I just got back from a deployment and am looking to spend some money on my car! First of all, while deployed, someone hit my car :/ I need to get a new front bumper, rear bumper, and front right fender. I COULD get them individually, or I could get a cool body kit which includes all 3! I am not sure what I think about the body kits, I definitely like more of a subtle look. Do you guys have any recommendations on this? I need a new bumper because the skid protector is kind of ripped out of the front bumper now :/ I need a new skid protector too, but I think it's easy to find a good one for cheap. I want to buy new wheels and tires, I have a 2002 white coupe. I had c5 z06 black wheels, 245 17's in the front and 275 18's in the rear. I plan on getting an intake manifold/throttle body/full exhaust/shift kid/rear gears/suspension/brakes very soon, so I want to upgrade the size of my tires. I don't think I could go lower than 295 in the rear though? What would you guys recommend as far as a good tire size for the fronts and rears? I don't know what millimeter offset I'll need, or how that relates to the camber, I'm completely clueless. Can I just go off and buy any 275/18's in the front and any 305/18's in the rear?
I love the zr1 replica wheels, they are 18/8.5 in the front and 19/10 in the rear, what tires would I be able to use?
I'm also going to top it all off with a paint job.. I do like the white look, I've called around and the paint jobs seem pretty expensive out here! What do you guys think would be a good price for just a single base coat and good clear coating? If any of you have any random parts that you think I might be interested in, let me know, I'm going crazy with the bank card =) Thanks a ton for your guys' help, I'm amazed at how great everyone is on this website!

 

Glad your back safe! When your ready for the interior upgrade give us a call and we'll hook you up. We can even do some custom embroidery for more unique touch.

This is my personal 02 white coupe with our retro Black and White interior kit. Hundreds of Corvette Forum members have our interiors. www.shop.djmotorsportaccessories.com or pm me.

 

I do plan on doing the interior, but not for several months. The seats look GREAT, btw =)

 

That interior DOES look cool!! Not a modding expert,,but I WILL be watching for the results!! Glad you are back and safe,,,NOW enjoy your toy!!!

 

Welcome home and thank you for your service.

Check out Forum Vendor vette2vette for some of your parts needs. They are a recycler and I;'m sure can help you out.

Do a Search and you'll find some very recent posts about painting. It can be a very expensive proposition since to do it right the car has to be disassembled and you definitely want to quality shop familiar with Vettes doing the work.......gets pricey.

Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.

 

Welcome home and thank you for your service. Glad you are safe.

 

It looks like this site is down, I am unable to access the main page for vette2vette.com. I'll be sure to give them a shot as soon as their site comes back up though. Thanks for the link!