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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 08:03 PM
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Wow some are fast modders, but still yet to hear anybody who put in a turbo right after driving off the dealership..
Old Jul 29, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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1st was 2 months after i got it, blue underbody neons. 2nd was a month after that when I painted my calipers. 3rd was sport pedals 2 months later, 4th was 2 more months vrd fog lights, then several months after that INJEN intake.
Old Jul 30, 2007 | 09:06 PM
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fisrt mod was two 12 inch kenwood typhoon subs with a 980 watt kenwood amp. maybe 2 weeks after we had the car.

next was 27% tint all the way around, bout a month after.

umm dont remember time frames, but here are the rest...

custom axleback..
blue led light bars inbetween front seats..
blue led lights in front and rear domes..
k&n air filter and removed snorkel.
debadged rear and moved tc badge to front grille..

soon to come...
tein s techs, and 17 in konig further rims,
later after that, full exhaust system and headers, then air intake.
Old Jul 30, 2007 | 11:18 PM
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Drop, CAI and tints combo.
Old Jul 31, 2007 | 02:20 AM
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vis carbon fiber hood was waiting for me a week before i got the tc a friend traded hers in and it came with intake and full leather interior
Old Jul 31, 2007 | 02:29 AM
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got my car on a thursday and that weekend slapped on some tints, 20% front and 5% rear hatch. got my Injen CAI about two weeks after that. all other parts a few months apart from each other.
Old Jul 31, 2007 | 05:34 AM
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I got the Eclipse AVN2454 the same day I got the car, on the way home from the dealership.

The next day I got tint, on the way home from work.[/i]
Old Jul 31, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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Had the gauge LED and needle colors changed about two months after getting mine.

-Aaron
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 09:25 PM
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anyone else?
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 09:41 PM
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Wheels.
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 09:50 PM
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let's see ...

sw '06
Tint
Injen CAI or Injen Axleback, cant remember which was first
s2k antenna
Randode's Interior CCFL
Ark SS
last was my used Kenwood 300w amp and 12in RF Punch sub that I had laying around lol
final mod was to shorten my front end by anywhere from 6inches to 1ft and move the engine back about 3inches. Good times

Then I modded it to a bsp 07 w/ oem lip kit and started over ...
Tint - again
installed the salvaged axleback, s2k, and ark SS
added Avic N2 that was sitting in my closet. Was on my ToDo list before totally the 06
Sooo ... the first, and only mod, I actually purchased specifucally for the 07 is a Greddy weighted shift **** LOL
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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Got my tC with 4 miles on it in Feb 07, got the car home. Called my sister's BF(works at Jiffy Lub), drove to Jiffy Lub, had 22 miles on it, Put the car on a lift, took factory wheels off, put stech springs on and also put new 18"s on. A week later I got my Headlights and taillights from Sonar and got them put on as well. Now in August, I've got carbon fiber racing seats, ZPI turbo kit, and an Obsidian 8 piece widebody kit goin on it.
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 11:01 PM
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got my car on a sunday. install greddy front strut on a monday. subwoofer and amp on tuesday. LED swap out to white on friday. blue needles on saturday. K&N air filter and took out silencer on sunday.
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 11:03 PM
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Looks Like ADR and I do it right. We dont dont like stock enough to change things day 1 or 2.
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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thats what happens when they make you wait nearly a month for your car... you buy the basics before you even get it. hahaha. i honestly dont even remember even having orange in my interior. lol
Old Aug 4, 2007 | 01:42 AM
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mine was 35% tint maybe 2 weeks after. then shift **** and sport pedals the same week.
Old Aug 4, 2007 | 02:40 AM
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Megan STS and linkage bushings after 4 days since I got the tC, I ordered the STS right after I got home from the dealership because the OE shifter shifts poorly.

After a month I bought a stage4 clutch. and I should have some boost work done later down the next few months
Old Aug 4, 2007 | 03:26 AM
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had car for 40 days now...........

S2k Antenna
VRD Grill
Weapon R SRI
Doc I radiator cover and Valve plate
Polished Valve cover
Redline goods Brake bootie
htechs
Billet oil cap

kinda broke now................ Ramen for dinner agin this week.........
Old Aug 4, 2007 | 04:46 AM
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First mod was the day i bought the car. I First had the full car detailed by BMW. ( My boy worked their as a detailer, can you say hook up! )

Then I had the windows tinted 15 % all around, Had 19's installed on the car, and had my TRD Springs installed as well. A week late i had a full cat back exhaust.
Old Aug 4, 2007 | 04:55 AM
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tint, 14 miles later, had to drive from the dealership to the tint shop. 5% all around.



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