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Old 09-19-2006, 07:47 PM
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Hey guys. I just got my 07 tc recently and instead of asking what I should do to it I was hoping I could get some regrets. I might learn more from this.

So if you could go back in time before you did something what mod it it be?
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Old 09-19-2006, 09:06 PM
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Regret not getting Clear Bra...rock chips!
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Old 09-19-2006, 09:15 PM
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I regret putting too much body sealant when I put on my pedestal spoiler
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Old 09-19-2006, 09:19 PM
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I regret not tightening down my heater hose after I covered it in steel braid.. I floored it one day and all my radiator fluid leaked out all over my tranny..
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Old 09-19-2006, 09:20 PM
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hmmm....yes clear bra would've been a good investment from the beggining, but oh well.
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clear bra woulda been a good idea. but i regret not getting the optional 18s, and the OEM gfx kit.
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Old 09-19-2006, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by davedavetC
clear bra woulda been a good idea. but i regret not getting the optional 18s, and the OEM gfx kit.
the optional 18s can be had cheap!! i have them and i overpaid...got them for $700 with falken 512s. i've seen much better deals locally in boston. i almost bought a second set since they were $500 with tires.
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Old 09-19-2006, 09:54 PM
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yea, im kinda glad i didnt get htem, but i dont have the cash on hand to go out and get rims. w/e. im likin a bunch of other wheels tho...
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Old 09-19-2006, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by FLEA
Regret not getting Clear Bra...rock chips!
I second that...I have a chip the size of my pinky fingernail with rust dripping down it. CLEAR BRA should be your first investment.

I regret not adding that gfx lip from the getgo.
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1. The 18's ---- so ____ed. And I can never find them used.

2. Clear Bra ----- my biggest peeve is rock chips.
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yup I would also have gotten the clear bra
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i regret getting a welded on exhaust.
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Old 09-19-2006, 10:19 PM
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ok. ok already I just ordered the freakin clear bra. jeez...
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i regret turning my ride into a toy rather than the daily driver it was supposed to be.
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lucky...
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Old 09-19-2006, 11:07 PM
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From the initial purchase, I regret letting the dealer wash it before I drove off. Couple weeks later I discovered the deep circular swirl marks on the rear hatch paint, which won't come out using swirl remover. I'll never let the dealer wash my car again!
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i regret leaving the trunk open and backing into the garage...
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how the .... did u manage that...
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Headers by far. I have spent tons of cash trying to make the car not sound like poo. No matter what you read full exhuast and headers (which have not cat) sound like poo and not much better with a high flow cat.
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where can i get this clear bra that everyone keeps talking about ?
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