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Old 09-03-2010, 05:34 AM
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i was wondering if you had any good ideas for cheap interior mods for an xD, i was thinking of new pedals or a shift ****?

i dont have much money obviously, so im thinking under $75
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Cheap mods, don't do them. Seriously. Don't go the cheap route with your vehicle. You'll save yourself a lot of frustration.
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Get a bubble shift ****.
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any of these to give you a "shine"...
http://www.ledunderbody.com/led-inte...underdash.aspx
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spill a soda. thats cheap
dont do cheap mods
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highly unnecessary .. anyways led in the foot pedals .. trd shift ****.. theres a few things out there lol
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paint trim, ventshades,leds in vents/floorboards/under seats/with factory speakers to go with the music,shift ****,shift boot,floor mats,broadway mirror
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Definitely an armrest, it's a huge difference from having one and not having one. Try using Ebay as your search engine for it. I think its from a company named Zeta.
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thanks...and i didnt mean cheap as in not good quality, i just something that wasnt expensive, as in no bose speakers, or anything carbon fiber, just something that will make the interior look a bit more custom
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Originally Posted by Murphys_Law
paint trim, ventshades,leds in vents/floorboards/under seats/with factory speakers to go with the music,shift ****,shift boot,floor mats,broadway mirror
x2, painting trim makes your car most unique, everything else fit the affordable bill.
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Default Best "Cheap" mod you could do, FOR REAL !!!

Originally Posted by CJsCAR
i was wondering if you had any good ideas for cheap interior mods for an xD, i was thinking of new pedals or a shift ****?

i dont have much money obviously, so im thinking under $75
The BEST "Cheap" mod I did for the inside is replacing the dim and yellowish dome light with the Thin Flexible 5mm LED Dome Light

(The Third one from the left)

http://www.oznium.com/led-domelight

We liked it so much, I ended up putting 2 in my domelight fixture, and 2 in the dome light of wifey's car. They're so bright, you can see the light that shines on the ground and the car parked next to you. Heck, you could do brain surgery in the back seat, if you were so inclined.

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Originally Posted by bwhite
The BEST "Cheap" mod I did for the inside is replacing the dim and yellowish dome light with the Thin Flexible 5mm LED Dome Light

(The Third one from the left)

http://www.oznium.com/led-domelight

We liked it so much, I ended up putting 2 in my domelight fixture, and 2 in the dome light of wifey's car. They're so bright, you can see the light that shines on the ground and the car parked next to you. Heck, you could do brain surgery in the back seat, if you were so inclined.

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Default Cheap mods

If you have a manual transmission, change out the bushings with Dr. Isotope's bushings. Makes a huge difference. Broadway mirror. I like the Wheelskins leather wrap for the steering wheel. Redline shift boot replacement.....just some....have fun.
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Originally Posted by doccac
If you have a manual transmission, change out the bushings with Dr. Isotope's bushings. Makes a huge difference. Broadway mirror. I like the Wheelskins leather wrap for the steering wheel. Redline shift boot replacement.....just some....have fun.
Pardon my ignorance, but what are bushings? In what aspect of driving does it make a huge difference to change them out? I have a manual transmission.
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the ones that hold the cage down for the shifter are rubber so they have some give if you change those out with all metal ones the shifter is more solid and the shifts are much more clean. if you pair some bushings up with a short shift kit it makes a huge difference
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Old 12-27-2010, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by mixD
the ones that hold the cage down for the shifter are rubber so they have some give if you change those out with all metal ones the shifter is more solid and the shifts are much more clean. if you pair some bushings up with a short shift kit it makes a huge difference
How difficult are these to replace? I'm a complete newb in this respect, obviously, so I won't even attempt this if there's a chance I could screw it up. However, I'm willing to do a bit of learning to improve the performance of my Scion xD in any way. Where would be a good place to buy the new bushings anyway? Do I need a very specific kind for my xD or are they compatible with any manual transmission?
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no they are all different the good ones are on NST they make a u-pulley and some short shift and bushing kits that work realy well ill try to find the pictures someone posted on here of them replacing there bushings its realy easy to do
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see they pretty much just make the cage more solid is all no flex when you push the shifter into gear
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Cool! That doesn't look hard at all. Makes me wonder why Scion didn't just put in the good ones in the first place :/

Oh well, thanks for your help! I'll check out NST to find what I need.

Is there a pdf anywhere with instructions on how to do all the dismantling involved?
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