De-Importtuningising the Evo: the clear rear lights
All these modifications.. hehe.. I'm 33 and originally wasn't all that pleased with the 'tuner look' But the more I looked at the car, the more all of the components grew on me.. I did choose black for the reasons most of you guys are stating.. Since black will tend to hide much of the lines and details like the vents and other things that stand out as being 'slick' on any other car. I am planning on removing the stock wheels and replacing them with gunmetal or black colored rims, however, I don't intend to get the 'Tuner Shoes', or 18" rims I'm doing it because I'm from the northeast where potholes and grunge will ruin those stock wheels..... And if you want to hide the red brake calipers, you could always buy a set of 'Kleen Wheels' Remember those? They were fillers that were popular a few years back to prevent brake dust from getting all over the wheels... Those will hide the entire caliper and disc.. Not sure how great for cooling it would be though... Honestly though, the taillights and the corporate grille opening has grown on me.. (Someone flog me will ya?) I tried to get a car with the low spoiler, but I would never remove the large spoiler if it came with it.. Again, its a black car.. at night alot of those details may get overlooked.. To a cheesy riceboy, he'll probably not notice much about your car.. to someone in the know, he'll probably give you a nod.. and to grandma on the parkway.. Well, she'll probably just get out of your way...
I would never consider installing the brake dust caps. These are horrible. They basically prevent the air from flowing from the inside out. As a dealer option, you can get the fins under the A-arms that direct air into the brakes (one of the options I am planning on getting) so I would never degrade the braking performance by installing dust caps. Thanks for your view and idea.



