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Old 4/20/11, 05:33 PM
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Cheap modifications

Anyone have any cheap do it yourself projects they have done to their stang?
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Engine, exterior or interior doesn't matter
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Here's a cheap one. Interior colored welt. Can't remember where I got mine, but it really made the all black door panels pop! All for less than twenty bucks too.
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I twisted my shifter **** 45 degrees clockwise, that cost $0, and I didn't know I did it until I looked down... and there it was, turned. I'm weird like that, but it looks and feels right to me, so it stays.
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Originally Posted by RMB427R
Here's a cheap one. Interior colored welt. Can't remember where I got mine, but it really made the all black door panels pop! All for less than twenty bucks too.
Pics?
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How about these 2 budget busters? $17.58 for both. LOL

https://themustangsource.com/f637/mod-58-a-470498/

https://themustangsource.com/f691/17...on-mod-487194/
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Here you go..

http://www.mrmikes.com/trimbright.htm

I have it on my 32 Ford also.
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Vht night shade for the tail/head lights. Maybe brake caliber paint and if your daring, maybe paint the rims.
Not sure how great these will look but if you take your time I'm sure these simple mods may look good. Just trying to help out lol
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Cut the antenna down to proper size and reinstall the ball - $0.00 - Freebie.

Change or install emblems.

Brake caliper paint.

Hydrocarbon trap delete. (some of us early 05 guys will remember this one)
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Originally Posted by zcgstang
Vht night shade for the tail/head lights. Maybe brake caliber paint and if your daring, maybe paint the rims.
Not sure how great these will look but if you take your time I'm sure these simple mods may look good. Just trying to help out lol
Oh and performance wise You can go.in and cut out the valves in your charge motion delete plates but you will need a tuner...
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Originally Posted by RMB427R
Here you go..

http://www.mrmikes.com/trimbright.htm

I have it on my 32 Ford also.
thats pretty neat-gonna have to check into that...our mustangs are all blue with charcoal interiors, but my 69 is blue/black with the red stripe seats...hmm, a little red looked pretty cool in the 69, might have to try some in the newer one
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I copied someone in here(mylilpony?) that used push on truck/van door edge chrome trim for the grille edge- still like that little break around the grille, but I'm too cheep to get the bullitt grille it only lasts about 2 years, but its cheap to replace.

I still want to pull my taillights and semigloss black the perimeter/seams...might not seem like much, but pics ive seen it really makes the lenses pop- especially with a trunk blackout...could probably go real cheap and make your own vinyl blackout for a couple bucks worth of decent sign vinyl...or 20 bucks on ebay(30 for magnetic one)
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tool storage (25.00)
homelink (free)
antenna shorten (free)




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Other than the self shortened antenna, the only cheap mod on my car was the labor for installing all the items in my sig
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Originally Posted by partsbill
tool storage (25.00)
homelink (free)
antenna shorten (free)
How did you do that homelink mod for free?
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Originally Posted by 07S197
How did you do that homelink mod for free?
I work for a Lincoln Dealership, this was a warrantied defective sun visor
out of a Lincoln Town Car that had a cosmetic defect, the homelink unit was
fine, since Ford did not recall the part back we were throwing it away, I was able to get it for free.
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Originally Posted by partsbill
I work for a Lincoln Dealership, this was a warrantied defective sun visor
out of a Lincoln Town Car that had a cosmetic defect, the homelink unit was
fine, since Ford did not recall the part back we were throwing it away, I was able to get it for free.
Cool, I was just looking at them on e-bay. The rolling code ones go for about $25 used. You were able to fit the control box under the lamp housing? I was thinking about getting one and installing it. If it goes well I may even try to install one in Altima too.
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Originally Posted by 07S197
Cool, I was just looking at them on e-bay. The rolling code ones go for about $25 used. You were able to fit the control box under the lamp housing? I was thinking about getting one and installing it. If it goes well I may even try to install one in Altima too.
Just enough room to squeeze it in.
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Originally Posted by partsbill
Just enough room to squeeze it in.
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Pretty cool tail light mod if you don't already have sequentials. This mod will make all three tail light segments light up when you hit the brakes - and it costs less than $15. You might have to pm MTAS for the step by step photos as they are not in this thread any longer.

https://themustangsource.com/f691/ta...ht-mod-397389/


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