Your Dream List

[ocnblu]

My '09 Cobalt needs something more to make it mine. My modest dream list includes:

tinted windows

Eibach lowering springs

Goodyear Assurance Triple Treds, 205/55R16

Koenig Traction rims

What's your dream list of mods for your own vehicle? Post them here.

[Camino LS6]

Paint!

[Bimmer325]

BBS CH rims in dark gray

HKS exhaust

Rear sway bars

Satelite radio integrated into the navi

[Blake Noble]

I don't have a car I want to modify at the moment.

[Intrepidation]

Intrepid:

• 3.2 or 3.5 V6 conversion (this will happen one way or another)
• Cold Air Intake
• Dual Exhaust
• Have it repainted in a deeper hue of blue
• Fix my trunk light
• Considered but undecided on a light window tint
• set of 18" Avenger alloys on lower profile tires
• set of Intrepid 16" double spoke alloys for winter tires
• 300M black leather seating (with folding rear seat)
• automatic climate control
• automatic headlamps
• D.I.C.
• 6-disc CD in-dash changer
• 2nd AUX jack (mounts in the center console)
• 300M/LHS chrome interior door handles and switches
• Have undercoated
• Find some sort of shifter knob that will fit mine that's black leather with chrome accents.
• Have toyed with the idea of an aluminum dash kit
• Have toyed with the idea of projector headlights
• Have toyed with the idea of the 300M's factory NAV system (but it's probably archaic).
• Have toyed with the idea of the ES/R/T lower fascia (fog light version)

Prizm

• Have trunk properly sealed
• New trunk liner
• Repaint, probably same color
• Have Undercoated
• LSi door panels
• Properly mount the folding rear seat (need a welder)
• 16" wheels...I'm not sure how many spokes
• Stainless exhaust Tip
• New headliner

[Satty]

The Buick is going to be donked.

The other cars are already tinted and tuned. The Prius could use a sunroof.

[Oracle of Delphi]

Bumper Sticker - Honk if you love Carl-Peter ...

[z28luvr01]

Upgrade to FE5 (SS) struts all around for a 1" drop - I might actually do this if I can on the cheap

GM lip kit

body side molding removal

possibly the GMPP intake/exhaust if it doesn't make the car sound ricey

[pow]

Dent removal

[Intrepidation]

Bumper Sticker - Honk if you love Carl-Peter ...

Suck up much?

[Camino LS6]

You've all heard the plans for the Camino, but other than that, I don't plan any mods.

The truck is fine like it is.

I just want the Wagon and Mothertruck completed.

And the Jag needs a new home.

[Blake Noble]

Suck up much?

Someone has a little brown on their nose and white around their mouth.

[balthazar]

Buick- finish it. Too many things to list.

2500HD - replace the front bumper (have one), put bed rail covers on, replace tailgate edging, fabricate a 'long things' rack for one side of the bed, so I can carry circa 16' trim/lumber, etc.

[XP715]

I want my Eldorado done and the Burb done over and retired to weekend warrior/road trip machine, which means I need to find a new daily......

[DetroitNut90]

I'd like to have my windows tinted just enough to help keep the cabin cooler during the summer. That, and shine the exhaust tips up, since they've been looking dull lately.

[the_yellow_dart]

Ummm... OK I'm going to be totally boring here and say - nothing. I'm happy with it the way it is.

[FUTURE_OF_GM]

Immediate mods to the Focus:

MACH headlights, clear turn signals and marker lights.

LED brake lights (?)

New wheels, 17 inches or larger.

Re-tint the windows.

The Camaros (This list could go on forever, so I'll put the first things that come to mind)

'73:

Custom valve covers.

Super T10 or some equivalent manual transmission

Minor interior pieces to finish it off.

3 inch x-pipe

Tinted glass windows and new regulators

Custom steering wheel

Hotchkis suspension kit

'68:

Custom valve covers.

Minor interior pieces to finish it off

New bumpers (re-chromed old bumpers)

"SS" shift knob

A 402 to eventually replace the 350

Tilt steering column of some sort

Window regulators

Edited March 20, 2009 by FUTURE_OF_GM

[BigPontiac]

Buick- finish it. Too many things to list.

2500HD - replace the front bumper (have one), put bed rail covers on, replace tailgate edging, fabricate a 'long things' rack for one side of the bed, so I can carry circa 16' trim/lumber, etc.

I have a bed extender that mounts to my trailer hitch for that...it's pretty handy. Link

Looks like this:

[balthazar]

I have a bed extender that mounts to my trailer hitch for that...it's pretty handy.

Seen 'em, but don't think so. I already have a 20-foot long truck... hanging another non-articulated 9.5' out the rear brings it up to 30 feet. Far too congested here in Jersey for that, plus you can't see it while driving !

I once carried a 14' long steel frame in the 6.5' bed of my HD- tailgate up, 6.5' hanging over the bumper, front end weighted down, no problems.

