IX_XI

Went to a car show today. It was raining the entire time but the officials wanted to give out awards to the cars. They stood under a bridge and judged the cars from afar, which got me to thinking. . .
What is the best exterior upgrade/mod you could do to a Tib to attract positive attention for the most reasonable price?
Vinyl graphics first come to mind. $200 more or less for both sides.
Rims + tires, $$$$ depends and goes up.
CF/ FG hood w/ 'scoop' $400 and up
Clear corners, maybe too subtle I think. $?
Tails, more noticeable than clear corners, BUT can't be seen when looking @ the front of the car. $150 or so?
What am I missing?
What's your opinion? What's the best bang for the money?

REDZMAN

Rims/Tires, Clear Corners (Huge difference in my eyes), OEM style wing (Type R up in GB for only $250 shipped!), and Tails. Makes it a different car. Much sleeker lookin.

Mad-Machine

beleive it or not... dropping a car an inch or so makes a difference too. That and a NICE set of rims, throw on some clear corners.. and a FULL detailing... it will look like a whole new car..

tint works wonders too..

CyberShark

Getting a hot set of wheels will be the most noticeable thing you can do to personalize your car's outward apearance. Especially if you go with a larger diameter. Think about it, how many guys do you see rolling around with body kits that have stock wheels? The point is, everything looks better when you already have a nice looking set of wheels. then get some Eibach's and drop it.

cdogtibby1

cmon IX XI..... you got more than i do on the exterior. the roof spoiler is hot. but yea, i think i will end up goin with the clear corners to start things off with my car (as you should do with yours and yes do go with the silverstars... since ya thought they looked cool in my car) then rims and tires probably... that totally sets a car apart from the rest in my eyes.

tibwrcsbj

LOL i see tons here outside of DC, either ppl have rims or kits, typically not both......

x7xstring

new rims/tires will make it look like a different car.

CyberShark

I was just trying to make a point TibWRC. LOL, I should have seen that one coming.

FlyRyde

Hillary, (sorry if I butchered that)

I'd say the best thing in your case would be some nice wheels. But if you want brand new wheels, you might as well just buy a body kit.

I have some 16s for sale right now, they're black, and better than that I'm selling em for 350.

Its a start if you are not wanting to spend over 400 bux.

Other than that, I'd say stay away from vynil until you are well on your way. Graphics on semi stock cars with stock wheels and no bodykits are kinda funny IMO. I laugh everytime I see a car like that on the road. Its like step 10 when the car is only on step 2.

Only thing that sucks about wheels is you could spend anywhere from 800 to 1500 on a nice set of new wheels and tires without even trying. Then if you get really crazy and get some 3 piece 18s or something you're talking 1000's to get em on the car.

Mad-Machine

My first "performance" upgrade was a set of tyres and rims.. I dropped about 1100 on mine..and it did make a HUGE difference in looks and handling. And my rims resemble stock in their subtleness.