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EDIT: NONE OF THIS IS REALLY UP TO DATE. GO TO MOST RECENT PAGE FOR PICS, CHECK SIGNATURE FOR MODS :stuart:

Here's the most current photo. Progression pics will be edited into the OP below it!

Current Mods:
ADVAN RZ 18x8 +37 Bronze | ISC N1 Adjustable Coils | CS Power Series Exhaust | K2 Headlights | CS Swaybar | Semi-Custom Diffuser | GV Spoiler | Hankook Ventus V12 S1 Noble2 225/40/18 | Varrstoen V48 Neochrome Lug Nuts | CS SRI | 30/20% Tint | Black Emblems | Paint Matched Grille | JDM Rain Guards | OEM Sideskirts | Blue Interior LEDs | Adjustable Center Console | 5mm Rear H&R Spacer
Upcoming Mods:
CS LED | 6000K HID | Side Skirt Extensions | CS Front/Rear Adjustable Swaybar End-links | CS RMM Insert | CS Mid Chassis Brace | 10-15mm Rear Spacer, Switch 5mm to Front | Paint matched Low Profile Eyelids
Owned/Not in Use
Enkei RPF1 18x8.5 +40 Silver (WINTER) | Rally Armor Mud-Flaps | Wing Raisers [Gone] | Koni STR.T Struts | | Roadmagnet 1.25” Springs | Kazera KZ-P 16x7.5 +45 Black/Silver Trim | Black-Eyelids | Sumitomo Tour Plus LSH 205/55/16 | Black Eyelids
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The first picture I ever saw of her!
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She arrived from Maine during the Super Bowl! I'm a huge football fan (Colts!) but this couldn't wait so I drove out to meet her!
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My first car ever!
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The first mods I did to her: Black eyelids and emblems and took off the front license plate (the one good thing about florida haha).
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New kicks- 16x7" Kazera KZ-P's! I'm keeping them until I wear out my tires then I'll go to 17's or 18's. (pre-lowering and tinting)
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CS SRI
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Road Magnet lowering springs (1.25") and Koni STR.T struts installed. Also 30% front and 20% rear tint.
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After repainting the grille (Maaco) and installing the wing raisers
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Rally Armor Mud Flaps
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Rain Guards
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OEM Sideskirts + Road Magnet sticker (may remove, not sure)
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Blue Interior LED's
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Mockup of potential wheels
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Potential wheels fell through but now I get to show off my actual ones :big grin: I hated these wheels when I first got into modifying my car but I fell in love with everything about them and saved up
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Wheel and tire specs are in signature or at the top of the thread (and I weighed the wheels at 17.5lbs each), tires in the pics are Sumitomo touring something or other because they put the wrong ones on!!! Now i'm on Hankook Ventus S1 Noble 2 which are a huge improvement over both the Sumitomos in 16" and 18"
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I'm in the process of making the center caps for them, not sure exactly which route I'm going though at the moment. Working on them with my buddy who has a mustang on 20x10.5" Vossen cv3's so after I finish my wheels and after he dips his car we're gonna do a photoshoot :banana 1:
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I think I will get spacers relatively soon for the rears as the fronts have the perfect amount of poke for my taste but the rears are a tad bit tucked. Nothing major though. I also wasn't on hub centric rings last set-up (BIG MISTAKE) even the rings on the same (but lower profile) tire make it feel better than having no rings but a larger tire.
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The Varrstoen Neo-chrome Lug nuts absolutely glow when the wheels reflect them!
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Spent 2 hours cleaning the rust behind the centercaps yesterday, not the best angle for the after picture but the only closeup I had from before
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That allowed me to make MK.1 of my DIY centercaps! I traded my friend a shoutout on instagram for some black vinyl and then bought a pack of 10 white Enkei stickers on ebay (for like $6). I also bought four 2" wide metal circles with expandable tabs behind them from (I think) Home Depot (for like $2 each).
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Now I'm just waiting on the GV spoiler and Corksport liscense plate to arrive!
Also centercaps MK.2 will occur after that friend plasti dips his car. He's going for that gold with purple flake that (I think) Paulnur has on instagram and we're gonna dip the caps with the leftover! Will probably happen sometime in the next couple weeks.

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I've had my CorkSport swaybar for about 9 months now and had previously been planning to pay for the installation as I didn't think I would be able to do it myself. But I've always wanted to do this stuff myself so I went out, bought a couple of tools I didn't have as well as chocks and wheel ramps so I could install it. It was the FIRST time I've ever been underneath a car and I definitely know it won't be my last, I'm already trying to make excuses to do more underbody/suspension mods! I'm not gonna post a review of it or anything though cause everyone else has done it, anyway the swaybar is so good!
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I'm not in any rush to create the MK.2 center caps now, so I'm just waiting for my GV spoiler to arrive in the mail. I will probably get some 5-10mm spacers for the rear wheels soon, and tomorrow I'll post the CorkSport license plate pics as well as better ones of the new stickers that I've been rocking on my side skirts (you can kinda see them in one of the pics about my swaybar). Other than that I miiiight go lower (but it costs a ton of money!), I miiiight get a big brake kit (but they're so expensive!), and I miiiight get a front lip (but it costs money!). I'll just wait and see where the car takes me!

