Where did you start?

01SE · Post by **01SE** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:37 pm

I have a 2001 Neon SE, completely stock, bone stock.
I was wondering where everyone else started when they began to mod the exterior of there car.

dieseldak · Post by **dieseldak** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:47 pm

2001 R/T with a smashed drivers fender and door, and blown motor.

My exterior mods were replace the door and fender........and thats it.

There are however ALOT of things done under the hood and interior......they way it should be.

akirony · Post by **akirony** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:00 pm

silver 03 neon sxt, it came with a dual tip r/t muffler and srt "17"s. My first exterior mod was a black srt hood then I cut out the middle gills in the front bumper.

I'm gonna get r/t sideskirts, mopar rear lip coupled with a BC front bumper then lower it on megans springs

C1DoG · Post by **C1DoG** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:20 pm

Black 03 SXT... I started with wheels and tires. I didn't like the look of the stock ones.

01SE · Post by **01SE** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:22 pm

I was going to start with getting the SRT spoiler (duh), unless anyone else has any other good spoiler options. I was also going to go with black with chrome rims. Haven't quite decided which ones I am going with yet though.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:23 pm

Wheels, tires and tint are where I started.

gtxtreme19 · Post by **gtxtreme19** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:09 pm

Satart with the cheap stuff, remove the side moldings, lower the car, window tint. Then pick a body kit or lip kit you like and go to town you'll already have a good start to go from

01SE · Post by **01SE** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:10 pm

Sounds like a pretty good idea.

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:31 pm

01SE wrote:I was going to start with getting the SRT spoiler (duh), unless anyone else has any other good spoiler options. I was also going to go with black with chrome rims. Haven't quite decided which ones I am going with yet though.

no spoiler or a pvo

lowering and wheels is where i always start

01SE · Post by **01SE** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:33 pm

whats a PVO if you don't mind me asking.

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:42 pm

its i style of spoiler, kinda hard to find if u search on here you can find plenty of pics. also forgot about the hammerhead spoiler check that one out too

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:57 pm

PVO: http://www.carbonbydesign.com/proddetai ... t4_wingPVO

DroopDaddy408 · Post by **DroopDaddy408** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:36 pm

02 SXT,
1st Tint windows
2nd Bought 205/55's for the snowflakes for a wider stance
3rd Rattled canned my snowflakes cuz I like 'em
4th Tinted tails, 3rd brake light and front turns
5th Lowered the car with Eibach Sportlines and Tokico Blues
6th Put SRT rear section
7th MPX Black Projectors with 8ks hid's

Keeping it on the exterior topic, that's pretty much what I've done so far. But now I think after working on the suspension and under the hood for a bit, I need to upgrade my overall exterior. Some carbon fiber, a suddle bodykit, and a refresher paintjob.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:49 pm

wheels/tires, lowering, tint, exhaust ( my first neon). if i could do it again, i would lower first

iThane · Post by **iThane** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:00 am

gtxtreme19 wrote:Satart with the cheap stuff, remove the side moldings, lower the car, window tint.

this.

side moldings was probably the smarting thing i did with my neon, and
everyone for some reason thought i got new rims after i tinted my windows.

Jenni · Post by **Jenni** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:17 am

different rims and lowering makes a lot and does not cost that much.

01SE · Post by **01SE** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:30 am

In the long run, it would be more expensive to get a CF PVO spoiler, because I would have to get CF trunk to match.
I like the ideas of rims and lowering, and was thinking of going to tire rack to get my wheels and tires, unless someone knows a better site. Also, what is a good size wheel when it comes to putting rims on and lowering?

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:20 am

With the 04 SRT: Wheels/tires, CF hood (long gone), HIDs, lowering springs, eyelids, window tint followed by the paint job and everything else thereafter.

With the 04 SXT: lowered, window tint, lip kit, painted wheels, eyelids, retrofit, tinted tails, all within a couple of months.

I would stick with a 15" or 16" rim since on the stock Neon suspension the strut perch doesn't allow for large tires with the 17" and above rims. The largest I would go would be a 17".

iThane · Post by **iThane** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:39 am

LilSparkPlug wrote:The largest I would go would be a 17".

i Win!

Jenni wrote:different rims and lowering makes a lot and does not cost that much.

agreed.

i payed ~$800 for my wheel/tire set up, and i wish i would have
lowered my car before i started doing other things. ~$200 for
lowering springs?

01SE · Post by **01SE** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:07 am

Any recommendations on good lowering springs?

DroopDaddy408 · Post by **DroopDaddy408** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:58 am

^^Whoa...you just opened up a whole new door. It depends what kinda drop you want. A slight drop or a low drop. Some good brands are Tein, Eibach, H&R, etc. I chose Eibach Sportlines for a low drop but upgraded my struts with tokicos. Factory struts cant handle the stress of upgraded springs for too long so upgrading them at the same time is a good idea, kinda expensive all together, but good.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:02 pm

i love my k-sport springs they're a mid drop and work well with the forementioned tokico struts

01SE · Post by **01SE** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:23 pm

I don't want a low low low drop, but i want it to be lower. if i would but 16's on my car, possibly 17's, what would a good drop be?

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:34 pm

if you dont want to go low low, i would say a eiback prokit, about a 1.5 inch drop.

mine started bone stock, went with a mopar lip kit, front honda lip molded, headlight converstion, suby inspired hood, duel exhaust, and bbs 16 inch wheels.

01SE · Post by **01SE** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:35 pm

How far down would 1.5 be? I don't want my fenders overlapping my tire, looking like a low rider.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:39 pm

1.5". Measure where your wheel well is to the ground now, then count down 1.5" and that is where it will sit.

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:50 pm

01SE wrote:How far down would 1.5 be?

Danteneon wrote:1.5".

Post 18 in your "Some Exterior Options" thread is close to 1.5".

01SE · Post by **01SE** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:53 pm

Thank you, thats exactly the lowness i wanted.

zhneon · Post by **zhneon** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:15 pm

Mpx headlights, then lip kit. If I could start over I would agree with everyone else. Lower it first (I still have to do this) and then maybe a newer front end conversion or lip kit, etc.