Should I kimchi the Optima

Started by 12,000 RPM, June 11, 2018, 01:03:22 PM

Laconian

LED retrofit lights?

A light bar?
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CaminoRacer

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RomanChariot

Quote from: CaminoRacer on June 13, 2018, 12:16:36 PM
TWO lightbars.

I'll see your 2 and raise you a lightbar. Grill, hood and roof.

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CaminoRacer

I'd like to tint my windows but I'm not sure it's worth it on a car with 160k
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SVT_Power

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veeman

I think you should modify the Optima however you like and not wait it out till you get a more sporty car. 

The safety issue and modifying cars are related but mostly separate.  You tracked your G and crashed.  Then you felt bad for taking unnecessary risk. So you decided to get a mainstreamer car, give up tracking, and maybe get rid of the motorcycle.

  You've always really enjoyed modding your cars so I see no reason you shouldn't modify the Optima however you wish.  Why put it off? 

12,000 RPM

I think me and my bank account need a break. I was really happy with the mods on the G, but while I am OK with the Optima I don't feel the same urge to mod it. Once I get out of this hole and pay it off I already have some ideas on what the next ride will be... and that's definitely getting the treatment. I think riding stock will be a good exercise in discipline for me.
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Gotta-Qik-C7

Quote from: 12,000 RPM on June 13, 2018, 06:00:19 AM
C6 won't work with 2 kids in daycare :zzz:

Came with tint which is nice. Never had it but I think I'm gonna get it on everything going forward.

Stock stereo is OK, could use some amps to fix the balance with the new HU (long story). Besides that, tires and fixing the headlights I'm really struggling to justify any other expenditures, which is new for me. Car gets to and from work fine
Yeah! I can drive a car without (a light tint! Non of that Limo tint crap) tint. I feel naked!

Quote from: CaminoRacer on June 13, 2018, 05:46:24 PM
I'd like to tint my windows but I'm not sure it's worth it on a car with 160k
I tinted the 'Rolla and it had 280K.......

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Submariner

Get another G37S.

The new ones already look gimmicky and poorly styled.  Yours was one of the best looking sedans on the market...still is. 
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MX793

Quote from: Gotta-Qik-C6 on June 14, 2018, 05:15:55 PM
I tinted the 'Rolla and it had 280K.......


Corolla miles aren't same as normal miles.  It's like 4 Corolla miles for every normal mile in another vehicle.
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Gotta-Qik-C7

Quote from: MX793 on June 16, 2018, 10:23:49 AM
Corolla miles aren't same as normal miles.  It's like 4 Corolla miles for every normal mile in another vehicle.
LOL!! You might be right!
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Laconian

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Gotta-Qik-C7

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Laconian

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12,000 RPM

There may be a compromise. Going to see how the old wheels fit
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Onslaught

Why did you buy a car unless it was what you wanted? I know it wasn't something you had looked at for a long time because of the accident.
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12,000 RPM

I just needed a basic cheap car I could live with
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