asking for car help :)

[Chinaso]

just bought a 92 acura vigor, a nice step up from my pos 94 chevy corsica, so anyways....
i was looking for things i can add to the car, like those euro style lights, and basically anything else. hoping to be able to browse through different things i can get so i can pick and choose.
the car needs work, but i needed a new hobby anyways. ;)
this is my first time looking into anything like this, so any help would be GREATLY appreciated.



*edit* also, if any1 in the nyc area needs a car, im selling my corsica for 800.00 :)

[rex]

keep it stock, please, that car doesnt look good with any "mods" well maybe new rims and tint but thats all.

[Zechs]

fo shizzle, but some body kids look nice on them. what u pumpin under the hood on that?

[Chinaso]

actually, the main thing i was looking for was different headlights, maybe tail lights as well, but i've been having a hard time finding em. i was also debating dropping it a small bit, still debating on how low i want to drop the car though. rims are going to come later for me but they will definitely change :) .

zechs: the car is stock, nothing has been changed on that car at all yet...

[RPG]

IMO, the best mods are the ones you can’t see ( performance mods ) :). But if you are going to do exterior mods just remember these two things... Altezzas and chrome are your enemies avoid them like the plague.

[Chinaso]

Originally posted by The_Rare_Duck
should have invested in a Acura Legend. Vigors are gay

aye, but i didnt exactly pay for this car, so there wasn't much choice involved lol

[Chinaso]

Originally posted by RPG
IMO, the best mods are the ones you can’t see ( performance mods ) :). But if you are going to do exterior mods just remember these two things... Altezzas and chrome are your enemies avoid them like the plague.

well, i must really like the plague hehe
i like the altezza lights, but can't find em for my car :(
chrome i can do without though lol

[Summer]

Originally posted by Chinaso
i like the altezza lights

I didn't know you were gay. ;0

I don't know how much know you about cars, I'm taking a wild guess and say not very much from your posts. Plus I don't know what group of car people you want to fit into, but you should be very careful in what you get.

I can only think of three types of people that would get clear lights. To descibe the first type, I'd probably get kicked out of Catacombs for being a racist or something so I'm not even going to try. The second type, just think the sub 100 lbs eminems in your highschool. The third is the people who just got it for the hell of it, but once they found out what it really is, got rid of it as fast as they can.

A very good rule of thumb is sleepers > everything else. The people that mean anything would know the sleepers from stock. The people that mean nothing wouldn't be able to tell the bodykit car is slower than stock.

Now I really don't have anything against body mods or people that are into it. As long as they know it's a show piece and not a performance piece, everything is clear. I personally feel a bit too old to drive around in a veilside supra, but not if I was still 16-18 years old.

Unfortunatly the answer you'd get from most people that are into cars would be 'Don't bother doing anything to a Vigor' Although it might sound very snobbish (and it could very well be because they are) but even if they're being very honest with you, the answer would be the same. Unfortunatly whatever you do to it isn't going to go above a limit that could be covered much easier and cheaper with other cars. The thinking behind it is obvious that whatever money you put into that car could be used much better for another car. But then it's really hard to learn without doing things yourself and learning from your own mistakes.

Just remember if you still do want performace parts for it, there's a lot of cheaper better parts you could get like exhust and cpu, which is a much better deal than thinking things like chargers.

[SadbutTrue]

CHINASO!!! OMG!!

and altezzas are gay, but then I've know that about you for what... 3... 4 years now?

How ya been?

[mono]

getting rims and tinting it will probably be the most you can do to make it look smooth. clear tail lights? defintly not the right car for it, even if they make them(if there are any they're probably cheesey as hell, like the early 90s/late 80s mustang clear taillights i've seen, holy shit those are retarded on that car)

[AbhiHojo.mT]

im hopefully getting spinners put on my truck this weekend :D

[coin]

HID headlights - 500 dollars
black housing tail lights - 100 dollars
coilovers - 250 dollars
new wheels - 1000 dollars
all the new bitches wanting ur cock - priceless

[coin]

Originally posted by AbhiHojo.mT
im hopefully getting spinners put on my truck this weekend :D

sorry i didnt see this before ^ SUP WASTE OF FUCKIN MONEY! for the price of ur damned spinnars i could go out and get me a nice ZC or b16. so instead of making your car look like a fuckin soap box on shiny tops, paypal me the money and ill put it to good work.

