What should I do with $500?

[Locker]

Originally Posted by idrivefry02

So, I just did my taxes and I'm getting crap-loads of money, so I'm taking $500 to put towards my car. What should I do?

My ideas so far:
-Headlights Toyota Celica 2000-2005 Smoked Dual Halo Projector Headlights | Toyota Celica Projector Headlights
-Taillights Toyota Celica 2000-2005 Black Altezza Tail Lights | Toyota Celica Altezza Tail Lights
-HIDs (need a company recommendation)
-Seibon carbon fiber hood scoop
-Injen SRI

I can't do all of these but these are all the under $500 things on my wish list. What would you do first? Depending on what everything costs, I may be able to do two things. I'm hoping to be able to do the HIDs seeing as they are under $100.

Those are my votes!
aftermarket headlights and tail lights especially with word Altezza describing them are never a good idea.
If I remember right your a attractive woman... well doesn't matter how hot you are you'd have to park down the street and walk to house if you're rocking euro lights.... (BTW I'm not joking.)
HID's are always nice and serve a good purpose but you shouldn't pay more than say $150
Carbon fiber hood scoop.... come on really
SRI... I say up and down cause really they serve no purpose but they make a fun noise just don't spend any good money on em.

Personally with your $500 on your car I'd do HID's, SRI, Eibach Pro Lowering....

[idrivefry02]

Haha ok. Explain the Euro light thing.

The reason I'm leaning towards headlights is my driver's side one is really foggy and I've meaning to replace it anyway. But I want black housing.

What's wrong with Altezza?

[cbcelica]

well i got my halo hid's off of ebay with black housings for like 280... second most expensive kit on there at the time. I agree with locker, spend goof money you'll get what u pay for... and altezzas.... they make everything u put them on look like rice... i personnaly hate altezzas... i like tinted tails...

[JUNKyardHOE]

I have seen that halo black housing with HID's included for as low as 190 on ebay

[cbcelica]

which hid kit though? i have 8k...

[JUNKyardHOE]

clicky

it looks like they come with 6k for about 180

[cbcelica]

yeah 6k is white light right? my 8k is a shade of blue... i like it. what do u think about altezzas junk?

[JUNKyardHOE]

I think they are the crappiest looking lights in the world... I want to get these and I know they are basically altezzas except the lens is smoked so you can't see them lol

[cbcelica]

see i can see those, nit bad cuz theres no chrome... and leds are whats popular right now... seen the new tacomas or camry's? i like the look whaere every thing on the tail light is tinted but the reverse light section. hard to explain, ill look for a pic.

[JUNKyardHOE]

I think I get what you are saying... tinted everywhere but the back up lights

and if you look at the non tinted version of the lights I just posted... they are altezzas just an LED version

[cbcelica]

i just searched google pics nad found this one, but i like the look of the reverse lights being clear... this guy left his blinker too...

[mikecole89]

or for 500 you could probaly get some cams which would serve better purpose. mild/street grind etc.

[idrivefry02]

Junk I was looking at those taillights but I don't like how they bubble out, so I found some that look like them but are flat rounded instead of bubbly. I lost the webpage...

[subspec]

::shakes head:: ::sub smash:: lol

[Locker]

altezza's were cool in 1993

[idrivefry02]

Where did you guys find $50 SRI on e-bay? All I'm seeing are over $200...

[akley88]

i had gotten my sri for 15 bucks but he doesnt have any celica intakes right now

[Storm]

Originally Posted by idrivefry02

So, I just did my taxes and I'm getting crap-loads of money, so I'm taking $500 to put towards my car. What should I do?

My ideas so far:
-Headlights Toyota Celica 2000-2005 Smoked Dual Halo Projector Headlights | Toyota Celica Projector Headlights
-Taillights Toyota Celica 2000-2005 Black Altezza Tail Lights | Toyota Celica Altezza Tail Lights
-HIDs (need a company recommendation)
-Seibon carbon fiber hood scoop
-Injen SRI

I can't do all of these but these are all the under $500 things on my wish list. What would you do first? Depending on what everything costs, I may be able to do two things. I'm hoping to be able to do the HIDs seeing as they are under $100.

Those headlights can be bought for around $250 shipped, hids included. You might be better off getting them with hids otherwise you'll be dremeling them out to get a sold separately set in there. If your only replacing your current set because of the fog issue, try Meguires Plastic X, works wonders or find a used set in good condition. Stock ones are by far the best quality and strongest ones around. You can get a overlay too for them.

For your taillights, get TYC blacks, Tint your OEM set or just get 03 up style or Tsunami edition. Another nice set is TYC reds, but they're possibly discontinued so check the sale section and maybe a set will show up.

You can a brand new HID set (2 bulbs, 2 ballasts) from mod-express.com for $80 shipped, just tell them your a member of newcelica.org for free shipping.

The seibon hood scoop is nice, but expensive. Kamispeed has c-one for $387 plus shipping JDM Car Parts - Racing Performance Parts - WRX, STI, EVO, S2000, RSX, CIVIC SI, 350Z, GTR

And you can get a injen sri for about $200 and if installed properly, there's no cel.

Above all, do a little research and check out your options. I'm a noob here so i'm not familiar with your resources, but over on newcelica.org there is whole part catalog and even that doesn't include everything.

[jons02gts]

Originally Posted by idrivefry02

Haha ok. Explain the Euro light thing.

The reason I'm leaning towards headlights is my driver's side one is really foggy and I've meaning to replace it anyway. But I want black housing.

What's wrong with Altezza?

hey fry, how about something like what I have for headlights, they are black housings. and if you chack out my photos, not my gallery, but just my photos, I hav a pic of black housing tail lights that look nice.