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?

[GriffGirl]

I also agree on the JDM tails. They're just a sleeker design than the USDM tails and definitely update an already pretty fine ass if you ask me.

I concur with the antenna, except personally, I really HATE the s2000 antenna. I won't say what it reminds me of, but I just really don't care for the way it looks on most cars except for the s2000. It's disproportionate on our cars in my opinion. (don't flame me!)

Furthermore (don't flame me again) I agree about the seat fabric in BSD's post; a LOT of the patterns look really dated, some more than others. I happen to personally think the red and black seats look super dated. Those red brushy stroke looking things just SCREAM early 90s to me. And not in a good way. Personally I think the more subtle patterns actually look more updated, even though they tend to be older (94-95 gray blue and black IMO look more updated than the black and red ones) although none of them really look "current".

The projector mod is a great idea too - maybe consider hitting a junk yard and pulling some headlights to do a retrofit with. It'll cost a lot less than JDM projectors, and looks good too in my opinion (when done right)