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Aug 2, 2003

bumdup

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low budget moddin

just wondering what else i can do to my car without having to spend a bunch.

so far, i've cleared corners, changed headlights, and took off the resinator. all it cost me was 12 bucks ... for the lights.

any suggestions?

Aug 3, 2003

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paint various engin parts, vtec light, throttle body heater bypass, diy ground system, and start taking off all the extra weight.

Aug 3, 2003

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Paint calipers, decals, DIY ground kit, throttle cable mod

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DIY painted dash/trim

Aug 3, 2003

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Please don't mod it cheaply! You'll only regret it later on... especially when you're trying to sell your car.

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Quote:

Originally posted by O1Coupe
Please don't mod it cheaply! You'll only regret it later on... especially when you're trying to sell your car.

Aug 3, 2003

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Quote:

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Please don't mod it cheaply! You'll only regret it later on... especially when you're trying to sell your car.

he's right, but you could regret it even if you spend a sh*t load of money. how? by putting in stupid mods that are not practical or don't fit the type of car. (eg. NOS, ridiculously large spoilers, removing and selling the stock seats and interior only to want to go back to stock(i know a few people that have done this and burned a lot of cash in the process), dropping $3000+ on 19" rims/tires for a Civic only to find that it's not safe or practical for everyday driving and having to put them up for sale, probably not even getting back half of what they paid, the list goes on and on)

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Aug 3, 2003

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I would really avoid painted dashboard... when I was at work doing a GSR swap, I've seen this really nice airbrushed dashboard, it looked nice but not in the sun due to the high gloss paint used. Dyed interior is another story