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I just got my car and I can't pick what mods to put on first. I've got an Lx coupe and $3,000 to spend. What to do???

 
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Drop it. To do that the right way it will cost you a little over a grand. Shocks, springs, camber kits, labor. Than buy a set of wheels.

 
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First would be the rims. IMO the best bang for your buck. Check the link to My Dream in my signature. They're Kosei RT Penta's. They can be found on Ebay. Best weight to price ratio I've seen that also have some style. Get Kumho Ecsta 712's for rubber. After rims and tires (which shouldn't be more than $800) I would get a cold air intake from AEM, or one from Injen. The Injen dyno'de one horsepower more, so I guess that's a better choice. That should be less than $200. Then get a front strut bar that braces your strut towers and allows for tighter turns. I'de get a DC Sports front strut bar, but APR makes a mean one as well. The DC Sports will fit the AEM cold air intake for sure, but it's unconfirmed if the APR strut bar will? From the pictures it looks like it will. Check the parts section of this site to see what is available. That should be around $150 for the APR and $170 for the DC Sports. Then get Ground Control Coilovers. They're adjustable springs that allow you to adjust your ride height. I bet you can get some for less than $300. Then get some Koni adjustable struts. They dampen the shock of your car going over bumps and what not. They're adjustable too, so you can experiment with them to get that perfect setting. These will run you about $550, but you can get them for less from people in the marketplace section of this forum.

So, let's recap:

1. rims and tires - $800
2. cold air intake - $200
3. front strut bar - $170
4. coilovers - $300
5. Koni shocks - $550

That comes out to $2020. Whoa! Another $1000 to spend. Let's see...

2. rear tie bar - $100
3. rear sway bar - $300
4. new speakers - $250
5. new head unit - $350

There, just some suggestions. There are a ton of possibilities though. I'm sure you could get more use out of your money than I listed with some research.

 
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Rims & Tires -- $800.00 - $1400.00
OEM Body Kit -- $750.00
Sound system -- $1200.00


...or at least that is how I would spend the 3k (assuming I could only spend it on my car).


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i don't know where he shops but i got my upper srut bar for 50 bones.........

 
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get another 4 grand and drop a k20 series engine in your car then youll be the SHIZNIT

 
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I started to type up my wish list for $3k and it looks about the same as Grey so listen to him

 
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Konig Traffik 17" wrapped with Nitto 205/40R-17 91V -$839.00
Carbon Fiber Dash Trim - $50
Pedals - $40
Carbon Fiber APC Tailights - $215
GC Coilovers - $320
DC Sports Stabilizer Bar - $125
DC Sports or AEM SRI - $189
Exhaust - $220-600
DC Sports Ceramic coated headers - $275
total: $2553(not including installation)

this should hold ya over for about 6 months

 
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If you're not into bass, that frees up a lot of money.
Rims and Tires- $900 after mounting etc.
Springs/Coilovers- $220ish
Shocks/Struts- $500
Camber Kit- $80
Tail Lights- $150
Intake- $170
Header- ?
Catback Exhaust- $500
Strut Bar-$50
Body Kit- $700
Paint- $500
That's about $3,000.

 
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I might have just put the additional $3k towards the car and bought the RSX or Sentra SpecV! hehe

 
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i would go with an AEM CAI

 
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Thanks you guys! I'm wondering, what's the first thing you put on your car?

 
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gotta think if y awant more show or go???

 
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the first thing i did to my car:
change HU, door speaks, got a box, some subs and amps.

you could get a pretty good setup for 1500 to 2k, and get some rims and tires too with the leftover.

 
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The first things I put in my car when I got it are:
Type R shift ****
Factory spoiler
Back 3 windows tinted
2 12''inch subs
Nothing major.

 
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its not going to be fast, so i reccoment making it as comfterable as u can, while also upgrading the suspension... at least you can be reasonable quick in the corners. Id suggest splitting that 3K between some good light weight tims and sticky tires (such as some Volks and yok paradas or toyo t1 proxies, which will run you about 1600 for the whole deal and a REAL coilover suspension, which start at 800-1200 dollars. use the rest for the install and a camber kit). Stereo stuff can be stolen easy, but if they want your suspension they r going to have to take the whole damn car.