how much money have YOU spent?

[mypfizzle]

pfizzle

catz hid kit - $400
Gracing Hyperblack Sekis 18 x 7.5 + federal tires - $1400
injen cai - $200
Racing Beat Cat Back - $300
H&R springs - $150
Katzkin Leather Interior package - $FREE
ive got other lil nicknacks too but im too lazy to list them all..

 

[o.g.sk8er]

I'm afraid to add it all up..

 

[scapamouche]

I spent over $5000 on wheels, tires, and suspension mods on my Celica

So far, about $600 on the MSP, if you don't count the stuff I transferred over from the old car: Racing harness, shift light, ricey rearview mirror...

I see $1000 in racing rubber and rims coming up real soon...

 

[PatrickP5]

There are some things money can't buy...

1 25ft Gold Plated RCA Cable $10.69
1 Cobra ESD 9000 Radar Detector $105.93
1 Sony CDX CA-750x CD Head Unit $267.49
2 Metra Slot Pocket $53.50
4 Chrome Valve Caps $6.41
2 Engine Enamel Paint (Ford RED) $12.82
1 Cobra ESD 9150 Radar Detector $134.36
1 InJen Cold Air Intake (Race Division) $425.06
1 Pioneer DEH-6400 CD Head Unit $385.20
1 Clarion 57 Plate Speakers (SRC5794) $124.12
1 Clarion 6" Coaxial Speakers (SRR1684) $130.54
2 Clarion 10" Dual Voice Coil Subwoofers (SRW2581) $213.43
1 Clarion 400w Amp APX401.2 (Subwoofer Amp) $318.86
1 Jensen 500w Amp XA2250 (Front/Rear Spk Amp) $158.36
1 Subwoofer Enclosure (Grey) $85.00
1 Phoenix Gold 3m Clear Jacket RCA Cable $17.12
2 Phoenix Gold Inline Fuse holder $32.10
1 Phoenix Gold 5 Pack 40A Fuses $10.70
2 8 AWG Ring Terminal $5.12
1 8 AWG Cable Black $10.69
1 8 AWG Cable Red $14.97
1 16 AWG Cable Red $2.66
1 16 AWG Cable Black $2.66
1 12 pk metal screws $1.44
1 Momo Combat (BK/SIL) Shift Knob $72.76
1 Kart Boy Short Shifter & Bushings $223.43
1 Mazda Rear Bumper Step Guard $40.11
1 Matrix Racing Pedals $27.56
1 CrimeStoppers Car Alarm CS2003DCII $122.42
2 MP5 Emblems $17.12
2 Proteg5 Patch $23.38
1 Mazdaspeed decal $13.25
1 Matrix Type X Racing Seat Covrers $81.05
4 ZoomZoom Decals $0.00
2 protegeclub.com decals (Inside) $14.15
1 Apexi N1 Muffler w/ Custom Cat Back Piping $649.03
1 Steering Column Gauge Pod $144.83
1 Air Fuel Mixture Ratio Gauge (AutoMeter - Phantom) $95.07
1 Oakley Minutes (Silver/Ice) $162.14
1 Blue Neon Tube 36" (From Jordan) $20.00
1 White LED Washer Nozzles $25.17
1 Reactor Blue License Plate Frame $34.02
2 Red Sparkco 9.2mm Ignition Wires $80.25
2 Black Neon Tubes $42.78
1 Head light Bulbs (H7 55W) $21.19
1 Mazda Hood Deflector $41.14
1 Mazda Wheel Locks $28.85
1 Dunlop 5000m 195/50VR16 $133.04
4 Set of 4 Aluminum Door Sills (EL) $117.70
1 Vented Brembo Cross Drilled and Slotted Rotors $376.58
3 Aluminum Gauge Bezel $43.33
1 Polished Gauge Rings $55.50
2 Mazda 22V Touch Up Paint $3.41
2 3x3 Protegeclub Decals $4.00
9 7x10 Protegeclub Decals $9.50
2 Window Tint 35% (Shawdow Tinting) $212.93
1 Fog Light Bulbs (H3 55W) $26.75
1 Blue LED Shift Knob $32.10
2 Steel Braided Hose Sleeving Kit $0.00
1 protegeclub.com decals (Outside) $14.15
4 Red Wire Loom Package $57.19
2 Liteglow Underbody Neon (Blue) $201.07
2 protegeclub.com decals (Outside) $14.15
1 Digital Compass + Temp Sensor $64.19
1 Fog Light 3M Protector $8.86
1 Anodized Red Oil Cap $10.00
1 Anodized Red Radiator Cap $10.00
1 A Pillar Gauge Pod $35.00
4 AreoPro Underbody Neon (Blue) $140.00
1 Silent Rage Decal $0.00
1 Blue Wire Loom $0.00
1 Mazdaspeed Air Splitter $123.84
1 Volt Meter (Autometer - Phantom) $53.49
1 Oil Pressure (Autometer - Phantom) $85.60
1 Mothers Mag & Polish $8.55
1 VHT Caliper Paint $5.83
1 Brake Cleaner $4.53
1 Eibach Springs $657.58
1 Roll Call (Silent Rage) $47.08
1 Protegeclub.com Club Tags $37.03
1 Hyper Ground Wires $82.35
1 Tremclad Interior Paint (Aluminum) $4.79
4 ADR GT Sports w/ Lugs + Locks $1,080.70


