Free Mods For Your Car

[Whoa Black Boaty]

Okay so this thread is going to be list of free or cheap mods that you can do to improve your car. Cosmetic, Performance what ever you like..
Go!

[Whoa Black Boaty]

First I'm going to start with restoring your headlights with toothpaste.
I'm guessing most people know about this but if you don't it's going to cost you 50c rather than a $30 headlight restoration kit from an auto shop.
If you have an old imported vehicle from japan it's most likely going to have yellow headlights. This is how you can make them brand new for next to no money.
1. Clean headlights with water and a clean rag.
2. Apply whole headlights with toothpaste
3. With rag scrub the tooth paste into the headlight trying to remove as much of the oxidation as possible
4. Clean tooth paste off with water and wipe dry
You can do this again to get them more clear if they are still a little yellow but it should work first time and look brand new!
tip - Clean one headlight first to see the difference and you'll be amazed.

(More post's to come later)

[PranK]

Nice! I love these threads.

Check out the old Free Horsepower thread. Theres more of them too if you can find them.

[Ben C34]

Is it free though?

Doesn't toothpaste actually cost money?

Verdict:

Not free.

Removing rear seats for light weight racecare is where it's at.

Verdict: free.

[Whoa Black Boaty]

I said <50c
I got free tooth past in the mail last week
Removing back seats = need to buy tools if you don't have them yet
Btw is it legal to remove back? seats

[Ben C34]

Title says free.

Nothing about legal.

Pull off wastegate line. Car hammers.

I win this thread.

[Ben C34]

Your mod requires me to buy toothpaste and a rag. F that.

[hardsteppa]

Ask to see room at hotel, steal toothbrush kit from bathroom while viewing room, then tell them u don't like 'the vibe' of the room and don't check in. Raid salvo's bin and nab old t shirt. Result, free tools for headlight mod.

But agreed, thread title could be 'broke-ass mods' or similar. Anyway, 2 faves are, plug up bypass hole in base of bov for more responsive throttle, and 3in pipe into rubber intake mods. Cheap n good.

[PranK]

Guys, lets stick with free mods and less talking shit.

We have a wasteland for shit talkin.

[Hadouken]

Bash cat. Profit?

[Ben C34]

Nothings going yo make your na cat actually go better for free.

So, i actually reccomend a semi thought out hole in airbox will make some more induction noise and is free. Will suck hot air but won't matter. Will sound slightly better.

Not sure if na skylines have a resonance chamber type thing on their inlet, probably do. If so get rid of it. Car will sound better.

[niZmO_Man]

I cut a big slot on my R31's airbox, makes a barely audible purring noise when you close the throttle. Also makes the air filter dirtier quicker. Apart from that, no difference. In fact, complete airbox + snorkel apparently gives you slightly better fuel economy. LOL

[Ben C34]

On heaps of cars that run an intake silencing device of some sort, modding it makes the car sound heaps better.

Is still pointless.

[jiffo]

Check tyre pressures.

I've been guilty of driving with lower than optimum pressures especially if the car sits for months at a time.

[GH05T]

speed holes!

[PranK]

Check tyre pressures.

I've been guilty of driving with lower than optimum pressures especially if the car sits for months at a time.

Yes! Me too. I was going to suggest buying a hand-held pressure gauge but that would make it not 'free'.

[MagicMikeZ32]

Take a big shit before a drive. Weight reduction ftw.

Also, diet. Save money on food AND go faster.

[Yo-Yo]

Take a big shit before a drive. Weight reduction ftw.

Also, diet. Save money on food AND go faster.

I've done this personally

Lost 20 kilos so I'm no longer a fat shit. Better power/weight ratio, fuel economy & health lol

But also taking out all the crap/junk that's in your car all adds up too for whatever little weight benefit it provides. At least you'll have a clean car for sexing the ladies

[Whoa Black Boaty]

For tire pressure you can use the one at the petrol station = free
idk about making hole in air box. doesn't sound like a smart idea

[AMR33]

This thread is going to provide some good laughs by the looks of it. My suggestion was what Hadouken beat me to, take off your CAT, bash it out, bolt back on. You get killa pop on the downshift sometimes and who doesnt want that?