my junk neon!!

[cbjones26]

well this is what it looks like rt now! im hoping i can get some money saved up so i can do some mods to it! what are some small cheap things i can start with to make this car look better!

[bstc00]

lower it and put some rims on it

[cbjones26]

i dont wanna lower it the roads in northern ny suck ass. id bottom out. what size rims should i go with?

[Paul56]

well this is what it looks like rt now! im hoping i can get some money saved up so i can do some mods to it! what are some small cheap things i can start with to make this car look better!

Forget about rims for now. There is more basic work that needs to be done:

-Clean up the mess of red wires in the upper right hand area of the engine bay... and that green wire over on the left.

-Do a general cleanup of the engine bay. It doesn't need to be spotless for a daily driver, but could be cleaner than it is now.

-The rad supports and some of the other rusty parts... clean them up and paint them mat black.

-Black paint coming off the wiper arms. Either paint that section mat black or get new arms that are not corroded.

-Get rid of the add-on fogs in the front bumper and replace with original equipment fogs or the delete panels.

-Fix the rust spot on the left side front of the hood.

[NiteHawk]

yep, paul said it best...

[TheRandom1]

what are some small cheap things i can start with to make this car look better!

A car wash...

[MyNeonSaysHi]

Wash it.

[flhmfd]

sell it.

[cbjones26]

y sell it.? its not really esthetically(how ever you spell it) pleasing but it runs good! as for the red wires that i was gonna do there was a amp hook up in this car i don't have a system an I am not planning on getting one! some of the red wires though are from the fuse box to the battery!

[LilSparkPlug]

Yeah definitely clean her up first and I agree with everything Paul said. Pick up some new wiper arm extensions off a junkyard. They should be cheap enough, or paint those. Clean her up and take some better pictures

[supertrick_05]

Oh boy...she's a bit filthy. Clean her up good and the show us what you got afterwards

[cbjones26]

wanna know what is bad about this.. this is the first car i have had that i didnt wash 22-3 times a week! i use to be an auto detailer an u cant tell from this car :/ will do the next nice day ill get her all cleaned up an what not an better pics to come!

[TheRandom1]

The only bad thing I see is that it's very dirty. I like the color, and it looks like it's in good shape, aside from the rust on the hood.

I say a good wash/wax detail, and more pics, and you're good to go for now.

I'd also debadge it, and shave the side mouldings while you're at it too... just a personal thing though.

[cbjones26]

i want diff rims. but ill wait bc it almost winter.. im gonna use these as winter rims.. so next spring ill get some new one! ya its in good shape. not bad for $1500 cash an a 96 intrepid that was in ex. shape other then i blew the motor in it! my car has 157*** miles an it runs like its new!

[TheRandom1]

Nice, good deal then! As far as rims, man there are so many options out there, you can get anything... what type were you looking for?

You mentioned not wanting to lower it because of the roads, so I imagine you wouldn't want to go any larger than a 16 so you could keep a 50 series, I assume?

[cbjones26]

ya nothing bigger then a 16 idk what type. im not into chrome and what not i was thinking some black rims but i cant find any that i like..

[TheRandom1]

I've seen some nice ones on Caravans and such that are interesting, and you could probably get those for dirt cheap at a junkyard...?

That's what I did (essentially) when I got my PT Cruiser wheels a few years ago, was a good deal and they look good.

[cbjones26]

will 16 even fit on my car with out rubbing? stock came with 185/60/14, the ones i have on it rt now are 195/70/14


what ya think of these


http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1260 ... me=Painted

[TheRandom1]

You have the same struts and all as I do (unless I'm mistaken) so you can run a 16 with a 50 series no problem. I'm running a 205/50 16 on PT Cruiser wheels without any rubbing ,except at full lock on the front end, it's rubbing the sway bar or something, but I'm also lowered a bit, so that could make a difference.

edit: Those wheels aren't bad, but I'm not a fan of wheels with that many spokes, personally.

[Fuzzyneon]

do all maintanence you need to clean it up and fix everything before you mod it or buy upgrades as replacements.

[cbjones26]

other then oil change
tranny oil an filter change
changed both rt/left lca bushings
air filter change
new from an rear brakes
new cat converter (not installed yet) have to get a new header bc the cat converter in the header is bad !! so im gonna wait an change both at same time
new plugs as of 6 months ago

what maintenance should be done?

[TheRandom1]

As far as cheap appearance mods, I'd also go with some smoked sidemarkers and projector headlights!

[sidepipe87]

agree with all them.... wash it, wax it, take care of the rusty hood, lose those ghetto fog lights, and those 14" Plymouth Acclaim wheels look REALLY out of place on there.

[cbjones26]

that was what was on it when i got it..!!

[sidepipe87]

...That's fine... but you ASKED what to do, and I suggested they look silly, that's all!

[cbjones26]

o trust me i know that.lol.. thats why i wanna get new rims but didnt know what to get!

[sidepipe87]

haha, you want my 7 spokes in my sig, or better yet a set of srt-4s i have....$250

[cbjones26]

will 17's fit with out scrubbing ! idk if there is anything diff with a 00 plymouth an a srt4 (rim size for clearance that is)

[TheRandom1]

They'll fit but you can't use anything bigger than a 40 or possibly a 45 series tire, which may or may not be OK with your roads.

[cbjones26]

well the last car i had that had 17's was a 06 roush zx3 with 225 45 zr17 ( i think it was a 225 that is) anyways they where ok for the roads but sucked ass in the snow! ill prolly keep the shit rims i got for the winter ..