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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 10:47 AM
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Well I have put some new rims and tail lights on my xb, and dont really know what the next best thing to upgrade is. Is there something that is really worth the $? Can you give me some ideas performance wise upgrades and visual upgrades. Any suggestions. Oh, and by the way, no lowering kit.....I live in Minnesota.
Old Aug 12, 2007 | 11:47 AM
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You gotta lower it guy..........If your worried about the weather i'm in chicago and mines 3 inches off the ground and its gone through 3 winters without a problem. I'n my opinion the xB looks goofy in 4x4 mode.
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lowering is very necessary :-P. my last car was about what BUniqueXB's is. went through NY blizzards with it no problem.

well lets see, a grille swap to a black sand pearl and shaved emblems, jdm fog lights, Puddle lamps, bride seats, TRD sport shifter (if its a manual) underglows, interior led stuff, blacked out headlights, and other super ultra rare JDM stuff, like a bB coin holder or something
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in my opinion, a progress rear sway ($124 from autosportstyle.com) is the best performance upgrade.

next would be a fujita sri ($152+free shipping from ptuning.com).

i'm still holding-off on lowering mine due to the Chicago winter and even more-so because of the mammoth 6-inch speedbumps now found on every one of my neighborhood streets.
Old Aug 12, 2007 | 05:51 PM
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I have a huge lip that my xb almost hits every time I back in or out, so I dont think I could manage to drop it down
Old Aug 13, 2007 | 06:42 AM
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anyone got any suggestions of cheap things I can do that make it stand out visually?
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