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well i was looking to create a nice looking ion but still geting fun driving it
so all start with day 1
purchase
notice the with one behind my new baby is my old one
1st "mod"
got a set of 03-05 wheel cover and painted them "gunmetal"
on the car
and painted engine cover to match the car
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a year has passed then
on june 27th 07 at around 4pm
Tada!!!
spring arrived. Canuck Motorsports 1.6" all around drop
got installed about 2-3 weeks later
it droped closer to 2" than 1.6 so didn't bother..
next was getting blackhousing
some nicer wheels
and some door sills
(i installed them on the black part)
original height vs dropped
----------------------------
early 2008 i bought an oem mp3 stereo (for about 75$ shipped)
then got my lil ass painted black
shaded the tail, head and corner lights
-------------
bought a 9007 8000k hid conversion kit "motorized" to get back to original lighting
after i had a freaking deal over parts. swaped a celle phone for the complete shock/strut combo with some body parts "left fender and quaterpanel and roof rails"
quick 100 grit sand the shock, painted and installed on the car
once installed
will do front this spring or in early summer
new gold brake lol... VHT high temp brake paint + 3 layer of hightemp clear coat
------
and got roof rails painted too
so from
passed on usual steps... primer
then on the finish
and finally on the car
i know i still have to redon front parts... they need a darker tint a bit
... and you can notice "carbon vynil" around doors
later on i bought coppertop strut tower brace
got it painted gold and black
got a 2nd radio bezel and tried to match it with the strut bar
well i smoked it with flat black "2-3 very far layer" and cleared it with 2 layer "still need more but..."
once installed
installed rear progress sway bar
and we're set...
next will be probably 2.4 intake mani swap with lsj headers/dp with cat and complete cat-back exhaust setup
so all start with day 1
purchase
notice the with one behind my new baby is my old one
1st "mod"
got a set of 03-05 wheel cover and painted them "gunmetal"
on the car
and painted engine cover to match the car
-------------------------------------------
a year has passed then
on june 27th 07 at around 4pm
Tada!!!
spring arrived. Canuck Motorsports 1.6" all around drop
got installed about 2-3 weeks later
it droped closer to 2" than 1.6 so didn't bother..
next was getting blackhousing
some nicer wheels
and some door sills
(i installed them on the black part)
original height vs dropped
----------------------------
early 2008 i bought an oem mp3 stereo (for about 75$ shipped)
then got my lil ass painted black
shaded the tail, head and corner lights
-------------
bought a 9007 8000k hid conversion kit "motorized" to get back to original lighting
after i had a freaking deal over parts. swaped a celle phone for the complete shock/strut combo with some body parts "left fender and quaterpanel and roof rails"
quick 100 grit sand the shock, painted and installed on the car
once installed
will do front this spring or in early summer
new gold brake lol... VHT high temp brake paint + 3 layer of hightemp clear coat
------
and got roof rails painted too
so from
passed on usual steps... primer
then on the finish
and finally on the car
i know i still have to redon front parts... they need a darker tint a bit
... and you can notice "carbon vynil" around doors
later on i bought coppertop strut tower brace
got it painted gold and black
got a 2nd radio bezel and tried to match it with the strut bar
well i smoked it with flat black "2-3 very far layer" and cleared it with 2 layer "still need more but..."
once installed
installed rear progress sway bar
and we're set...
next will be probably 2.4 intake mani swap with lsj headers/dp with cat and complete cat-back exhaust setup
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