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Matrix//Chick · Post by **Matrix//Chick** » 21 Jul 2004, 18:31

About how expensive?

I found the 2 I saw in SuperStreet:

ExtremeDimensions Evo 5:

Complete Kit: $1,199.00 Retail/ ED's price: $849

ExtremeDImensions Type Buddy:

Complete Kit: $1,025/ ED's Price: $849

Now that I see the Evo kit in a bigger pic....it looks not too bad actually.

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 21 Jul 2004, 18:53

The custom kits can literally cost anything, it all depends on what you have designed.

The evo kit doesnt look too bad, but because of those lights, Id choose the other kit. (or id simply use mesh instead of those lights).

The car has some ek civic style lines at the front end, it may be possible to adapt some civic bodykits for it. Ill keep looking into it anyway.

Matrix//Chick · Post by **Matrix//Chick** » 21 Jul 2004, 19:05

Grez~Supra_RZ-S wrote:The custom kits can literally cost anything, it all depends on what you have designed.

The evo kit doesnt look too bad, but because of those lights, Id choose the other kit. (or id simply use mesh instead of those lights).

The car has some ek civic style lines at the front end, it may be possible to adapt some civic bodykits for it. Ill keep looking into it anyway.

Yeah, I'm not to fond of the fog lights. But they are optional. A mesh wouldn't look too bad now that you mention it.

Post by **TheStig** » 22 Jul 2004, 01:42

the Evo kit doesn't look to bad... get some good replacement for those lights and foila!

a cool Matrix

still a strange Toyota it's only sold in north America..
but still nice... like a small corrola Hatch

Matrix//Chick · Post by **Matrix//Chick** » 22 Jul 2004, 01:51

Yeah, because it's based on a Corolla.

Post by **TheStig** » 22 Jul 2004, 01:59

Ive just seen it on the US toytota site, before I only seen a spionage pic and and later some real pics.

Pretty nice car. like the interior (looks like the corolla Verso (european version of a corolla MPV)
btw I think with a good body and a lowering set... it can look pretty stunning

Matrix//Chick · Post by **Matrix//Chick** » 22 Jul 2004, 02:48

It has a twin too! The Pontiac Vibe. It dosn't look as good outside, but it's the same inside. The '05 Matrix has got a face lift and it look sooooo ugly now. Glad I got mine in '03.

Nitrokitty · Post by **Nitrokitty** » 22 Jul 2004, 06:48

OKIES! Here's what I've done so far with my Focus:

Vortech Supercharger "Tuner" kit

Alpine IVA-D300 DVD/CD/MP3/WMA Receiver/Mobile Multimedia Station

Alpine SPR-574A 5" x 7" Type-R Coaxial 2-Way Speaker

Alpine MRP-M350 1 Channel V-Power Class-D Mono Amplifier

Alpine SBR-102CR 10" Compound Reflex Subwoofer Box 2ohm

18x8 Enkei Phalenx (custom painted black)

Pirelli P7000 tires

R34 Skyline style bodykit (Thanks, Grez!)

APC Altezza lights (replaced turn signals with blue leds)

Custom mesh upper grille (Shop guys custom made, looks pretty much like that, but for the top grill)

Whatcha think? Am I doing good for an automatic? ^^

MikeFarrar · Post by **MikeFarrar** » 22 Jul 2004, 08:44

Hey Kitty have u installed an exhaust system yet? I bet ur startin to get some looks from ppl when u cross them in dat hotted up focus

The finished product is gonna look really good

~Mike

ed'dy · Post by **ed'dy** » 22 Jul 2004, 10:37

Ye, it's gonna look real nice

Nitrokitty · Post by **Nitrokitty** » 22 Jul 2004, 10:53

Not yet. I'm still looking into exhaust and suspension packages with the guys at the shop.

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 22 Jul 2004, 13:43

Very nice Kitty

Love the wheels

When you get the exhaust, get an induction kit too, it will make it sound about 400% louder.

