chmercer
08-20-2006, 04:19 PM
id like to preface this thread by saying, sorry for all the questions :-\
hey guys, im looking at getting this car
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1292/11600279qu9.jpg
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/160/11600272bg3.jpg
is there anything specifically problematic i should know about these cars? its a 97 (new enough to have the side impact airbags), auto, 100k miles, touring model, according to the ad everything is in good condition, ill be looking at it tomorrow afternoon in person.
as i understand it, the car comes stock with abs and a viscous diff, and i can tell from the pics that it has seat heaters and a cd changer, power everything leather disk brakes yadda.
how is the stock stereo? id like to put some cheap coaxials in it as i am assuming the stock stuff is probably junk. do you have to do a factory amp bypass or anything?
any other things worth mentioning about these? id appriciate it
as for mods, im no stranger to modifying cars, however i have no budget for doing this one up at the moment, but id still like to do a few little things. maybe pop some of the badges off, get better window tint, wheels and a drop down the line.
id like to get some rain visors for it, on my 240 the only place to get these was at the dealer, is this the same for this car or are there any aftermarket companies that sell these?
where do all the aftermarket front grilles come from? nearly all modded qs have some kind of altered front grill.
can you get cima badges from the dealer or...? where do they come from, id really like the hood mascot if nothing else
cheapest way to drop this car? id love to do bags but i dont want to try to do it super cheap/ghetto. what kind of shocks are available that will allow for the most agressive drop without blowing out really fast? id like an agressive drop and i dont think 1" sportlines and agx or whatever will get me that. regarding lowering, how is the camber gain? im not scared of some camber, 2.5ish or somthing is cool but i dont want to be running 4+ on a commuter. additionally how is the toe curve? basically trying to figure out what kind of aftermarket adjustment im going to need to run stock toe settings and no more than 3 degrees of camber. do the stock arms have enough adjustment to handle a shock and spring drop or should i plan on getting some eccentric bolts/aftermarket arms?
what size of wheels can you run on these? are the fenders easy to roll or is it like a lexus with 1/4" inch steel quarter panels? haha. most id want to do is a roll/15mm pull type deal. camber 3 deg is cool, whats a good diameter for these cars? 19"? im not used to sizing wheels larger than 18 since on my 240 i had to keep a degree of functionality since i track it, but with this it dosent really matter if i cant get to full steering lock and shit like that. so id like to go more agressive on the diameter.
haha, i think thats it? sorry for the millions of questions
hey guys, im looking at getting this car
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1292/11600279qu9.jpg
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/160/11600272bg3.jpg
is there anything specifically problematic i should know about these cars? its a 97 (new enough to have the side impact airbags), auto, 100k miles, touring model, according to the ad everything is in good condition, ill be looking at it tomorrow afternoon in person.
as i understand it, the car comes stock with abs and a viscous diff, and i can tell from the pics that it has seat heaters and a cd changer, power everything leather disk brakes yadda.
how is the stock stereo? id like to put some cheap coaxials in it as i am assuming the stock stuff is probably junk. do you have to do a factory amp bypass or anything?
any other things worth mentioning about these? id appriciate it
as for mods, im no stranger to modifying cars, however i have no budget for doing this one up at the moment, but id still like to do a few little things. maybe pop some of the badges off, get better window tint, wheels and a drop down the line.
id like to get some rain visors for it, on my 240 the only place to get these was at the dealer, is this the same for this car or are there any aftermarket companies that sell these?
where do all the aftermarket front grilles come from? nearly all modded qs have some kind of altered front grill.
can you get cima badges from the dealer or...? where do they come from, id really like the hood mascot if nothing else
cheapest way to drop this car? id love to do bags but i dont want to try to do it super cheap/ghetto. what kind of shocks are available that will allow for the most agressive drop without blowing out really fast? id like an agressive drop and i dont think 1" sportlines and agx or whatever will get me that. regarding lowering, how is the camber gain? im not scared of some camber, 2.5ish or somthing is cool but i dont want to be running 4+ on a commuter. additionally how is the toe curve? basically trying to figure out what kind of aftermarket adjustment im going to need to run stock toe settings and no more than 3 degrees of camber. do the stock arms have enough adjustment to handle a shock and spring drop or should i plan on getting some eccentric bolts/aftermarket arms?
what size of wheels can you run on these? are the fenders easy to roll or is it like a lexus with 1/4" inch steel quarter panels? haha. most id want to do is a roll/15mm pull type deal. camber 3 deg is cool, whats a good diameter for these cars? 19"? im not used to sizing wheels larger than 18 since on my 240 i had to keep a degree of functionality since i track it, but with this it dosent really matter if i cant get to full steering lock and shit like that. so id like to go more agressive on the diameter.
haha, i think thats it? sorry for the millions of questions