Opinions needed.

[Cudgel]

I'm just trying to decide if I should get the following items:

Injen intake...most likely SRI
16" GTS rims or some other 17" rims
Springs

I want to but my car is leased and I am not sure if I want to go through the trouble of trying to sell the parts when my lease is up. Don't get me wrong, I love the Celica but I don't plan on buying the car out when the lease is up.

Suggestions?

[brandon6976]

I would say the short ram and Rims are easily changed and can be sold. Springs can be pricey to install/remove .. might be worth just leaving them on the car when you give it back.

[Pete00]

when does your lease expire?

yes i agree with brandon. everytime you add/remove suspension pieces you need an alignment and they cost about 100$.
intake is a good start. if you are to get rims, don't get gt-s rims if you are driving a gt. (nothing personal). it just doesn't work (sorry to be blunt :oops: ). go aftermarket 17's instead!

but yeah, intake for sure would be my #1. sounds good and you can feel a gain.

[brandon6976]

yep also exhausts are good.. you can bolt them on and off with ease.

[B-WRX]

Exactly what they said. :werd:

[Cudgel]

when does your lease expire?

In May 2005.

I don't want the GTS rims so I can be a "poser". I just kind of like the style of them. To get 17" & tires will probably cost me at least $1500 depending on brand and new or used.

If I get 17" rims and tires, I will have to lower my car or it is going to look stupid. That will cost me about another $500?

Exhaust I already have. Intake does sound good.

I kind of promised myself not to mod the car. That is why I bought the Panasonic edition in the first place. Now that spring is approaching, the "modding bug" has already started

[Pete00]

i know what you mean...for me it all started with the damn s2000 antenna...then everything went downhill from there :cry:

[B-WRX]

Okay, if you wanna mod, then go for a sound system. Easy to remove and reuse in your next car. A very.... sound investment(hahar, I crack myself up) :slap:

[brandon6976]

double post !!! lol ..

anyhow thats cool .. the Short ram should be cool.

also one thing I LOVE on my car is tinting my windows .. obviously won't get your money back on that one but makes such a difference in the summer and it looks sharp.

[Cudgel]

i know what you mean...for me it all started with the damn s2000 antenna...then everything went downhill from there

:lol: Me too! First antenna, then some lights and air freshner and then an exhaust when the car only had about 50km on it.

[Cudgel]

Okay, if you wanna mod, then go for a sound system. Easy to remove and reuse in your next car. A very.... sound investment(hahar, I crack myself up)

:roll: Not after what happened to my previous car. I had about a $3000 sound system in 93 (which was a lot of money back then) and it got broken into. After that, I promised myself never to upgrade another sound system in my car. Another promise? :giggle: I don't know which was worse. That my system was stolen or that my wires were hanging out everywhere. I felt so violated :cry:


I don't know how I double posted but thanks for deleting it and not making me look like an idiot.

Intake is starting to sound better and better right now.

[Pete00]

Okay, if you wanna mod, then go for a sound system. Easy to remove and reuse in your next car. A very.... sound investment(hahar, I crack myself up)

:roll: Not after what happened to my previous car. I had about a $3000 sound system in 93 (which was a lot of money back then) and it got broken into. After that, I promised myself never to upgrade another sound system in my car. Another promise? :giggle: I don't know which was worse. That my system was stolen or that my wires were hanging out everywhere. I felt so violated :cry:


I don't know how I double posted but thanks for deleting it and not making me look like an idiot.

Intake is starting to sound better and better right now.

:giggle: another double post, but its cool!

yeah i had my s2k antenna stolen on campus...i felt violated, can't imagine how you felt with your money system.