Avg Prices for Various Mods

Hey people,

soon to be a owner of a completey stock standard integra Gsi. and I want do some basic mod's that most young 'cool dudes' like myself like to do :cool:

basically trying to achieve a 'finanical layout' call it if you will, of costs of all this stuff before i go out & purchase the a car stock as rock.

heres a list of things i would love feedback on price wise.

Stereo (amp+sub+tuner+6's_fnt&back): $1500

Mags (17's, chrome new or 2nd hand w/ tyres) :$1000 2nd hand / $2000 new

Exhaust: have no idea. whats a low to midrange system going to cost? (dont care for performance, just want a nice sporty note, medium quality) $???? ($500? sound average????? total guess..)

Lowering/Springs $400-500 sound right? ozzy tyres special atm.?

Tints: $300

Illumi Gauges: $300?

and Pod Filter $80 + extractors down the line $?????

So if you can take my Red text as a guide, and put your prices as I kinda tryed to do, that would be awesome, cause this is the best place to ask am I right, do yo thing peepz, cant wait to see your advice!

(PS: Total = $5000-5500) looks like what all this stuff will cost to the car on mods alone, does that sound too much, or is this what most people spend on their rides to do all these things???) THANKS ALL. PEACE.

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please dont get chrome rims. Dont destroy honda's like that :(

Exhaust system will cost you around $500 or so for a custom jobbie from a local exhaust shop. Lowering by springs alone shouldnt even cost as much as you quoted. If you want new springs and chocks look at the vacinity of ~700-1000.

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Originally Posted by Javed

please dont get chrome rims. Dont destroy honda's like that :(

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come on man, black n chrome it will very tastful dont worry, not looking for some Gaudy Vaults style things or anything (no offence to those who take it), and im into rap, so it kinda goes hand in hand to be pushin a 'AC COUPE sittin on them chromie thingz' plus its a Gsi not a type R, its for show, not go (it will be classy i mean)

Stereo (amp+sub+tuner+6's_fnt&back): $1500
if you want it to sound decent you may wanna inscrease that to $2k? cos you know.... you prob want everyone to hear your bass way before you pass them. Should take off rear spoiler... that'll eliminate that annoying rattle from outside which will then make your car sound cool :)

Mags (17's, chrome new or 2nd hand w/ tyres) :$1000 2nd hand / $2000 newI think mags are around the $1500 range? may take you a while to find some 2nd hand chromes that you might like

Exhaust: have no idea. whats a low to midrange system going to cost? (dont care for performance, just want a nice sporty note, medium quality) $???? ($500? sound average????? total guess..)
Just get a fart can like everyone else, that'll cost about $200 for the can and $100 for the installation

Lowering/Springs $400-500 sound right? ozzy tyres special atm.?
For just springs.... sounds about right but no shocks. Best idea is to get something good, don't be stingy on this shit.

Tints: $300
Yeah sounds about right..... you maybe able to talk them down. I would recommend tint a car in camberwell, cos after 2 years the tint is still looking good.

Illumi Gauges: $300?
Umm... this is just gay.... save your money and get blue LED washers cos their just as gay. You could also get LED valve caps for your chromies... that would look gay too. Getting off topic now...

and Pod Filter $80 + extractors down the line $?????
I think extractors are around $400 and upwards. You could do a cheapy for the time being and just take off the pod filters cap. That will get you some induction noise


Don't forget to get a good alarm so that nobody steals your goodies. Pay at least $500 upwards.

YEAHHH! I Knew i forgot something, ALARM, yes i will definatly be needing one of these.

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you prob want everyone to hear your bass way before you pass them. Should take off rear spoiler... that'll eliminate that annoying rattle from outside which will then make your car sound cool

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Yes True, good tip, but I once heard a comment on this forum re: teg's without spoilers look like a polished turd...if i remember correctly, haha

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Just get a fart can like everyone else, that'll cost about $200 for the can and $100 for the installation

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No dont want something cheap n nasty, i want like cheap but good. (not like these ford tx3's with 5-inch tips on them that sound like yes, as you put it fart can)

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For just springs.... sounds about right but no shocks. Best idea is to get something good, don't be stingy on this shit.

