Massive car upgrade!

[zatazuken]

So, I found myself to be really, really, really bored, lately. I would go and battle some of the ninjas down the street, eat a waffle, grab a pickle, etc. That was fun for a while...but it's starting to lose its interesting-ness. So, I decided to fix up my car.

http://www.secondchanceauto.ca/lm/listings/images/10_1.jpg

That's my baby right now. Okay, that's not really my car. That's just what my car looks like, minus the wing. 2001 Oldsmobile Alero (automatic transmission...wanted standard >.>) 4-door in that same color. I don't know much about cars (I'm learning!!!...I can tell you guitars all day...cars = new topic for me), so if any of you have any helpful advice...I'd definitely appreciate it. This is what I'm changing the body to:

Front Bumber, Sideskirts, Rear Bumper
http://www.andysautosport.com/oldsmobile/1999_9999_alero/exterior/body_kits/aas/andy00073736.html

As for the wings...I'm kinda torn between these:
http://www.andysautosport.com/oldsmobile/1999_9999_alero/exterior/wings/paintable_wings/jkl/jklp00060915.html (I think this is the same one on the pick with the Kato body kit, if I'm not mistaken)

http://www.andysautosport.com/oldsmobile/1999_9999_alero/exterior/wings/paintable_wings/vision_auto/visi00091816.html
If it boils down to it, I'll just go carbon fiber everywhere (hell of a lot of good that'll do me with a freaking automatic transmission, eh? /sarcasm)

Headlights:
I was looking at angel eyes...but a friend of mind suggested OEM projectors from BMW (I think that's what he said). I have yet to see anyone here with those, however. I noticed that when everyone cleared their corners they put a certain bulb in that turned blue when it was off? Are these relatively easy to install? And does anyone have any suggestions as to what I do with my headlights (or if the OEMs are even a good idea?)

I'm also looking to replace my seats with leather seats and change the dash a bit.

Let's see...tinted windows, clear corners, and paint job!!!

In any case, I was hoping you guys could give me your opinion and maybe some feedback on the quality of a company that andy's autosport is? I really don't want a poor fitting body kit.

I'm sorry for being extremely noobish, but I don't know cars that well and I want to get the opinions of people who can give me a lot of insight (and own the same type of car!)

Thanks!
-Mike

[pawzbear]

both of those spoilers are completely horrid.. you cant bolt that on an alero.

Im begging you.....

[zatazuken]

What do you reccomend? I'm not a huge fan of the Razzio set up...any suggestions?

[pawzbear]

razzi or none. I remember something about Grand Am SC/T spoilers a while back. Those are pretty hott and would probably appeal to you more because theyre a little on the big and tacky side. Dont think it would be easy to get your hands on one though.. maybe someone else has better info on these?? Razzi IS pretty big and bold though. When i bought mine i didnt think it would make as much difference visually as it really did. WOW its kinda big.. lol..

someone on here has the AAS kit with a razzi spoiler and it actually looks pretty sweet.. yep right here...
http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17514

[cavaliers60]

yeah....... don't get any of those wings...... You don't need a park bench on your car.... Get the razzi wing if you REALLY want one on your car. not sure how it will look with the AAS kit..... I'm getting that kit from a guy on here... Looks like a nice kit... Can't wait to get it myself. :D

The headlights idea... there is someone on here that does it... I forget the name though... do a search for projector headlights.

For the interior, DON'T PAINT ANYTHING!!!!!!!!! lol trust me.. it's not worth it..... not sure if you thought about it, but if you did, DON'T DO IT!!!! lol

[cavaliers60]

razzi or none. I remember something about Grand Am SC/T spoilers a while back. Those are pretty hott and would probably appeal to you more because theyre a little on the big and tacky side. Dont think it would be easy to get your hands on one though.. maybe someone else has better info on these?? Razzi IS pretty big and bold though. When i bought mine i didnt think it would make as much difference visually as it really did. WOW its kinda big.. lol..

someone on here has the AAS kit with a razzi spoiler and it actually looks pretty sweet.. yep right here...
http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17514

mmmm I might have to try that...

[zatazuken]

Haha...I'll look more into the razzi and check out a few more pictures. I'm assuming AAS is a really good company?

[pawzbear]

better than ebay brand knockoffs... lol

[zatazuken]

razzi or none. I remember something about Grand Am SC/T spoilers a while back. Those are pretty hott and would probably appeal to you more because theyre a little on the big and tacky side. Dont think it would be easy to get your hands on one though.. maybe someone else has better info on these?? Razzi IS pretty big and bold though. When i bought mine i didnt think it would make as much difference visually as it really did. WOW its kinda big.. lol..

someone on here has the AAS kit with a razzi spoiler and it actually looks pretty sweet.. yep right here...
http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17514


Okay, that picture won me over. I am extremely impressed...Razzi's definitely the way to go for me.

