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Old 02-22-2005 | 11:13 PM
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u r right about that 1 ........but sometimes some stuff are overcharged ........i mean check this out i want to have my front lip from rs2 xa and to other one at the dealer cost is 300$ + paint cost! ..........so we are looking 400-500 for peace of plastic? ........
You can get it for less then 300 painted here

http://www.japanparts.com/

Smart shoppers know to avoid stealerships
Old 02-23-2005 | 04:05 AM
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This was my first $25 mod... I got one of these and I love it!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=50447

Next up is:
- Window Tint
- $10.00 cup holder lights ala matt_a
- Boomerang armrest

I'm resisting posting pics 'til I get the tint.... just doesn't look right to me....
Old 02-23-2005 | 04:09 AM
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Originally Posted by cloudnine
Originally Posted by scionscorpion

u r right about that 1 ........but sometimes some stuff are overcharged ........i mean check this out i want to have my front lip from rs2 xa and to other one at the dealer cost is 300$ + paint cost! ..........so we are looking 400-500 for peace of plastic? ........
You can get it for less then 300 painted here

http://www.japanparts.com/

Smart shoppers know to avoid stealerships
The whole CAR? painted ? i dont think so
Old 02-23-2005 | 04:17 AM
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i'm gonna be installing some incondesent foot well lights, slightly little bit cheaper then cold cathode tube lights

i'm usin 1893 light bulbs with blue gel cap bulb covers

that the kind of blue i'm goin for

and all that costed me about 10.74
Old 02-23-2005 | 04:57 AM
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Oh yeah... almost forgot... a stubby antenna.... they're not too much.
Old 02-25-2005 | 02:28 PM
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progree tech rear swaybar hey for 150 bucks thats a good mod to do sure its not that cheap but if your on a good budget thats a good one to do
Old 02-25-2005 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by xA RS 0240
This was my first $25 mod... I got one of these and I love it!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=50447 . . . .
Window sticker looks cool (would go with my whole black/red theme). My questions to you are: 1. The sticker is listed as an xB shaped decal. (curve of windshield...) So how easily did it install on the flat xA windshield, 2. How big is it (coverage on windshield)? and finally 3. How does it look?
Old 02-25-2005 | 04:03 PM
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imo, stickers ruin the car. Doesn't add anything other than advertisement you're not payed to do.

Though if you're sponsored, that's a different story altogether
Old 02-25-2005 | 05:26 PM
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i fully sponsor my own car does that count
Old 02-25-2005 | 08:27 PM
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As metioned before, what ever you do don't expect to do anything for cheap. You may start out spending a little here and a little there, and before you know it you are spending quite a bit of $ on mods.
Take me for example,
When I first got on these boards my car was nearly bone stock, all I had were foglights , the leather steering wheel, and the OBX shift **** for a total of $600, I got ripped off by the dealer.
Now I have spent around 3 times that amount on my car by getting ideas from others here on the board (rims, lowering springs, better tires,other shift *****, 6 disc changer,.....list goes on). Hell, I just spent $106 on sound deadening paint (edead v3). Gotta love these guys. They are a bad influence!
Old 02-26-2005 | 02:17 AM
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Originally Posted by cloudnine
Originally Posted by scionscorpion

u r right about that 1 ........but sometimes some stuff are overcharged ........i mean check this out i want to have my front lip from rs2 xa and to other one at the dealer cost is 300$ + paint cost! ..........so we are looking 400-500 for peace of plastic? ........ :lalala:
You can get it for less then 300 painted here

http://www.japanparts.com/

Smart shoppers know to avoid stealerships :P
heheh. "stealerships." i like that.
Old 02-27-2005 | 01:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Kzuki
Originally Posted by xA RS 0240
This was my first $25 mod... I got one of these and I love it!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=50447 . . . .
Window sticker looks cool (would go with my whole black/red theme). My questions to you are: 1. The sticker is listed as an xB shaped decal. (curve of windshield...) So how easily did it install on the flat xA windshield, 2. How big is it (coverage on windshield)? and finally 3. How does it look?
1) I just found a link to a similar one.... I bought one from same folks for the xA and it installed in minutes.
2) It stretches across the entire windshield.
3) I love it! Many compliments.

I got one in Electric Red that matches very well with the Absolutely Red... I'll snap some pics tomorrow to show you...
Old 02-27-2005 | 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by hornet_on_flower
i fully sponsor my own car does that count
fo sho! :D head to the vinyl shop to have them custom your name in huge letters across the windshield
Old 04-13-2005 | 02:05 AM
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if your looking for some good mods, try debadging and painting a different color. there is a good article in the tech section and it helped me to paint my badges. they turned out pretty nice.
Old 04-13-2005 | 02:21 AM
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the first mod besides the cabin filter you should do that will make the most impact of any mod....is to lowe your xA. They are sooooo high. if you don't lower it your crazy. It fun to do and you can do it by yourself and only costs a little over 100 clams.
Old 04-17-2005 | 05:30 AM
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Xenon headlights...order the bulbs off ebay...if you get good ones they look just like the true HID...i compared my bulbs to my dads RX8 and honestly couldnt tell a difference.

alos xenon side markers...the bulbs are like 4 dollars just about anywhere...
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