new chick just want to intro myself. HI ALL

Joey1987 · Post by **Joey1987** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:09 pm

Hey there

just joind the site the other day.

heven't had much of a chance to have a look arround yet. hopefully i will learn stuff about my car. just don't want to be one of them chicks who has a nice car but knows jack sh*t bout it! lol

i have a 1996 GPX silver/grey FTO i love her so much. just want to get some ideas on how to make it stand out a bit more. i would love to paint her but it's just a tad expensive (like $5000 ive been quoted) thinking i might just concerntrate on paying it off first!

boarsai · Post by **boarsai** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:19 pm

Paint her? Why? Silver is hawt

WTTC (welcome to the club).

Joey1987 · Post by **Joey1987** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:22 pm

just wanted a col dat stands out more. not sayin i don't like it but.

it's all standard. what do you think the cheepest thing to do to make her stand out is?

Post by **dstocks** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:52 pm

bodykit.

But then that would cost a fair bit as well

Welcone aboard btw

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:01 pm

mm a common bodykit like VS isnt too expensive, wouldnt even cost $1000 imo

yea silver is not so bad but i think it's the most common for a fto, well i just seem to see silver ones a lot more than any other colour, but anyway yea a paintjob is a bit too expensive

Joey1987 · Post by **Joey1987** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:18 pm

where's the best place to get them from? i live in Brisbane.

i'm just new to the whole car scene so want to know the best places to get stuff from. i have been to the Pannel House before (ova the south side) but they are really jsut a wreckers.

if i could get one for under $1000 TOTAL i will. but do i have to get it painted as well on top of that price?

glamorous · Post by **glamorous** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:22 pm

the only thing with VS bodykits is that almost every single one i have seen has their front kit stuffed up. its too low and they break off or dent or something, iv alwasy seen the front kit stuffed. altho it may be cheaper i wudnt go for it. 1stly alota pple have it, &2ndly the breaking problem. thats just my suggestion though. WTTC!

jakey106 · Post by **jakey106** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:30 pm

Welcome to the club

robsta · Post by **robsta** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:00 pm

Joey1987 wrote:where's the best place to get them from? i live in Brisbane.

i'm just new to the whole car scene so want to know the best places to get stuff from. i have been to the Pannel House before (ova the south side) but they are really jsut a wreckers.

if i could get one for under $1000 TOTAL i will. but do i have to get it painted as well on top of that price?

DMD Image in Coopers Plains give them a call 3344 1818
probably cost $2000 to get it painted and fitted through them.

Post by **dstocks** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:13 pm

Yep, you people in the Brisbane area have the best at your doorstep in DMD.

Not a fan of Veilside myself. Much prefer the Bozz, D Cuatro or Factory T front and maybe D Cuatro side skirts. Look around and find out the one that you like best. The link below pretty much covers all the options. Having said that, some are not available within Australia.

http://www.completefto.com.au/FTO_showcontent.asp?hid=209

Have fun!

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:18 pm

Hey Welcome to the Club!
Yeah DMD is the onyl place to go. The quality is well known.
They're not too expensive but theyre not cheap either..
Good luck... Theres a heap of things you can do to an FTO. And this site is probably the best place to find out about them.

-Sam

boarsai · Post by **boarsai** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:38 pm

http://www.ebridge.com.au/dmdtheimage/

FYI.

Their domain (http://www.dmdimage.com/) doesn't appear to work however, maybe they stopped paying their hosting fees?

Heck half the site doesn't load.

boarsai · Post by **boarsai** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:45 pm

Heh just found a picture of my car on their semi-working site (the work on it was done at DMD)

and some others they've done:

AND FOR sh*ts AND GIGGLES I'VE INCLUDED THIS ONE ( YES THAT REQUIRED CAPS )

Joey1987 · Post by **Joey1987** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:55 pm

they look good hey.

how do you guys afford to do all this stuff to ya cars but. i can really only dream about it.

my baby is in at the Mechanic at the moment. she keeps having all these problems. it's costing me a fortune jsut to keep her running at the moment!

can't wait for it to all be fixed so i can start spending money on the fun stuff!!!

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:58 pm

What problems are you having?
And you should search in General Section for the list i made a while ago of all my expenses...

Really adds up..
But basically I work and work and spend it on the car... Plus still have 15,500 left on my loan.

Check your PMs to by the way (Left hand side of page)

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:12 pm

ROFLMFAO @ THE EXCEL!!!!

ahbahahah the funny thing was i've actually seen a white excel like that in real, and he had gauges and a exaust n everything, and when my car got rear ended and i was driving around in the little manual excel, i "raced" this white auto excel with the exact same body kit just for a laugh (while we were both stepping on it, people driving normally were driving faster than us, goddam excels r such a joke), and his car had no engine mods at all, just the body kit n a exhaust n gauges all over his dash =P

boarsai · Post by **boarsai** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:22 pm

I saw an excel like that with a massive turbo (IIRC) at a carshow once.

Some young kid there (think it was the owner) looked proud as punch of his little baby. Each to their own and all... but I couldn't help but laugh a little.

hahaha check the bad photoshop on the numberplate... you can still read it

As for affording the modifications... I didn't. They were already done when I bought the car, thank god.

However in order of preference I would do the following:

Get decent stereo... including sub if you're so inclined or the type of music you listen to demands it.
Remove rear wing (if you don't like wings).
Remove FTO branding in arse of boot.
Remove key hole on boot.
Tint windows, if not already tinted.
Get Body Kit.
Get mags.
Lower car to acceptable height (dependant on your lifestyle/driveway!)

I haven't done anything to the engine, nor had any of the previous owners... I think I've decided against doing so... don't really need a race car. Fuel economy rules with the amount of milage I do... frankly I don't want to piss away my wages on petrol when there are far more enjoyable things to do with it.

Sparhawk · Post by **Sparhawk** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:24 pm

WTTC Joey

Dont get it painted. Silver is an awesome colour.

phantom · Post by **phantom** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:33 pm

wttc

you can personalise your car by: lowering it thats cheap enough.

sound system
mags
wider tyres: find out whats suitable
exhaust system

these are little extras that make your car stand out.

Joey1987 · Post by **Joey1987** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:14 pm

I already have a sound system.so that's done. but i do have a question about it.

How do you get ya boot to stop ratteling? i cant hear it from the inside of my car but when i'm outa the car with the stez on it definatly rattles. it's so anoying.

I would like to lower my car, but, im thinking that down the track i would like to get a body kit so if i lower it then does it make it harder to get a body kit/drive with one on becuase it will be low?

I never thought about getting wider tyers, i have looked at wheels but never thought about getting wider ones. But that's another one of those expensive down the track things.

With a exhaust system, i have heard a few FTO's with those cannon thingys and they just sound like crap. duno if it just depends on how they are installed etc and what type of FTO they are. The couple that i have heard may have been 4pots and that's why they sound the way the do. I dunno?

I have thought about getting a exhust but i like the way the have the two tips at the back anyway. so it doesn't really bother me. i think i would rather spend my money on a body kit!

FTO AUSTRALIA

new chick just want to intro myself. HI ALL

new chick just want to intro myself. HI ALL

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