What are the first things that need to be done to a "new" tc

[impulse_tC]

Can someone give me some ideas or tips on what you do or did when you first got your baby home? Settings that should get changed or things I for sure need to get for the car?

[fightinsk8ers]

you dont need to do anything to it when you get it...good things to start off with are an exhaust and lowering springs...hope this helps

[impulse_tC]

Yeah just getting a general idea what some thing folks first did when they got theres. Thanks for the info

[JylBish]

Lowering springs, wheels, and a short shifter (If you have a 5 speed)

[fightinsk8ers]

no problem man any more questions just ask! figure out what you wanna do with the car....show? or go?...no sense buying cai's and header when you wanna go turbo or s/c in the future...figure out what your plan is for the car and let us know we could help you out better..

[impulse_tC]

It would be a show I guess (But I would have to drive it all the time so nothing CRAZY DEFF)

[HyPnOtIk]

Lowering Springs and a different grille :pilot:

[Hunner]

If you're goin "show", I'd have to say that Lowering Springs, Wheels, Grille, SYSTEM, tint, maybe a body kit, paint, glow, etc. This is just a small list of things that are good for a show car. You can choose what order depending on prices. depends on what you want man.

[Firefightin_tC]

Lowering Springs, Tint...for starters. And from there it's what you are trying to accomplish.

[manjambles]

lower, intake, header, exhaust, short shifter, tint, stereo, woofers

[kris5597]

depends what are u going for performance or show or both if so i can lay down a couple of things for u to do.

[07Azuresciontc]

if its gonna be a show car i would start by thinking about a color scheme, then id go with glow, rims, tint, system, a good place to start with glow is oznium.com if you wanna drop some cash on it get it wrapped or a custom paint job

[DragongurlTC]

Change the stock Wheels and Get a OEM Carbon Fiber Hood and If anyone can get me a good deal on a door dent repair for my Passenger Side Door or if anyone has gotten into a crash and lost their car that has a passenger door for me I will pay the right price this little damage is not all that bad but I got quoted for $800.00 but it looks like it could be a $350 paint job and there is paint chipped off of it too.

Thanx

Lora

If any one Needs Wheels For their Scions and Lives In San Diego Go to Joe's Tires on Market Street. They Have just the Rims for $389.00 For all 4

[nrgwar]

it is all up to you... i would check your local chapter for the weekly meets/gtg & maybe talk to a few club members that own a tC & see there cars in person ....

the first few mods i did was a AEM cold air intake , tinted all 5 windows , lowered , DC Sport header , killer tC spipe... & i only kept a few of those mods due to the fact my car was super loud thanks to the DC Header & Spipe..


i will list a few websites to help you out also keep us all posted on what your outcome will be & if you need any info or have questions just ask ;)


http://www.bbist.com/tc1.htm
http://www.dezod.com/default.cfm
http://doctorisotope.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
http://www.ez-bakedcustomz.com/
http://www.fastscions.com/index.asp
http://www.oznium.com/
http://hopupracing.com/
http://www.vertexracing.com/default.php
http://www.itsmyscion.com/
http://www.jdmcarboy.com/
http://www.jscspeed.com/
http://www.kaminari.com/homepage.htm
http://www.killertc.com/home.php
http://www.krazykustomzonline.com/index.php
http://www.nonstoptuning.com/
http://www.promotiontuning.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?
http://www.scion.com/scionracing/
http://www.sciongeneration.com/
http://www.modifymyscion.com/
http://sciontcperformance.com/
http://www.scionpro.com/
http://www.scionvip.com/default.asp
http://www.kgsengineering.com/index.php
http://www.trdsparks.com/
http://www.viniati.com/
http://scionpro.com/main.htm



all right that should be some good stuff on those sites ;) good luck

[2dot4]

Small trick that helps - hold the SSP button on your radio and change it to xa - don't know if it works the same on the 08's, but in my 06 AND my 07, it made a world of difference when listening to the radio.

As far as what to do first...tint definitely. It's almost always overlooked as a mod, but man it cleans up the overall look of the car SOOOO much! And it's one of the cheapest - $175-ish.

The first thing I did with mine was the turbo...had the turbo installed and running before my temp tags expired. lol

[nrgwar]

Small trick that helps - hold the SSP button on your radio and change it to xa - don't know if it works the same on the 08's, but in my 06 AND my 07, it made a world of difference when listening to the radio.

As far as what to do first...tint definitely. It's almost always overlooked as a mod, but man it cleans up the overall look of the car SOOOO much! And it's one of the cheapest - $175-ish.

