My 96 2.2L Impreza....
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My 96 2.2L Impreza....
K guys, im new and i have my first car which happens to be a 2.2L 96 Impreza, black with some hoopty wheels and a scratched hood. On the up side is this....
I bought some nice Subaru alloys 15"
with new Pirelli's. Big change in ride as well......bought a nice spoiler with brake light on it. Got it repainted black. Bought the Altezza tail lights, xenon light, clear diamond side markers, CD player with 12 inch sub. The interior is a tan with goofy cloth on the side of the doors. The exhaust is basic.
I want to give it a "red makeover" with the 18" inch LED bars for under the dash for each seat, red windshield washer pieces, and i want to get a red neon license plate cover.
How hard is it to access the 12v wires to hook all this up?
How can I change the side door cloth to look black? I want to change the seats color to black without costing me an arm and a leg.
What changes can I make that wont cost me that much and that I can get off of Ebay or something. I got the tail lights, side markers, mirrors*seperate story*, xenons for 200 bucks.
I have eletric mirrors right now but bought Euro style mirrors with turn signals on the side, but i want the electric.
I just want it to look super nice for a 18 year olds price. I can only afford about 150 bucks a month on it. Any ideas?
I bought some nice Subaru alloys 15"
with new Pirelli's. Big change in ride as well......bought a nice spoiler with brake light on it. Got it repainted black. Bought the Altezza tail lights, xenon light, clear diamond side markers, CD player with 12 inch sub. The interior is a tan with goofy cloth on the side of the doors. The exhaust is basic. I want to give it a "red makeover" with the 18" inch LED bars for under the dash for each seat, red windshield washer pieces, and i want to get a red neon license plate cover.
How hard is it to access the 12v wires to hook all this up?
How can I change the side door cloth to look black? I want to change the seats color to black without costing me an arm and a leg.
What changes can I make that wont cost me that much and that I can get off of Ebay or something. I got the tail lights, side markers, mirrors*seperate story*, xenons for 200 bucks.
I have eletric mirrors right now but bought Euro style mirrors with turn signals on the side, but i want the electric.
I just want it to look super nice for a 18 year olds price. I can only afford about 150 bucks a month on it. Any ideas?
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PimpdoutImpreza, altezzas, Euro mirrors, LEDs, etc. aren't popular among subaru enthusiasts. I don't think we'll be much help to you. Sorry. I say you should just surf the web looking for information and parts and maybe ask your friends for help...or some Honda forum.
Everyone please keep in mind that when someone doesn't have the same tastes we do we should still be polite and try to help or not say anything at all.
To each his/her own.
Everyone please keep in mind that when someone doesn't have the same tastes we do we should still be polite and try to help or not say anything at all.
To each his/her own.
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ScoobyMods.com might help you with some ideas of stuff to do for cheap/free. If you want to visually "pimp out" your car, i'd recommend sticking to custom made stuff that you did yourself. IE. fiberglass door panels, custom sub box, carpeting?, and the like.
As for the changed charpet on the door panels, i've wandered that too. If you take the panel off and disasemble it, you'll see that it's the carpet glued to a cardboard type thing. Maybe one day i'll be adventurous and rip it off and glue something else over it.
Also, to change the seats to black, would seat covers work? :P
As for the changed charpet on the door panels, i've wandered that too. If you take the panel off and disasemble it, you'll see that it's the carpet glued to a cardboard type thing. Maybe one day i'll be adventurous and rip it off and glue something else over it.
Also, to change the seats to black, would seat covers work? :P
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Would it work?
As for the changed charpet on the door panels, i've wandered that too. If you take the panel off and disasemble it, you'll see that it's the carpet glued to a cardboard type thing. Maybe one day i'll be adventurous and rip it off and glue something else over it.
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Good questions. I've emailed a few online resellers about it and they all tell me the trunk carpet is discontinued. I've checked into 3rd party trunk carpets and none of them will embroider "IMPREZA" on it because of copyright/legal issues. I think that one's going to take a bit of looking.
As for floor matts, those shouldn't be as bad. I saw a brand new set (still in the plastic) on ebay for about $35.
I'm sure with a little reading and a lot of planning and a lot of work it can all be done. If you're looking for data, i found the chilton's manual for the car doesn't talk too much about the interior. It's mainly focused on the engine, suspension, and main mechanical parts of the car. Most of the interior work i've done was just me figuring out how to do it. Try just popping off your door panel and looking at how it fits together. Also, check out the carsound.com forums. There are some guys there that are into some serious interior customizing who might be able to give you some ideas or what help on materials.
As for floor matts, those shouldn't be as bad. I saw a brand new set (still in the plastic) on ebay for about $35.
I'm sure with a little reading and a lot of planning and a lot of work it can all be done. If you're looking for data, i found the chilton's manual for the car doesn't talk too much about the interior. It's mainly focused on the engine, suspension, and main mechanical parts of the car. Most of the interior work i've done was just me figuring out how to do it. Try just popping off your door panel and looking at how it fits together. Also, check out the carsound.com forums. There are some guys there that are into some serious interior customizing who might be able to give you some ideas or what help on materials.
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