What was your first mod?

[SuperGLS]

What was your first mod?

Pick the category and post the actual mod.

[SWortham]

Pioneer MP3/CD player

[BobMs_wht2k2]

Tib bar at 7k miles. Then at 9k I switched to 17's and 11k went to the CAI.

[Cypher]

strut bar followed by CAI shortly after then exhaust/headers and so on it went.

[bdiggy]

New pair of 12's and a big strong amp to go with em'. Think they were installed about 5 days after I bought the car. Tints were about a week later.

[Robert1955]

Cyro treated factory rotors with Hawk pads at 19,000, followed by a Tibby GT sway bar.

[hyunelan2]

Had a CD player put in 2 weeks after I bought the car. Although I was plenty capable to put it in myself - it was a "new car" and I didn't want to touch it.

4 months later I found EXD. I'm not sure if there're too many things I haven't take apart now.

[Ugzz]

maybe this is a mod, maybe not :D
the first thing i did, i rolled off the lot and went home day 1.
Day 2 i went to target and bought huge black rubber mats and put those over the factory ones. They are still there today, only removed for cleaning. That was my first mod lol

if you dont count that, then i replaced the hu day 3 with a sony mp3 player. Did it myself with a print out of the diy fro dash removal here from exd.

[Munky]

Headunit put in about 3 days after purchase.

Window tint after about 10.

[mregt02]

First mod was 17's, got rid of those; second mod was the Tib sway bar, still enjoying that mod.

[mbv2001]

my first mod was Appearance. i got my xd tinted and got me some clear sidemarkers.

[babot]

My first mod was Audio Head Unit. I ordered it online on the first day.

[TEK30001]

My first mod was wheels and Tires
17” MR12 Motegi Racing Rims and Kumho Ecsta 215/45 R17

I put them in about 12 hr. from purchase:D


32 hr later I burn out the radio my adding an Amp to it.:(

I guess that's my 2nd mod now I have a Pioneer DEH-P5900I:)

[jalmir]

First mod was the SRI then the radio unit.

[2k2GT]

Appearance. OEM lip spoiler got me hooked. Best $25 spent ever. :D

http://www.elantraxd.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=4145&d=1138155969

[ricerrx7]

My first mod was slapping a cone filter onto the stock intake elbow.

[joph09]

Nothing till I found this site, then Accord intake was the first

[SuperGLS]

I can't remember. It was either upgrading to the stock CD player from the cassette deck, the chrome interior door handles, or clear sidemarkers.

[Jlivan]

I think the following week I bought my car I ended up putting my old system from my previous car in. Just not the same w/out a system

[caseinajar]

first for me was a shorty antenna and clear sidemarkers . later the cd player, speakers, amp and subs.

[slyderdai]

First mod: Day 2 cut off stock muffler and had an Apex'i muffler welded on. Day 3 Spectre ( build your own intake from autozone). Day 4 added an amp and a single 10 in. sub to the jvc headunit that came with the car.

[PSUsouthpaw]

First thing was an Alpine HU. but I don't consider that so much a mod as the SRI I put on the very same night, which would become a CAI a few weeks later.

[ghrpdx]

First mod on both of my Elantras (and my new Accent) was tinted windows.

[KeWLKaT]

SRI for me haha

[yamaha]

Does buying a good car to work with count?

[NY2002ElantraGT]

first mod was an Ebay SRI for $25!

[KeWLKaT]

Does buying a good car to work with count?

i dont get it.

[Codenomics]

MY first mod was either the craptastic APC cone ghetto SRI , or the TB bypass!

[evan938]

i had a stereo in my old car that was to be put in my 1st xd, but they sold the car. between getting it and getting to the audio shop 3 weeks later, i took the dealer stickers off the back of it.

on my newer xd, i disabled the chime before i left the dealership lot. after that, CAI, 3 way nozzles, clear sidemarkers, debadge (same day), and some GR2s, H&Rs, and a tib sway w/ moog endlinks 2 months after getting it. i think i also chopped the antenna while i was at seans getting the suspension

[yamaha]

i dont get it.

