New here .. Hi!! .... suggestions...., Gimme your suggestions for personalising my new Celica, please. Options

[DaveQB]

Hi all.

Love the idea of this site, dedicated to a generation of Celica's and their owners.
I have never been into Car's (even though my Dad was a racer, mechanic and started the Morgans Owners Car Club of Australia when he was alive), but now I had to get a new car, did the research and came to the conclusion I wanted a Celica, bought a 6th gen and have been driving it for about 3 weeks. Loving it. I am now itching to personalise it; to make it unique and MY car.

So.... I have a stock basic 99 Celica. What can I do ?

What I have done is:

installed good quality blue wipers
blue tyre valve caps
tinted the side and rear windows (just did that yesterday)
multiple little interior things like floor mats, etc.


What I am thinking of is ways to effects its look so its not so ... stock standard.
I'd also wouldn't mind a little bit more power too, but nothing crazy; I am no mechanic.
It seems to have a little bigger wheels then standard, 15" 205/55 I think. But good quality tyres with lots of tread left, so I will stay with them til they die.


Anyway, just saying "hi" great site, glad I am here! :-)

[playr158]

The benefit to a slotted rotor is that it dissipates the gases that build up between the pad and rotor. Increasing your braking performance.

[DaveQB]

The benefit to a slotted rotor is that it dissipates the gases that build up between the pad and rotor. Increasing your braking performance.

Ahh cool, thanks for the explanation.

Wouldn't tyres/wheels have a much greater impact on braking though ? Mine feel good, but I am no car expert, as previously discussed.

Can you get ABS installed into a 6th gen ? And if so, ballpark cost for that ?