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02-02-2006, 05:30 PM
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#1 | | Gone Balliztik
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Simi Valley
Posts: 3,308
| Not so expensive mods...
I am dying to do something to my car. I am waiting for a couple bids to hopefully go through on ebay for some speaker covers for the front and rear speakers. I am trying to save the money for springs. So my point is.. I am in one of those moods where I have to do something to my bop. any ideas for inexpensive mods? Kinda looking for interior mods.. but open to all suggestions or ideas  | 
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02-02-2006, 05:58 PM
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#2 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 1,923
| Is your interior painted yet?
I just went crazy on mine  But the compliments are all positive!!
I painted the dash the speedo/clock housing, mirror, shift plastic piece, door controls, light, "hang on" handles ... unfortuneatly for me theres nothing left to paint. 
Last edited by LuvmyxB : 02-02-2006 at 06:10 PM.
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02-02-2006, 06:15 PM
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#3 | | Gaijin :)
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pen Island
Posts: 17,674
| i've done a tone of little mods to my car. tint over the gauges and mirror and tail lights. taken the rear hatch insert out and rewraped it in yellow silk. made own shift know, changed dome light  like she said you can paint a bunch of stuff. and each thing only costs between 10 and 20 to do. | |
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02-02-2006, 06:16 PM
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#4 | | Nor*Cal's Most Hated
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in a hole
Posts: 3,888
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Originally Posted by yellow_sub i've done a tone of little mods to my car. tint over the gauges and mirror and tail lights. taken the rear hatch insert out and rewraped it in yellow silk. made own shift know, changed dome light like she said you can paint a bunch of stuff. and each thing only costs between 10 and 20 to do. | Ok, I saw James' yellow sub today, and man oh man, he's got a really nice RS 2.0! I did not realize how much work he has put into his xB already!
VERY NICE! | |
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02-02-2006, 06:19 PM
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#5 | | Gaijin :)
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pen Island
Posts: 17,674
| thank you so much. that means a lot comming from you since your car is sooo nice. i guess i need to up date my pics on here. | |
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02-02-2006, 06:26 PM
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#6 | | Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas
Posts: 506
| Yea, let' see pics! And how do you paint the dash? what type of paint, etc.... | |
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02-02-2006, 06:36 PM
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#7 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 1,923
| Krylon Fusion for plastic its easy! Dries fast no sanding! | |
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02-02-2006, 06:42 PM
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#8 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 1,923
| I used craft paint tho bc I couldn't find a color I liked and I wanted metallic look. So mine looks like its sponge painted. Real girly! lol | |
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02-02-2006, 06:44 PM
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#9 | | Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: L.A.
Posts: 191
| cheap mod...an interior map light that plugs into the cig lighter...get one with those neon type lights...cool night interior effects... | |
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02-02-2006, 06:47 PM
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#10 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: CALI
Posts: 50
| lets see some pics please, and any info on "how to" paint or type used would be great. | |
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02-02-2006, 07:03 PM
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#11 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 1,923
| First of all you have to remove all the parts. I removed ALL of mine but I can't do a write up Im not good at that. 
The parts snap in with hooks so you have to use a flat head screwdriver to lift them up.
Well find out where we are supposed to post this and we can add how toos and let you know!
Krylon Fusion for plastic | |
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02-02-2006, 07:13 PM
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#12 | | Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas City, North, MO
Posts: 3,028
| I want to do some stuff to mine but i don't want to hurt it. | |
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02-02-2006, 07:16 PM
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#13 | | Gaijin :)
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pen Island
Posts: 17,674
| alright guys got my pics up there under members rides. for some reason when you edit it doesn't bump to he top(maybe admin could fix that) so heres the link. http://www.clubxb.com/forums/members...b-rs2-0-a.html
if you guys have questions on what i did and how i did it let me know! | |
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02-02-2006, 09:13 PM
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#14 | | Gone Balliztik
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Simi Valley
Posts: 3,308
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Originally Posted by LuvmyxB First of all you have to remove all the parts. I removed ALL of mine but I can't do a write up Im not good at that.
The parts snap in with hooks so you have to use a flat head screwdriver to lift them up.
Well find out where we are supposed to post this and we can add how toos and let you know!
Krylon Fusion for plastic |
Hmmmm I'm liking the idea of painting the inside. I'm gonna go check out the colors tomorrow.. see if there's a color I like. Not to sure what color I wanna do yet though.. | |
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02-02-2006, 09:55 PM
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#15 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 1,923
| Can someone post a how to on taking the plastic pieces out? | |
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02-03-2006, 01:03 AM
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#16 | | The OG Super Mod
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nebraska
Posts: 5,053
| i think its more practical to do the www.rvinyl.com stuff so you can remove it if you dont like it, but thats just me. thats cheap. boo door locks are sorta cheap. paint the knobs at least. LEDs. all good stuff | |
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02-03-2006, 08:37 AM
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#17 | | Long Live the Go-Go Box
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA
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Originally Posted by ScionScotty i think its more practical to do the www.rvinyl.com stuff so you can remove it if you dont like it, but thats just me. thats cheap. boo door locks are sorta cheap. paint the knobs at least. LEDs. all good stuff | Yep, that's what I used and it was cheap and easy:    | |
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02-03-2006, 04:35 PM
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#18 | | Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bloomington MN
Posts: 135
| if your going for the JDM look... the BEST AND CHEAPEST JDM MOD is to set your clock to tokyo time! YEAH! | |
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02-03-2006, 05:08 PM
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#19 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 1,923
| Well I painted mine bc for ME I like the feeling of knowing I did it. I like the rvinyl too but then, I liked the painted look bc it goes all the way around to all edges. No more silver showing KWIM!
They're both nice and both a cool idea!! | |
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02-04-2006, 11:56 AM
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#20 | | Long Live the Go-Go Box
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA
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Originally Posted by LuvmyxB Well I painted mine bc for ME I like the feeling of knowing I did it. I like the rvinyl too but then, I liked the painted look bc it goes all the way around to all edges. No more silver showing KWIM!
They're both nice and both a cool idea!! | And that's exactly the way it should be for YOU. I like that idea that I painted my knobs and put the rhinestones in myself, what a sense of accomplishment. I know exactly what you mean. 
I may eventually paint it later to a different color, but for now the vinyl is working for me. I actually took off the blue part that was covering the silver cuz it was bothering me. | |
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