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Old Sep 28, 2009 | 12:13 AM
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Default What else should I do to my car? And couple other stupid questions

So far I have

Lowered the car 2.5''
Put in HID looking plate lights
Put in a system
Underglow
Rims

And that is it. I can't decide what else to do, I really want to change the body some how... or put LEDS all over the place lol.

Any suggestions?

Also, while I am semi on the LED discusion. If I want to put LEDS in the foot wells, what do I connect the wires to?

And one more stupid question, I don't even think is possible. The xD has a really... angled up gas pedal, making driving for more than an hour kill my foot. Is there anyway to get the gas pedal to be very easy to push in and look sort of like...

_\ that ? (So hard to describe)
Old Sep 28, 2009 | 12:55 AM
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weird question albiet there isn't alot you can buy. uh, bodykit? rims? tires? custom paint/graphics? tinted windows? HID headlites? engine upgrades?
Old Sep 28, 2009 | 01:11 AM
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Full body decal.
Old Sep 28, 2009 | 01:14 AM
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^^^ lol

check out oznium.com for footwell lighting ideas.

and the pedal question, i've heard of a bumpstop for the cluth pedal, but nothing for the gas... I don't think it would be a good idea
Old Sep 28, 2009 | 03:21 AM
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check out ledglow.com for LED lighting for interior.

i got my brake light LED's, dome light LED, hatch LED and side marker LED's coming this week. i'm going to buy sylvania silverstar's... the brightest halogen bulbs you can get. i don't want HID's. they suck in the rain on wet roads, too hard to see the lines.

these are the headlights i'm getting....http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MakeTrack=true
Old Sep 28, 2009 | 06:32 AM
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I got my underbody/interior kit from ledglow.com and while they're customer service is great, I'm having a hard time with the quality of the product they sell. I've only had the underbody kit on for a few months and already 75% of the led's are dead. The only reliably working color is red (I got the 7 color kit). They sent me two new tubes, as the side tubes were the first to go. Now the front and back are going as well. I have yet to send off an email to their customer service about that. The installation instructions were also missing a large chunk of info, ie how to orient the tubes on install so the chase patterns looked right.
Old Sep 28, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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I have seen 2 XDs with "side skirt" body kits. Anyone know where to get one ?
Old Sep 30, 2009 | 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Sefi
I got my underbody/interior kit from ledglow.com and while they're customer service is great, I'm having a hard time with the quality of the product they sell. I've only had the underbody kit on for a few months and already 75% of the led's are dead. The only reliably working color is red (I got the 7 color kit). They sent me two new tubes, as the side tubes were the first to go. Now the front and back are going as well. I have yet to send off an email to their customer service about that. The installation instructions were also missing a large chunk of info, ie how to orient the tubes on install so the chase patterns looked right.

i gave up the idea of undercar's... now that i drive over 100 miles a day on highway turnpike driving. not worth it having them.

i'll invest it into something else... like a gauge LED swap or something
Old Sep 30, 2009 | 03:39 PM
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window visors?? bike rack? fogs?..these are on my list! lol
Old Sep 30, 2009 | 05:28 PM
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2.5" drop? Are you on coilovers or something?
Old Oct 25, 2009 | 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by JDMJim
weird question albiet there isn't alot you can buy. uh, bodykit? rims? tires? custom paint/graphics? tinted windows? HID headlites? engine upgrades?



Well said JDMJim, I think the aftermarket only caters mainly to these two Scion models, XB and TC... I can honestly say finding stuff for the XD is a challenge.
Old Oct 26, 2009 | 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by The5ickne55
I have seen 2 XDs with "side skirt" body kits. Anyone know where to get one ?
The5ickne55;3315788
All you have to do is search the WWW for widebody kit's for a Scion XD, aftermarket accessories ETC...
Examples listed below, by the way you don't have to buy the whole kit...
Duraflex
Razzi
Five Axis
Old Oct 26, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by TheJonas53
2.5" drop? Are you on coilovers or something?
Ya I wanna see pics...If your on springs, which I doubt, what brand?
Old Oct 27, 2009 | 05:44 AM
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i think hes on tein s techs...
Old Mar 30, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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5-Axis body kit looks sick on the xD. There's one in my neighborhood that is a burnt sienna color with the 5-axis kit and it is unbelievable. Hands down the nicest xD I've ever seen, and the guy's got maybe 2K in it. I wouldn't do anything else until I get the g-fx on it.
Old Mar 31, 2010 | 04:37 PM
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I agree the lip kits look great.

I'd put one on myself if I wouldnt have to raise the car to put a front lip on that clears the ground.
Old Mar 31, 2010 | 04:48 PM
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+1 on the lip kit. I've seen them around too and they really do look first class. I'm already planning on lowering my xD at the very least on trd springs. I'd hate to put this on too and be forced drive in constant fear of speed bumps, potholes, and driveways.
Old Mar 31, 2010 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by asurjc
+1 on the lip kit. I've seen them around too and they really do look first class. I'm already planning on lowering my xD at the very least on trd springs. I'd hate to put this on too and be forced drive in constant fear of speed bumps, potholes, and driveways.

Just requires a little more care, I dont think you'll have much of a problem with pot holes or driveways with a lip kit and a moderate drop speed bumps are more on a case by case basis, most of the tables and bumps on real roads arent that bad (i clear them a couple times a week, and my car is on the ground) , and just avoid bumps in private parking lots like the plague...But I did that even at stock height.
Old Apr 1, 2010 | 06:44 PM
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Yeah, no doubt. Watch the speed bumps and don't pull forward to much when parking. I guess hindsight being 20-20 I'd do the lip kit first then see how much I could drop with a coil change.
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