[derek_ski99]

the razzi is worlds better than the andy's kit. both those spoilers are disgusting. either razzi, factory or no wing. leather is expensive, get ready to pay..trust me, i re-upholstered my interior from leather to leather and suede. as far as halo's..none available to my knowledge. clearing the corners and placing blue bulbs in is not difficult or expensive and lastly if they are called oem bmw projectors, then they are for bmw's not oldsmobiles.

keep in mind how much money all this is going to cost as well. your looking at several thousands of dollars.

and my advice: you drive an alero, not a civic..so don't try making it one with halos that belong strictly on bimmers and bodykits/wings that belong on no car

[pawzbear]

Im SOOO glad i saved an alero from 'park bench spoiler' hell... i should get some kind of award... "eyesore preventer of the year..??"

lol have fun modding ur car babe. I WOULD be modding mine.. if all the parts werent just sitting in boxes and my car wasnt broken down my driveway...lol poor aler-ho...

[zatazuken]

Aw. I'll definitely go with the bulbs over the halos. And I'm aware this is going to cost several thousand...but this is my baby and she only has 56k miles on her. Soo, I'm going to be keeping her for a while.

*hands pawzbear and award* 'grats ^^;

[cavaliers60]

Im SOOO glad i saved an alero from 'park bench spoiler' hell... i should get some kind of award... "eyesore preventer of the year..??"

lol have fun modding ur car babe. I WOULD be modding mine.. if all the parts werent just sitting in boxes and my car wasnt broken down my driveway...lol poor aler-ho...

become a VIP member, then you can change that GLS member thing to "Eyesore preventer of the year." lol or get one of the admins. to change it for you. :D Way to go though.... You saved another alero from being put to shame.

[cavaliers60]

Aw. I'll definitely go with the bulbs over the halos. And I'm aware this is going to cost several thousand...but this is my baby and she only has 56k miles on her. Soo, I'm going to be keeping her for a while.

*hands pawzbear and award* 'grats ^^;

are you wanting blue bulbs for the turn signals or headlight bulbs that are blueish in tint???

[mrmike]

Waffles and ninjas kick ass.

[pawzbear]

ninjas..? thats a slang term some servers use in my restaurant to refer to certain types of unfavorable customers...lmao...use your imagination... =/

[Cliff8928]

razzi or none. I remember something about Grand Am SC/T spoilers a while back. Those are pretty hott and would probably appeal to you more because theyre a little on the big and tacky side. Dont think it would be easy to get your hands on one though.. maybe someone else has better info on these??

The production SC/T "D81" spoiler isn't really all that tacky, and you should be able to find them with little searching online. They also bolt into the factory holes.

http://images.autotrader.com/images/2007/4/20/221/439/1945294839.221439289.IM1.05.565x421_A.562x421.jpg

I know someone has this on an Alero.

[pawzbear]

^^^thats not exactly the one i was thinking of. it kinda had these lattice metal sides on it.. i forget, really =(

[zatazuken]

are you wanting blue bulbs for the turn signals or headlight bulbs that are blueish in tint???

I'm not all too sure. Blue turn signals would rock...but I was wondering if there were any bulbs that'd liven up anything on my car. Would it seem too tacky to have blueish tint headlight bulbs AND a blue turn signal...or do most people prefer one or the other?

And as far as painting goes...do you guys think it'd be okay to wait until I get all my body parts on to do the paint...that way it can all be done in one sweep? I'm thinking about painting it black and getting some tight looking white angel-ish wings on the sides with feathers trailing off (hehe, if I can find someone that'll do that for me). Or...should I paint them as I get them?

[_01Alero_]

The blue bulbs will get you in trouble if you have them in your turn signals, well depending on how bright they are. I had blues in both of my turn signals and got pulled over. So just be careful about doing that. All you have to do in order to make them all blue is just buy blue led bulbs (194 and 3057 i believe) And you will be set there.

As for the paint, I would wait until it is all there and then paint it all at once. But don't put the kit on and the spoiler and just drive it around like that for month's on end until you get enough saved for paint. Wait to put it on once you have the money ready for paint. IMO nothing worse then seeing people with body kits unpainted driving around on the streets. But that is just my 2 cents worth.

Have fun modding your ho, and to each his own, don't forget that. :scpimp:

[zatazuken]

Well, my situation right now is...I can order these parts and get them set up while I'm here in Louisiana (I got a guy here who can help me put the body kit on) and save from me having to go to a body shop. I'm honestly not sure if there's anyone in the columbia, missouri area who'll be able to help me out like that. *shrug* I'll think over it in the next week or two. Thanks for the heads up on the turn signals!

