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Old Nov 15, 2002 | 07:03 PM
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cheap mods

just thought id ask for some ideas about some cheap mods im a broke teenager with a partime job so i dont have a lot of cash but i got some if u have any any clues or suggestions shout them out
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Old Nov 15, 2002 | 07:23 PM
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Cheap is relative. What do you cosider cheap? I can't really think of any cheap appearance mods at the moment.
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Old Nov 15, 2002 | 07:31 PM
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Cheap apperance...huh.... well if you have acces to some machines and some alluminum then you can make some pretty cool stuff for your interior like a gauge bezel or somthing. Thats what i am working on right now and my total cost is $0.00 so thats pretty cheap. If you are in school and take an auto shop class you can make some cool stuff in there for cheap.
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Old Nov 15, 2002 | 07:47 PM
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blackout cover lights...
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Old Nov 15, 2002 | 07:58 PM
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Originally posted by ZRated85355
Cheap apperance...huh.... well if you have acces to some machines and some alluminum then you can make some pretty cool stuff for your interior like a gauge bezel or somthing. Thats what i am working on right now and my total cost is $0.00 so thats pretty cheap. If you are in school and take an auto shop class you can make some cool stuff in there for cheap.

Shop class was so much fun even though I only got to be in it one semester. I loved coming in after school and welding up some aluminum or sheet metal. I had forgotten blackouts. How about some headlight black outs as well.
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Old Nov 16, 2002 | 10:55 AM
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If you're patient, you can polish your rims or plenum (depending on what engine you have).

Do a search for plenty of posts with detailed instructions.
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Old Nov 16, 2002 | 11:26 AM
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Yup, polishing your rims is a great way to improve the look, but it won't come without cost of several hrs per wheel.
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Old Nov 17, 2002 | 07:16 PM
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No joke I hate polishing my rims-- but it really makes it look
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Old Nov 18, 2002 | 01:50 PM
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polishing is time comsuming but well worth the time, some people on here have great looking rims cause of polishing!!
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Old Nov 18, 2002 | 03:16 PM
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What do you use to polish your rims?
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