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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 04:43 AM
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I am not a very wealthy man and was wondering if anyone had some cheap mods to make my car look more clean and luxurious! When I say cheap I mean under $200.
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For under $200, i'd get some springs and maybe an s2k antenna (i dont like the stock antenna) and I had the stock ride height of the car.
Old Dec 4, 2006 | 04:46 AM
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heh, i was going to say springs too :-P


umnitza dde's are like 150 and make the car look like a bmw

window tint works too
Old Dec 4, 2006 | 04:53 AM
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yea, tints are incredibly necessary too, but for under $200, only being able to choose one, I go with springs, but tints are a CLOSE 2nd
Old Dec 4, 2006 | 04:59 AM
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very responsive, and when i said under 200 i was looking for multiple mods under 200 but you have helped alot
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also can anyone answer the following question about the Umnitza DDE Angel Eyes

1.) Does anyone have a pic of these at night?
2.) Does anyone know if you can replace the stock bulb to something more crisp white (blue tinted) instead of ____ yellow?
3.) are they black housing or chrome housing?
Old Dec 4, 2006 | 05:07 AM
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check my cardomain for pictures. link in sig

there's tons of bulbs out there. everything from silverstars to HID's

they're just rings. you install them into your stock housings.
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well then honestly i will just wait for the new umnitza HID projectors to come out, ill just have to save till then i guess!

what type of springs are the best to get?
Old Dec 4, 2006 | 05:12 AM
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mild drop- trd

anything more- stech's or hotchkis
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To help your car look more clean and luxurious. . .

hmmm. . . .

Mr. Clean Auto Dry and some microfiber towels?
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wow djct watt thanks for the help man...
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mild drop- trd

anything more- stech's or hotchkis
I have TRDs myself which was a great decision b/c I had defects with my rear shocks, and when i brought it to the dealer, they replaced it under warranty even though I didn't have the springs installed there. If I had more extreme springs, they could have and would have said that the springs could have done it, so they wouldn't cover it. So I recommend the TRDs, but I honestly like the hotchkis a minor touch better lookswise.
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ok so its decided im going to go with TRD for the springs, umnitza for the projector/hids, now lets talk CAI and Exhaust wow those are more expensive. I was thinking Injen CAI and HSK exhaust
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blah, the hks exhaust sounds like crap, especially once you decide to open up the rest of the exhaust.
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ok so how about just the TRD exhaust?
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do you ever plan on completing your exhaust? aka header/spipe/midpipe?

if so, the TRD gets very loud and raspy. try another (i use precision mufflers axleback w/ my headerback setup and it sounds just fine)
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nah i do believe just CAI and Exhaust will do it for me...
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then the trd is just fine
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Originally Posted by newt0n
nah i do believe just CAI and Exhaust will do it for me...


ummm ya rite..

that's what they / we all say HHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHA
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I know right, modding your car is like an addiction, first you start off small thinking you wont get addicted blah blah blah, next thing you know your purchasing a ZPI Stage 1 Turbo for 5G!



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