What exactly do you like about it, BP? I assume you use it very infrequently ?

I'd prefer to have really long stuff up in the air above the roof- no damage risk, no decreased mobility.

[capriceman]

hmm I want to turn my caprice into a track car...

Stiffen and lower suspension $1600

drop in a 350 EFI create from edelbrock. 425 hp!! $10000

Rebuild trans with shift kit add wholeshot torque converter. $500

Change rear end $?

Put 17 inch torque thursts with wide good year eagles. $900

Looking at around 15k into a beat up car with a solid frame to go have fun at the track... One day maybe...

[§carlet §wordfish]

Corsica:

Darker paint job, maybe maroon or black

Solid grille

Tinted taillight covers

Turbo Ecotec

Sunfire:

Tasteful front splitter that doesn't exist

Tasteful side skirts that also don't exist

Tasteful rear spoiler that also doesn't exist

Turbo Ecotec

I'm not really well versed in aftermarket car parts.

[Cory Wolfe]

Uh... Frame repair?

[Intrepidation]

Well it's in pieces now...so you'd have to put it all back together.

[Delta Force79]

Riviera:

Replace/rebuild the transmission.

Replace the supercharger.

Smaller pulley's for said supercharger.

Gutted air box and/or CAI

New belts, alternator, and related components.

New computer, plus tuner chip.

New coil packs, plugs, wires.

Possibly rebuild the top half of the motor and or replace the entire engine.

New tints ( cops made me remove mine once already)

Replace some burnt out bulbs on the interior.

Repaint the car, most likely in same color.

A nice set of wheels ( haven't decided on a set)

Delta 88:

Everything....lol

Rust repair/sheet metal replacement

all chrome and stainless restored

New grille's

New driver's side taillight

Remove Vinyl top

Frame sandblasted and powder coated

Completely new interior ( every piece, leaning towards custom fabrication on this end)

Tints

Wheels and tires ( undecided on which yet)

Rebuild my original Rocket 350

Add dual exhaust

Replace the transmission with either a TH400 or possibly a 700R4.

Plus whatever mods come along the way in the journey of rebuilding the motor.

That's all off the top of my head at 6:42 in the morning...lol.

Edited March 20, 2009 by Delta Force79

[CaddyXLR-V]

No more modding for me until my vehicles have no payments. But if money wasn't a factor:

Headers

Corsa Exhaust

New rims

Twin turbos

Upgrade suspension all around

600hp to the wheels sounds very fun

[Sixty8panther]

My Mercedes, B-59 & most any V8 car I have ever owned all

seemed to lack the same thing: the infinite beauty, over the

top exclusivity & amazing wonder of a Cadillac 452 V-16.

[Satty]

The Buick is going to be donked.

I have something like this in mind.

[FAPTurbo]

The truck needs nothing at all. I'm saving my coin for something nice.

[Northstar]

Bumper Sticker - Honk if you love Carl-Peter ...

That'd be a waste of your money, no one would ever honk.

As for me, it'd be pretty sweet to do some type of forced induction, headers, and exhaust on the GTO. I'd be happy with just headers and exhaust, though.

[siegen]

F1 engine swap.

[vonVeezelsnider]

Impala- 17 Inch Factory Alloys

Cobalt- 16 Inch Factory Alloys, Leather Wheel, New USB Stereo, Factory Sedan Spoiler, Chrome Appearance Package.

[BigPontiac]

Seen 'em, but don't think so. I already have a 20-foot long truck... hanging another non-articulated 9.5' out the rear brings it up to 30 feet. Far too congested here in Jersey for that, plus you can't see it while driving !

I once carried a 14' long steel frame in the 6.5' bed of my HD- tailgate up, 6.5' hanging over the bumper, front end weighted down, no problems.

What exactly do you like about it, BP? I assume you use it very infrequently ?

I'd prefer to have really long stuff up in the air above the roof- no damage risk, no decreased mobility.

Correct, I only use it 6 or 7 times a year. I bought it to get a 32ft ladder (16-17ft collapsed) home from Home Depot years ago. I use it move the ladder around sometimes and it was popular when I helped my friend re-sheetrock the inside of a few rooms in his house and he went with the 12ft long sheets, hauled the 16ft beams for his shed, etc etc. The 100 bucks it cost has been worth the price.

I also use it sometimes to haul a canoe on the roof of the truck and extend over the bed so I can put camping stuff in the bed. Rack can be adjusted to either extend the bed or line up roof height.

My truck is 18-18.5 ft long (1500, x-cab, 6.5ft bed), so I agree having all that length back there is less than ideal! But it's easier than borrowing my friend's car trailer when I want to haul long items...though if I ever upgrade to a GMT-900, the overhead racks that are removable in the bed rail system are on my list of accessories to investigate (as is the integrated trailer brake controller).