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well, not sure actually, i want it lowered yes, do i need new shocks, i dont know, do i want to spend mega bucks on suspension alone, no.

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Illumi Gauges: $300?
Umm... this is just gay.... save your money and get blue LED washers cos their just as gay. You could also get LED valve caps for your chromies... that would look gay too. Getting off topic now...

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now now now, dont get me wrong, i dont want that tacky stuff, but come on the standard gauges are pretty *yawn* boring, i want to mod this, make it red, or illuminious, nothing wrong with that is there?

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I think extractors are around $400 and upwards. You could do a cheapy for the time being and just take off the pod filters cap. That will get you some induction noise

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actually thats the only performance oriented part Im considering, as for induction noise and doing it cheap, nah, im not looking for that at all, remember, classy not assey.

ANNNNNDD as for the bottom line, nobodys answering the question about IS this Normal to SPend this amount To Mod Your Car??? Does everyone spend 5-6K ????? or what

yeah well it kinda depends on the quality, if you want good stuff you spend a bit more than 5, but yeah it is about right to spend around that much. tho if you do your shopping and research you can probably cut it down.

that list sounds alright hey

i'm probably gonna settle for
17" rims
lower
maybe a interior retrim

somewhere around the $3-3.5k mark

already done
tints
zorst
air intake
HD clutch
stereo

i'm not goin all out performance. its the wrong car to try and get hp from. rather have a car that looks neat. but i will go crazy on my next Honda after i finish uni and get a full time job, most likely a DC5R or something

cheers

mate, my teg is wingless, and let me tell you, its arse is fkkn sexy. Pity my car is a gsi :( Wingless looks sweet. And dont get gaues please! Otherwise buy a nissan!

yeah hehe.... that was my words... polished turd!!!
But if you want a big subby... which you do... your gonna get spoiler rattles like me. Get a mugen or type r rear spoiler.... that would look sweet and MAY NOT rattle, cos i find the LED's are the part that rattles.

I have a fart can 2.5 in 4.5 out :P. Tegs seem to sound alright compared to other 4 cyc like lancers when they have these fart cans on. When it hits vtec it sound funnier/fartier.... but if you've been thrashing the car for a while the muffler warms up and sounds pretty nice all thru the rev range.

If your not gonna go all out with performance IMO don't spend any money on performance at all cos it will just be a waste especially when your getting 17" and you already don't have alot of money to throw around.

17" rims with tyres in Perth start at around 1700, chrome around 2k.
tyre packages are so cheap over east!

kings springs installed are about $500 installed including wheel alignment

you can get away with a $25-$30 pod filter
they all do the same thing. plus when they get dirty, just buy another one ;)

if your just lookin for a muffler, and not a whole zorst system, i'd probably go for one of these:
http://www.cypherindustries.com.au/c...rs/inferno.php

good quality muffler, not too loud. mate had one on his DC2R

Stereo yeah sounds about right head unit $500 fronts $400 rears $200 amp $400 cables $150 subs $200 depends i guess on preference but yeah as Ironfist said about 2000

Exhaust - Aussies best Xforce exhaust Mandrel Bent 2 1/4 pipe to 4 1/2 tip $600

Springs as EG_2 said get some kings for cheap

mags - all up to you used 1000 sounds good 2000+ on new ones with tyres chrome gunmetal whatever :)

Tints - 390 for my bros Car mine already had it done so yeah 300 sounds good long as its not a shit job

Guages - ok heres were im gonna sound gay for $180 i purchased speedo white guages that glow blue i personally was against them my friend has a lude, and they looked good and they have grown on me so yeah go the EL guages ( please dont go over the top with neons though )

pod filter - go down to autobarn or ebay and get a $29 special all the same

good luck

nah definatly not going overboard with neons, just want a lil colour in the kinda dull lookin gsi interior (vtec red would be nice ;) for a guage backlight), thinkin I might actually take the door inserts out and dye them black rather than plain ol' 1993 era grey. or maybe even source some genuine type R inserts :). and might get some acura badges, cause i kinda have a fetish for the US model teg's. but yeah, thanks heaps for the feeback guys. great. :D