Help me pick my next mod!
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Help me pick my next mod! Here is my car 00' LPM z28. I have money to spend for once (3-4 benjs) and cant decide what to do since there are many things i want to do: lower it, cam it, maybe a different exhaust setup, HIDs, sub, i don't know there is alot. I currently have new tint for the sides and back, new window motors, and rear shocks that are waiting for me to just get some time and replace. I'm thinking mainly dropping the car cause it rolls like a **** in the corners and handles like a pig, but i dont have enough for good shocks just springs. Anyways take a peak yall and tell me what you think!
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Lower and loose the side moldings. Black clear corners and not the VHT stuff. Matte Black Tailight panel. Maybe the Whistler mod. CME or something diff. on the exhaust tips side. I'll get back to other stuff if I can think of it. What I listed was stuff off the top of my head.
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Lower and loose the side moldings. Black clear corners and not the VHT stuff. Matte Black Tailight panel. Maybe the Whistler mod. CME or something diff. on the exhaust tips side. I'll get back to other stuff if I can think of it. What I listed was stuff off the top of my head.
Not nessisarily issues just the stock garbage...not exactly good in the corners especially after riding in my buddies rsx all the time really makes me want something stiffer.. I have thought about them.
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I would go with Strano's. I have Eibach and there starting to show the wear on them cause my back passenger side actually sits lower than the driver side. Not much but it does. For the tailight panel, all you do is take the two screws out on each side for the tailgihts, pop the out then take out the four screws holding the tailight panel on the just slide it out, prep, paint the reverse your steps so all you doing is painting a piece of the car itself, not the tailights unless you tint them and idk really about the cops since all areas are different. The whistler just requires you to take the headlights out, heat them up to loosen up the glue that holds the lens on the housing so you can take them apart, tape off what you don't want painted, then paint the inside housing, let dry, then take and get some RV sealant to re-install the lense to the housing. Only thing you have to worry about this is if you headlights aren't new, when you go to tape off the areas you don't want painted, some of the reflective stuff may come off since there old and brittle. They make low adhesive tape for stuff like this. Or you can use whatever tape you want to just take the piece of tape and put it on your pants or something like that cause if you have ever done that, then whats it gonna do? Not be as sticky so you have a better chance of not messing the headlights up.
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Thanks for all the info! Oh ya my bad i didnt see panel thought u were talking about tinting the tails. Not too sure on that one thou, but i was diffinatly thinking about tinting the lights or something at least.. As far as the springs did it stiffen up your cornering alot?
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If it were my car...
-Remove side molding (free, easy, looks much better)
-Replace amber signal housings with black housed signals w/ clear lens (very cheap & easy)
-Replace black rear marker lights w/ clear ones (personal preference, black stands out too much on a light car, so why bring attention to the marker lights?)
-Do whistler mod (cheap and easy, looks great, tons of write-ups on here)
-Black Berger panel (gloss, semi-gloss, or satin. Personal preference of course)
-Short antenna
Then, save up money for struts and springs. The car looks good as it is though. I hate snowflakes, but they look wayyyy better painted black.
-Remove side molding (free, easy, looks much better)
-Replace amber signal housings with black housed signals w/ clear lens (very cheap & easy)
-Replace black rear marker lights w/ clear ones (personal preference, black stands out too much on a light car, so why bring attention to the marker lights?)
-Do whistler mod (cheap and easy, looks great, tons of write-ups on here)
-Black Berger panel (gloss, semi-gloss, or satin. Personal preference of course)
-Short antenna
Then, save up money for struts and springs. The car looks good as it is though. I hate snowflakes, but they look wayyyy better painted black.
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^ I get what your saying but mine is a lot worse than others that have done it on others cars.
Mighty Texan: The tailight panel is easy to do. Takes a couple of hours to do and the worst part of it is sitting and waiting for it to try, LOL. But as far as the springs, I have to think back cause they have been on there for a year and a half to two years now but as far as I can think they did help a little. It wasn't anything dramatic or anything to write home about but you would be able to tell a little difference if you go with springs alone. About the tinted tailights themselves... I had mine done and went to another county here in the state and got a ticket for em cause the officer said that I didn't have my tailights on but it was like 10:30 at night and my headlights were on, now explain that one and to beat all, they were on and I had pics took to prove it no more than 5 min. after I got the ticket. So I ended up wet sanding the VHT off my tail lights and haven't even thought about putting the stuff back on. But it all depends on what you want about the tail lights though as far as if you want em and if you would be left alone by police. And SKZ28 had some other stuff to add to with the shorty antenna but for the rear marker lights, I have black and think they look ok but I've had mine in for nearly 2 and a half years and am thinking of going to chrome housing/clear lense ones just to swap it up a little. Hope all this helps.
Mighty Texan: The tailight panel is easy to do. Takes a couple of hours to do and the worst part of it is sitting and waiting for it to try, LOL. But as far as the springs, I have to think back cause they have been on there for a year and a half to two years now but as far as I can think they did help a little. It wasn't anything dramatic or anything to write home about but you would be able to tell a little difference if you go with springs alone. About the tinted tailights themselves... I had mine done and went to another county here in the state and got a ticket for em cause the officer said that I didn't have my tailights on but it was like 10:30 at night and my headlights were on, now explain that one and to beat all, they were on and I had pics took to prove it no more than 5 min. after I got the ticket. So I ended up wet sanding the VHT off my tail lights and haven't even thought about putting the stuff back on. But it all depends on what you want about the tail lights though as far as if you want em and if you would be left alone by police. And SKZ28 had some other stuff to add to with the shorty antenna but for the rear marker lights, I have black and think they look ok but I've had mine in for nearly 2 and a half years and am thinking of going to chrome housing/clear lense ones just to swap it up a little. Hope all this helps.
