Pictorial timeline of mods
Clear corners/bumper lenses, and chrome grille.
Factory leather & moon-roof.
Custom shift knob w/OD button, and auto-dimming rear view mirror
Black-face, reverse-glow, gauges, with chrome trim rings.
Chrome grille w/mesh, and Alero fog lights.
Carbon fiber trunk lid, red/clear tail lights, and DX/SE center panel.
Whiteline strut tower bar, custom TOM'S CAI, Optima battery, radiator shroud.
Shots of the CAI inside the fender with a monster 9"x6"x4" air filter
Whiteline RSB, and KYB GR-2 struts(not pictured).
Prototype clear gen3.5 lenses(set #001 made by Greg Cheban), and the evolution of my bi-xenon projectors.
Mods
Exterior:
- Original paint(fading, chipping, scratched, and dinged)
- Chrome door handles, and B-pillars
- Chrome grille w/mesh inserts
- Carbon fiber trunk lid
- DX/SE center panel
Lighting:
- Clear corners w/amber LEDs
- Clear front turn signals w/Sylvania silverstar amber bulbs
- Custom bi-xenon projector headlights w/5000K HIDs (Built them myself)
>Custom clear lenses made by Greg Cheban(toyotanation.com)
>OEM housings painted black
>BMW bi-xenon projectors
>Custom shrouds
>Gatling gun shift knobs(people have been asking what's in my high beams)
- Alero fog lights w/stock halogens
- Red/Clear tail lights w/Silvania silverstar amber bulbs in turn signals
- Polarg xenon white bulbs in the gauge cluster, and rear licence plate lights
Interior:
- Factory grey leather w/moon-roof
- Custom shift knob A.K.A. "the flight stick"
- Black, reverse-glow, gauge faces
- Chrome speedo/tach trim rings
- Auto-dimming rear view mirror
Suspension:
- KYB GR-2 Struts w/stock springs(firm, yet comfy)
- Whiteline RSB and front strut tower bar
Brakes:
- Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
- Brembo Standard Front Rotors
- OEM Rear Drums
Wheels/Tires:
- Stock 14" steelies
- Sumitomo HTR4 tires
Engine:
4cyl. 2.2L 5SFE
138k miles, and still gets 36mpg hwy
- TOM's CAI
- Specter 9"x6"x4" air filter
- NGK blue spark plug wires
- NGK iridium plugs
- Optima yellow top battery
- Gen3 Radiator shroud
Exhaust:
- Custom 2.25" cat-back exhaust w/Magnaflow muffler
Transmission:
- Stock slush-o-matic(A140E)
Stereo(not pictured):
- Clarion MP3/CD player
- Pioneer TS-D701P 6.75" 280W front door speakers
- Pioneer TS-D901P 6x9" 350W rear deck speakers
- 600W 4ch amp for 6.75"/6x9" speakers
- Aura Audio Bass Shakers mounted to bottom of front seats
- Dual 340W 2ch amp for Bass Shakers
- Pioneer 10" 1000W shallow mount subwoofer
- Crunch 1000W mono block amp for sub.
- Performance Teknique 5.0 farad digital capacitor
Future mods:
- Carbon fiber hood (OEM style)
- 17" or 18" rims
- Air ride
- V6 brake upgrade
- 3sgte swap or a Squires Turbo System
- High-flow cats
- Built auto trans
- Shave antenna
- Repaint (Black Pearl)
- Retint
- Black/grey interior
- and so on...
That's all I can think of right now. Whatever...
