I did a search, however, I am not too sure about our search engine :loser:


What are some mods I can do on the cheap to my scion.

thanks in advance

Depends on what you want to do...
Debadge, clear headlights, both of which are free.

Depends on what you want to do...
Debadge, clear headlights, both of which are free.I would like to remove the scion emblem from the back and put a batman logo badge back there, what is a good badge site?

hood struts are like 40 bucks from autozone.

hood struts are like 40 bucks from autozone.could you educate me on hood struts? :o

You can try ebay to search for a batman logo badge?

if the mods have to be cheap ones, i think you're better off not doing any mods. there's nothing wrong with a stock xa.

$40.00 From autozone for hood struts :shock:

You do mean like the struts that self lift the hood, like as in no more prop rod ?

If so do they fit an xB also & what would the part name or part # be so I can check out the local A to the Z. Thanks for any info !!!!!

codenhead - Run a search on SL member JINSU Great parts, Great prices, Great seller . Also try Randode.com also a SL member & all of the above. Need Vynil try DefconDesigns.com I have ordered from all of these guys they are all real good sellers !

Really cheap mods - I agree with Ashe's comments & also just keep an eye on both Classified sections of this site, something for everyone & every budget in there :D

You can try ebay to search for a batman logo badge?first place I tried, couldn't find that were actually badges-they all seem to be buttons, thanks for the idea though

Check my sig for a good hood strut kit from Redline Tuning... I couldn't find anybody that had xA hood strut specs that I could just pick up at Autozone... everybody has xB specs... and once you mount the strut-it's yours. You can't return it. So if you buy a strut for the xB and put it on the xA-if it doesn't work, you're out $40+... I'd rather spend the $60 and know I have a kit that has been designed for my car...

You can change your oven light to another color, de-badge your rear emblem (not the scion one), change your antenna to a stubby one or change your interior dome light color...

or try these threads.... found in the tech section:

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=37733
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=32050
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=11283

Once you get a feel for the site and see some other members cars, you'll get ideas like crazy... There's about a million places to put LED's... I'm becoming an LED-aholic...

~chris

I was going to suggest that for peeps not handy fab'n stuff but could not remember the link to suggest it. Thanks for covering me Chris!

You know I got your back Jeff 8)

What about that fog light mod? wasn't that a low priced one also?

YES! I forgot about that one...

I picked up a pair of fog lights from Walmart for $20. They fit right into the stock holes... I actually bought 2 different sets:

1st set I had to drill small hole on either side to attach the light.
2nd set I just reversed the brackets so that the screws faces out and "pinched" them into the stock housing so that the screws poked through the hole in the back...

It's easier to see and I didn't take any pictures... sorry... :(

but yeah, you can pick up nice looking fogs for $20... people mistake them for the $350 OEM fogs...

Check my sig for a good hood strut kit from Redline Tuning... I couldn't find anybody that had xA hood strut specs that I could just pick up at Autozone... everybody has xB specs... and once you mount the strut-it's yours. You can't return it. So if you buy a strut for the xB and put it on the xA-if it doesn't work, you're out $40+... I'd rather spend the $60 and know I have a kit that has been designed for my car...

You can change your oven light to another color, de-badge your rear emblem (not the scion one), change your antenna to a stubby one or change your interior dome light color...

or try these threads.... found in the tech section:

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=37733
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=32050
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=11283

Once you get a feel for the site and see some other members cars, you'll get ideas like crazy... There's about a million places to put LED's... I'm becoming an LED-aholic...

~chris thanks for the links, i have been out changing my lights out now

You could do the illuminated cup holders and storage box for under $10. It's cheap, easy to do, and fun results.

buy a cheap header from ebay.

i am a cheap as$ lol did lots of different cheap mods on my car 2 of them are short shifter and painted my front lip on xa...........more about the mods i change for very cheap for example good wheels for 266$ very cool once ...........take a look all mods i did on my xa www.scinergyia.com and go to forums click on scion xa mods

Seriously when considering mods, cheap isn't the best option, its whether you really want it ;)

Seriously when considering mods, cheap isn't the best option, its whether you really want it ;)

u r right about that 1 ........but sometimes some stuff are overcharged ........i mean check this out i want to have my front lip from rs2 xa and to other one at the dealer cost is 300$ + paint cost! ..........so we are looking 400-500 for peace of plastic? ........ :lalala:

u r right about that 1 ........but sometimes some stuff are overcharged ........i mean check this out i want to have my front lip from rs2 xa and to other one at the dealer cost is 300$ + paint cost! ..........so we are looking 400-500 for peace of plastic? ........ :lalala:

