I bring this up cus i just hacked my airbox, and it was so simple and quick to do, and the difference in sound is awesome! It sounds more throaty and ballsy now.. I didnt have a CAI or anything beforehand, obviously. This would probably be my favorite free mod (other than red/clear's...well free more or less)...

Anyone else have a favorite free mod??

 

-lightening the car
-shaving the headlight nubs so I can position the bulb to utilize the HB filament as a 65watt low-beam

 

Re-Wire Corner and bumper lights

 

Mmmm i hatched my airbox, kinda "jerry-rigged" it with 2 clamps to hold the filter on to the MAF, makes a nice growl...

 

yeah i did that one too, its a good one

 

Re-wire fogs

 

cut dimmer wire on the clock so it's always bright.

 

I like the body color door pillars.

 

take out ur spare tire....
drop resistor...
clock is a good one...
take the blue sleeves off the gauge bulbs...

 

hmm my favorite? well i cut the dimmer on the clock which was sweet, but only because i whited it out so i guess thats not tottaly free. Oh, today i debadged my trunk, makes a huge difference and is practically free - fishing line and tar and bug remover.

 

shaving trunk emblems off, hands down

 

Washing and waxing it to make it more aerodynamic, lol!

 

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shaving trunk by far is the best

 

shaved trunk is a good one

 

i asked this a while ago but never got a clear response....doesnt shaving the trunk lid make the spot where the letters/burger was stand out because it hasnt been in the sun for so many years? people say use goo gone on it, but i dont know how that would match the difference in paint

 

goo gone is a citrus based solution thats designed to remove things such as stains or the glue crap that the badges leaves behind.

 

polish and wax it enough and youll never be able to tell that emblems were ever there

 

I wonder if a claybar would be more effective than a basic polish/wax

 

Hmmm how'd u do that exactly?

 

hhhm you still would have to rub it out

 

where my "Burger" used to be there is a noticeable, if your looking for it, paint difference. ive used rubbing compound and goo gone, tar and bug remover. Its just like, the paint "oxidized" differently.

 

I read from another thread that you could use a simple big eraser [Magic Rub is hte one I used] you buy at any office store. Rub the area down really good with the eraser, wash, rub, wash, polish it up real nice and a nice coat of wax. I don't see a thing. and you can see anything different on a black car.

 

I don't want to rub the paint off the car, I mean I don't know what exactly makes a cars paint fade..but I don't want to just scrub too much.

 

what about that Speed Limiter mod? cutting that one wire connecting to your ecu and your speed limiter is gone.

 

also.. spraying lysol or other type of air freshner down the fresh air crowl infront of the windshield so your A/C doesnt smell like crap is a good mod.

 

Two Words! Rain-x.

 

rain-x isnt free...
hacked airbox by far

 

why dont u fix the problem instead of covering it up?

 

Your all about it eh. No rain-x isnt free, but so arent alot of the tools, removers listed here, why dont you be cool! And if your gonna be technical about everlittle thing then yes, the hacked air box is the best FREE mod.

 

Ive been seeing this alot. my door pillars are black but they are fading i would like them to be beige like my car. How do i do that? I looked at it and they look really hard to remove...

 

I wish i could meet up w/ someone near jerzy that would help me do a few of these free mods. I will treat you to lunch !!!

 

Same with me man I washed and waxed the car and you can still see it. I dont think it will ever looked clean. But I still like it.

 

lol i hook up all my boys up in queens with free mods

 

lysol will kill the germs or mold in the air duct. How else are you suppose to get at it?

 

Free? Hmm... Let's see:

Remove spare for weight - or
Flip it upside down for more storage!
Pull off wiper blades and reinstall them lower/hidden under the hood.
Chop/lower auto shifter (haven't done it yet but hopefully all will go well)
Shave trunk emblems
Remove the immitation mud flaps
Ptatohed's back seat fold-up mod (oh sorry to tease, I'm still writing it )
Remove front license plate/frame
Flip your corner/clearance bulbs 180^ so they light up at 27 Watts
Add outside Temp display if you have a '98 with ACC (might cost you a button)
Any weight reduction.

There must be more...

 

The Carbon Fiber Indash kit that came with the car. =)

 

what is this back seat fold-up i see ur still working on the write up but just curious as to what it is... also what do you mean by pull wiper blades and reinstall them lower/under the hood?

 

yea.. its the first i've heard of that one.

 

A few years ago I attempted to make our back seats fold down (like the Accord, Camry, etc.). Well, it just won't work. However, I devised a way for the seat to fold/flip "up". As in the bottom of the rear vertical seat swivels up towards the front seat head rests while the top of the rear vertical seat swivels around the back shelf. I know I have been slacking on finishing the write-up but I will do it soon. Very nice for transporting large items.

As for the wipers, picture a many-sided star. That's how our wipers fit on the wiper arm. Just undo the bolt, pull the wiper straight off the wiper arm, rotate it to any degree you want (in increments of the "star sides") put it back down and tighten the bolt. I rotated them ever so slightley just so they stay hidden under the hoodline when in the off/down postion. Looks and aerodynamics, I suppose. Did I make sense? Place a little marking on the wiper and wiper arm so you can always put them back to stock.

 

hmm... maybe i will be technical, and yes the hacked airbox is the best free mod