new member (and new alero)
 

Well I'm 17 and I just bought this Alero, I saw the price and thought it was a pretty good deal.
here are some pictures.






As of right now, the engine is completely stock, but I want to start modding it. It's a 2.4 twin cam, but I've looked and found next to nothing for it (first I'd like to put a CAI into it first, but all i've found are WAIs). Any suggestions?



And also, one of the headlights was replaced, and the other one has turned yellow, is there a way I can fix this, or should I just replace it? (before I clear my corners, hah)


I also have a fog light out, where can I get one and how much will it cost?

ohhhh my gaaaaawd, that thing is hideous. im sorry, but the paint job is terrible (its not even symmetrical), the wing needs to go, the dual canisters are not a good idea.

as for the headlight, there is a thread on here somewhere that deals with the yellowing. i cant find it right now, but hopefully somebody will find it. also, the fog light is an 894 bulb, and costs about $5-$10 depending on brands at any auto parts store. welcome to the site by the way, you will enjoy it on here...:)

......... Can you say "RICE"........???


That single wiper looks dumb as hell!!! But it dont matter what I think, as long as you like the car thats all that matters!

yeah, was a little too ricey for my tastes too, don't ask why it's only painted on one side, the guy who had it before me did everything

i can't stand the single wiper either I don't know why the guy even did it, but i'm gonna get that changed too

as far as the paint goes, I really don't know what i'm gonna do but for now i'm gonna leave it how it is.. I was gonna think about doing the other side but I have to find out how much it's gonna cost

thanks about the fog though, i'm gonna stop by a store today to see if i can pick itup

lol that's the second ugliest alero i've ever seen
.but welcome

well any suggestions?
I'm serious, I know the paint is pretty unusual, I haven't decided whether I like it or not yet but what should I do with it?
the wing is staying for now, but the wiper has got to go asap

I thought ive seen ugly aleros intil I laid my eyes on urs. It has rice writtin all over it, Id go to the guy u bought it from and bitch slap the hell outta him, wtf was he thinkin honestly. Take that wing off, paint and and it would look a hell of a lot better. Wtf does a single wiper blade do? lol

but anyones if u dont wanna pay hundreds of dollars for CAI Id buy a WAI and turn it into a cai, get a header, and just search through the forum. Plenty of 2.4 owners have gone turbo on this site but since we have the z24 cavalier engine Id say go over to jbody.net

lol i heard he was an artist of some sort i guess?

and I don't know, guess he wanted half of his car painted for some reason?
I'm hesitant to take the wing off because won't there be some pretty large holes where it was drilled in?

thanks for the ideas though because yeah, 300+ dollars for the CAIs I found is a little bit pricey on my budget, i'll probably just end up buying one of those WAIs on ebay for cheap, not sure if it's worth the risk though (I don't really trust ebay).

but yeah, turbo is definitely out of my budget as of right now, I'd like to in the future though, what should i expect to pay? about 3000+? Or i heard about the gm supercharger for under 2k that i could use with my same internals. I'll just have to wait and see.

Well let me go out on a limb here and be the first to give you a warm welcome. Welcome to aleromod, theres alot to learn and alot to do! If you painted that sucker straight black, razzi or stock spolier and two wipers, youd have yourself a kick ass alero.

They make plastic covers for the holes when u take the spoiler off, a homie of mine had a pair on his mustang whenever he took his spoiler off at the drags. Also on my alero when I had her I bought one of those WAI's for like 15 bucks, did a good job to me but u can buy adapters and other metal pieces to make ur own CAI down into the fender. Since u dont have tons of money for mods there is lil things to do to keep ur ho lookin good, just search around the forum, cuz come on u already got the body kit outta the way so u can work on interior mods or the system

Give the guy a break!

I dont think its that bad..

Its unique.. Im guessing its a razzi kit.. hard to tell from photos..

its a great start..

I would just buy a new headlight assembly, and Im not a fan of big wings, but that one aint too bad..

the single wiper is diff.. interesting..
I overall like it..

Its got all the exterior done.. muff, kit, interesting paint, fancy lights in one headlight anyway..

Great start.. keep it going..

Engine looks kinda clean too..

Glad to have ya aboard..

Dont listen to the negativity, thats all anyone has to say around here..

Half the negative post are from people that have sold their alero..

So BAH humbug to them..

If ya don't mind me askin, how much did ya pay???

Welcome, this site should have lots of info. on how to make your car look a LOT better. I'm not likin the spoiler, paintjob, or dual fart cans. But thoses things aside, its not that bad. What year is it? If its 2000 or newer you could supercharge it for a pretty good price.

Welcome aboard.

The paint, kit and the wheels look good. I never liked that spoiler on anything. The single wiper is different, if it works good I would keep it. For the headlights, clear the corners and get some hids. Maybe a magnaflow exhaust? True duals, but with quads.

Other than the spoiler I think it looks pretty good, one of a kind fur sure!

I umm... actually like the way that spoiler looks on it. >_>

I hate the paint job, and the single wiper WTFFFFFFFFFFFF GAY. Also fart cans are a big no-no.

Also I found something available for the 2.4L
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its better than starting out with a stock alero...... lose that wing... this should be your first priority !!

Not feeling it but can't wait to see the progress. Good luck

The wing should go the way as the single wiper, OH MY GOD!!! Please remove the fart cans and install some tasteful tips.

really.... I think if you just do something with the paint job, I think it will look really good... also ditch the fart cans. other than that, I like the car. Welcome aboard. I have a pretty well stock alero. lol

4k think that was a pretty good buy?

Damn, why couldn't I find one that cheap. I paid 7500 with tax and all that crap with a little under 74k. How many miles you got on that?

