Upgrading 2003 Vibe

[omat5e1]

I've got a stock 2003 Vibe, nothing new or upgraded about it, except for a new CD deck and sirius radio. It's the first car I've ever purchased, let alone brand new car (it's 2 years old now), and I'm looking to spice it up a little so I can stay excited about driving it. I don't race it, and I'll probably never show it. I'm also married (well, I will be soon), so I don't need to pick up chicks. I just want it to look awesome. What should I get for it? A friend recommended a new air intake / filter, and a supercharger (there's one on ebay for $140), before going onto things like an interior LED / neon accent kit and body kit. What are your expert recommendations?As an aside, anyone live in PA? From what I understand, the laws regarding window tint are archaic as all hell, but naturally, I want to tint my windows. If anyone has a clear understanding of the law, or at least a clear understanding of what I won't get pulled over for, please let me know.

[Mr. Poopypants]

Welcome fellow PA member. Just a bit of advice, that supercharger on Ebay (if it's the one I'm thinking about) is just a leaf blower motor and isn't worth a damn. But yes, a CAI will help and maybe an aftermarket exhaust would help, some tint and overlays from http://www.grafxwerks.com

[damronjr]

The most popular mods are probably intake, exhaust, tint, overlays, rims/tires, and drop springs (in no particular order). The $140 supercharger, please don't waste your money. It's worthless and you will not gain anything from it. Congrats on the pruchase and we love pics! Welcome to genvibe!

[ArcsVibe]

Welcome to genvibe. By all means like everyone else has posted stay away from the BS "superchargers" on Ebay. Install a CAI, get a performance muffler (catback), some nice wheels and a drop (springs) and you are set.Maybe a nice tint job? Why not.Oh and BTW we love pics on this site

[ragingfish]

tint lawshttp://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=430

[omat5e1]

Thanks for the link, and the advice. I'm having some trouble locating several things though. I'm new to the whole mod / custom scene, so I'm not even sure if I'm looking for the right things. Like I said, I do want a CAI, and it looks like everyone is using or recommends the Injen one, which is roughly $200 from a couple websites I've seen it on. Is there a better place to get it?I found all the decals and overlays from grafxwerks.com... that part was easy. A couple other things I want are a body kit and a new hood. I don't really like the hood from RKsport, but it's better than the original one. I think this hood looks cool: (link to picture)... but I can't find it anywhere. I'm also trying to find a good place to get a body kit. It seems like that's pretty easy, since Aerogear makes them and there's a reseller about 2 hours away from my house that sells it for $700... but I'm assuming that doesn't include painting or installing. Anybody have any suggestions on where to look for a cheaper body kit, or where I could get it installed... or even how much I should expect to pay the reseller to install it for me? Rims would be nice too... I think I can handle that one on my own though. I don't want the drop springs, since I don't think my car could handle drop springs with a body kit driving on the roads I have to drive on. I'd end up scrapping my undercarriage all over the highways.What does a performance muffler give me? Hopefully not a car that'll cause headaches if it's running for over 10 seconds... I hate that. Any suggestions or recommendations are welcome, of course. I've had this car for over 2 years, and I'm getting kinda tired of it, but can't afford to get a new one for a LONG time... so if I can spend a couple grand customizing it so I'm proud to be seen in it again, it's worth it.