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user-inactivated  ·  1478 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: March 11, 2020

Don't know about Europe, but in The States, headlights are rarely touched due to DOT Restrictions being hard to meet. Tails are a much more common mod. For less than about $5,000 you can get a combination of spoiler, wheels, and tail lights that'll make your car stand out. Beyond that you're looking at the bodykit, paint, etc. to push your car into new territory. Other people tend to push for go fast mods, but your car is already pretty zippy and if you're not racing it, you're really just buying bragging points.

For what it's worth, I've kept my FR-S stock. Cars, except speculative cars, don't really retain their value, especially if they're daily drivers. So the car is already a sunken cost, any more you spend on it, is further sunken cost. Depending on who you ask, mods also make a car harder to sell than if you leave it stock, cause suddenly now you have to find a buyer that not only likes your car, but also your taste in mods.

Don't get me wrong, modding is awesome and I love seeing what people do with their cars, but I wouldn't say it's too practical. That said, if you do decide to do something, I'd love to see how it turns out.