Member: Antony
Car: 2008 Heritage Luxury
ODO when bought: 55,000km - May 2013
Engine/Trans: 2.5i, 4sp Auto
Began hunting for manual, as last car was auto. Also wanted a 4cyl, as I'd had a 3.8lt VT Commodore for 7 years and fuel ain't getting cheaper. I searched for months.. Manual 4's were hard to find around Brisbane, in the condition, age, and price I was chasing. Ended up finding this one for a good price, with great k's, so I had to accept another auto. Not too fussed now. Just wish it had a 5th gear..
All these are pretty much cosmetic. All my money is going towards flying & living at the moment. When I win Powerball, lookout! Haha
Interior:
- DAMD D-Shape Steering Wheel.
- LED footwell strips.
- LED Map, Dome, Vanity Mirror, Courtesy lights & additional puddle lighting.
- LED strip lighting in boot.
- Carbon fibre wrap over silver trim - Around stereo, across glovebox, shift ring.
- Shortened shifter, aluminium shift knob. (Shortened for aesthetics only!)
- GS1000 Crash Cam - Hardwired to ignition, thanks to a great writeup here
- Seatbelt chime disabled - unplugged under drivers seat.
Exterior:
- Handmade eyelids - My DIY Fibreglass Eyelids
- Custom coloured badges - Cruisn's DIY
- Numberplate lift - No more cuts on the back of my hand when washing the front bar...
- LED fog lights, numberplate lights.
- Repaired guttered rim from previous owner - Still more to go. Waiting for a time when I have the tyres off.
- Repaired a few small stone chips + trolley damage to rear RHS door, all ignored by previous owner!
- Tinted tail lights.
- Carbon wrapped chrome fin on front grille.
Audio:
- Kenwood XW800F Shallow Mount Subwoofer, installed in small DIY, 0.5cu/ft box. Parcel shelf not solid enough... Vibrations were driving me insane!
- McIntosh Amp Hack - viewtopic.php?f=12&t=19926 - Highly recommended with sub upgrade.
- Dynamat inner & outer front door skins. Weather plastic no longer needed.
- Dynamat parcel shelf, top & bottom in an attempt to reduce vibrations from sub. Didn't work... Sub relocated. Problem fixed.
- AUX cable - $50, from Japan. Bought from Chris at Audio Express - routed and hidden to phone cradle on windscreen.
Other Things:
- TapTurn
- HID's
- Added a piezo buzzer to sound when doors are locked DIY here
Wishlist:
- 18/19" Wheels. Keen for white on white. I like the AMG Turbine (Haven't looked into specs but just love the look), or STi enkei's... Something along those lines.
- UEL headers & exhaust upgrade.
- Lowered.
- Brakes.
- Raptor Supercharger kit. Haha!