Just wondering, how much money have you invested into sound equipment/ and mods in your car or to your car?

Just wondering

bryan

 

There was a thread on this a while back. People were anywhere to 100 bucks to 30K.

SuDZ

 

Approx $2300 so far (mostly suspension and performance work), Iv only had my car for about 3 months now though, That was all my tax money
Ryan

 

Too much... But i have no girlfriend or anything so its okay.

 

Yet it seems like not enough.

 

springs/shocks = $600, intake $100, lights $50, pedals $20, Redline fluid $50, FSTB $40, total = $860

wow it really adds up

 

maybe 10 bucks a week on gas...thats about it but if you think about it...i spent over 2000 dollars over the past 4 years on my max

 

Tires = $500
Brakes = $200
FSTB = $40
PR Intake = $250
Clear Corners = $50
Lights = $75
Regular Wash/Maint = ????
Gas = ???????????????

Total known: $1100+
In all fairness, it needed the tires and brakes anyway, but I didn't necessarily *have* to buy the expensive stuff...

Anyway.. had my 4th gen (car in question) about 6 months now and have put over 10k miles on it already. Things in the near future planned are suspension (~$700), Y-pipe (~300), Tint (~200). That's another $1200 right there. And I'm in college, so these things come slowly. Thank god for birthday and holliday money.

- Jon

 

I second that comment. I have around $3K-3200 in mine so far.

 

as of today right now....

$6,170.00....and counting......

mods are....to be continued.......

 

$5

 

i'm with ya bro ... my parents say stop spending your money on your car. my reply at least i'm not getting a s/c

 

Yea, tires and brakes are something mine needs to. I wish i would have noticed there were 3 different brand name tires on my car before i bought it, DOH!! I found some nice 215/55 R16's for only 110 a tire (Michelines) so that isn't a bad price.

$505 have installation and balancing.

Then after that i have to take it to get the brakes checked.

Just wondering, do those brakes shops like Midas or whatever charge less then a dealership, because brakes aren't covered in the extended warranty i have.

 

it's only been 3 months for me too and i've spent over $1700 already.

 

Dumb question, what is s/c ?

 

Supercharger.

 

Supercharger, my parents trip too. I say at least I am not getting NOS

 

I have to be up to $868.87, maybe more!!

 

Mods about : $3200
The thrill of modding it : Priceless

 

i would say about 2500 in wheels and tires, about 10 g's in stereo, and bout 500 misc.(lights dash kit ect.)

 

Ooh, scary ...
17" wheels and tires (off the car now) - $1100
new 16" tires - $500
Coilovers, including replacing springs, struts etc - $2000+
Quaife - installed - $2000
Replaced broken 5 speed - installed - $2500
Stb's, RSB, bushings etc ... whatever, can't remember
Various intake mods tried out ... $400?
Cattman y-pipe - $300
ECU mod and dyno tuning - $1200
Maxima.org stickers! $5 (x2, since first order never arrived)

Do I get a prize?

Yep! Nice car!

 

supercharger

 

I dunno about the Michelins.. Check tirerack.com, you can probably find something better. I love my yokos, way sportier that most other tires for the price, but not the highest treadwear # (meaning they wont last as long).. I got a deal on em for $90/tire + installation + tax

 

Hmm, I haven't added it up in a while:

Intake: (PR CAI) $200
Y-pipe: (Cattman) $400
RT Cat: $70
Apexi WS Catback: $275
Ground Controls: $350
AGX's: $350
Monsoons: $700
Kumho Tires (after tires that came with the monsoons were slashed): $400
NOS kit, heater, blanket: $600
RSB: $125
STB's: $125
UDP: $170

Total: $3765

Plus, I'm now buying Z brakes...so that will be around another $500, I plan on getting a VI if that works out, another $500 and maybe one day a SuperCharger and new wheels. Geez.

However, I haven't paid for labor, as I do all the work myself, so I've convinced myself that in my own little twisted world, I'm "saving" money.

 

When I caught the mod bug I dropped $3500.....wheel, tires, STB, RSB, Intake and Cat back.

 

between crashes and tranny upgrades.... at least 11,000...and counting my girlfriend is gonna kill me...I was suppose to buy her an engagemnet ring...

