My progression.... (lots-of-pics)

**32_d3gr33s** · 04-23-2011 10:31 PM

Well i figured I'd do a picture progression of my car, from purchase, up till now...

The day i bought her:
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Put My 12" Sony Xplodes in the trunk:
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Didnt do much till winter.
Had Maganflow 14851's installed and took a few pics.
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Bought new wheels (adr m-classic 19x8.5)
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had some chips etc. Re-painted with red lip:
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Installed:
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Cracked Taillight, bought cheap (ugly) ones:
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Installed Kurt hitch for my toy...
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Put on Led strip under headlights...
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couple pics
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Decided i didnt like the way the car was going, and started changing it...

First, did joey mod, and removed led strips:
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Tinted Tails, and added trunk lip, and plasti-dipped trunk trim:
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**32_d3gr33s** · 04-23-2011 10:43 PM

Made Custom Fog Grills/lower grille. Painted Euro plate, and added Home Depot lip:
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added ABT Upper Grille (painted black with custom mesh to match lower grilles) and removed Euro plate:
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Couple Photos:
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Started Working on re-repainting wheels:
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Purchased ST Coilovers:
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Test Fit (partially done) summer wheels on newly installed Coilovers:
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Stock Wheels on new Coilovers, and re-installed (re-painted) Euro Plate:
(Carbon fiber sticker on window trim-fell off few days later)
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**32_d3gr33s** · 04-23-2011 10:49 PM

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Installed FK Roof Spoiler, and then removed:
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another test fit of summer wheels:
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Got Lazy, bought new wheels (ST 160 19x8.5)
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Installed:
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Added Carbon Fiber Dinoc to interior trim:
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Installed 6000K HID Low Beams, and 3000k HID Fog Lights:
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Custom Built Amp Rack and sub box:
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New Head Unit: (Pioneer AVIC X920BT)
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Purchased new Sub
Alpine Type R
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Purchased new amp as well
Kenwood Kac-9150
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**32_d3gr33s** · 04-23-2011 10:49 PM

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Installed a custom made splitter (made from splitter for wrx)

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Also painted lowers at same time as installing lip. Tried painting with OEM paint, quality didnt turn out that great. Ended up painting a semi-gloss black. Blacked out window trim too. I also went back to stock taillights.

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painted stock wheels for fun (just for a couple weeks

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New control arms & snub mount (not pictured), and Adam's slotted/drilled rotors.

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couple winter pics with stock wheels repainted.

More pics to come!!!

**brettj20** · 04-23-2011 11:51 PM

good looking car, any plans for a 5 speed swap?

**bigblue** · 04-24-2011 05:24 AM

Lol why a 5 speed swap? If you do a tip right it'll shift faster than you ever will with a 5 speed. They're just a tad slower due to having to run the fluid pump for the transmission.

The car looks good man, I was looking at the vmr wheels but those are exactly the same. How have they held up so far? Everything looks good but I'm glad you got rid of the leds.

**wheelmanbg** · 04-24-2011 07:47 AM

6 speeds are more fun IMO

Car looks good though

**32_d3gr33s** · 04-24-2011 07:59 AM

Don't plan on doing any engine/transmission upgrades at the moment. Not really worth it in a 3.slow... Maybe someday if I supercharged it or something, but I doubt it. The ST wheels are great. I was looking at vmr as well but these were cheaper so I tried them out.