You can get it for less then 300 painted here

http://www.japanparts.com/

Smart shoppers know to avoid stealerships :P

This was my first $25 mod... I got one of these and I love it!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7955751094&category=50447

Next up is:
- Window Tint
- $10.00 cup holder lights ala matt_a
- Boomerang armrest

I'm resisting posting pics 'til I get the tint.... just doesn't look right to me....

u r right about that 1 ........but sometimes some stuff are overcharged ........i mean check this out i want to have my front lip from rs2 xa and to other one at the dealer cost is 300$ + paint cost! ..........so we are looking 400-500 for peace of plastic? ........ :lalala:

You can get it for less then 300 painted here

http://www.japanparts.com/

Smart shoppers know to avoid stealerships :P

The whole CAR? painted ? i dont think so :)

i'm gonna be installing some incondesent foot well lights, slightly little bit cheaper then cold cathode tube lights

i'm usin 1893 light bulbs with blue gel cap bulb covers

that the kind of blue i'm goin for

and all that costed me about 10.74

Oh yeah... almost forgot... a stubby antenna.... they're not too much.

progree tech rear swaybar hey for 150 bucks thats a good mod to do sure its not that cheap but if your on a good budget thats a good one to do

This was my first $25 mod... I got one of these and I love it!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7955751094&category=50447 . . . .

Window sticker looks cool (would go with my whole black/red theme). My questions to you are: 1. The sticker is listed as an xB shaped decal. (curve of windshield...) So how easily did it install on the flat xA windshield, 2. How big is it (coverage on windshield)? and finally 3. How does it look?

imo, stickers ruin the car. Doesn't add anything other than advertisement you're not payed to do.

Though if you're sponsored, that's a different story altogether :P

i fully sponsor my own car does that count :silly:

As metioned before, what ever you do don't expect to do anything for cheap. You may start out spending a little here and a little there, and before you know it you are spending quite a bit of $ on mods.
Take me for example,
When I first got on these boards my car was nearly bone stock, all I had were foglights , the leather steering wheel, and the OBX shift knob for a total of $600, I got ripped off by the dealer.
Now I have spent around 3 times that amount on my car by getting ideas from others here on the board (rims, lowering springs, better tires,other shift knobs, 6 disc changer,.....list goes on). Hell, I just spent $106 on sound deadening paint (edead v3). Gotta love these guys. They are a bad influence! :P

u r right about that 1 ........but sometimes some stuff are overcharged ........i mean check this out i want to have my front lip from rs2 xa and to other one at the dealer cost is 300$ + paint cost! ..........so we are looking 400-500 for peace of plastic? ........ :lalala:

You can get it for less then 300 painted here

http://www.japanparts.com/

Smart shoppers know to avoid stealerships :P

heheh. "stealerships." i like that.

This was my first $25 mod... I got one of these and I love it!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7955751094&category=50447 . . . .

Window sticker looks cool (would go with my whole black/red theme). My questions to you are: 1. The sticker is listed as an xB shaped decal. (curve of windshield...) So how easily did it install on the flat xA windshield, 2. How big is it (coverage on windshield)? and finally 3. How does it look?

1) I just found a link to a similar one.... I bought one from same folks for the xA and it installed in minutes.
2) It stretches across the entire windshield.
3) I love it! Many compliments.

I got one in Electric Red that matches very well with the Absolutely Red... I'll snap some pics tomorrow to show you...

i fully sponsor my own car does that count :silly:
fo sho! :D head to the vinyl shop to have them custom your name in huge letters across the windshield :P

if your looking for some good mods, try debadging and painting a different color. there is a good article in the tech section and it helped me to paint my badges. they turned out pretty nice.

the first mod besides the cabin filter you should do that will make the most impact of any mod....is to lowe your xA. They are sooooo high. if you don't lower it your crazy. It fun to do and you can do it by yourself and only costs a little over 100 clams.

Xenon headlights...order the bulbs off ebay...if you get good ones they look just like the true HID...i compared my bulbs to my dads RX8 and honestly couldnt tell a difference.

alos xenon side markers...the bulbs are like 4 dollars just about anywhere...