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Thanks for all the info! Oh ya my bad i didnt see panel thought u were talking about tinting the tails. Not too sure on that one thou, but i was diffinatly thinking about tinting the lights or something at least.. As far as the springs did it stiffen up your cornering alot?
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^ I get what your saying but mine is a lot worse than others that have done it on others cars.
Mighty Texan: The tailight panel is easy to do. Takes a couple of hours to do and the worst part of it is sitting and waiting for it to try, LOL. But as far as the springs, I have to think back cause they have been on there for a year and a half to two years now but as far as I can think they did help a little. It wasn't anything dramatic or anything to write home about but you would be able to tell a little difference if you go with springs alone. About the tinted tailights themselves... I had mine done and went to another county here in the state and got a ticket for em cause the officer said that I didn't have my tailights on but it was like 10:30 at night and my headlights were on, now explain that one and to beat all, they were on and I had pics took to prove it no more than 5 min. after I got the ticket. So I ended up wet sanding the VHT off my tail lights and haven't even thought about putting the stuff back on. But it all depends on what you want about the tail lights though as far as if you want em and if you would be left alone by police. And SKZ28 had some other stuff to add to with the shorty antenna but for the rear marker lights, I have black and think they look ok but I've had mine in for nearly 2 and a half years and am thinking of going to chrome housing/clear lense ones just to swap it up a little. Hope all this helps.
Mighty Texan: The tailight panel is easy to do. Takes a couple of hours to do and the worst part of it is sitting and waiting for it to try, LOL. But as far as the springs, I have to think back cause they have been on there for a year and a half to two years now but as far as I can think they did help a little. It wasn't anything dramatic or anything to write home about but you would be able to tell a little difference if you go with springs alone. About the tinted tailights themselves... I had mine done and went to another county here in the state and got a ticket for em cause the officer said that I didn't have my tailights on but it was like 10:30 at night and my headlights were on, now explain that one and to beat all, they were on and I had pics took to prove it no more than 5 min. after I got the ticket. So I ended up wet sanding the VHT off my tail lights and haven't even thought about putting the stuff back on. But it all depends on what you want about the tail lights though as far as if you want em and if you would be left alone by police. And SKZ28 had some other stuff to add to with the shorty antenna but for the rear marker lights, I have black and think they look ok but I've had mine in for nearly 2 and a half years and am thinking of going to chrome housing/clear lense ones just to swap it up a little. Hope all this helps.
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^ Yeah I gotcha man. I was younger when I did mine and wasn't thinking about going back to white if I ever got tired of it lol. But when/if I ever get my car repainted, I think I may try and find another one and have it sprayed white and have the one I got now resprayed matte/satin black instead of fully flat black. But hey man, let us know what you decide and post pics when you get stuff going with the car.
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Still want more ideas on my first post!
Heres an idea i had i havent seen it before either, berger panel or not, i now have black inserts too so try to picture them in there too, sorry old pic. Keeping the tint off the reverse lights to keep them brighter and also keep the lights from looking like "bug eyes" especially if i dont do a berger. Idk let me know what yall think..
Heres an idea i had i havent seen it before either, berger panel or not, i now have black inserts too so try to picture them in there too, sorry old pic. Keeping the tint off the reverse lights to keep them brighter and also keep the lights from looking like "bug eyes" especially if i dont do a berger. Idk let me know what yall think..
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You can do that cause I've seen it done before but instead of being blocky, I'd follow the lines that separate the different sections to look more smooth. And I know I may get bashed for this but for headlights, I had projectors, two words, hated them. I went back to the factory headlights, cleaned the hell out of them and I'm running 6K HID's in them and have yet to have anything said to me as far as police or have been bright lighted by anyone coming towards me cause if you get them adjusted right, there not gonna blind anyone, even older people. For the tailight panel, if your unsure about it and if you can, take and put vinyl over it that way you can get an idea in person and not from pics cause pics can differ from being in person. Hope this helps brother.
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Shocks/struts. Don't lower your car with lowering springs without doing shocks/struts at the same time you will regret it big time. Like stated also loose the bodyside moldings or my own personal suggestion get a real catback. LPM is the best color also
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You can do that cause I've seen it done before but instead of being blocky, I'd follow the lines that separate the different sections to look more smooth. And I know I may get bashed for this but for headlights, I had projectors, two words, hated them. I went back to the factory headlights, cleaned the hell out of them and I'm running 6K HID's in them and have yet to have anything said to me as far as police or have been bright lighted by anyone coming towards me cause if you get them adjusted right, there not gonna blind anyone, even older people. For the tailight panel, if your unsure about it and if you can, take and put vinyl over it that way you can get an idea in person and not from pics cause pics can differ from being in person. Hope this helps brother.
but like black alot too!Thanks there were some in the classifieds on here along with some kyb's ill prob wait till i see a little better deal thou
