Best cheap or free appearance mods
01-22-2006, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by hondo
Whats a Holden? 
Oh, wait...wait, I'm gonna be punk-*** smart and say...
HOLDEN means
Hyper Orgasmic Lady Dildoing the Entire Neighborhood
Alright, alright...to get back to this post's topic, I'll contribute this:
a free appearance mod would be to remove your front license plate and put on your firebird shield (if applicable).
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01-22-2006, 06:12 PM
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!badging/!mouldings make a simple but sweet look. CETA(or Berger for camaros) rear bumper looks really clean and simple. for non R/A cars(doesn't work imo on r/a cars), grand sport stripes(hash) like suggested before look really good. painted/overlaid front plate cover looks good(put quite a few coats so rocks don't chip it too bad). take off the bird on the taillite filler panel. painted calipers. overlaid/painted PONTIAC/CAMARO on the back looks really good too.
01-22-2006, 06:35 PM
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Remove the moldings and badges, paint brake calipers, spend the money to get the windows tinted, keep it washed and waxed and maybe dress up the wheels w/vinyl centercap overlays and chrome lugnut covers. Depending on the color of your car, paint the rear valance. Blackouts are cheap. If you have a dark car, buff it every so often to keep the paint smooth and you'll be set until you can get it lowered and some rims.
01-22-2006, 06:36 PM
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Oh, and I don't know about anyone else, but the exhaust tone can completely change my perspective on a car. Get a cutout and just cut off your stock cast tips to look like you have duals dumped and that would get my attn. anyday.
01-22-2006, 06:39 PM
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in most stated you can actually paint your lisence plate a different color, as long as it is visible from a certain distance (depends on the state) someone with a ws6 on the board here did a very nice job on his
01-23-2006, 10:57 PM
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I came in here to suggest the Grand Sport stripes, but someone already did. I got mine from Afterthoughts too. $30 bucks and they completely changed the look of my car and get complimented daily. Click the link in my sig for more pics.
01-24-2006, 11:13 AM
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Nice under the hood cheap mod for visual effect. Using Mother's Aluminum Polish for a few bucks a jar.. I polished the A/C Receiver Dryer under the hood. removed the sticker.. It doesn't take much pressure... just apply the polish.. buff over lightly until it turns black.. and wipe off with a dry rag. Do that about 20-30 times. This would work for any aluminum part under the hood. Here is the comparison photos.
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01-24-2006, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by DragonsPhyre
Nice under the hood cheap mod for visual effect. Using Mother's Aluminum Polish for a few bucks a jar.. I polished the A/C Receiver Dryer under the hood. removed the sticker.. It doesn't take much pressure... just apply the polish.. buff over lightly until it turns black.. and wipe off with a dry rag. Do that about 20-30 times. This would work for any aluminum part under the hood. Here is the comparison photos.
Jeff
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