Hello all,

I finally saved up a substantial amount of money for some serious work to finally be done on my '99 2.3CL (68k)

I painted my car in flame red a few months ago, but got scratched with a key by a pedestrian. I got that fixed.

I have $1000 to spend and I would need the experts from this forum to help me make some bang for the buck deals:

what I want to do:
-lower the car (what kit should I buy? price)
-18's that would match my car's bright red (how much with a good set of tires? rims tires could be used...)
-cold air intake (which brand, how much?)

the less I spend, the better obviously.

Since I am really a noob on cars, I wanted to know if anyone knew a place, garage who could take care of installing the lowering kit and intake. By the way, if anyone is in the Detroit area, his help would be very generously rewarded ;-)

Thanks all!

1st off whats more important, Looks or Performance?

both are important, but I'd be tilting more on the looks' side

shame, sleepers are always better Look @ them, let them jump the gun and kick their ass from behind

ksport coilovers, ww lip, HID's, blackhouse headlights, and some nice 18's...

edit: Oh wait, only 1k? dang. ksports, and ww lip then...

hahaha yah, i'm an idiot and let my friend BORROW 1800 for his rims yesterday, but they're 20's and look kick ass depends on what kinds rims you get though, I'd get some 17's for about 700 and then maybe an intake...if you have enough

17 inch rims and lowering springs would be nice,

or u could splurge on some ksport or omni coils and have pocket change,

teins wil run 1000 but they dont got as low as other coils.

to "pimp" our ur cl, watch pimp my ride.

take some pointers from this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXgtT0wSiUs














i know its a but...

you're not getting decent rims for a $1,000. So do the sportline drop or get coilovers and get headers. $1,000 aint gonna get you nothing major, you gotta pay to play the infamous Acurazine phrase

to that:

idk, its not what you know .........its who you know.1k and a connected person = plenty of mods. 1k and a kid who buys all his parts on the net because they look cool= exhaust for 5 hundred,.....suspension for another5

sorry.. we dont all know wholesaler's you know

sell it and buy my pimped cl lol

Hello all,


I guess, myself, the little noob, outsmarted all of you! j/k

Anyways, here I am with my mods:

-I am buying ninetysevencl's 18's wrapped in Pirelli PO Nero M+S (https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=179238, https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=178365)
-his KYB GR-2 shocks
-his Neuspeed Sport Springs
-front Honda Camber Adjuster with OE style rubber bushings off ebay
-and will get an all around tint, all this by next week... a nice surprise and present for my brother, coming back from Iraq this Saturday!
I'll get the lip once I save a little more!

Will post pics

Damn, good list def a good start, did you buy his whole car!? lol

Congrats on your brother coming home Any idea where he was stationed in iraq? I support the effort for my job, was just curious.

dang.. bargain boy wins the game!