total $8,269.76

... Knowing you have the most riced-out car in the county: priceless.

 

[Ryan]

$40.00 K&N Cone Filter
$125.00 Dual Turbo Timer / Boost Gauge
$30.00 Joe P's XZ MBC
$299.95 Escort Passport 8500 Radar Receiver w/Smart Display $29.95

* $524.90 *

Hey folks! What else does the practical MAZDASPEED owner really need?! It ROCKS like a Mother as it is !!!

hrm musta been somethign wrong considering you added a mbc and k&n filter, i can see adding the turbo timer to prolong the turbo and the radar detector but if you claim u like the car as is, why add the mbc and the filter? you wanted to add a lil some some on the side. its okay mod the hell auta your car

btw the first step to solving a problem is admiting you have one
just a hint for ya....

 

[protege52nr]

Re: There are some things money can't buy...

... Knowing you have the most riced-out car in the county: priceless.

HAHAHAHAHAHA Em, you just got PIZOWNED!!! Pizza Hut's gonna send you a PZONE pretty soon!!!

 

[protege52nr]

Ok time for my real contribution to this thread:

$300 - Clarion HU DXZ525
$100 - Clarion 10' SVC Sub
$100 - Clarion 200W Amp
$100 - Vented Sub Box
$150 - Alpine S-Series 5x7
$120 - Alpine 6 1/2 speakers
$50 - Phoenix Gold 4 Gauge Amp Kit
$25 - Blue Liteglow Front Underbody Neon
$270 - Custom SRI w/ K&N Filter
$75 - Sparkco Yellow Spark Plug Wires
$250 - DTM Muffler
$2200 - 5 Zigen Inperio S-08 17' Rims+Yokohama Parada Spec-2 205/40/17 Tires+H&R Lowering Springs+MOTUL Fluids
$60 - Custom Hyperground Wires
$5 - Custom Aluminium Silver Interior Trim
$20 - Eurolite H7 Low Beams
$60 - Sylvania Silverstar 9005 High Beams
$10 - Eurolite Dome and Hatch Lights
$20 - Type R Blue LED Interior Lights
$100 - Momo Carbon Fiber Sphere Shift Knob
$220 - B&M Short Shifter
$80 - 5 Zigen 5ZR Anodized Blue Pedals
$80 - Matrix Type X Black/Yellow Seat Covers
$650 - CompuSTAR 2WSS Remote Start/Alarm System
$15 - Dupli-Color Metalcast Painted Fuse Box+Battery Tie Down
$20 - Anodized Aluminium Red Oil Cap
$20 - Anodized Aluminium Red Radiator Cap
$50 - Aluminium Hose Sleeve Kit
$10 - Custom Aluminium Grills
$20 - Overseas Weatherflectors
$200 - 20% Tint Rear 7 Windows
$30 - Roll Call
$20 - Floor Mats
$40 - Lock Nuts
$150 - Waxes, Cleaners etc.
$200 - Misc. Install Fees
$20 - MOMO Emblem
$5 - 5 Zigen Emblem
_______________________________________________
Total: $5745.00

