DIY Car Mods That'll Save You Cash!
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- Опубліковано 27 чер 2024
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Most enthusiasts love to modify their cars. But, not always do you find these mods within your price range or they're just slightly out of reach financially. Sometimes installation costs can be that little extra cash that you just don't want to spend. Here are some DIY car mods that'll save you some cash!
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0:00 intro
1:40 ad
2:06 suspension & lowering springs
4:16 exhaust & intake
5:23 wrap
7:13 tune
8:44 outro - Авто та транспорт
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As a wrap/detail shop owner, I greatly appreciate that you took the time to explain that what we charge is fair for the skills we have and time we take to do it *right*. It can be done DIY for someone with a basic understanding, but not everyone has the patience (or minutia) and not everyone WANTS to spend the time doing it (not to mention the wasted material for the panels that will eventually be messed up if it's a first try).
You’re not lying, I was so confident I could wrap a car just fine. Then after using vinyl wrap once I realized that my results will not be the same as your guy’s and it’s a skill that comes with lots of time and practice.
Changing the headlight bulbs yourself will save a couple hundred dollars. I retrofitted mine with NiLight LEDs and it was super easy!
Super easy, looks good , very cheap and is functional. I don’t know why it isn’t everyone’s first mod.
I ordered my flares, got them painted, they look great. But now comes the cut my car and drill holes and riv nut and weather proofing. It’s not necessarily the “expensive” part, but it is the do it right the first time part.
I'm going through that same crisis right now
Scary lol 😆
I recently took the license plate holder off the front of my car and found out whoever put it there just drilled it into my front bumper :(
Is this normal?
Are these holes easy to cover and color match? Silver paint..
@@RandoManFPV it would look better if you would get the whole bumper re painted imo because it's hard to match old paint to new paint. Or you could just leave the holes there as ugly as they are
@@ethanheinrichs5583 honestly I got a dent in that same piece on the side, so maybe a new bumper isn't a bad idea.
I wish I could get something that looks a little more aggressive or something a bit different than stock but not a lot of options for an Ole cruze as for as body kits n such
Same. I have my rocket Bunny kit sitting in my garage. The thought of taking an angle grinder to my fenders is fuckin scary
Window tint is one you could do yourself but I wouldn’t really recommend it; it’s better left to a specialist. But with that said getting your windows tinted can save you money in that it will keep the interior of your car cooler and prolong the life of your seats by preventing them from becoming crusty and ripping as well as potentially preventing the cracking of plastic interior components
I am very handy, I've worked at a dealer on land rovers and Cadillacs, I've worked professionally on jet skis, I've worked for an auto upholstery shop where I did interiors, paint, convertible tops, seat cover replacements and repairs, full frame off restoration off 69 firebird and close to that level on a 71 cutlass 442 with rebuilding the 455 and swapping to manual trans. I can do vinyl wrapping no problem. I've done all my own work on all my cars and families cars. I do restaurant equipment repair and general handyman stuff. I will never try tint again.The 2 times I've tried tint it turned into a nightmare. It's the one thing I will gladly shove cash into someone else's hands before I try that again. It's one of the best mods especially here in Florida.
@@patricklikesmusic1 man tint is just a different story i agree
You just gotta do it my tint looks pretty good after going through a lot of tint over like 5 weekends but still cheaper
Oh, I did eventually get my tint on. Got it on my srt4 before a meet. Then I saw all the little dust particles and beard hair that the wind blew into it. I should say that ok maybe do your own tint but have alot of spare time, spare material, patience and an indoor space with a wall to kick out your frustrations. Hahahahaha!
When I want custom tunes, that's to the pros, proper tuned cars are amazing. Wraps, it depends on what wrap. A solid matt is easy compared to a gold wrap. Sometimes the extra money is worth it.
I am working on a 02 Mitsubishi lancer right now.. I have a junk one i use for a parts car, for some of the body mods I have done currently I use my 06 junker for a test run.. sure not everything is perfect but with a little attention to detail, critical thinking and taking notes I have been able to do everything myself so far and it has turned out pretty good, just have to focus, relax and don't get disheartened.. if your cutting fenders, you have 4 to practice on before cutting into your baby, ect.
I just put a Borla catback on my 2020 Toyota Corolla LE by myself. It was so easy to do if you have a floor jack and jack stands. Glad I didn't chicken out on that install 💸
Lol the best example is brakes. Changing your pads yourself is SO ez and saves you atleast $500. I've been quoted $800 for doing the pads only on a 2012 jeep! Rotors included are also so ez, do them yourself if you can.