The J2 sucked, too many issues and was automatic.

[evan938]

and even after a turbo and an attempted MT swap, it still sucked :)

actually, it was a bit of a sleeper.

[rckozma]

Head unit - my car came from the dealer with the rims, so I can't really say those were my mods.

[chillbro1]

Very first mod was a 12 inch sub box and amp install

The shop connected it to the factory CD player...which was interesting to say the least...

[Fox]

reversing air filter + removing resonator box, or headunit

[robs02elantra]

first: cai

[04 elantra cvvt]

TB bypass at 2k, then Pioneer HU at 3k, followed by SRI at 3.5k

[ElantraXD]

JVC mp3 Tuner, Kenwood subwoofer and crunch power amplifier. And nothing is installed anymore. :D

[saturn]

stuck a cone filter on the plastic elbow,... sort of a short intake

[moonlite5hadow]

i didnt see disconnected door chime as an option :D

i guess my first REAL wrench-turning mod was that CAI.

reversing air filter + removing resonator box, or headunit

reversing air filter? did i miss something or am i STILL that n00b?

[2000 elantra]

my subs then I couldn't stop and well 3k maybe 4k later ive stoped cause i'm out of money lol....

[h34d]

first thing was a dc sports front strut bar

[optimoprime]

i put led's on the floor the day i got it, but i did such a ****ty wiring job they only lasted for a season. they are out now but i bought a new pack so when i have a spare day i'll do it agin and make it look much nicer.

[04GTboySC]

tint the first week i bought it
then cd player

[PanciLaan]

First thing was clear side markers, the day before I got it.
On the day, I changed the HU to my Kenwood, and mounted luxury look license plates with HST holders on it.

The second day, I replaced the original front speaker for my MB-quartz compo set.

The 4th day, I replaced some bulbs,removed the logo's on the back, and more of this little stuff
(the 4th day is today hehe)

[Mortech]

The first year it was the 17" wheels/tires , the next was the intake (I finally got tired of the local squirrels storing their seeds and nuts in the factory airbox) . The 3rd year I got the Tibby swaybar and did the clutch spring mod , and finally this past Wednesday I replaced the clutch with a XTD Stage-2 clutch kit . Next year I'm think of going to a stage 3 with the lighter flywheel .

[Doohickie]

Very first mod was Pioneer MP3 Head Unit and CD Changer (the CD changer technically went in first but wasn't functional until I got the head unit up and running). I bought the car on a Friday and did this on Sunday night (literally.... all NIGHT). I went to work Monday morning on 0 hours of sleep. But it was worth it.

[optimoprime]

funny how after all the years and mods you can still remeber the first mod like it was yesterday. hell i still remember my first drive in the tib, after that i was hooked

[PanciLaan]

funny how after all the years and mods you can still remeber the first mod like it was yesterday. hell i still remember my first drive in the tib, after that i was hooked

I still remember my very first mod to my first scoupe, over 7 years ago now.
Removed the towbar, logo's and tainted the rear lights hehe.
The basic stuff.

Did a few more thing to the Elantra by now.
I like especially the clutch mod and the 24h clock:D

[CRAZIECRACKER]

upgraded the cassette player to a sony HU...which has been replaced ever since

[ElantraEvo]

sri 4 my first mod

[unstpablelantra]

New Rims and tires and 4 days after I bought the car

[Pete03GLS]

mine was a Short Ram Intake off of ebay... best 30 bucks ever spent.

[darrelltac]

first - window tint, all visors at 32 miles
then rear wing. chrome extras and wheels/tires
last year was body kit (lat 16,000 miles)

[2.0elantra]

Mine was Full removal of the original intake system (including the parts you can't see) and adding a SRI from EBAY $38. Now it sounds GOOD

[Caliboi]

My first mod was short ram intake then exhaust

[2002 GLS]

Mine was GT Rims..... I hated them hubcaps....