$250 - AutoEXE Replica Grill OTW

Total by next week: $5995.00

Total mods to date:38

 

[good0177]

Re: pfizzle

catz hid kit - $400
Gracing Hyperblack Sekis 18 x 7.5 + federal tires - $1400
injen cai - $200
Racing Beat Cat Back - $300
H&R springs - $150
Katzkin Leather Interior package - $FREE
ive got other lil nicknacks too but im too lazy to list them all..

How the hell did you get free Katskin leather? Let me know, I want in. Peace.

 

[perfworks]

i mean seriously, no estimates, no bullshittin'!!! i just added up everything i could think of real quick, and came up with 1,320 dollars usd. i know that the turbos will be outlandish, but how much money have YOU spent "hooking up" your ride?

so far $7000 and change roughly
it will be a beast though

 

[MP3skaterNC]

umm dont want to do this, but oh well.

g-racing seki's
and
JIC exhaust ordered at same time $1995.00
clutch/flywheel installed $700.00
spool springs $200.00
painted grill lip, and fixed body work $250


on the way....
spool stage1 $2250
intercooler $900
turbo timer $100

total: $6395

damn, thats alot of money for my highschool ass to have dropped in his car. crazy.....

 

[mopiko]

Humm let's see:

$600 TEIN spring and installed
$550 DG front lip with install and painted
$400 8000k HID conversion (broken already, back to good old halogen)
$110 used AEM intake
$90 used Mazdaspeed exhaust cam (not install yet)
$40 dual A-pillar gauage pod and paint
$200 autometer A-F Ratio and oil pressure gauge (not install yet)
$190 Kartboy short shifter and MOMO knob (not install yet)

$500 deductable from body damage by a NJ deer

===========================================
HOLY CRAP!!!! $2,680 ALREADY!?!?!!!!

 

[MazdaProbeGT]

........................
1 Cobra ESD 9000 Radar Detector $105.93
1 Cobra ESD 9150 Radar Detector $134.36
1 InJen Cold Air Intake (Race Division) $425.06
1 Momo Combat (BK/SIL) Shift Knob $72.76
1 Blue LED Shift Knob $32.10
1 Eibach Springs $657.58

how many detectors and shift knobs do you need?? and where are you buying these things from? you're getting ripped. it pays to shop around.

 

[Micah]

Pimpin ain't easy.........

ok, here comes the list of my retarded spending - with links!

$236.59 - Alpine CDA 7875 Monster Cable XL RCA's $18.00 each for 3 sets
$380 - MTX PRO50X4 Amplifiers for 2
$19.99 - Atari Classics 10-in-1 TV Games
$120 - MTX Blue Thunder 12" Subwoofer in MTX Single Sealed Enclosure for 2
$76 - Infinity Reference 6953i 6"x9" 3-way
$47 - Infinity Reference 5752cf 5"x7" 2-way
$55 - Monster Cable 1000watt Amplifier Wiring Kit
$20 Monter Cable XLN 40 foot Speaker Cable Spool
$329 ( they gave me a $50 discount because of delayed shipping of 8 weeks ) - 7-inch LCD in dash Monitor[url] and [url=http://www.mp3playerstore.com/stuff_you_need/dvd/mp-2.htm] Supertek MP2 DVD/SVCD/VCD/MP3/TV-tuner
$79.00 Alpine KCA-801B Ai-net Auxillary Input Adapter
$179.00 - Street Glow Gold Series Red underbody Neon kit
$1029.99 - Sony IP55 MicroMV camcorder

Now I realize that the camcorder shouldn't count - but I bought it to take pictures of my car, and for when I go to the track to watch my friends cars make runs in the Quarter Mile. Besides, 90% of the time, it's in my car anyway.

