Im looking to upgrading my tC with some new parts and was curious what people have done and what order they did it. Did you lower it first then exhaust or was the sound first then intake. That type of thing. Im looking to do some cheap mods first preferably but if one mod is more imprtant than another ill reconsider. Im holding off on lowering because of the roads on long island are filled with pot holes and my friends civic that is lowered has gien him so many problems because he cant drive certain roads or go into certain parking lots that i often go into now.

My only mod so far is the angel eyes.

 

so when do you plan on putting some springs then? Springs were my 1st mod? the tC looks 194836826935 times better with some type of springs! Depends on what you get too! It gets rid of the ugly wheel gap!

 

not sure, thats why im seeing what other did first, not sure but doesnt springs lower the car? which is something im avoiding at this time

 

I would go with springs first. No matter what else you change you will still notice that ugly wheel gap! The roads shouldn't be to much of a problem if you go with a modest drop like TRD or H&R sport. Those springs will get rid of the wheel gap and still let you drive without worrying.

 

springs would be the best choice out there. At least the TRD springs or something to get that wheel gap. You dont wanna put an exhaust on yet since your car still looks 4x4 and that will look ugly. Rims would be good but then you still have that wheel gap and if you go bigger then your tC will look even more of a 4x4.


springs would be the best thing! Seriously!

 

Well, I'm buying the car this week, monday most likely. It already has:

K&N CAI
Tints
Kamanari CF Hood
TRD Exhaust
Underbody LED

I think thats it, offhand.

My first planned mods (in order)....

Springs and Struts, I was thinking Tein S Tech Springs with the TRD Strut set.
TYC Tails
Hotchkins Swaybar Set
Underdrive Pulley
Complete Audio Overhaul
the Optima Billet Tray Battery holder with battery
Quicklift Hood kit
AW Throttle Body
New headers (undecided, still researching)
CF Engine Cover
Magnaflow Catback
Turbonetics Turbo kit

etc etc

I dont plan on doing alot of visual exterior mods until I've got it performing to back up the fluff.

 

i would go with springs first too, i consider it a performance mod, and a body mod, and you cant go wrong with that.

Any springs are good, but i live in NYC as well, so i opted for the highest springs, the TRD springs. They drop the car nicely but not too much that you bottom out on the potholes.

My mod list/order:

Springs
Interior and Exterior LEDs
Custom engine cover
LED parking lights
Toyo Aux Adapter
Injen intake
Gauge and HVAC leds
Custom shift boot

 

i def. agree with yanki, that the springs make it look SO much better. i live on Long Island, and i am always in queens, and have driven it into the city as well. the potholes are annoying yes, but will not kill you. the springs are a must.

TRD Springs, ground FX kit, lip spoiler, TRD exhaust and hotchkiss sway bar (all dealer access.) i had put on almost right away.

 

i mostly went suspension first before anything else. this is over the last 2 years. not exactly sure about my list but it looks something like this.

s2k antenna
trd rear sway bar
audio stuff (head unit + sub)
short shifter
coilovers
rims
catback
cai

 

I keep a notepad document of everything that i've done and their prices. It just so happens to show the order in which things were done also.

Window Tint- $210

S2K/Element antenna- $16 Shipped

ABS Plastic Radiator Shroud- $34.04 shipped

Scion OBX Sport Pedals- $44.98 shipped

Red Vinyl TBL Overlay- $16.95 shipped

Tein S-Tech Lowering Springs- $138.99 shipped

Predator Thinline Angel Eyes- $159

5 replacement halo's- $75

2 replacement ballasts- $30

LED Turn Signal Bulbs (amber color, size=7440)- $30

LED Sidemarker bulbs (White color, size=192)- $10

Shipping for above 5 items- $13.90

DIY Grills (gutter guard, zip ties, black spray paint)- $12.06

Hotchkis Swaybars- $230 shipped

S-Tech + swaybar Installation- $276.90

PIAA 2100xt #2192 driving lamps- $164 shipped

Spoiler- $102.71 shipped

18x7.5 Enkei RP02's w/ 225/40/18 Azeni ST115's- $838 shipped

Clear corners- $40 shipped

blue parking lights- $3

$200 for spoiler painting/installation

Smoked Tail lights + red reverse light overlays- $56.90 shipped

ABS Dynamics RS1 Lip Kit- $412.99 shipped

NST underdrive crank pulley, overdrive alternator pulley, and overdrive water pump
pulley- $200 shipped

Injen Cold Air Intake (black), MMW header/spipe, custom 2.5" catback w/ dual
18" resonators- $1000

Painting of lip kit + interior parts- $360

Ingall's Engine Torque Damper- $154 shipped

300 watt power invertor for laptop in car- $29 shipped

Redline Tuning QuickLIFT Elite- $84.53 shipped

blue cubby light, blue dome light (f+r), white map lights, blue rear hatch light,
white reverse lights, white liscense plate lights (all bulbs converted to LED)- $36.99 shipped

4x 12" white CC kits, 1x 4" blue CC kit, 32 prewired 5mm blue LED's- $77.68 shipped

5 replacement 194/168 white led bulbs- $21.00 shipped

4x 12" blue CC kits, 1x 4" blue cc kit- $36.40 shipped

Figure LLC Grilles (powdercoated gloss black)- $145 shipped

tC outline for airbag warnings on window visors + engine cover stickers- $20.58 shipped

Ichiba USA 15mm front + 20mm rear wheel spacers- $211.99 shipped

Gorilla Guard II wheel locks- $84.10 shipped

 

WOW! It's funny that your sig says "just a few mods"

 

classic case of sarcasm sweetie

i have to add to my list now-

JLevi Puddle Lamps- $34.05 shipped

 

I did cable bushings, creative compacts short shifter, sparco **** as my first mods. Not a bad idea to start with those if ur driving manual.

 

I went with the rear sway bar. For the money and ease of installation, there is really no better first mod.

 

Neothin...such a show off

jp

 

he asked, I obliged ^^

but seriously, I don't have as much done as say.... munch or WDS. Those guys have a crazy number of nice mods. Alot of mine are little subtle things.

 

Tires. The ones the manufacturer provides you with are horrendous. Also, unless you plan on F/I, a rim+tire combo is one of the single biggest purchases you'll make. Better to get it out of the way before life intervenes.

 

yeah, I'm thinking of tires. The Turanzas are a bit better than what I had on the Corolla, but mostly because there's more surface area on the road (I forget what the Corolla had, but it was definitely not 215/45 ZR17). Anyone driven the Avon 550 or PZero Neros in the snow with the 17" rims? I've done snowstorms in the Corolla, so it can't be worse as long as I go slow.

The other thing I'm considering is white LED dome lights, which looks like the easiest mod besides the shift ****. I had a friend who kitted out an '84 Grand Prix with custom-made LED light modules on everything except the headlights; it looked brilliant.

 

When I get my Scion in the next week or two, here are a few things I am doing...

Tein S. springs.
Rims.
HKS Exhaust.
Smoke Tailight overlays.
Audio system.
Varad LED underglow.
TRD Cupercharger.
DC Header.
ZPI crank pulley.

Pretty much in that order. First 6 will be done in less then a month, then the rest will be in about three months down the road.

 

i had trouble getting under my car and changeing the oil now. But if i get the TRD springs its going to be impossible to get under it. What do people do to change their oil on lowered tC's