Where do you buy your mods?
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Where do you buy your mods?
Hey BAIC. I was wondering where y'all purchase your performance mods from (particularly, a downpipe and other fairly bulky parts). Do you buy locally, order from the tuning shop you typically use, look for the lowest price online, etc.? Any crazy politics or gang rivalries or whatever going on that I should be aware of? 
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
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for brand new parts, id go with one of the vendors here...they have a lot of things in stock, and if not, they can order it for you...
theres also ebay, craigslist for cheap used parts
theres also ebay, craigslist for cheap used parts
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I think whenever possible it's good to support our local vendors. Your favorite vendor might not be able to hit ALL the internet prices but they'll try.
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http://www.speedelement.com/
http://www.oakos.com/
http://www.maperformance.com/
http://www.turninconcepts.com/
http://www.grimmspeed.com/
http://www.gstmotorsports.com/
http://www.racecompengineering.com/
http://www.wheeldude.com/wordpress/
http://www.jscspeed.com/
http://www.ixizconcept.com/
http://www.flex-innovations.com/
http://www.fastwrx.com/
http://www.cvrmotorsports.com/store/
http://www.iaperformance.com/
http://store.scoobymods.com/index.php
More JDM type stuff
http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/
http://www.sojdm.com/store/pc/home.asp
http://www.japanparts.com/
https://www.rhdjapan.com/
www.autoheadquarter.com - They may not stock it, but if it's JDM they can probably get it for you and they are a local shop
I think that should about cover most of the stuff I will check or have used.
I also check the Classifieds for here and NASIOC. I don't check Craigslist that much, but there are deals that can be found there as well.
I think that pretty much covers most of the places I will tend to check for aftermarket parts regularly.
http://www.oakos.com/
http://www.maperformance.com/
http://www.turninconcepts.com/
http://www.grimmspeed.com/
http://www.gstmotorsports.com/
http://www.racecompengineering.com/
http://www.wheeldude.com/wordpress/
http://www.jscspeed.com/
http://www.ixizconcept.com/
http://www.flex-innovations.com/
http://www.fastwrx.com/
http://www.cvrmotorsports.com/store/
http://www.iaperformance.com/
http://store.scoobymods.com/index.php
More JDM type stuff
http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/
http://www.sojdm.com/store/pc/home.asp
http://www.japanparts.com/
https://www.rhdjapan.com/
www.autoheadquarter.com - They may not stock it, but if it's JDM they can probably get it for you and they are a local shop
I think that should about cover most of the stuff I will check or have used.
I also check the Classifieds for here and NASIOC. I don't check Craigslist that much, but there are deals that can be found there as well.
I think that pretty much covers most of the places I will tend to check for aftermarket parts regularly.
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Classified is a good area but for brand new parts, definitely one of the local shops.
I'll browse through nasioc here and there but never really bought anything.
I'll browse through nasioc here and there but never really bought anything.