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I'll drop in a give a post...
Your first car is a big thing. I remember when I got mine, I loved it. To this day I still do. If there is any advice I can give you, I will say this, start small. Sometimes it's the little things you do that get noticed more. Just about everyone at my work has commented on my Jeep. I haven't done anything big at all to it. Just little things. Exhaust, aftermarket radio, speakers, interior lighting, HID's... a big Antenna that sticks off the top The point is, it will be your car and you can do what you want to it. I've had a blast with mine and I love working on it. It's so much more rewarding IMO to put your time and effort into your vehicle to make it the way you want. Every body has their own opinions and their will always be somebody who doesn't like something. Don't worry about it. Have fun with it and just don't go too crazy. Oh and drive safe.
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Haha, thanks BulletsRain. I agree with all of that. So to all you haters out there, It's my car, my taste, my money, my style. If you have a better idea for anything that won't change the look drastically, shoot. But I don't want any more "Don't do that" or "Do this instead." You guys have your own vehicles to do this and that to, and you do what you want; not what people on the internet tell you to do, am I right?
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haters and baiters,..
firebird,if you really want to show a "mental growth spurt" then just let all the BS roll off your back and ignore it. i can't help but think that there are a few people that are posting in this thread simply to troll you out to p*ss you off enough that you'll slip up and then they can say "yup,same old firebird". Quote:
let people make their suggestions,you might find some good ideas here and there. threads are created for discussion so let them talk,take it all with a grain of salt and mod your car the way you see fit. if it wasn't for people coming together and sharing ideas we'd all still be rolling wooden hoops down the street with a stick and whipeing our butts with birch bark. above all else,be thankful you get a nice car as your first cruiser,regardless of the model. my first car was a '78 coupe de ville and it was a hunk when i got it. i worked my butt off and sank about $2000 into it and it was still a hunk but it was a strong running SOLID hunk. point being,i had to work my butt off to get the car back to proper running order before even thinking about visuals or audio. FWIW, my wal-mart bought Xplod head unit is still going strong after almost 9 years of use. the amp has since passed away but the 12's are still thumping in my freinds '04 lightning. cheers,
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Buying major parts like suspension from a wrecked car isn't the best idea to save money. If something is tweaked just a little bit from a wreck your gonna get yourself or other people hurt. Trust m parts from the junk yard can look fine but they really aren't. I bought my fair share of parts for my mustang from the junkyard but nothing major. Just interior and body panels. It might cost more but I would choose safety over saving $100.
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Also, 96SVT, I do understand where you're coming from, but the good thing about having a 2003 Focus is that one of the minor updates (Or something. I'm not 100% sure why) causes 2005 ones to die more easily, and aside from one or two little bitty parts, they're exactly the same car. So I'll try my luck at finding one with no visible damage, and of course I'll make sure I know exactly why it's there, just in case. And yes, worst case scenario, I'll buy new or refurbished and just pay a little bit extra. |
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if your going to post it on a forum you need to be ready to accept ideas.... take it and use it or just forget about it. its nothing to get all ****y about...
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i dont get it? your saying "i want to do this" and people are basicaly saying "no dont do that, do this" and your getting upset... everyone has different opinions and ideas of "cool"
like earlier i learned that you liked rice, take this for referance i honestly punch myself in the face if i owned this but you think rice is beautiful
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sorry if it sounds like im flaming, im just trying to make a point
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Winner, you're only digging your hole deeper. I'm not saying anything you said is wrong, I'm just saying you're taking my posts in different ways than I meant them. I'll try to be more clear from now on, but you should also take a minute to make sure you're interpreting me right. Nobody here has any reason to be angry with anyone.
(Also, you said it yourself that everyone has his own ideas of cool, so why is it so hard to respect mine? I would love to have suggestions, but it makes a little more sense to keep it along the lines of what I evidently like than to change everything completely around.) And haven't we already established that Wal-Mart is bad for audio? Nobody's disagreeing, so I think it's time to get off that subject. Last edited by firebird999; 07-06-2010 at 03:04 PM.. |
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again, im not trying to flam, sorry if it seems that way
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question 1: are you capable of masking? if not proceed to question 2.
question 2: do you know how to paint with a brush/q-tip/toothpick? chances are you won't have to spend the extra money, and you can paint the badge yourself. metallic gunmetal would be great and if you're up for it, try lookin' up de-badging. could clean up the typical mess(exxessive badging) manufacturers make when badging their cars
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Actually, it depends on what Wal-Mart has. I had 3 12" nickel plated Pioneer MPP subs on a Pioneer 760 amp (all from Wal-Mart) and it beat like hell and I got lots of compliments. Go look around Best Buy and some of those other electronics stores that sell in-car electronics, some of the models of Sony, JVC, Pioneer, Punch, etc...are the exact same things that you find at Wal-Mart. In all honesty, when it all comes down to it, the engineering of system is what makes or breaks it...The entire install from having the proper wire size going to your amp, having it all filtered correctly, building the right box, the car's acoustics...There's a lot to it.
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The ford focus is a fine car, I do work on a whole fleet of them. They have been pretty reliable for them.
Some common problems are water housing failure wires break at ignition coil coil springs break (ford has a recall) not a problem but remember that they have a timing belt that should be replaced every 100,000. Also my first car was handed down to me to so what? |
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Nice job avoiding the word censor. But seriously, like I said above, you're interpreting me wrong. I just suggested getting back on topic. It was in no way calling you out. That is also quite true. But generally, they don't have anything too good. I actually might even be able to get an OEM radio with an iPod jack. A button on mine says "CD/MP3", so I assume another model, probably the ZTS, has an MP3 jack, and Ford was just too lazy to design a second button. Quote:
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for ur ford badge that outer plastic layer you are speaking of should pop offand then you can strip off the blue and re-paint it.
if you are worried since you said you were goin to be in a junkyard just snag a couple of them while you're there to practice with ive had alot of ford badges and those covers do come off
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