Cheap/Free things worth doing to my GG EX Coupe!

dryerlint88 · 08-02-2007, 04:33 PM

I am just piddling around in the garage the next few days... just tryin to think of some things I can do to my car!

So far I've installed my TWM SS, tinted windows are already done, I attempted tinted tail lights but I kinda actually like them stock, etc.

What are some cheap/free things I can do to make my car just a little bit better?

illusionstwice · 08-02-2007, 04:36 PM

Civic Debadge (free)

K&N drop in filter ($35)

HId's (i did 600k for 170$)

Skunk 2 shift knob (60-70$)

***Mikey6p*** · 08-02-2007, 09:30 PM

clear headlights :)

fhound258 · 08-02-2007, 09:43 PM

paint ur breaks? $25

black out ur rear tail lights$20

crome light bulbs $5

GlxyGry06Si · 08-02-2007, 09:45 PM

throttle body bypass. quick and easy. plus it makes you hit warp speed so much faster.

Capt Canuck · 08-02-2007, 10:40 PM

Assuming the stuff is already lying around the house...
...washing it! :-)

dryerlint88 · 08-02-2007, 11:15 PM

i actually just bought meguiar's 3 step to keep my car pretty so that's my next adventure.

I am doing the compressed air trick to pull a small dent (works ok without damaging paint! great for the price) , then I need to get some touch up paint and get my brother in law to do the touch-up (he paints cars as a hobby so he'd be good at wet sanding and stuff)

I was considering doing the DIY to cut the baffles out of the air box, and rerouting my stock air inlet tube to the fender well with a K&N on it, but i would have to purchase one of those hydro-lock guard things for the CAI's just to be safe (we've had a lot of sudden heavy rain lately).

Comments? Advice?

***ThaJazz*** · 08-03-2007, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dryerlint88

I am doing the compressed air trick to pull a small dent (works ok without damaging paint! great for the price)

What's this trick? Hadn't heard of it.

dryerlint88 · 08-03-2007, 11:12 AM

you heat the area with a hair dryer, and then immediately spray it with a compressed air can upside down

its really not much more extremes of temperatures than your paint sees in the summer and winter, and it really does pull out small dents, it takes a few tries though

***GGEX*** · 08-03-2007, 11:23 AM

photoshop

garys_si · 08-03-2007, 12:25 PM

throttle body bypass? how to do this one?

GlxyGry06Si · 08-03-2007, 12:27 PM

DIY: Throttle Body coolant by-pass...

08-02-2007, 04:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
dryerlint88 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 103 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Cheap/Free things worth doing to my GG EX Coupe! I am just piddling around in the garage the next few days... just tryin to think of some things I can do to my car! So far I've installed my TWM SS, tinted windows are already done, I attempted tinted tail lights but I kinda actually like them stock, etc. What are some cheap/free things I can do to make my car just a little bit better?

08-02-2007, 04:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
illusionstwice Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: DiRtY JerZ Age: 25 Posts: 19,563 The original --> "J" <-- iTrader: 8 / 100%	Civic Debadge (free) K&N drop in filter ($35) HId's (i did 600k for 170$) Skunk 2 shift knob (60-70$) Last edited by illusionstwice; 08-02-2007 at 04:47 PM.

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