Nice to see youve gone with the vortech supercharger, a lot of the Mustang boys rave on about vortech, so I hear good things

Nitrokitty · Post by **Nitrokitty** » 22 Jul 2004, 14:41

It was the shop guys' idea. They said Vortech does wonders for the SVT Mustangs, so why not get a scaled-down one for a Focus? ^^

I'm in Albany dealing with some stuff, but in a day or so I should be home and I can get all this stuff installed. Thanks for the induction tip, Grez. Will do. ^^

Matrix//Chick · Post by **Matrix//Chick** » 22 Jul 2004, 15:07

Nice set up kitty.Gonna rock some socks when it's all installed.

Post by **TheStig** » 23 Jul 2004, 06:17

which brand make aftermarket exhausts for the Focus?
Till now I did not find any from the larger brands.. but I might have overlooked it

well Kitty after you fitted the performance parts DYNo it!

and tell us what it did

Nitrokitty · Post by **Nitrokitty** » 23 Jul 2004, 08:08

Will do. ^^

UrQuattro · Post by **UrQuattro** » 23 Jul 2004, 12:22

If I were youzz, I would try to get the RS Focus and that's it... That car looks the 'Sh*t'!

And no need to spend money on aftermarket extras. Especially that the powerful focus already has one of the best Chassis in it's class and is generally a car that' right up there with Golf R32 and Alfa 147 GTA.

Drewb99 · Post by **Drewb99** » 23 Jul 2004, 21:19

The Focus RS isn't sold stateside. Best we got is the SVT focus.

Post by **TheStig** » 23 Jul 2004, 21:38

Lucky Europeans

JD · Post by JD » 24 Jul 2004, 00:41

I've been away for a few weeks so I just saw this topic.
Anyway, I'll be getting Opel Tigra in spring next year, so I'll be glad to see a piece of advice of what mods to get and stuff.
As of now all I know for sure is that I'm going to get a rear spoiler like the one on this pic, I really like how it looks.

So any advices on body kit, rims, etc?
Just for the record, I'll get the car from Germany.

Post by **TheStig** » 24 Jul 2004, 00:51

sure we try to seek and advise stuff for you

as long as you don't wan't that color...

JD · Post by JD » 24 Jul 2004, 01:19

Hell no I hate that color. I only love the spoiler..

I'll be looking for a light blue one, or black.

Post by **TheStig** » 24 Jul 2004, 01:57

well I'm already looking for stuff.

only Visual or also a bit performance?

this one has the right spoiler and is light blue

still looking for stuff but hard to find....
what style do you want?

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 24 Jul 2004, 03:46

I've got to say that I really don't like that spoiler, just because it's sharp looking and it doesn't fit the round edges from the Tigra.

And impressive stuff you've got there NitroKitty.

BTW, try Remus or Sebring. They are like the most popular brands for exhausts.

My brother's Carisma.

I don't really like the rear bumper, cuz the diffuser is kinda too small. The spoiler will get replaced by a typical rally spoiler, WRX look. Well.. If it fits.

The parts are custom, cuz there are no aftermarket parts for the Carisma, except for the eyebrows.

The sideskirts are made to look like it's one with the car. And no, it's not painted white. It's primer, so it still has to be painted.

Next step, the engine.

My brother is going to ask if the newer diesel engine from the latest model Carisma fits in the older model. If it does, hooray, cuz it's a damned 3 seconds faster in the 0-60 sprint. If it fits, we are going to do a transplant, and then do the camshafts. If it doesn't fit, we are going to do the camshafts from the current engine.

He told me he saw a Carisma with the improved engine. It was doing a sprint, and my brother too. He could barely keep up, the distance got greater and greater. Normally, the distance would be enourmous, but he tuned the engine already with little bits, like a Pipercross Viperkit.

Nitrokitty · Post by **Nitrokitty** » 24 Jul 2004, 05:31

Carisma looks like a European counterpart to the Galant. Kinda like US has the Eagle Talon (Mitsubishi Eclipse)