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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 08:11 AM
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What is the cheapest mod you've done to your car?

Seriously - I'm sure some people will post some jokes regarding what they've done but I think we have some clever people on this board.
I'm always trying to improve my G in any way so I'd like to know what some people have done to improve their car but haven't spent much doing it either interior or exterior.

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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 08:20 AM
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Re: What is the cheapest mod you've done to your car?

I added a $0.10 piece of foam between my Z-Tube and my A/C line. This is a modification, right?

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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 09:00 AM
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Re: What is the cheapest mod you've done to your car?

Made my own grounding kit... ~$30?

Permanently wired my radar detector.. cost of detector + ~$2.

Other than that, almost everything I've done is audio/video related, so that probably doesn't apply to your question.

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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 09:17 AM
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Re: What is the cheapest mod you've done to your car?

Debadged the "G35." - Free
Custom Blinking LED Side markers (Amber) - $15 in parts
Fumoto Oil Drain valve - $20
"INFINITI" chrome license plate frame - $25
Infiniti logo theft-proof chromies - $27
Light Blue LED clearance light - $30
Custom Mood/Ambient Lighting - $50

Anything over $50 is no longer a quick cheap mod.

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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 09:28 AM
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Re: What is the cheapest mod you've done to your car?

anything under 50 eh? guess i should just type out my sig.

INVIDIA exhaust - givin to me
z tube - free
VDC memory - 40
OEM Remote window up - 40 (beta testor)
ground kit - round 30
shock sensor - 25

guess the clear bra and the clear corners are the only things i have over 50. o and my piaa h4's

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Ground Kit / Z – Tube / Shock Sensor / 5% Tint - 30% Windshield
Clear Corners / L.E.D. Hood Lights / KPTech VDC Memory
KPTech OEM Remote Window Up / Invidia Exhaust
 
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 11:59 AM
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Re: What is the cheapest mod you've done to your car?

Sidemarker rewire, about $2
Rewire Nav to be fully operational while moving, about $2
Removed the engine heat trap (engine cover), free.
Removed dealer advertisement from license plate bracket, free.


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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 12:24 PM
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Re: What is the cheapest mod you've done to your car?

Thanks guys, this gives me a lot of ideas. Keep them coming if you can.

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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 02:44 PM
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Re: What is the cheapest mod you've done to your car?

Replaced the stock red led for the alarm with a blue one.

 
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 03:19 PM
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Re: What is the cheapest mod you've done to your car?

What exactly is the process for this? Did you actually take off the front dash just to put in the LED?

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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 03:25 PM
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Re: What is the cheapest mod you've done to your car?

Wired the side marker to the turn signal - 50c at RadioShack for wire tappers.



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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 03:30 PM
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Re: What is the cheapest mod you've done to your car?

u just remove the trim around it...

04 / BO / G / aero / splash / prem / perf / cc / 22%tint
z-tube / k&n drop-in / Eclipse AVN / side-blinker mod

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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 03:34 PM
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Re: What is the cheapest mod you've done to your car?

Interesting thread topic.

Smoked OEM sidemarker lights (looks gray in the daytime, still lights up orange at night) $5 for spray paint

Slightly ported throttle body opening, with chamber polished, then port matched to plenum $5 for dremel bit

Polished Crawford V5 (I ordered it without powdercoating, so I could polish it to a mirror shine myself) $5 for metal polish

Polished lower plenum, slight port on intake runner openings, portmatched to intake manifold $5 for more dremel bits

Polished intake manifold runners $5 same stuff

Cleared out amber in headlight $0

There's a lot you can do for under $50 if you do it yourself. If I had the time/expertise to pull off the heads, I would have polished the intake and exhaust ports.


 
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 04:00 PM
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Re: What is the cheapest mod you've done to your car?

replaced the blank cigarette lighter plug on the passanger side with a no smoking plug i got from a rental car so passangers would know is a no smoking car, cost Free

drivers door keyhole mod replace with same as passenger side cover to hide keyhole, $20.00


 
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 04:00 PM
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Re: What is the cheapest mod you've done to your car?

what does the polishing do for response

2003.5 DP 5AT Sedan
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Z-Tube
K&N Drop In & Airbox Mod
10 Wire Hyper-Ground
Crawford Plenum (V4)
UR Crank Pulley
Hotchkis Sways (M/M)
Polk EX-3500 Tweeters/Shock Sensor/H-Liner
 
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Old Aug 12, 2004 | 07:20 PM
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Re: What is the cheapest mod you've done to your car?

One more: hard-wired my Passport 8500 down to the fuse box - free (or 20c if you want to count the zip ties [img]/w3timages/icons/wink.gif[/img])



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