[cavaliers60]

lol yeah the turn signals are a BAD idea... I got those silvania ones that have a blueish tint to them but glow amber.

[TwistedDreams]

oh lord

[billytheman1188]

YEA DUDE!!!! ANOTHER MAROON ALERO, IM SO DAMN HAPPY YOUR DOING THE ASS KIT ON THE ALERO!!! cause thats what i want to do, but i dont have any $$$ so i gotta wait a while. but do you plan on painting the kit the same color as the car? or getting a whole new paint job. Cant wait to see what a maroon car looks like with this kit.

oh and clear your corners, it will make your car look 237 times better;)

[cavaliers60]

237??? :lol:

[cavaliers60]

oh lord

oh lord what???

[HazMatt24]

237??? :lol:

Billy is still feeling the effects of last Friday

[zatazuken]

YEA DUDE!!!! ANOTHER MAROON ALERO, IM SO DAMN HAPPY YOUR DOING THE ASS KIT ON THE ALERO!!! cause thats what i want to do, but i dont have any $$$ so i gotta wait a while. but do you plan on painting the kit the same color as the car? or getting a whole new paint job. Cant wait to see what a maroon car looks like with this kit.

oh and clear your corners, it will make your car look 237 times better;)

Haha, I haven't decided what color to paint it...or if I'm going to leave it the same. It'd definitely be cheaper to paint if I left it the same color (plus...I kind of like this color) I want to paint wings of some sort on the side with feathers trailing off towards the back of my car...but I'd have to find a nice color for that too. If you have any ideas, do let me know. I also plan on clearing the corners sometime this week or next...I'm so up for my car looking 237 times better. ^^; I need to buy the bulbs first, however. I'll search through the forums and see what everyone else is putting in theirs (They seem pretty nice!)

MAROON ALEROS FTW!

[alerored04]

I want to paint wings of some sort on the side with feathers trailing off towards the back of my car...but I'd have to find a nice color for that too.
please god no. Pawz step in here and change his mind again.

[zatazuken]

Hey, hey, just thinking! Besides...if I do this it'll be the very, very last thing I do. chance are by the time that comes around I'll be too tired of spending money to spend any more of it ^^;

[RoetherB]

Erebuni makes an excellent wing for the Alero as well...

http://www.andysautosport.com/oldsmobile/1999_9999_alero/exterior/wings/paintable_wings/erebuni/ereb00061592.html

It's very similar to the Razzi wing, but it seems slightly more aggressive to me for some reason.

Yeah, the AAS kit's bumpers whoop the hell out of the Razzi ones. I like the Razzi skirts a little better, but I got the AAS ones because they were included in the package price and the shipping would have cost a lot more to break them out of the kit.

I ordered the AAS kit, the universal mesh grills, and the Erebuni bow wing. With shipping, my total was just under $1100.

Whatever you do, DO NOT BUY A BODY KIT OFF EBAY OR FROM KGS ENGINEERING. EVER EVER EVER!

-Brad

[NoSweat83]

Erebuni makes an excellent wing for the Alero as well...

http://www.andysautosport.com/oldsmobile/1999_9999_alero/exterior/wings/paintable_wings/erebuni/ereb00061592.html

It's very similar to the Razzi wing.
Same look just a different company. If you look at the kits they are identical except for the color of the cars they are on.

[pawzbear]

please god no. Pawz step in here and change his mind again.


ummm.. ok?

If you do that I will beat the shit out of you, kid. I may be a girl, but im southern; and we're fiesty as hell around here.

[cavaliers60]

ummm.. ok?

If you do that I will beat the shit out of you, kid. I may be a girl, but im southern; and we're fiesty as hell around here.

going for threats now are we? :p lol Yeah, don't paint the car like that....

[zatazuken]

Wow, that's the first time I've been called kid in a looong time. And I know how southern girls are >.> You girls are insane.

[pawzbear]

YES!

.....ever listen to Buckcherry's 'Crazy Bitch'?
yeh that was written for us lol...

[HazMatt24]

YES!

.....ever listen to Buckcherry's 'Crazy Bitch'?
yeh that was written for us lol...

I need proof of your skills before I can agree with that

[MixtapeMessiah]

lol rawr cat fight, Im as southern as u can get so I just got a bad side runnin in my blood, you know how us texans do, but yes southern girls are fiesty...that and freaks in the sheets haha

[pawzbear]

some proof of it's in my sig... lol. (and proof of my clueless-ness)
and the rest? none of yall will ever know.... =D