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Old 06-20-2017, 08:34 AM   #1
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Any tastful Mod ideas?

I've finished the mods, things I wanted to do to my car already. I need a project.

Things I've done:

Painted the calipers
Cleaned headlights, used Sylvania kit, very nice.
New Velcro for my top strap.
Ducktail spoiler
Mesh for sport bar.
Painted bumperettes.
Clear side marker lens.
Cleaned everything.

Ideas?

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Old 06-20-2017, 08:42 AM   #2
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Mesh for front air ducts, LED Interior lights, LED Tail lights, new exhaust, new sound system, refurbish interior, and on and on...
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Old 06-20-2017, 08:46 AM   #3
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Lowering springs to ROW M030 level.
Stock there's waaay too much wheel gap.
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Old 06-20-2017, 09:00 AM   #4
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-test pipes / cat bypass pipes
-short shifter (997 or bens)
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Old 06-20-2017, 09:04 AM   #5
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Some of my favorite, non-performance mods:
-Deamber
-Bumper Plugs
-Spoiler Sticker
-LED Running Lights
-Intermittent Wipers
-Dash Spoiler Switch
-OBC Switch
-Rear Speakers
You can see all of my mods on my site.
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Old 06-20-2017, 09:29 AM   #6
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Thread highjack time lolll



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Old 06-20-2017, 09:41 AM   #7
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I wouldn't change your rear lights to LED since you already have the red and clear ones. I would get the chrome bulbs that light up yellow to get rid of the amber color you see when they are off. I would however think about upgrading the headlights with Fred's projectors in the future.

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Old 06-20-2017, 09:45 AM   #8
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Can't believe you didn;t mentioned about that NEW deep black top canvas, Tommy. Imo that is one "tasteful mod" I'd do in an instant.
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Old 06-20-2017, 09:59 AM   #9
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I REALLY REALLY want a set of those but I've read they are unavailable. If I'm wrong please let me know.
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Old 06-20-2017, 10:00 AM   #10
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hey fred - can you make a shift gate that clips in place of the oem shift boot?
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Old 06-20-2017, 10:25 AM   #11
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I REALLY REALLY want a set of those but I've read they are unavailable. If I'm wrong please let me know.
Member jaykay has, or did have, them for sale in the Parts for Sale section here. $185/set.
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I REALLY REALLY want a set of those but I've read they are unavailable. If I'm wrong please let me know.
Those are gone yea, Could to do another run of those but man, it takes the whole shop for weeks. We'll see... not before 2~3 months for sure though. Those machines are currently set-up at 0.05mm daily atm so can't touch any of that until they've finished what they are doing :/

Wish us luck man
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Old 06-20-2017, 10:42 AM   #13
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hey fred - can you make a shift gate that clips in place of the oem shift boot?
Did Ben not do this for you guys already? I'll ask where he is at... if it comes to do 5s and 6s gates. Could be a fun project I admit
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Fred, he started messing with it, and I know got as far as a prototype, but not sure where he left off. He mentioned several times how the odd shape (rectangular stock) of the shift lever would make the gate look a little odd (or at least different than what most people expect).

I say go for it!
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Old 06-20-2017, 11:08 AM   #15
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J Bauer, if your car doesn't have the on board computer I suggest you buy a stalk and get PDwight's cable. It is a nice addition. If you don't have cruise control you can add that too.

Another thing that isn't an upgrade is to pull the front bumper and clean out all the accumulated debris from the ductwork and in between the a/c condenser and radiator on both sides. While you're in there, make sure both the high and low note horns are working. You can really only replace them when the bumper cover is off, they are near the passenger side radiator. If you want to upgrade your horns you can do that. And you need to have to bumper pulled to do a proper job of adding mesh to the air inlets on the 03 and 04 models.

Finally you should look into and think about re-routing your emergency front trunk release cable from hidden behind the passenger side headlight to behind the bumper cover cutout for the tow hook. That way you can get into the frunk if the car has a dead battery and you can't plug a battery tender into your cigarette lighter. The 03 and 04 cars have an electric trunk release mechanism.
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Old 06-20-2017, 11:10 AM   #16
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I say go for it!
Thanks for the details, I'll check with him before cracking on anything in that area.

Could complement a knob I already have in my 'fun' folder LOL



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Old 06-20-2017, 11:17 AM   #17
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get PDwight's cable.
+1 this

last one, "steering wheel". as heavy and thick as you can find. Day and night driving experience on this little roadster. In fact, top 1 Best Mod I could have possibly made was this:

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Bens short shifter !!!
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Old 06-20-2017, 11:33 AM   #19
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+1 this

last one, "steering wheel". as heavy and thick as you can find. Day and night driving experience on this little roadster. In fact, top 1 Best Mod I could have possibly made was this:

Oh that is nice. Expensive?
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Old 06-20-2017, 11:36 AM   #20
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how about Fred's DLR solution for the clear corners? Oh...there isn't one yet?
I could imagine, there is a market for such a solution


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