GV SPOILER! After spending a month waiting it finally shipped! And after one more week it arrived. But I was in a different state. And the first day I got back was Easter. So I had to wait another day. :crybaby 1: . All in all it 1/8th of my year was spent waiting for it to arrive :0. Anyway it's on now and that's what is important. I don't wanna say "jdm is jdm" and that it has the greatest fitment known to man but it was preeeety spot on. No one but me would ever notice the little bit of extra gap. All in all worth it cause a) its huge b) its sexy c) unique d) looks good from all angles e) hella quieter than the wing raisers at highway speeds f) doesn't shake when I close the goddamn trunk like the wing raiser did!
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Am looking into coils when I have the money!
Update: Have money not sure if I want coils though. Can't decide how I want to go lower and how much lower.


K2 Headlights in!

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Just getting on the ramps was a struggle.
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But I made it!
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Bumper off! (Just followed video on their website.)
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Almost done
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And here's some more finished pics for you. I'll try to take some this evening when it's a little darker. But I love them so far! I just gotta re-buy some eyelids, totally didn't crack my old ones trying to get them off. Yeah totally didn't...
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Thanks about the bumper! And about the risers: I actually really like it because it's different and it does look better in person, I've gotten nothing but compliments. It still hides most of the cutouts unless you stand on a raised surface (i.e. stairs) in front of the car. I understand that it's not for everyone, but I didn't want to just do the generic speed3 wing. And also it's kind of like those bright yellow fog lights and super blue hid's everyone seems to get. I personally am not a fan of them but apparently a lot of other people are!
 
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Yup! I'm away from home right now but i'm almost 100% certain it's painted.
 
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Tons of new stuff, sorry I haven't posted for a while, but I'm back!
 
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I like the riser. Good luck with the new parts...
 
#13 ·
Looks great mate, I'm in a similar position you were.. First car, bottom range no fogs no skirts, but mines got 15 inch wheels
Really digging your rim/mudflaps/skirts combo
A few things, what colour is the car? Some pics it seems dolphin grey some looks graphite lol :p
You feel much difference with sri? Seems youre one of few ive seen with sri and stock exhaust :) I'm tossing up between Sri and just replacement filter for warranty/service reasons
Thanks, greetings from Australia sorry if any are stupid questions
 
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Really sorry that I never replied to this, I just missed it somehow :oops: but yeah its dolphin gray, I thought it was graphite when I was buying it (bought it online) but that wasn't the case and I ended up loving the uniqueness of the dophin gray anyway!

And differences with the SRI are definitley like quality of life improvements, nothing changes by huge amounts but gas mileage, sound, and horsepower are all improved somewhat! Again sorry I missed this, hope I still helped a little!
 
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NEW WHEELS!!! :rice 1: :rice 1: :rice 1:
 
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DIY centercaps mk1! Also de-rusted most of the rust behind the centercaps!
Pics in OP as usual.
 
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CorkSport swaybar on, pics and description at the bottom of the OP as always!
 
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GV Spoiler is on! pics and description at the bottom of the OP as always! But here's a quick teaser photo :)
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K2 Headlights in!

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Just getting on the ramps was a struggle.
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But I made it!
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Bumper off! (Just followed video on their website.)
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Almost done
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And here's some more finished pics for you. I'll try to take some this evening when it's a little darker. But I love them so far! I just gotta re-buy some eyelids, totally didn't crack my old ones trying to get them off. Yeah totally didn't...
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Alright here are some images I snapped with my dad's camera (all unedited):
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And one with my iPhone! (maybe slightly edited)
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I wanna say @monstermazda has one on instagram but I could be wrong. I don't have any pics atm but I'll do a quick writeup and take some later if I have the time.

I had to lower mine and widen the beams but after the adjustments they seem to be on relatively similar in width and distance to most other new car's lights.

They do have lots of (not sure about the correct term for this) shadows in the lights compared to most new cars but compared to other aftermarket headlights and older cars it doesn't seem to be as bad.

The brights system doesn't seem to work as well as stock but there is a noticeable difference when I turn them on.

From what I saw they seem to provide above average visibility for aftermarket lights but not as much as stock. They're definitely not as dim/bad as many aftermarket and older car's lights. For city driving at night (with city lights on) they are more than adequate.
 
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Just ordered some ISC N1 Adjustable coilovers, a corksport power series cat back (and hangers), and will swing by street unit to pick up some spacers for my rear wheels and some rear control arms! Also gonna get my fenders rolled sometime before those arrive.

Should be a fun couple of months!
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Thanks! On another note we should hire some crappy edm artist to make a song called the "dolphin gray connection" for you me steel rain and stafford and the others that we can play nonstop as we roll up to meets. AFAIK that's the mature way to show up to meets. :tongue:

Dope build thread brother! The car looks amazing! Keep up the good work
Thank you man, always nice to hear good feedback! I wish I was as resourceful as you but I'm not that talented when it comes to cars or even handmade stuff in general haha.
 
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