Here it is, my 1999 I30. All stock, needs some body work, driver side headlight is blurry any ideas how to clean?, hood dampers, and a new passenger side rear view mirror. Plans i got are Custom Short ram intake, Axle or catback exhaust, paint, rims and springs, maybe the extreme dimensions vip lip kit, and HID's in heads and fogs, which my headlights are being ordered this weekend i hope. Anyone got any suggestions for a muffler? i was looking at this magnaflow street series, http://www.amazon.com/MagnaFlow-1483...0484411&sr=8-5, or an apexi ws2.. any ideas? i dont want somethin huge and ricey, jus somethin that gives it a nice tone with maybe a lil power increase?
Heres pics of it
sorry for crappy cell pic on that one





So yeah, thats it haha
-Jared

 

Use plasticx to clear the headlight. Cept that try the GAB mod instead of buying an intake, power and sound is about the same yet its free.

 

I want the intake more to make it look cleaner under hood, lol i not goin as much for power as i am look. Where can i buy that stuff?

 

It's called PlastX I believe. It's made by Meguiar's so you should be able to get it anywhere that sells their products, like Advanced Auto Parts. Pretty good stuff, worked for my lights.

 

Will it work in winter?

 

Not sure what you mean if it'll work in winter. The reason why your headlight is "foggy" is because the plastic has been corroded. What you're doing with the repair stuff is just sanding off the corroded part and putting a new protective film over it. There are plenty of products that fix it, just to go autozone, pepboys, etc. There are even ones where you use a drill to polish instead of by hand, they all work like a charm.
-Headlights suck in our cars, and that is one thing i say you should upgrade. -No need for an intake unless you want it for sound.
-No need for paint as the paint looks good.
-don't do rims without lowering, but you should be doing struts also. Something you don't wanna go cheap on and just switch the springs. I know that money might be tight and everything, but just don't paint the car and BAM! $4k!!!!!

Lip kit doesn't really add anything imo, not to i30 anyways.
The only simple bolt ons that adds power to our cars is the y-pipe and mevi/00vi. The exhaust just changes the sound. I didn't care for it till mine rusted off. I know you wanna mod it really bad, but i can tell you from experience the car will need more money tuning it up than you might think. Just happens from old age

 

Aight, where do you get some aftermarket headlights then? i was about to buy HID bulbs for xmas. I dont want power i want it for sound really

 

Good luck with your project.

BTW, is that a axleback or one of those mid muffler things I see on muscle cars?

 

Muffler i want to use for a custom axleback

 

So any muffler ideas folks?

 

Odered my HID Kits, 8k Heads 3k Fogs, from DDM Tuning. Should be here in day or 2 cant wait to throw em in Anyone got any ideas on how to clean the headlights??

 

muffler wise i took off my fart can and put a 2.5in pipe. it is actually a little quieter than the muffler i had on. maybe the apexi would be nice. it would be cool if some one made a nice VIPish lip kit for that car, extreme dinamics is a little sporty for that car IMO. some 18in mesh looking wheels would look nice...

 

wetsand my friend
800 grit to 1200 to 1500 to 2000, and buff with a polishing compound.
before

after


refinished right fogged left

 

Thanks, i thinkin bout ordering some cefiro ones off ebay

 

I got some of the cefiro 1-piece headlights.... I don't like the beam pattern. I am trying to fix it though, cause I love how the headlights look.

 

Pics?

I got my HID Kits Monday. Installin them today (tuesday)

 

Well i couldnt get in my Fog light kit, since i have to take off my bumper, so while i was at Elite Autosport in Blaine getting oil change.... (i not boutta do it in the cold... screw that) I had them install my headlights. Later next week i am gonna have them do my custom exhaust, and short ram intake.


Before HIDs:


After HIDs:


On Street:

 

You don't have to take your bumper off to install the fog light kit. You can get to it from the bottom of the car.

 

 

theres a big like sheet thing blocking my fogs.....

 

a screw driver will get that off for you.

 

true that. lol hmmm

 

New toy for Domo (Brief story behind name: Cars kinda big, and fat-ish and kinda a shade of brown so my japanese friend named it Domo)