Wow, I dont know what to say... nice or ugly. Well I like the razzi kit but not the paint on it, spoiler is okay but you have to have some horses to back it up other wise its stupid. Yeah its better to start with than a stock, nice shaved door handles. Ive seen the one wiper sequence on a lexus and its just weird. As for performance your lucky you got the Twin Cam and not the 3400 so thats a good start, now just decided if you wanna go N/A or boost. Many many many wayz to go with the LD9 2.4L Twin Cam. I recommend installing Quad 4 parts for best looks and performance. heres some pics of others on this site with NICE engine bays best ive seen so far. :eek: Wow i cant believe all those exterior mods and not even one performance mod.:eek:

What's wrong with the 3400?

and thanks everyone, I'm just gonna do first things first, fix my lights and wiper, but i'm actually starting to like the paint now because it's not something you see everyday, i've gotten some compliments on it I just don't like how it's plain on one side and the opposite on the other. so I might just have the other side painted.

I looked on ebay, and I can get one of those passenger-side lights for about 100 bucks shipped, but I have no idea how much it would cost to get a regular windshield wiper setup...

then i'll probably find a WAI, but I'm pretty hesitant to put one on because of how many times i've heard that they actually hurt our cars, but I've looked around here and some people say they help performance.

I'd just rather buy a CAI and get it over with, but I've only seen one and it was around 300 (more than I want to spend)

but about the supercharger, it's a 99, and some people said it does fit on 99's, but some say it doesnt... so will it? or are some 99's different from others?

but by that time i'll probably have decided what I want to do with the paint, wing, exhaust etc and remember, i'm still in highschool and my job doesn't pay too much so it'll probably be a slow process

yeah, it's got plenty of miles on it though, 117k still not bad though if you ask me

yeah, i'm starting to like the paint actually, the wiper is definitely weird, i'm not sure how it would even work in the rain and i'm afraid to find out because I think I know the answer. I'm pretty sure i'm eventually gonna boost it and then do other mods. I like the idea of putting a turbo in there, but it seems much more expensive than a supercharger.

what's different about the quad 4 as opposed to the twin cam?

and yeah, when I first saw the car, I expected there to be a lot of engine mods but there was nothing, surprised me too

^100k is about where all the problems start
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and for supercharger and turbo prices it can all be different on the things you add to them..

uh uo, hope I don't run into anything major soon

well how much do you think I should be able to turbo it for if it's just basic with nothing added

LOL, the wiper blade would only do one side at a time, so you would have to wait till it came back over to the driver's side so you could see. Unless it moved incredibly fast.

i'm not the best to answer that but, its got different cams, and intake, its a 2.3 instead of a 2.4, and i think it has a longer stroke. and more stock power.

^i honestly dont know. but pm Spilner the second pic that dohc showed is his engine bay

lol yeah a completely rediculous idea

luckily I haven't got caught in the rain with it yet and hopefully I can get that changed before I do, and hopefully it won't cost too much

I think for 4K, I would have bought it too. lol I think it looks rather sharp on the crazy side... Get the other side done the same way and make it look even on the hood, and I think you'll have one smokin' car. As for the headlight, I'd look around at some local junk yards..

If you want, I can look at my local junk yard and see if I can find one cheap and mail it too you... I'm from indiana so it shouldn't be TOO expensive to send.

Wow, that sure is an attention getting car for a 17 year old. No getting away with anything there. The spoiler isn't even *that* bad, there's certainly worse. I do agree on the way of the exhaust and the wipers. The exhaust especially on the razzi, it's suited for an oval tip or dual round tips. The way the wiper is done if i remember right, the drivers side arm is mounted on the passenger side, and then just left up in the window. So basically you just need to switch that arm back over and get a new/used one for the passenger side.

I sold my ho for 6k with 109k miles on it, so u got a hell of a deal even if it has a shitty paint job lol

As for the headlights ur lookin for, go to a junkyard they have plenty of aleros out there, Ive gotten many of my parts from there that I needed.

the 2.4 is a very potential engine, wtf is his name has a grand am with a wicked turbo set up on his 2.4 runnin in the mid 11's last I heard, and with the 3400 check out blackjack, hes pretty much the "GOD" of this server with his effin turbo set up lol

oh and that exhaust set up aint that bad I had a magnaflow 6 inch round body muffler on mine, often known as a "fart can" and I liked how it looked on my ho, so its just ur opinion, dont let others on this site tell you what to do its ur car do what u want with it

a WAI hurting a car? unless the person who installs in is completly incompitent and does a shitty install job on it (and trust me.......thats very hard to do since it was THE easiest mod ive done) then ya....but seriously, they dont in the least little bit, one of my fav mods by far.

only time ive seen a intake hurt a car is when i saw a civic with a CAI that runs down the FRONT of the motor ran through a massive puddle of water and sucked up a shit load of water and destroyed the engine.....again, thats with a civic, ive head of MAYBE 1 incident about a alero and a intake, other then that dude......there fine!!! just go to ebay and get one for like $30.00 tops.....trust me, its a damn good investment!!

and welcome!

Lose the wing, paint it one color(possible two tone) get two wipers, and it will look pimp.

Welcome.

i like the car... and i like how it's un-evenly painted... prolly one of the most "artistic" things i've seen done to an alero. I'd keep it that way... don't listen to people when they use the word "rice" that terminology has been debated for years and it gets more annoying every time i see it used... aleros arent any more american muscle than they are "rice" hell... if you put rims bigger than 15's it should technically be called "rice" not to mention any kind of forced induction besides a supercharger. and what about all you guys who slap on colored shifter handles and e-brake boots... and paint the shit out of the dash... seems to me that should be considered a little "rice" and if all that's rice, then that means your subwoofers are "ghetto" cause they origionally became popular in the hood... so let's discriminate against that too... it'll be fun... grow up.

nice car~