Member Profile - KelvinTaylor88

[KelvinTaylor88]

This is my much beloved first car - a 2006 Urban Grey Metallic Pre-facelift 3.0R Spec-B Sedan!

Performance

- Kido Tune
- Raptor Headers
- 3rd Cat Delete
- K2 Gear Mid and Y Pipe
- Custom 2.25" Mid and Y Pipe with Hot Dog Resonator
- HKS ES Premium Ti Limited Mufflers

Wheels / Tyres

- Work Emotion CR2P 18 x 9.5 +38
- Yokohama AD08R 235/40/18 Tyres
- Genuine Work Centre Caps
- Chrome McGard SplineDrive/Lock Nuts
- Muteki Neochrome Lug Nuts with Locks
- Advan Connoisseur 151c Silver 19 x 8.5 +50
- Rays Gram Lights 57 Pro Silver w/ Limited Edition Titanium Lip 18 x 8 +48
- Work 11R White 18 x 8.5 +47
- Enkei RS05 Shadow Black Chrome 18 x 8 +38
- Advan RZII Black w/ Silver Ring 18 x 8 +48
- Advan Kreutzer Xi Silver 18 x 8 +35
- Rays Volk CE28N Bronze 17 x 7.5 +50
- Advan Connoisseur 151c Silver 18 x 8 +38
- Enkei NT03-M Silver 18 x 9.5 +40
- Work CR Kiwamis White 18 x 9.5 +38
- Rays 57 Maximum Black w/ Red Racing Ring 18 x 8.5 +45
- Rays Gram Lights 57 Pro Black w/ Limited Edition Titanium Lip 18 x 8 +40
- Enkei RS05RR Matte Gunmetal 18 x 8.5 +42

Suspension / Brakes

- K sport Struts and bags (Have been rebuilt and all bolts on bags replaced with hi tensile bolts)
- Custom Tank
- Viair 480c Compressor
- Slam Specialties controller
- Regis Valves and billet manifold
- Shockworks Coilovers
- Sti Pink Springs
- Whiteline KTA124 Control Arms
- Whiteline KCA399 Rear Control Arm Bushes
- Whiteline KCA414 Camber Bolts
- DBA T2 discs
- A1RM brake pads

Exterior

- JDM Spec B Front Bar w/ JDM Foglights
- Corazon Grille
- JDM Sti Front Lip
- Zerosports Front Lip
- JDM STI Front Lip
- OEM Skirt Lip Extension
- Deltaspeed Side Skirt Extensions
- CTI Rear Diffuser
- Rear OEM Spats
- STI Bootlid Spoiler
- OEM Slimline Weathershields
- All Guards Rolled and Pulled
- 35% Charcoal Tint
- Club Liberty Sticker

Interior

- DAMD D Shape Steering Wheel w/ Red Stitching
- Anycar link 1080D AUX/Bluetooth kit
- Kicker 10C84 8" Subwoofer
- Dynamat Sound Damping Sheets

Lighting

- K2 Gear Eyelids
- Custom Blackened Headlight
- CCFL Halos
- 6000k HID Low Beams
- Matching LED Parkers and Indicators
- LED Reverse Lights
- LED Number Plate Lights
- LED Interior and Door Sill
- Tail-light tint wrap

Future Mods

- Brembos?
- Painted calipers Gloss Black or Metallic Silver
- Roof Spoiler
- More Wheels. Always. (See Page 13, this plan definitely came true )

Being my first car and being on a student budget I am not planning at this stage to do anything crazy when it comes to modding but rather a few things here and there, mostly cosmetic, to get the car looking and feeling the way I want.

(Wrote this when I first created this build thread, keeping it for the hilarious message that I was not planning on dropping $$$ on this car )

Any comments or suggestions on my car are more than welcome!

Before


(First photo I ever took right after bringing her home)

Rainbow





Current

[bigBADbenny]

Nice one: awesome 1st ride

[KelvinTaylor88]

Nice one: awesome 1st ride

Thanks mate, love that wagon of yours!

