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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 04:21 PM
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Anyone have some ideas of some quick upgrades either performance or visual that would put me in debt for years???

Thankx for the imput in advance
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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 04:29 PM
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Anyone have some ideas of some quick upgrades either performance or visual that would put me in debt for years???

Ya, hand over your bank account to me !
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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 04:35 PM
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visualwise....carbon fiber reflectors: $40 bucks, Change the grill: roughly $170, lowering springs (progress)
performancewise...any intake (aem, injen, generic ebay)
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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 04:38 PM
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most other stuff would require spending $250 or more but would produce more drastic looks and performance results.

If you have any skill in the area, try to redo your interior either by painting it or go to an online fabric store and get new fabrics for your headliner and doorpanels.
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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 04:47 PM
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tighten you throttle cable, makes it more responsive so there is no play in the pedal

cost: $0
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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 04:47 PM
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thankx sounds good, and another question roughly how much to you think it would cost to covert it into a evoVII look like an Accolade techsports body kit??? just wondering
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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 04:50 PM
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thankx sounds good, and another question roughly how much to you think it would cost to covert it into a evoVII look like an Accolade techsports body kit??? just wondering
more then what its worth, and if ya do that then its not gonna look right unless you do rims...or other engine mods, plus paint cost, body kits just dont seem worth it to me unless your gonna go all out, and if your trying to save money, odds are you are not going all out
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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 08:17 PM
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well the kit cost what $800....than say $500-600 to paint the kit...

than wheels are $600-1000.

spoiler is another $200ish+ for paint etc.

than hood/grill is like another $500ish.
(unless u get the hood/grill with the kit)

uh....and you'll be slow still so eh
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Old Jul 28, 2004 | 08:38 PM
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Yeah, go internal, mabye a bit of flashy outside, but don't get the kit till you can back it up. That's my theory anyway.
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Old Aug 2, 2004 | 07:23 AM
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Carbon Fiber Reflectors are legal right? Or does it say "FOR OFF ROAD USE ONLY"? Just wanna make sure before I put them on.
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Old Aug 2, 2004 | 08:30 AM
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^ they're legal.
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Old Aug 2, 2004 | 08:38 AM
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Aren't they a biitch to put on tho?
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Old Aug 2, 2004 | 08:40 AM
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haha hell yea. since my hands are nowhere close to small, i had to take out the whole damn bumper. people have other methods by taking out the washer fluid reservoir, but i jus took off the bumper.
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Old Aug 2, 2004 | 08:59 AM
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Is that the only way to put it on is by removing the bumper?...haha...that sucks...I guess I'm in for a treat...
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Old Aug 2, 2004 | 11:31 AM
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yeah well, i have an 12 year old sister with hands small enough to go anywhere, and sure enough she did the job, apparently sisters are good for something after all :-)
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