My 02 Alero 2.2L Sedan
I bought the Alero in December 2012 from a family member and it has only 72,000 km on it. Living in Ontario, the winters are usually pretty rough and with the salt on the roads, results with a lot of rusted vehicles. The Alero just had $2k of body work, so it’s in practically mint shape right now. Since the body work has been completed, the car hasn’t seen winter roads.
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Interior Changes:
• Replaced the stock dome light with a white LED bulb • Added a Multi-Color LED lights (4 in the front) • Aftermarket Deck: JVC KD-R80BT with Bluetooth and USB input • Speakers: o Front (4x6s): Infinity Reference 6432cf o Back (6x9s): Infinity Reference 9633cf • Sound System: o Subwoofer: 12” JBL GTO1214D 350W RMS o Amplifier: Alpine MRP-M500 w/ Stinger wiring kit o Other: License Plate Dynamat Kit • White Gauges Replacement (not yet completed) Exterior: • Tinted Rear Taillights (red or black tint, not sure yet) • Eurodezigns Highs and Lows • Front Grill Mesh • Cleared Corners and painted bezels (white) • White Fender Stripes (not completed) • Multi-Color LED Under glow (installing in the summer) • Rims: 17 inch Fast Salsa w/ Hankook 205/50/R17 Tires o White Plasti-Dip Rim Kit • Under the hood: adding a K&N cold air intake very soon • Tinted Windows (20% all around) – no yet completed • Remote Starter Headlight transformation (bought these headlights from ebay for $17.50) Before: WIP: After: With rims and lights installed: Questions: • The car is sitting a little high, what do you recommend in terms of a lowering setup? • Does anyone have an Optima Yellow Top battery installed? |
Hey man... nice ride so far... you up for a meet and greet down this way in the summer? I know it's a bit of a hike for you... but it's fun times!!
As for lowering... Eibach 1.2-1.4" H&r 1.4" Canuck/sprint/dropzone 1.75-2" Kyb agx struts are the brand of choice but the kyb gr2/excel ones are also liked.. others prefer the monroe sensitracs as well... look to soend $5-1000 on a new set up unless you can find a used set... |
I think it all looks awesome bro. Great job!
I am a little surprised you went with a 205 tire width, but other than that, i am impressed. I have a black Alero and i am planning on clearing corners and another mod.... but i am debating what to do if anything with the bezel. not sure if i want to paint, black, white, or just leave chrome. |
@tw0123 I'm always down for a meet in Ontario, the distance isn't really an issue.
@the1lyden the 205 tires came with the rims when i bought them, they were previously on a cobalt. I think chrome or black bezels would look really good on your car. |
S8track16 - how long did it take you to clear your corners?
Also, i was leaning towards leaving the chrome, and getting blue turn signals. |
wow, that thing is clean, you should lower it, tint the windows, and get GAGT mirrors and it would look awesome..
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@the1lyden - i think is was around 3-4 hours for clearing the corners. I really took my time removing all of the old sealant so i wouldn't get any condensation when I applied the new stuff. Also, it was difficult to remove the bezel from the outer lens, for some reason the two pieces were almost melted together.
@03Sleepr - I'm getting it tinted in the summer (most likely 20% all around), and with the GAGT mirrors, do they just replace the alero mirrors without any modification? |
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yea, they install just like alero mirrors. if you have power mirrors your controls will be inverted, I prefer them inverted actually.. |
Nice man... I'm the same way about driving for a meet... we had 4-5 last summer ranging from barrie to london to hamilton even one at mmgt1's (Paul) house fir a bbq! Follow the southwest ontario thread for the meets this summer! We would love to have more people out for sure
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Would these mirrors be compatible even though they are 99-01 and my car is 2002. Here is the link:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/99-01-Grand-A...ht_2360wt_1397 If they will work, ill buy them today. |
I think they should be the same, I don't know what the difference would be...the only thing that I could think of is that that is when they switched to mickey mouse ears on the grand am
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they should work, I used the same mirrors on my 00 as I did on my 03.. you have manual mirrors? I'm not sure about those because mine are power. |
Yes, mine are manual. Makes installation a lot easier.
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I love the white bezels and wheels!! I thought it was edited on AOTM picture but it looks great man.
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You better come to the alero show this summer... and Im talking ASS
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Washed the car today and installed the Cosmo Racing WAI and black chrome pillars because mine started to peel.
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It looks great
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awesome man, cant wait till you get your tails.
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i would love a little ecotec all built up n/a. haha. easy to work on....i'd love to install a header in less than 2 hours! :lol:
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