The first thing I did with mine was the turbo...had the turbo installed and running before my temp tags expired. lol


how the check did you get a turbo for under 1k ? i would jump all over this if i knew just how you did it...

[akscionrdr]

lets see, i got tint, hid's, led's for the runner lights and the license plate lights, obx shifter, and i just ordered some lowering springs.

[sky16]

something easy can be simple de-badging meaning take off the scion logo in the front and maybe the tC sign on the back when you do the front it gives the car a "meaner look" lol well have fun with the car

[Luc1f3r]

i drove my car off the lot and got it tinted, from there i took it home and debadged it.

within 500 miles i had, new headlights, new tail lights, fog lights, badgeless front grill, system, led swap, rims, drop, intake, exhaust, neons, strobes, and i think thats it lol.

not all of that is cheap, but not counting the rims or stereo i had less then a grand in all the others and it transformed the look of the car...

[2dot4]

how the check did you get a turbo for under 1k ? i would jump all over this if i knew just how you did it...

under $1k? who said that?

I paid $1800 for my turbo kit - all name-brand shit too.

[impulse_tC]

it is all up to you... i would check your local chapter for the weekly meets/gtg & maybe talk to a few club members that own a tC & see there cars in person ....

the first few mods i did was a AEM cold air intake , tinted all 5 windows , lowered , DC Sport header , killer tC spipe... & i only kept a few of those mods due to the fact my car was super loud thanks to the DC Header & Spipe..


i will list a few websites to help you out also keep us all posted on what your outcome will be & if you need any info or have questions just ask ;)

all right that should be some good stuff on those sites ;) good luck


OMG!!! Thanks I need to make a bookmark folder for all these

[Kosterfield]

On personal experience, if you're gonna drive a car and make it look nice, put an alarm system on it. Mine's still bone stock except for a sound system and in the last 2 weeks alone someone had ripped part of my front bumper, and today someone took a knife to every single piece of glass and most of the weather stripping. Protect your investment, put an alarm on it.

[Luc1f3r]

ahh, forgot about that, i got the 791xv with back up battery, 2 extra sirens and tint sensor within the first week.

[DaMach5]

replace your stock dome lights and parking lights with LEDs. its a quick, easy, and inexpensive mod. De-badge is easy to. If you want to spend a lil more, get the windows tinted or exhaust, those will give you a big appearance change and will keep you hooked on modifying your tC.

[xX EL HeFFe Xx]

whatever ur heart desires!!! Theres no one right or wrong thing to do first, its all a matter of opinion!!!

[HyPnOtIk]

I forgot about tint !!! Its a cheap mod and makes a tC look so much better !

[2dot4]

tint definitely. It's almost always overlooked as a mod


I forgot about tint !!!

:rofl:
case in point lol

[MariTC07]

Can someone give me some ideas or tips on what you do or did when you first got your baby home? Settings that should get changed or things I for sure need to get for the car?

first i put a system in it. nothing big but something that bumps (kicker sub)
then i got a grill insert
then i dropped the tc on hotchkis springs
then tinted the car (limo tint with front windows legal)
then i painted the head unit and ac vents (white)

next mods are headlights (including painting black housing, angel eyes, HIDs)

eventually changing the guage/ac cluster lights and getting new headliner.

[strike69]

First thing I did was....
S2000 Stubby antenna
Changed the low beam bulbs, parking light bulbs.
Mirrored the gauges.(will eventually do the led swap)
A bit after I got tint
Added some foglights
From there I got HID's,DVD player for christmas,
Recently relocated the ballast for the HID's, and bought another pair of fog lights to use.
Then the most recent thing I've done would have to be painting the stock rims, since they were so messed up form curb rash when I spun out in the rain.

[tCMetaLFReaK]

Like a lot of people, I did the stereo first, then I put in a creativecompact short throw shifter, then lowered, intake, lighting accents, tint, exhaust, wheels.

[DoubleDiamond]

Rims and tires are always nice place to start, then lower it

[unknownstyle]

Tints arent inexpensive! they are 250 for all 5 windows down here in the bayarea!1 its EXPENSIVE!~ lol

[nrgwar]

any luck yet on getting any MODS done to you tC ? if some post a image for us to see i use www.photobucket.com also good luck & i hope you have a good time with your tC

[HyPnOtIk]

Tints arent inexpensive! they are 250 for all 5 windows down here in the bayarea!1 its EXPENSIVE!~ lol

LOL its $180 for all 5 windows down here in SoCal .

That price includes :

-Tint (any shade from light up to limo)
-Labor
-Lifetime warranty
-If you get a ticket go to the shop and show them and removal of front window tint is free