Ideas ideas and need more ideas

[Gti lover]

i can't take it any more after seeing every ones mod cars ijust can't look away so i need ideas like tail lights hood things that i can do at my dads heres what it looks like now.and would an sos pad bring the exhaust tips back to new.


heres her all cleaned up

http://rides.webshots.com/album/552931270IHRjkQ

[b2089]

What's with the Pine View sticker?

The tips may be cleanable but it's something you'll have to check in person. Often the heat and the carbon damage the finish so you'll have to repaint them.

If the finish is gone you have two choices
- the easy route, buy a can of chrome paint and paint them
- get new ones, they aren't expensive if you go aftermarket and the factory ones are still available if you feel the need to stay GM.

The first thing to do is to get rid of the factory antenna. It's too big.
http://www.customgrandam.com/shorty2.jpg
They don't have one in your color so just get black.

http://www.customgrandam.com/shorty.htm

Another common mod is to either paint the mirrors or replace them with dual post. I've chosen to keep mine but I have to admit the dual posts body colored look sweet.

Also many people get a few vinyl graphics from http://www.grafxwerks.com/

Look and see what's available. If you think of somewhere where you need something they do custom work for dirt cheap.

[Gti lover]

thank just order a black antenna and will add more latter on.

[coupe]

What is your budget? What is your skill level? What tools do you have at your disposal? What mods are you interested in?

[Gti lover]

well for my skill level don't know i have no problem taking apart my r/c gas monster truck and put it back together,tools my dad has tools heres what i want to add.


hood with the scoops
blue fog lights
and new head lights that look like there blue
sound system
brakes and rotors
euro tail lights
lower the rear end sits to high so springs
Exhaust
antenna ORDER

need web sites

im going in to trucking so should have more income this year so maybe $3000.00 -$3500

any more ideas.

[Brandon]

well if you dont know your skills level, lowering it will be one of the later things you will want to do as its not really hard, but its not eactly as easy as changing out your tail lights.

exhaust i would just let a shop do it, fog lights, euro tails, and a hood you can do yourself provided you can read (which i think you can otherwise it would be hard for you to be here :) ) and have someone help you with the hood)

sound system can be hard, can be easy... not sure where it would be fore you, but not to hard to figure out either.

[Gti lover]

i think most of the work will be done by my local shop just to be sure.


Hood will most likey have to be painted so its going to a paint when i have the money.

[SpoCom2nr]

Weapon-R sells an intake if you aren't willing to make your own or don't know how, and xtralights has headlights for you car.

Headlights (they aren't blue but they still look awesome!!!):

http://www.xtralights.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1150

[SBUBandit]

I like those shorty antennas, they won't fit 92-95?

[Gti lover]

they are i just order a black one today hope it gets here fast but its getting shipped to canada

[b2089]

Originally posted by SBUBandit
I like those shorty antennas, they won't fit 92-95?

All GM antennas are the same, or most are anyway. It's a simple procedure, screw the old one off put the new one on.

[Gti lover]

the Pine View sticker was i guess where the 1st owner bought the car my car also has a us made sticker on it but car was sold to canada.I also got a email saying the part has been shipped can't .

[b2089]

If you go to a car wash and spray around the edge of the sticker then it should peel off. Most do.

The email said they can't ship the antenna? The guy is usually really good. It must be a mistake somewhere. Just email him your address and such and I'm sure he'll fix it.

[Gti lover]

screwed up its been shipped can i use a hair dryer and fishing line to get the sticker off.

[b2089]

I wouldn't recomend it, the fishing line that is. The hair dryer may work but usually there isn't enough glue to need to scrape. If the hair dryer makes it turn loose then just peel it off and wash the area with soap. If there's any residue use a little WD40 or goo gone to clean that.

People use fishing line to debadge because the glue under your badges is several centimeters thick, not like the thin layer under a sticker.

[Gti lover]

i think its more like the gt badge not a thin sticker.

[Dave C]

check my cardomain p. 2 for some ideas... take your time and you can do any of that stuff, this was the first time I tried most of those things.

[Gti lover]

thanks im not looking at body kits just a hood lights that kind of thing.

[Dave C]

:???: did you even look at p. 2 of my car domain? nothing mentioned about how to do a bodykit. however, there are things like vinyl eyebrows, painting interior, interior lights, even mirror etching. a lot of little things that don't take long or cost much...