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    Default Improving appearance with tasteful mods

    I'm looking to do some visual improvements to my car without touching the suspension (I like the stock height and don't want to worry about curbs/ice breaking my splash shields/front lip). My first thought was to get my tints done (previous car had 35/27 front/back which I liked). and perhaps a set of window visors to give it a sportier look. Here are two examples I quickly photoshopped. I'd say this one is 23% all around and 35% all around.

    I want a clean look with non of that gaudy bolt/stick on crap that a certain group of people in the city are famous for doing
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    Open mouth grille, window visors tinted tail lights, (lightly tinted) coloured lug nuts
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    Dont think the 2012+ have an open mouth grill. Only 2010 - 2011.

    I have 20% tints, wished I went a bit darker. People can still kinda see me as I stare at them lol. A lip and some side skits maybe?

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    I would tint the windows first. I have 35 front and 20 rear. If I were to retint/ tint another car I would go closer to 23 front and 15/20 rear. SUV headlights are killer at night.

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    Saw on CTV news a couple of weeks ago where they are trying to legislate the cops having light meters to measure tint, same as in Quebec. Don't know if it just applies to the Ottawa area since it was on the local CTV news. But if it passes into legislation here watch most other jurisdictions follow suit. 20% won't cut it on a light meter.

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    Couldn't see pics of your car so just throwing ideas out.
    Tint, window visors (always nice to have, especially in summer or rain), front lip maybe, spoiler (but not an obnoxious one), different antenna (stubby, shark fin), lightly tinted tail lights, HIDs + yellow/hyper white/coloured fogs.
    Depending on colour scheme you want maybe some Rally Armour Mudflaps with colour matched lettering, plasti-dipped emblems, coloured lug nuts, painted callipers, painted/dipped engine bay.
    I never understood why people put so much money into their cars...and then I finally bought one.

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    Great ideas, these are good ways to improve the look, but not to be too ricey aha

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