 

holy s ... i forgot about the accident add another 4g's onto my total of ~1g = ~5 grand total

 

2 pairs of diamond clears= 120
rims and tires= 900
tint= 200
fstb= 25 (used)
exhaust= 180 (used)
intake= 120 (used)
lights= 250
subs= 450
other stereo stuff= 800
new brakes= 100
new front engine mount= 600
fiz sunroof= 400
new front bumper= 400
grille= 120
=3265 in mods
=4665 w/repairs that i didnt even cause

Moral of story- never buy a used car. damn lying seller...

 

wheels/tires - 1200
97+ conversion - $220
Rear Clears - 150
Other stuff too lazy to list - ?

I added it up the other day - $1700

oh yeah, rice sticker $2 but adds 40 hp at the wheels

 

Ouch, your b@lls are bigger than mine. I broke down last summer and spent $4700 on a ring. :shrug: It's a GORGEOUS ring, but rims/tires/RSB/full exhaust/leather and a couple of other mods all could have been had for this cash However I may be a unich if I had bought all that and NOT a ring, so ....

 

*JWT 70
*Clear Corners 50
*Exhaust 200
*Extra Fogs 80
*Tint 200
*Corners/Interriors 40
*Headlights 35
*RSB 150
*FSTB 75
*Wheels 800
*235/40/18 Nitto NT555s 741.50
*Stillen Ypipe 250
*JL Audio W0 Sub 300
*Nismo Oil Cap 25
*Passport Escort 8500 w/ Accessories 300
*Slotted Rotors (4) 245
*SS Lines 100
*Axxis Metal Masters 100
*215/50/16 Kumho Tires 382
*Black Lights 30
*ACT HDMM Clutch 350
*PR CAI Upper Piping 100
*Gtech Pro Accelerometer 60
*KYB AGX 345
*KYB Dust Boots Strut Mounts 100
*B+G Springs 178
*SMC Shifter 85
etc.

Total
5261.50 excluding fluids
ejj I do my own labor as well, but we both know it goes right back into the car anyway :P
-hype

 

I've bought Porshe engine - 28.000 dollars

 

Well, i will be driving this car quite a bit, plus the tires don't look to bad. I have the nicer version of rims ( that i have seen of maxima)and with the size 215/55 R16, they are faily large tires. Once i get some tint on my car, and wash it it will look nice. Plus once i can get ahold of my gf digital camera, i can get some pics on here, and then be like one of you guys I'll feel so proud

 

Yeah, the shops will probably be less but you might find a special
going on at the dealer to make it competitive. Disc brakes are
REALLY straightforward and simple to do. Why not give em a crack yourself and save a ton of $$. Get the Haynes manual and follow the steps since you've never done it before.

 

Oh god, im scared , never done anything like that. I think the most i have done to a car is check the oil, put gas in the car, and wash it

When i lightly touch the breaks, i hear this loud squeek. Very annoying and it hurts the ears if you are in a silent area. I don't know if the brakes are bad, worn down, or what.

bryan

 

$2000 for install & system
$600 for 4th gen se rims and tires
$100 jwt pop
$180- budget y pipe
$45- clear corners
future:
lights&
tint
200 more

over $3000 sheeeeet

 

I AM GUESSING THAT A S/C = A SUPER CHARGER.....GET IT NOW?
LOL
LATER

 

I just hit $11,100 a couplef weeks ago.

 

Probably about $1,000 on mods. Don't forget how much you've saved doing your own repairs/maintenance (if you do). I personally have saved around $200 so far.

 

$2500---System(2 12" Jl W3's, 1200 Watt Infinity Amp, Boston Acoustic Components, Pioneer 4-way 6 x 9's, Sony Xplod 5 Channel Amp, Alpine Headunit
$130----Tint
$125----Altezzas
$45-----Diamond Cut Corners
$2600---18" Giovanna Barlettas
$65-----K&N Cone Intake
$75-----Lightning Cap
$150----Optima Battery
$150----Dynamat
$25-----Washer Nozzle Lights
$200----Speeding Tickets
$1000---2 Accidents
.......that's all, I think


Total: $7065