those things are awesome. you got the dirt. you got the power. and you got teh BIG ASSED rims!!!1
jackie chan drove one of those things through a house once. if that does not make it masculine, i don't know what would.

i get a lot of mud on my car at times, so i like mud flaps. but they really only work well on the front which comes stock anyway.

 

like get the windows tinted, put a vinyl accent stripe on it, a couple of dragon head decals in the very back side windows (I like dragons and am a big Tolkien fan, plus they will be small) and I think I'll get new springs to lower it some. I bought the xA because I wanted an inexpensive, small car which had a distinctive look, but when everything is said and done, it is just a car. I have not had a new car in 30 years, so this is the first one I've had that is worth modding and so I look upon it as an opportunity. Since I am a guy I may as well mod it to fit my personality, which will not include anything pink. Why would I deliberately make my car look in any way like a chick car since I am not a chick? That's a pretty simple and straightforward concept.

 

Definately lower your xA...I lowered mine with Tein S-Techs yesterday and took the hubcaps off. Although many don't like the look of the car without the hub caps off I think it looks a hell of a lot better that way IMO. And lowering it is one of the biggest visual enhancements you can do to the xA which makes it look a lot sportier.

 

i crapped up my hub caps and i like the way it looks without them better anyway.
beauty rings are a nice way to make bare steelies look good.
you can also paint the hub caps. i recently saw a thread about that here or on scionevolution.org.

in the summer, i ride on bronze konig heliums.

 

here's an example of the beauty rings proctorsilex mentioned

 

Where can the beauty rings be bought and for how much? These can hopefully hold me over while I save up for some rims. :D

 

don't forget to get the center caps too. some also prefer a new closed lug nut as well.

 

 

Trust me, if you had this someone would still tell you to drop it 2 inches and get bigger rims.....



What about a nice subtle pinstripe in a dark blue? It would highlight the tint job as well.


And I bet detail painting all the interior silver in Steve Irwin Blue would really set the insides off!!!!

 

Some interesting ideas. I am looking towards a type of subtle pinstripe that does emphasize the car's lines. In the small rear, side windows I am thinking of putting a small, red dragon's head just to add a splash of color. I have floormats that have a red dragon's head on them and it is nice to see that bit of color when I open the door. I will be getting the windows tinted in the next few weeks. Simple and inexpensive things like beauty rings and center caps are things I would not have though about. The thing is that there have not been many examples of a 2006 RS 3.0 that has been modded because they are still relatively new.

 

Aye, I've run into that as well (have had my RS 3.0 for almost a week and a half now :D). Here's an idea of what I think I'm going to shoot for with my xA as far as looks are concerned (given enough time and money). It has to be a daily driver, so I can't put too many uber-radical things to it, so I'm going to just try and make it a bit more sporty (both in looks and in oomph/handling)



Sorry about the crappy photoshopping...I'm not particularly good with it.

 

i think that gun turrets are an under represented masculine mod.

the jolly rogers make a lovely accent imo.

 

not bad for a chop. looks like you got the right ideas as to which way you wanna go with the car. just keep us posted i guess check out www.xateam.com

 

yes there are 2 very nicly modded rs3s on xateam that you guys should check out they look awesome IMO

 

...very nice .

 

 

I had mine tined by a place called Autosound in Cape Coral, FL. Cost $225. BUT it's totally sweet. And there's no way it looks like a chick car now.

J

 

suspension + wheel/tire ... kinda like what everyone else said.

Expect to spend about $1K on each.. to do it right. If you go coil-overs w/other suspension stuff(rear anti-sway bar) - price could get more like $1300+ w/installation.

Also.. also, dont neglect your front lighting, changing that up a bit + fog lights, it changes the front end attitude a bit + its a safety feature - just like the suspension + wheel/tire upgrade/mod.