[Dragonis]

ebay performance chip mod - $25

[EReeves116]

i painted my grille black

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t200/ereeves116/CanonPictures541.jpg?t=1202885599
this was a later picture after i did clear corners but the front grilles were all the same colour as the car so i spiced it up a bit

Now it looks like this, i re fibreglassed the grille and it's much more smooth now
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t200/ereeves116/0901071809.jpg

[Silentwolf]

18mm sway bar IIRC (Which will be replaced this year with the 19 and poly bushings)

[RotaMan99]

My first mod was installing a lead foot on top of the accelerator pedal

[Pete03GLS]

lol ^^

[getfuzzd]

my first mod was a false floor for my hatch area,but I took that out because the MDF got wet and started to deteriorate. The only permament mod is the Tib GT sway bar and metal endlinks at the moment. My next mod when it gets a bit warmer is the TWM shifter I have sitting on my nightstand. After that I'm probably going to get Tiburon KYB struts and lowering springs.

[Pete03GLS]

no intake getfuzzd?? its a simple mod, and cheap too.

[canadiamk]

CAI, Tib Swaybar, kenwood deck, then springtechs

[tuningunlimited]

the first night i had the car i installed my cd player and next day i did the rest of the system! i cant leave cars alone!

[ori11]

My first was appearance. I replaced the stock "H" emblems on the hood and trunk with "Tuscani" KDM badges.

[Vampyrate]

though i like power first and looks second, my first ever mod to a car would have to be my interior with changing the switches on my 01 that i had

[djarsonist]

Tints, then Rims...

[Qyn]

First "mod" was a dent in the drivers side rear door from some asshat who opened their door into mine.

[jalmir]

^ yeah sorry about that dent BTW! :D

[preston_nfs]

lol @ Qyn, that was a pretty big dent.

My 1st mod was a chrome shifter knob with blue LED's. Unless you count tint which was on the car when I bought it.

[lovemylantra]

first mod was the short ram intake that im still using currently and works great until this evofusion full intake comes =) ... that really got me started

[Paul J. McCain]

Subwoofer mod and door dinger removal!

[steev-o]

First thing ever? Replacing the rear 6x9 factory speakers with Lanzars.

[Miyabi]

My first mod was window tint. We took it in the morning after we bought it. I also had my personal mechanic (thanks, honey!) remove the Hyundai and Elantra lettering from the trunk. Next will be new badges.

[seanski]

my first was an alpine deck, and front speakers. then clear sidemarkers.

[mrMojoRisin]

Kenwood CD/MP3 player and Alpine rear 6"x9"s.

[carchick78]

I think mine was getting the windows tinted.

[Pete03GLS]

man... ive had this car for quite some time... and tints have been on my list of things to do... since the very beginning... i still havent gotten it done. lol...

[slipkknotfan]

my first mod was either door chime disconnect or throttlebody coolant body bypass. $2k and 2 years later im still going.

[Pete03GLS]

hmm... i wonder how much ive spent on mine... im sure its NO WHERE near 2k... cuz ive gotten alot of stuff for free, or cheap off other users. my most expensive purchase for the car to date, has been 400$ tires. id say no more than $1,000 spent here.

[slipkknotfan]

yeah i just dropped 8xx.00 on rims and tires. thats with a discount from work.

[plagued89]

kenwood 135 dc headunit, pioneer 12/box. sony xplode 600 watt amp :] about 2 weeks after owning, then desilenced the stock intake, then got short ram, then ghetto cold air still running today, getting a real cold air soon haha
and took teh stock 15's off, oput on some icw gt 15", painted em about a month later. painting the oem alloys soon too :]

[carchick78]

Tints, then Rims...

I love the color of your car and the rear spoiler. Is that factory color?

[i8acobra]

Aem cai.

[jamina1]

I smoked my sidemarkers, and I'm going to install a new emblem once it stops raining!