[AbhiHojo.mT]

im ridin spinners im ridin spinners they DONT STOP

[Chinaso]

very well said summer, and you're right, i don't know a whole lot, hence why im here hehe :D
i can understand the whole sleeper type cars, and most of the work i'd like to do would be under the hood.
but i still want it to look sorta pretty on the outside too ;)
i wasn't looking into any body kits honestly, maybe dropping it a little bit, but no body kits for me :) plus if i have any ground effects on the car, they'll just crack cause' of all the pot holes in nyc :D
but i still like the altezza lights though ;) was mainly wondering if there's anything else out there i didn't know about that i can take a look at to _maybe_ put onto the car :D
much thanks for the info though, much appreciated.

also, omg sbt wasaaaap!!!!

[Kutan]

give it a pink paintjob with neon green racing stripes

[Chinaso]

surprised you didn't ask for a moogle on the hood kutan :)
and i'll try to get a pic up, maybe by tonight, but be warned, i have a piece of shit camera :(

[Kutan]

bah you're not stylish enough for a moogle car

[Anarki]

sup Chin-diggity

[Chinaso]

heya nark :D
and omg, why can't i get a moogle on the car?!
where did i go wrong?????

[Kutan]

you aren't worthy of a moogle on your car damnit!

chinny don't spend money on your car, send it to me so I can get my moogle tattoo damnit

[SadbutTrue]

nuthin... I'm at college now though, so i guess thats one big change... i also have a girlfriend... i guess another big change (remember those discussions?)... and yeah..

[Chinaso]

lol, how could i forget :D

[Fresh]

hi

[Chinaso]

sup

[Chinaso]

can never compare to you sir :)

[Summer]

Chinaso, go to this site

www.sromagazine.com/boards/

If you want to convert your car doors to lambo door style, there would be someone there that could not only link you to the correct places but tell you which place will give you the better deal. Basically whatever rediculousness you want for your car, someone there would know.

The admins there are a bit strict to flaming newbies but if you go in there just completely stupid, not only would no one answer you the admins would probably join in flaming as well. (using the search feature is very useful there)

Go there and ask a simple direct question like I have (year) (make) (model) What would be the best way to spend about (x)k to make it faster.

Just be warned. Although they are a bit nicer to newbies than many other forums I've seen over the years, most of them are car snobs. They don't take well to things like altezza lights or even for that matter most Japanese cars. A lot of them are just going to tell you not to bother. Just tell them you're not planning to spend much, just enough to learn more for your next car, and you'll be more than set.

My personal opinion is aside from putting it on a diet, I don't think you can do much to it. I think finding aftermarket parts for that car is going to be a bitch because it's like an inbetween car that was not that popular to begin with.

[SadbutTrue]

hail summer, for women who know things about cars are prizes to be treasured and honored

she's right, btw

[Chinaso]

aye, that she is, thank you tons summer :)
sooooo tell me more sbt :)

[Kutan]

vroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom

[Chinaso]

skreeeeeeeeeeeeeeachhhhhhhhh
vroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom

[GraFFix]

Chinaho!

:D

[boinK]

hi chin

[Chinaso]

sup g0rf & dal :)

graf, wasn't you like, a big chevy fan or something?
want my corisca? :p

[SadbutTrue]

lol met this girl at a party, she seemed to like me and liked my car (knew it would come in handy some day!), andwe went on a few dates... and yeah

she's pretty, she likes music, is funny, and wants to help me with my car. boo-fucking-ya.

and atm I'm at UC Berkeley, getting my ass raped in mechanical engineering. Weeee.

[Chinaso]

ROFL!
best of luck with that man, how's the car been runnin' ?

[SadbutTrue]

not bad, its still in socal with my parents, gonna bring it up next year. before i left the brakes decided to leave me, but my dad supposedly got em working since and I'm heading home in 2 weeks so i get to drive her.