over for an alignment 2 weeks after you get the springs.

tints or lowering springs.

springs, or give the money to me :lalala:

Springs($160 for TRD), tint($120) and HID's($130) then use the $90 left over for an alignment 2 weeks after you get the springs.

right on :clap:

tint and srpings......Paint the stock rims for 20 bucks for the mean time if you want to go that route.....

Tint, lowering springs if you are installing it your self and if not keep the rest for saving for a sway bar

Springs($160 for TRD), tint($120) and HID's($130) then use the $90 left over for an alignment 2 weeks after you get the springs.

What he said x100 :)

the tC just looks sooo much better with a drop :) id choose htechs over trd but thats just me. lol

you can buy my MMW header and Greddy SP2 exhaust lol if you're interested - let me know so i will pm you the pics

dudeeeee.. you're alive! haven't heard from you for a damn long time.

if short shifter.. hmm.. doc i's are cheap and you'll still have plenty to spend on for other stuff :P

springs! wee.

first, buy my springs :P

and then a rear sway bar, injen cai, and maybe tint.

ok he has a trd sway. like stated, tints and springs would do the make you car change for the best

You can do a great cause if you Donated that 500 dollars to the MicE's childrens homeless shelter... With just 500 dollars a month you can feed MicE's children for only until a month and then there you would need to come up with another 500.. I would reconsidered of buying new things for your car if i were you.. "ahem' Donation"

Don't do header and S pipe. The rasp is a sure thing and it is horrible. There is a guy in my club that has the trd exhaust with header and s pipe and it is the worst sounding noise I've heard. And the s pipe and headers will only give ya high end power and rob ur low end torque which is what ya need off the line anyways. I would go with springs and hids or what carbon posted on the first reply.

Ok if you got 700 bux to play with then buy:

1: TRD Quick Shifter (240)
2: Lightweight Pulley (110)
3: Tint (120)
4: TRD Lowering Springs (160)
5: 4 QTS of Royal Purple and a TRD Oil Filter (40)
6: Take out at your Local MCDONALDS and a car wash when its all over (30)
7: Staring at your car for hours (PRICELESS)

Bout 700 bux, give or take a couple dollars here or there.
But you wont be dissapointed. TRUST ME..
GOOD LUCK BRO..



:bow:

or a hooker and some blow.

for $700 you could build a portable meth lab in your car, then turn it into $7000. Then you could get your girlfriend something nice, thats what a REAL man would do.

easy peasy!

true that ^


:rofl:

Buy me a new painted bumper cover :(

HIDs + Lowering Springs should be under 500

~150 for springs
~150 for install
~150 for HIDs

about 450ish

I agree. Springs/Tint/Paint stock rims/short shifter!

500 wendy's frosteez

thanks for all the responses. looks like springs and tints are the winners with hids coming in next, followed by fast food, crack, and hookers hahaha. im digging a short shifter more than tint though. also, how come nobody ever recommends or even really talks about h&r springs? im looking for a mild drop and h&r sports seem to be better than trd. opinions..?

...and yes trung, im still alive haha. Ive been out of the scene for about a year and i'm slowly getting back in. are there still meets at dave's shop?

i thnk tein htechs are a fairly mild drop. lol. lower than trd (depending on how low the TRD sits - ive seen inconsistent heights) and higher than S.Techs.

i dont think itll be good to ride around on htechs with stock struts. thats why im leaning towards the small drops. I believe h&r is only 1.4 at most.

i saw someone with h techs and they appeared to be 'stink bugging' in the back...meaning they didnt sit even llike my TRD's did and like my current S Techs do.

i would wait until your next pay check and get some 18's rims. with a nice lip

i would get

1. tint - 150ish
2. springs - 150
3. bronze, gold, or black paint and spray your rims yourself. - 12
4. HIDs - 100
5. short shifter
6. take your gf out to a nice dinner

lol

Option A:

Corbeau A4's 2something a pop

Option B
H Techs (170)
Tints (120)
GRILLS :)

Option C
I can send you my address and you do the rest of the math :D

i would get

1. tint - 150ish
2. springs - 150
3. bronze, gold, or black paint and spray your rims yourself. - 12
4. HIDs - 100
5. short shifter
6. take your gf out to a nice dinner

lol

^^yup.. it is her money.. haha

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=STRK%3AMESEX%3AIT&viewitem=&item=130210143390&_trksid=p3984.cSELL.m315.lVI buy that

lol i just took a quick glance at price then at the picture and i was like wtf 500 for a tc haha

springs and hids is what i would do.

i have a lil more than you, and im getting stoptech stage 2

or you can win her over even more by taking that $500 and putting it toward an even better gift for her.

Just my $0.02