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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 06:45 PM
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Having a tight budget means my options aren't at the plenty. So I've decided to either aim to enhance performance or appearance or a little bit of both.

Performance:
1. Sprint Booster
2. Air filter
3. Exhaust

Appearance:
1. M-tech kit or ACS lip
2. Smoked taillights
3. Mirrors
4. Wheels

Right now I'm planning on tinting, getting a umnitza front bumper, smoked taillights and possible air filer. In your opinion what do you think is the best road to take. This is obviously a big investment so I wanna make the right choices.

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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by mbp727' post='956118' date='Jul 27 2009, 09:45 PM
Having a tight budget means my options aren't at the plenty. So I've decided to either aim to enhance performance or appearance or a little bit of both.

Performance:
1. Sprint Booster
2. Air filter
3. Exhaust

Appearance:
1. M-tech kit or ACS lip
2. Smoked taillights
3. Mirrors
4. Wheels

Right now I'm planning on tinting, getting a umnitza front bumper, smoked taillights and possible air filer. In your opinion what do you think is the best road to take. This is obviously a big investment so I wanna make the right choices.

Thanks for the help
i would have to say performance relies on mileage...if its high mileage, m ake it look clean...if low mileage go with performance then go with appearance. thats what i would do
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 06:52 PM
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Hate to say it, but appearance for you....Being as young as you are, you don't need performance parts!!! Probably not what you want to hear....
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 06:52 PM
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I'd do:

1. Mtech kit
2. Sprint Booster
3. Wheels

After I recover from the mod bug:

1. Exhaust
2. Filter
3. Mirrors
4. Smoked Tails

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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 06:54 PM
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Appearance.
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 06:54 PM
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Yeah I dont think I need too much performance. If I did anything to my exhaust it would be painly for sound and to have quads
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 06:57 PM
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with limited money, skip on the sprint booster, just hit the gas pedal harder.
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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Your car already looks great stock, love that color. Your on sport suspension so no need to lower. If you were looking to do wheels on a budget, you could powdercoat each wheel. You could also tint the car, have the euro stickers, HID fogs, new grilles if you don't like chrome, new badges after you get bored with stock ones, spoiler. Lots of things you could do, also maybe hid fogs.
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by tex_phil' post='956152' date='Jul 27 2009, 11:11 PM
Your car already looks great stock, love that color. Your on sport suspension so no need to lower. If you were looking to do wheels on a budget, you could powdercoat each wheel. You could also tint the car, have the euro stickers, HID fogs, new grilles if you don't like chrome, new badges after you get bored with stock ones, spoiler. Lots of things you could do, also maybe hid fogs.

very good ideas! If anything I might go dark with everything. grilles, badging, windows wheels

How do you think that'll look?
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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Damn! A 16 year old with an E60? you really are lucky kid.

I'd do the Mtech kit or wheels first.

Performance - Limit yourself to a sprint booster.
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