[KelvinTaylor88]

UPDATE
Tint wrap finally arrive this week and has been installed.
Love the effect, not ridiculously dark but still is a nice personal touch that makes the car look more aggressive!



Also purchased a genuine STI front lip from the forums (thanks jay.ritchie!)
Installed with some extra tech screws and it's a great fit - really sets off the front of the car!

[KelvinTaylor88]

UPDATE

Some goodies have finally arrived!



Got the email notification from Import Monster that my STI pink springs had arrived the same day I picked up some spring compressors! Very excited to get these installed into the car over the weekend (hopefully)!
Update/impressions(everyone already knows about these obviously!)/pics once they are installed in the car.

I also received some club liberty stickers, so if you see me around Melbourne now, give me a shout!
Any ideas on where to put the sticker will be appreciated! (I was thinking bottom of the back window)

Lastly plans for the near future are 35% Charcoal tint all round (have this booked in with Rob over in Ringwood next Friday), fixing up or removing the tail light tint that has started to bubble, and hopefully some new rims in the summer!

[KelvinTaylor88]

Springs are in!

After a day of swearing with a few issues during install, I finally got my sti pinks in!
Really love how the car sits now, the 18s now fill the wheel arches nicely and the front lip clears my steep driveway entry by a couple of millimetres.
Got a wheel alignment afterwards and the ride on the way home felt much firmer and nicer.
Here's how the car sits now:



Unfortunately I have not been able to drive the car at all since the install and alignment due to a bad fall on bike that has required realignment surgery on a broken elbow.
Because of my current predicament I had to cancel my tinting with Rob tomorrow but will be rebooking with him once I'm healed.
Apart from that still browsing for some new 18s in Matte Black most likely, suggestions welcome!

[KelvinTaylor88]

First post updated with better pictures

So while I've been stuck inside on copious amounts of antibiotics waiting for surgery I've been looking at new rims.
Looking for something that'll give the car a nice aggressive look with the incoming dark tint and front lip.
Here's what I've come up - feedback encouraged!

1. Advan RS II 18x8 +48 $2400


2. Enkei RS05RR 18x8.5 +42 $2000


3. Work Emotion XT7 18x8.5 +46 $1500


4. Volk G25 18x8 +45 $2700m (Probably out of the price range)


Other rim (similar designs preferably) suggestions are welcome.

[jslayz]

Mmmm tasty RSII Advans!

[KelvinTaylor88]

Mmmm tasty RSII Advans!

Yeahh they are my favourites atm which is why they're option number 1
Have to say your G25s look sick mate!

[Mosti]

I want the RS05RR's for my lib but unfortunately the concave look I like starts at 9.5" wide.

[KelvinTaylor88]

I want the RS05RR's for my lib but unfortunately the concave look I like starts at 9.5" wide.

Yeah I noticed that too! Deeper concave is only on crazy aggressive sizes.
Not even sure 8x8.5 +42 would fit without guard rolling.

[bigBADbenny]

Import monster have some nice concave 18s in your price range atm

[cruisn]

I have ADVAN RS. Mad looking rim and you get concave even in the lower widths/offsets. They look better with centre caps also.

[KelvinTaylor88]

Import monster have some nice concave 18s in your price range atm

Is that the 18s in matte black you're talking about?
Not too sure about the colour and I can get RSIIs for not much more but I'm definitely considering it.
Do you think their price is negotiable?

I have ADVAN RS. Mad looking rim and you get concave even in the lower widths/offsets. They look better with centre caps also.

Got any pictures Mark?
Definitely will be getting centre caps, the RSIIs definitely look like the front runners.

Input from anyone on the following would also helpful:

8 vs 8.5? (I have fresh 215s...)

Hyper black vs Semi gloss black? (Learning towards hyper because I think SG is too dark and detail is lost)

[vertix]

I actually just picked up a set of Advan RS's 18x8 +45

Same colour as the ones listed above + with centre caps. Sitting in my lounge room at the moment, just waiting on lug nuts before chucking them on. If you want some pics or anything let me know