Make my '95 look "newer?", '98+ and GT4 stylings on my '95 ST? Options

[supaneko]

Amazingly enough, I saw another Celica in a parking lot last night. I took a look at it and it obviously was newer than mine. My stylings and year factoids are likely a little weaker compared to some of you pro's out there. SOOO... I was looking for some assistance on what I can do to "upgrade" the appearance of my '95 ST.

I love the look of the GT4 and am a little bit of a fan at how the newer 6gen Celicas look. Now, what differences are there between say a '95 and a '99? It looks like the sideskirts are bit stylish with their bends and "stripes" and what not. Can these be applied to a '95? Are there any other noticeable changes in the '99 when compared to a '95?

This leads me to my next wonder, and it may be a bit broad, but I figure I'd shoot for it anyway: what upgrades have been made on the '94 and '95 to make it look more modern and just more "cool?" I've seen the GT4 hood, which is great but is it really worth the $2000+ for just the front end? What "reasonable" bodykits/ground effects kits look great with these cars (you know, ones that allow the Celica to still look like a Celica but at the same time helps to make it a 'car of your own')?

Ground effects? Body kits? Hoods? Lighting? ...Other? ....Pictures?

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in other words, prepare to spend a lot of money

[richee3]

in other words, prepare to spend a lot of money

BloodyStupidDavey said it perfectly. Basically about all you can do to really make the car look newer is replace your bumper with the facelift bumper, spend lots of money for new headlights, etc. What I would do before any of that though is swap out your tail lights. In my opinion, the rear end of our car looks like it's straight out of the 80's. It's the oldest looking part of the car. The JDM tail lights looks much more modern and set your car apart from most other USDM Celicas. I believe Vincent_Doggy might still have a set or two left, and his prices are really good compared to Ebay.