so i got it in may 2011 with 29k on it
first thing i did was tint and hub caps
since then its come a long way
ill try and find an older picture to pout here
and here it is now
i got rims and got the spoiler painted along with the rocker panel covers
i painted the grills to match car and blacked out the symbol
i pout fog lights on it and hids also some plastic hood scoops till i can afford a new hood with them built in
painted my calipers
put an air intake and vert strut brace on
and now for my audio
i have a jld hd 750/1 amp
jl 10 in w7
jl tr series 4x6 in doors
jl tr series 6x9s in back self
jl tr series tweeters up front
stinger volt meter
sound quest 12 farrad cap
kenwood head unit
jl xd 400/4 amp for interior speakers
doors and trunk lid have stinger road kill sound dampener i plan on installing more in warm weather
ive custom painted some of the interior as well
also clear climate control knobs with re led behind them
also have blue leds on a switch under dash and a 24 led pannel light on the dome light
i tinted my tail lights and rear side markers
i also have ttr lower motor mount and a upper motor mount insert to be insalled in good weather
have a ton more planned for spring and summer
any comments/suggestions would be great
thanks,
tim
also forgot to mention i had a new muffler put on for the noise
i love it
Plasti dip ftw! Calipers came out nice too. Now we just have to work on that valve cover...
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you've got something stuck on your hood there...
just giving you a hard time. so you bought it with 29k on it, how many miles on it now? what are your plans for the car?
Lose the hood orements and "Sunfire" above the CD player. Then lower it and boost it!
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Work on a good suspension, i had a header and full exhaust along with intake and the car was a blast to drive. Wasnt the fastest around town, but def a nice car to drive around in. If the car will be a DD, id say KYB AGX struts and the Pro Kit, or D-specs.
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it is a daily driver and is under warenty still so i cant do much to the engine till thats over it currently has 59 k on it and i dont want to lower it due to mass having lots of pot holes and stuff
i am planning on getting a hood with real hood scoops those were my fast way till i could save the money for it i also am getting the rk sport front lip for it sometime this month
and at 79k when my warrenty is up i will probaly look into turbo and building up the motor
I won't lie to you - the car looks like it's stuck in about 2002 when we had zero aftermarket support. I can get past the hood scoops - almost... having the word sunfire all over it and the spot painting of the Pontiac Emblem and Spoiler make no sense to me.
No offense but your vision lacks cohesiveness so far... doing a mod to have one in the interim of waiting for a better one (such as the hood) is just wasted time and money in my opinion.
With all of that said - it's your car and if you are happy with it then that's all that matters! What I can say is it's nice to see people still wanting to take the time to mod these cars and have fun with them, plus you got real lucky finding one with such awesomely low mileage.
A tip: Next time you paint the calipers (You'll have to repaint them about once a year) remove them from the car, mask off the piston and sliders/boots and spray it off to the side with the brake pads out. Much easier and more thorough. DId you wire brush them first? Are you going to paint the drums?
I really like the trim kit you got for the radio... it's much nicer than mine which is really boxy.
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Agree with Sweetness here...The "sunfire" logo above the radio just looks weird.
Hood scoops gotta go.......
For the most part, she looks good, even with the smaller rims.....
Just keep it simple and clean....no F&F stuff here....
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i like the sunfire logo personally and im going for a black and silver kind of thing what do you guys think about losing the hood scoops and doing a black hood insted?
How bout a carbon fiber hood ftw
2004 Cavalier Sedan
Well everyone is different, Good start so far just listen to the people and slowly mod the car, I like the silver / black theme ,also some 05 side skirts would look good ? Then do away with the Sunfire on the door.
any one know where to get a carbon fiber hoods? and i dont get what you mean by dump the red sweetness ?
and how do yu paint stuff to look like carbon fiber
You would either buy parts/pieces that are carbon fiber, carbon fiber wrapped or do carbon fiber wrap yourself. Just google carbon fiber Sunfire hoods and see what you get. eBay has some too. Along with the cf wrap
2004 Cavalier Sedan
i think im gunna get a real carbon fiber hood in about 2-3 weeks
17 or bigger or go home haha
, my GF has thses wheels theyre nice, but the scratch easily through he car washes.
I gotta say, like the rest, that those hood scoops are just awful looking. Even if they were painted to match the car, they just don't fit the car's body. I'd say leave the hood and trunk silver, and paint the roof black, ala, the 95-96 GTs with the factory 2-tone. And the Sunfire stencil spray on the radio bezel looks completely out of place. I don't think even using the appropriate logo would make it look right. Maybe on the dash pad on the passenger side, below the air bag... Maybe.
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dosent 17 inch rims throw off your speedometer?
and if they scratch easily from washing them what if i clear coat them right when i get them ? would that change things?
what about the rk sport front lip painted black any opinions ?`
i think it will bring out some black in the front and then losing the hood scoops wont take away the black in the front