This is great...now I just need to find somewhere to buy some motivation to get out in the garage to do it.
Literally have some parts on the shelf but....its cold lol.
Replaced ignition coil on my car it felt nice
Cardboard wing
Cardboard body kits are OP 😂
Nice videos like always guys
Another excellent video from fitness in the sheets!
Excellent advice!!!!!
Saved thousands swapping my own clutch 54k ago
Patience and proper tools go a long way
@LeonL47 when you got some friends and beer while working on a car anything is possible
Nice vid but didn't mention about getting alinement done installing coilovers . As some fans might watch this and forgot this step.
Depends. If you are just dropping about an inch you’ll be okay. People who need alignments are the guys dropping 2 or more inches and have really messed with the suspension geometry.
I purchased an installed my own mud guards(RokBlokz,) and I will soon have an oil catch can(OCC) that I purchased online minutes ago(was waiting for stock) that I'm going to install myself. It doesn't do anything power wise but if your engine has direct injection an OCC will help keep it running cleaner for longer and it isn't a big install job.
Wheel ad was too hilarious!
Everything suspension wheels engine and body stuff I've done to my car my self and learn how I go. I have a 04 wrx and so far so good getting to a year without major problems
Anytime you change suspension part's you should have a proper alignment ass-well!
What did you look for when getting a tune for the frs
yalls ads are underrated
1:54 Dakota’s laugh!!!!
Sounds like birds
being bestfriends w a welder has it perks for my custom exhaust
Love my accessport
fabbing your own exhaust is one of the most cost affective things I've done, I made my subie sound amazing for less than 100 bucks
Please do a video on the Nissan NX2000
To be fair on the exhaust, I don’t have exhausts for my car to buy so you can go EVEN cheaper with some pipe from autozone and some clamps from online and hangers from Amazon 😂 doesn’t look the best but it sounds phenomenal
The Karen & Darren of 'Merica will never disappear or just be gone.
That shirt goes hard
Quick on it today bois. This spring I'm going to try to replace the convertible top on my SN95 by myself. Replacement top cost around 400 and to get it done cost around 1000 yikes. 👍👊
Good luck fam! 🤝
Swapping the rag top on my Miata in the next couple months (hopefully) and I'm a little intimidated
@@grantkendrick277 I hear you man. The amount of staples alone is what's got me. Also getting the new top lined up correctly seems a little nerve wracking. Good luck with yours as well. 😁👍
@@chasejones3456 enjoy it man, it seems challenging but you're gonna be saving a ton of money doing it yourself
Changed the front springs on my Volvo V50 (one was broken) and let me tell you, that was h**.
Not only was it a pain to get the damper out of spindle “cup thing” and then getting it back in, beating it on and off with a hammer, than to make it even more fun, someone put lock tight on the lower control arm (on a “lock nut”) we wrenched it so har that the nut was completely deformed when we finally got it off, than we had a repeat of the pains of the first side.
Compare that to how much better it is on the Volvo P2 platform where you just have to losen two bolts with nuts (and the small 3 on top) and you start to see why i like the P2 platform so much (we have 3 of those in the family, i have a 2001 P24 S60 2.4T M56 and my parents have a 2001 P26E V70 2.4 140 M56 and a 2006 P26E V70 Bi-Fuel M56).
I installed my cylinder support system when I gasket slapped my D16Y7... it was leaking into cylinder 1, I know this from looking inside my 4-2-1 header upper half when I went to replace the gasket there....
The subie on the thumbnail is local to me I love seeing him at shows and meets
Need some help here. I have a 2000 Toyota Camry LE 4 cylinder. I want to get a new muffler for it. But I don't know what to get. I don't want it overly quiet but not real loud either. And of course stainless steel. I'm customizing my Camry. So what do you suggest.
Those shops weren't very smart, calling your car an import when it was only ever available in the US of A and was even made there
Grab your parts, were going to Gels to install them!
Anchorman plug….timeless
I love how they say finance your wheels on ppl with stocks 😂 you would be the broke boy having to finance wheels 💀
That’s the same story with headers for my beamer. $650ish for the headers, but will need head studs/bolts. So looking at above $500 for labor. But I would happily pay that.
Depending on the car the ots tune might be okay , I know for the Mazdaspeed platform they’re garbage
And Subarus :/
Ots tunes for vag cars are pretty good. I've not heard any horror stories from them yet.
I recommend not ever using OTS maps permanently. Just run them so your engine can be running somewhat safe while you look for a tuner that can do it right. I’ve seen dynos of 2 same cars, bone stock, similar mileage and conditions but one makes 15hp more. Every engine is different and OTS maps can’t account for that. You absolutely need a tuner if you plan to do any serious hooning.
