View Poll Results: Your modding habits and preferences could best be described as:
I almost never mod my cars, I don't like to mess with the original look or mechanical design
13.46%
I'm a modaholic - if it PERFORMS anything even close to stock, I must have bought it a few hours ago
9.62%
I'm mainly an electronics guy - nav, stereo, lighting, alarm, etc is the majority of my mods
3.85%
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Poll: How do you typically mod your car?
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Lexus Champion
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From: Tennessee
Poll: How do you typically mod your car?
I am referring to your nicer car... so if you have a nicer Lexus and then a basic econo car for day to day use... answer this in the context of your nicer car only.
Last edited by Threxx; Dec 1, 2006 at 11:55 AM.
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Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 620
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From: Maryland
I don't typically mod my cars much at all. I prefer the nice stealth/stock look.
Usually I will get a set of snow tires on rims. As such, I get a set of tastful wheels, I may go +1 in size, or may just stick to stock size. I really don't like the looks of huge-*** wheels which make the brakes look tiny.
For my S2000 I have installed shorter FD gears to help it accelerate a bit quicker and a K&N intake for (?) maybe a tiny bit of power as well as a louder sound. Also have a factory hardtop which may or may not be considered a mod.
Here is a pic of my new Legacy with it's new wheels. I may have a sickness b/c I don't mind spending a prety penny on nice wheels, but hopefully I will keep th car a long while also I guess nice wheels will be able to re-sell foe something.
Usually I will get a set of snow tires on rims. As such, I get a set of tastful wheels, I may go +1 in size, or may just stick to stock size. I really don't like the looks of huge-*** wheels which make the brakes look tiny.
For my S2000 I have installed shorter FD gears to help it accelerate a bit quicker and a K&N intake for (?) maybe a tiny bit of power as well as a louder sound. Also have a factory hardtop which may or may not be considered a mod.
Here is a pic of my new Legacy with it's new wheels. I may have a sickness b/c I don't mind spending a prety penny on nice wheels, but hopefully I will keep th car a long while also I guess nice wheels will be able to re-sell foe something.
For my car, All I did for exterior was get OEM 17s rims and lowered the car. I wanted to maintain that stock look (blk/blk with chrome wheels) because it looks classy. I dont care much about performance since I rarely utilize anything over 2.5k RPM. Now for handling, I did sway, springs/shocks, bushing, etc because stability is very important for me.
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,039
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From: Field of Dreams
I am waiting until the spring time to mod my Lexus. Chrome Wheels, tint, projector retrofit, chrome lower grille, maybe a lip kit, and whatever else pops into my head. I will leave the engine stock. That is not too much, but enough for this car.
My Honda has been modded over severely and rightly so. But it is very draining of budget and time and patience to go overboard with the ES.
My Honda has been modded over severely and rightly so. But it is very draining of budget and time and patience to go overboard with the ES.
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Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 17,337
Likes: 213
From: Miami, Florida
Throughout my life, I have been performance, but my first mods were the exterior and interior (paint, wood panels, debadging), but now I am pure performance with my RX300, a lot of it being custom mods.
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,430
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From: ON
My car isn't even here yet (Dec 18th), I have the following in my garage:
wheels and tires
rear lip spoiler
painted sidemarkers
custom exhaust
I am waiting on a XEDE (chip), and will be tinting/clear bra'ing the day of... so ya, performance and looks, I'm blowing my load on this one.
wheels and tires
rear lip spoiler
painted sidemarkers
custom exhaust
I am waiting on a XEDE (chip), and will be tinting/clear bra'ing the day of... so ya, performance and looks, I'm blowing my load on this one.
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Pretty much for all mine:
1. Suspension updates if the change isn't to drastic: springs, struts/shocks, sway bars and bushings.
2. Wheels may be aftermarket or updated stock.
3. Exhaust
4. Window tint
5. Debadging. Every Toyota I have had has registration holes so it's a trip to the body shop. I've been slow in shaving the ones on the LS. Read that as other uses for $350.
My Celica will get a total work-over someday. The damn house keeps sucking the fun money.
1. Suspension updates if the change isn't to drastic: springs, struts/shocks, sway bars and bushings.
2. Wheels may be aftermarket or updated stock.
3. Exhaust
4. Window tint
5. Debadging. Every Toyota I have had has registration holes so it's a trip to the body shop. I've been slow in shaving the ones on the LS. Read that as other uses for $350.
My Celica will get a total work-over someday. The damn house keeps sucking the fun money.
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Lexus Champion
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Florida
I mainly do for performance and smooth driving
IS3
suspension - shocks and spring/ front strut bar sway bars
performance - custom full race exhaust/intake/safc/cam gear/ VB upgrade
my rx330 is totally stock
and my beater car 97 es300 just has a after market CD cause the stock broke
IS3
suspension - shocks and spring/ front strut bar sway bars
performance - custom full race exhaust/intake/safc/cam gear/ VB upgrade
my rx330 is totally stock
and my beater car 97 es300 just has a after market CD cause the stock broke
Lexus Champion
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,160
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From: Michigan
I only buy black cars. I do it all in this order.
1. Tints and HID (if it doesn't have already)
2. Suspension
3. Wheels
4. Brakes
5. Engine mods
I'm not mechanically handy so thats why engine mods are the last mods.
-hass
1. Tints and HID (if it doesn't have already)
2. Suspension
3. Wheels
4. Brakes
5. Engine mods
I'm not mechanically handy so thats why engine mods are the last mods.
-hass
Driver
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 169
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From: CA
tint, suspension, and rims are the first and must. Everything else will come after. With my A4, my first mod was a chip. Everything else followed but there is nothing that can give a car a new personality like having it dumped on some deep dish multipiece wheels wraped in low pros.