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Old 13-02-2013, 08:22 PM   #1
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Trents SP20

Hey Guys

thought ide start off by posting some stock photos as i only just got it on saturday night.
Im keen to start modding its just a matter of ramping up the cashflow first haha.
Look forward to your replies and tips on what i should do.

Open to any ideas guys.
Tell me what you would do first to a stock SP

Cheers.

Mod List:

Engine
Nothing as of yet.

Brakes & Suspension
King Spring Low front Springs (KMFL-93) - 35mm drop
King Spring Low Rear Springs (KMRL-94) - 35mm drop

Interior
Drift Seat Covers
White LED Interior Light
White LED Map Lights
White LED Glove box light
White LED Boot light

Exterior
Clear Side Indicator's
T10 SMD/LED parker bulbs
35W 6000K HID Kit - Low Beams
35W 3000K HID Kit - Fogs
Darker than legal tint all round

Lighting
HID kit: 55w 6000k H7 low beams
T10 SMD licence plate bulbs
T10 SMD/LED parker bulbs

Audio
Ground Zero Radioactive 6" Splits
Ground Zero Radioactive 6" Coax's
Ground Zero Radioactive 12" Sub
Ground Zero Radioactive 4 Channel
Ground Zero Radioactive Mono
Clarion CX501A double din head unit


Plans
Respray spoiler and right hand rear door
Injen CAI
Bumper Brackets - Front
Remove all SP20 decals
Yellow Painted Calipers
17x7.0 or 18x8.0 Lenso DC5 Rims with kumho tyres.

Week of purchase:






Now:
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Old 13-02-2013, 08:30 PM   #2
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Remove sp20 stickers, remove plastic door strips and paint headlight inserts black.
They are all DIY jobs that transform the look of the car

Nice to see you are making a work log.

Do you have any plans of doing suspension mods?
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Old 13-02-2013, 08:41 PM   #3
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just the springs for now man
im installing 30mm lowered king springs on sunday
and painting the calipers yellow.

may be a silly question.
but is removing the plastic strips a big job?
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Old 13-02-2013, 08:41 PM   #4
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What would I do first? Suspension and Tyres.

Some good quality springs with a shock to match.
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Old 13-02-2013, 08:43 PM   #5
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Aero Wiper blades all round best thing I ever did!!!

Its really up to you where you start, but theres many Sydney kids down there to give you a hand when it comes to modding time

Go find a suzuki swift at a wreckers or something and take its antenna!!! Another great easy mod.
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Old 13-02-2013, 09:05 PM   #6
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First Mod I done was fit the AAC Bumper brackets, bought my car and seen the big gap between the front bumper and front fenders and went thats getting sorted straight away!!
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first mod I did was clear side indicators 5 minutes after getting the car home.
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Old 14-02-2013, 08:53 AM   #8
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haha shaley
ive already done that
picked the car up from menai at 8pm
got home to penrith at 9.30
and then the side clear indicators were on at about 9.34 haha.

and yeah ive noticed that aswell hammo.
needs to be fixed asap.
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Old 14-02-2013, 09:02 AM   #9
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Remove sp20 stickers, remove plastic door strips and paint headlight inserts black.
They are all DIY jobs that transform the look of the car

Nice to see you are making a work log.

Do you have any plans of doing suspension mods?
i agree with this guy here.

then get some nice shoes and socks for ur car. (mags and tires) and a DIY cai
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Old 14-02-2013, 01:30 PM   #10
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i agree too!

Just a matter of finding time to do it haha
always wrapped up at work but if theres a will theres a way.

Im planning on just putting some mazda 3 SP23 series 1 snowflake rims on it

They look neat and give the car a pretty tidy finish.
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Old 14-02-2013, 03:18 PM   #11
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Awwww wow it was from menaii!! Never saw it around.. Im prob there btw aha
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Old 14-02-2013, 04:40 PM   #12
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No leave the head lights chrom looks so much better on a black car ie swiftjimmys, has chrom head lights looks really clean,

Yer start mainly with suspension its the best mod you can do for these cars will be keeping a watch of your build
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Old 16-02-2013, 04:34 PM   #13
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i agree haighie im not sure if i can bring myself to pulling apart my headlights just to black them.

Springs go in tomorrow morning so i shall upload some pics tomorrow of it 30mm low on stock wheels haha
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yeah jess i picked up from the river down on old ferry road in illawong
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Old 16-02-2013, 07:49 PM   #15
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I need opinions

looking at dressing the beast up with some nice shoes

i think im going to settle for 17's

Going for the black on black look with the yellow king springs and yellow brake calipers.

Just after an opinion out of these two rim styles.
(First two images are a bit blury but i couldnt find any clearer ones)

Lenso DC5 17 x 7.0


Lenso DC6 17 x 7.0


Asuka G12 17 x 7.0
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Old 16-02-2013, 08:57 PM   #17
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thats what i was thinking man
not too pricey either.

cheers for your opinion
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G12 for me. Not a fan at all for the first ones, and second are ok.
But that's just my opinion
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Old 16-02-2013, 09:27 PM   #20
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rupe are you able to pick dc5's up for cheap or am i better off just hitting up the local tyre joint?

and also im after one of those sick autoexe grills but im having trouble getting my hands on one. :/
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