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Old 04-11-2006, 09:46 PM   #1 (permalink)
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4th Generation Cheap/Free mods

Wanting to make a list of some cheap/free mods you can do to the Gen 4 Camry's.

What I have so far on my list:
Removing green sleeve on bulbs on dash to make orange
LED change for A/C unit
Exhaust tip
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Old 04-11-2006, 09:54 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Cheap=bad (most times)
Free-nothing is free!
You get what you paid for
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Old 04-11-2006, 09:56 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Remove pinstriping, remover emblems, remove mudguards, that alone cleans up the look a lot. Cut out front upper grille, drill holes in bottom of air box...
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Old 04-11-2006, 10:12 PM   #4 (permalink)
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hmm you are not going to get anywhere with the mind set of "free/cheap mods"
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Old 04-12-2006, 07:52 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Remove pinstriping, remover emblems, remove mudguards, that alone cleans up the look a lot. Cut out front upper grille, drill holes in bottom of air box...
what does driling holes in your air box do? im only new to the toyota scene so i dont know what does what.
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Old 04-12-2006, 08:11 AM   #6 (permalink)
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DONT drill holes in the airbox
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Old 04-12-2006, 08:29 AM   #7 (permalink)
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drill holes in your tire, you'll gain a few human.....I mean horsepower.
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Old 04-12-2006, 08:48 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Probably the cheapest performance mod is an intake. Thats the first one i did. But for other cosmetic mods. LED lights in the gauge cluster, dome lights, etc. Also you can do a search for things on this forum. You can do a lot of things. Headunit change, get some Luks/Silverstar headlights for a whiter, cooler look. like people said, emblems help a lot in the rear. I took off my rear embelms so its just the toyota symbol and man does it look a lot cleaner! Since i had the gold emblems i also painted them.

There are a ton of thigns you can do. Just use your imagination, some mechanical knowhow and some time!
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You can weld on a muffler, slap an ebay intake, CHANGE the bulbe behind the gauges and get LED, not colored buls (trust me, ive done it 3 times before i went LED), and maybe paint a bit. Only paint with the correct paint, don't just take off parts and spray, trust me agen. You have to properly prepare what your gonna spray. You could remove/add pinstriping aswell to put a bit of style on the outside. All that and detailing a car can make it look that much better.
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Originally Posted by caveman017
Wanting to make a list of some cheap/free mods you can do to the Gen 4 Camry's.

What I have so far on my list:
Removing green sleeve on bulbs on dash to make orange
LED change for A/C unit
Exhaust tip
Oh c'mon... Camry's deserve decent mods.... If you have your mind set on cheap/free, you'll end up killing the poor car.....

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Cheap=bad (most times)
Free-nothing is free!
You get what you paid for
He's absolutely right...
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Old 04-12-2006, 12:54 PM   #11 (permalink)
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go on a diet and lose some weight, and don't let fat chicks sit in your car- then your car will be faster
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go on a diet and lose some weight, and don't let fat chicks sit in your car- then your car will be faster

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just want to know, is it a cheap/free mod things, it is for show or for go? make a different
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Old 04-12-2006, 05:33 PM   #14 (permalink)
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go on a diet and lose some weight, and don't let fat chicks sit in your car- then your car will be faster
It worked for me, gained 20HP so I put a Weight Watchers Racing Crew sticker on my bumper.
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yea i agree with eye8pussies, you need to go on a diet and maybe lighten up the load of the car and you will go faster
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