@@postalpancho I guess it depends on your use case. My mk7 GTI has an ots tune from a very reputable company, and with no real mods it (should) make just over 300 hp and just under 400 tq at the crank and I've seen it verified by Dyno sheets. If it's on the conservative side that's fine with me as it's my daily
@@grantkendrick277 less hp doesn’t mean the tune is more safe. You can be damaging your engine and not knowing about it. You can have a custom tune and it will be better for your engins reliability and hp
Brakes/wheels it's like a 4-Hour job if you don't know what you're doing like me and not so expensive of course you could get expensive brakes and wheels but it's not necessary
Hearing Dakota wail like Karin from street fighter is a thing from nightmares
😂😂
i live in milwaukee ,wisconsin and all you see is g35 and 37s
i live in a small town where most ppl working on japanese cars
and they would decline customer with european cars
so i end up learning most of the fixes myself
noti gang
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One lesser known affordable way to be able to work on your car is on an Army installation. If you are in the Army or know someone who is most installations have automotive centers with rentable lifts, tools, engine rooms, and experienced mechanics all for about $8/hr.
Is military same as the army
@@gabrieldasilva4198 Military includes army, navy, air force, marine corps, and coast guard. But I’ve only been on Army installations but I’m sure other branches have them!
That white background really do be brighter than my future
I ran into this problem about 48hr ago when I blew my transmission… imma rebuild it
I have a 3000gt..Its like pulling teeth to get anyone to work on it. SO you gotta figure it out yourself. Now im fabricating exhausts, doing full engine builds, And installing roll cages. Is it perfect? no But i'd rather have a slow car I built myself than a fast car I bought from someone else.
Why did u fist that poor car 🤣 DAMN!!!! Still could have fit a few fingers in too 😱
💀💀💀 -Edgar
Fortunately never run into the issue of having to pay a shop to work on my car/install parts since my dad is a mechanic so I was pretty lucky he was able to guide and teach me how to work on my car
My car doesn’t have tuning options 😢
I'm going to get pop corn 🍿
Feel ya man, I had to go to Marshfield to find a shop that knows anything about BMW.
“Obd2” 😉
just waiting for my wheels 🥺
Someone took my catalytic converter on my six GEN accord five speed. It’s going to be three grand to put a new one in. Three grand the part is like $300
Woof… cats aren’t cheap. Straight pipe it! -Edgar
@@FitmentIndustries I love you guys and will absolutely be buying through you in the future
I got a quote today for $350 parts and labor from a shop My family has been going to for years
Might still straight pipe it. Thank you for the reply
Frs with new headers and a tune basically double the hp hahaha... I miss that slow POS
I'm Ron Bergundy?
I prefer to take everything that complicated and mechanical to the shop because only one reason
They will do it right
And if not
I get a car for the time they work on mine
I can drive with only one side wrapped it's gonna look sick but I can but without my intake .... I suppose not
Oh yeah never make ur daily a project ;)
#abuseddaily
Mr2 spyder soft top. $600 to buy $1000 to install
My first car I paid someone to cut off the muffler biggest mistake ever made🤦♂️
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Fishing for content I see
Me first
My like on this video comes only from the toilet store comment
Great video, would love to see more! You need to look into P R O M O S M!!
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Telling an amateur to fit coilovers is pretty dumb, telling an amateur to rent spring compressors is dangerous. Not mentioning tracking either way? From a wheel and suspension business?
Day 295 of asking for a "So you want a nissan juke"
Day 339 of asking for "So you want a VW Passat W8".
Day 360 so you want a suzuki vitara
You know what will save you more money?
Not ricing out your car.
I'm sorry but that RX-8 is total rice.
I don’t think you know what “rice” means.
Race inspired cosmetic enhancements. RX8's are trash. Putting a giant wing, wheels and an ugly wrap on it sure doesn't make it a tuner. Looks like 💩.
Day 359 so you want a suzuki vitara
Wraps=trash
There I said it
YO CAN WE GET SOMEONE NOT WHITE IN THESE VIDEOS ???? Or DO YOU GUYS ONLY TALK TO WHITE PEOPLE ????
Check yourself before you wreck yourself
They are in Wisconsin bro, 95% are white there. It shouldn't matter anyway.
Wraps are so lame!!! Do yourself a favor and pay for a good paint job! It will always look ten times better then a wrap and the depth and luster of paint. You just can’t match a good paint job!