Oh, and Last of all

$300 - Viper 550esp Alarm with Remote Start

Funny thing, just went through a bunch of boxes to dig up the reciepts, and I found 3 boxes of ammo ( .22 long rifle, .38, .357 ) - Guns were a short lived geek toy - all clean and polished in my closet now.

Yeah so, short of oil changes every 3000 miles with Mobil 1, and new filters and tire rotation. That is everything - which totals: $2851.58 - plus the $400 I gave my friend James for installing it all. I'm a Network Administraor, I don't work on cars anymore. My best friends husband is my mechanic, and I know way too mnay people who do car audio for a living. Most of the stuff I got at a decent discount. In fact, the only thing I paid MSRP for was the damned Aux adapter from Crutchfield - and if I had waited, I could have used my friends discount code, but it was like 4am when I ordered it.

So, my 2002 ES protege is completely bone stock - I keep looking at putting a Turbo in it, either the kit being talked about by the user on this board PERFWORKS, or just going with the FlyinProtege kit. But I'll wait until I pass the warranty period on my car. In the meantime, I'll wait for my insurance points to drop off back down to 0. They were at 14, now I've got 4.

Being a geek - expensive
Showing up at the Matrix Reloaded Premier 2 hours early, and letting people watch the movie in your car - priceless.

-edit- I forgot to add the 1 Farad StreetWires Cap, I think I paid like $80 for it

 

[derrick1623]

including "accidents"(dumbass other people)and ALL my mods, i am now around 4 grand, not including the mintblue front bumper ill be ordering soon, and the turbo within two years, damn, ima have over 10grand in mine easily!

nc, good god, that IS alot for A HIGH SCHOOL KID!!!

 

[MP3skaterNC]

yea, im trying to figure out where all that money came from wow.... i had like 5 grand left in the bank after i paid my half of the car, but damn....

 

[Mazdaspeedgirl]

hmmm...$24.88:
*Cheap filter i stuck on the end of the MAF on a "let's see what this does" whim

*blue gel bulb cover for the dome light

(lol) I suck

(the miata gets everything he wants though...)

 

[protege52nr]

how many detectors and shift knobs do you need?? and where are you buying these things from? you're getting ripped. it pays to shop around.

BTW his shopping list is in Canadian...

 

[igdrasil]

$4,350 Spool Turbo Kit plus extras
$250 Exhaust
$300 Exhaust pipe work 2.5inch
$240 Eibach Springs
$2149 Rims n Tires
$100 Turbo Extras
$239 Injen Intake
$400 Custom Sound System
$450 DGM Front Lip
$40 Piaa Fog lights
$170 15lb Flywheel
_______________________

Total $8700 aprox

In the next 3 months:
Clutch $80, Pressure plate $235, CF Hood $700

Im not proud, this is going to end. Thats too much. Mostly got it from my overtime.
and maybe, if i get convinced that I need more power, the microtech and some forged internals. But...thats another story.

 

[GOTZOOM?]

For the month of June:

Rims and Tires- $1000
Coilovers- $350

Hmmm that was easy...

Now for the month of July:

Spool Turbo and accesories- $4024 (includes greddy BOV upgrade)
Turbo Timer- $79
Boost Control- $355
Kartboy short shifter and accesories- $130
Cat back- $602
Battery and relocation accesories- $200
Nordskog gauges- $330
Gauge pod- $63
Walbro fuel pump- $109
Clutchmaster Clutch and Fidanza flywheel- $565
Strips to replace roof rack- $156
(2) 15" Rota Subzero (for racing) $250
(2) Bf Goodrich G-Force drag tires- $200

Total: $8413

Next month:

Spool Stand-Alone management- $1800
AEM wideband- $360

Total- $10,573

Good thing the wife doesn't have access to the checkbook right now. She in the big sandbox. She told me I was only allowed $6500, but I think I went slightly over budget.

 

[mooS mooS]

Injen CAI = $207.00
California Duster = $10.00
Sun Visor = $5.00
Meguiar's Wax/Extra Applicators/Car Shampoo/Microfiber Shammy etc etc etc = $32.00

254 bucks for about 5hp on the Butt Dyno and one Shiny ass Ride that Bugs just slide right off of