Ive had my celica for a few months now, and ive saved up about 1500 hundred dollars and want to go all out with my car. i was told that i should lower it first, then put an exhaust. i pretty much have an unmodified car except for an intake. what should i do first?
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Rims and lowering your car is a good start.
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it looks like he has rims in his profile picture, and fairly nice ones from what I can see. Definitely lower...small things like JDM tails and clear turn signals/side markers can add a nice touch as well.
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I say since you have a white car, and black 18's all you need to do is lower it and get a oem cf hood. And then maybe get a TRD wing with cf center, Or a 2 post with cf blocks.
Def lower it.. always my recommendation for a first mod.
but then after that its up to you, if you are going to do a body kit, i'd do that because I love the attention it gets from having one..
but then after that its up to you, if you are going to do a body kit, i'd do that because I love the attention it gets from having one..
~Daniel~ No Longer Celica Owner.. moved on to a 03 WRX-EJ207
I would say first lower. should come out to be around $400 if you do the work yourself.
If you want better handling, go for a S-Tech sway bar kit at the same time, should be around $300
Then I would say do a basic lip kit, I would go for some stock sides and some front and rear spliters if ya can find them at a good price. That might run up to $1000 painted,with you mounting them and putting them on.
As for performance. I think you will be wasting money, unless you do an engine swap. I havnt seen to many mods that make a worth while improvment.
Oh I forgot, a short shifter. a TWM will run about $150 i think, or a 7th gen ebay one will run about $45
If you want better handling, go for a S-Tech sway bar kit at the same time, should be around $300
Then I would say do a basic lip kit, I would go for some stock sides and some front and rear spliters if ya can find them at a good price. That might run up to $1000 painted,with you mounting them and putting them on.
As for performance. I think you will be wasting money, unless you do an engine swap. I havnt seen to many mods that make a worth while improvment.
Oh I forgot, a short shifter. a TWM will run about $150 i think, or a 7th gen ebay one will run about $45
most deff. rims and lower im doing mine this weekend i got some 17's im getting tuseday and as soon as i order the lowering kit im set .... i also have a white car the rims are all black with polished center there pretty nice ........
thanks, i guess ill lower it as soon as i get the free time. but as far as an engine swap goes, is its worth it?
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if you have the money and know how to make it all work right, then yes.
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but as far as an engine swap goes, is its worth it?
but as far as an engine swap goes, is its worth it?
if you have the money and know how to make it all work right, then yes.
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perhaps, but dont almost all swaps run into a lot of problems, i dont have that much money!
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if you have the money and know how to make it all work right, then yes.
if you have the money and know how to make it all work right, then yes.
perhaps, but dont almost all swaps run into a lot of problems, i dont have that much money!
im gunna start doing stuff to mine too now that i have some money saved up i was thinking of rims and coilovers first then a cat-back n stuff