Hey guys i just bougt a 03 type R today... Paid $7,000, 127K miles. really, really clean. . He said has a brand new radiator.

Only problem it has is a taillight. You know how the taillights have 2 circles. Well one is out and it looks like they are LED's. So do i have to replace the whole taillight?

Here she is, Had to wash her up !!

 

Wow! Great looking car. I don't believe these came with LED lights stock. Probably just a bulb replacement is in order.

 

Very nice! Congrats!

 

Congrats man and welcome to the club!

Thanks for posting up the pics too,

what color interior? navigation or no?

 

Welcome to the forum, cmoney23...

That is one stunning car, especially after 127000 miles. Maybe you know something about washing cars that I don't!

 

yay, very nice! A lot of 03's look like 03's but yours looks newwer'ish

 

cmoney SCORE!!!

Welcome to the forum. Very fine looking ride. Thanks for sharing the pics.

Enjoy all the site has to offer.

 

Welcome and congrats cmoney! Our 03 STR's are twins. U may have to replace the entire light assembly due to the previous owner gutting the internal lens as a means to fit an LED light assembly. Is that dark tint she's wearing? IMO, take it off. We have so much to discuss....

 

Nice Buy! There are quite a few of us here running the 03 STRs!! I dont know if they have butchered your exitsting tail lights, but its actually really easy to change out the bulbs. Just take out the two t-bolts that hold the trunk liner on and gently pull back on the liner to expose the tail light housing.

You definitely will enjoy it and as my good friend Seth (bfsgross) stated we have much to talk about!

I have been agressively modding my 03STR and have several great posts on what has worked and what doesnt. Take a look at my photo album and you can see some of the mods I have added over the past year. I am the original owner of my "FSTKAT" so I know every little creak, scratch and peculiarity of the car!

Do some digging, but definitely start with dumping that horrible stock air box for the Mina Performance Intake for starters!

 

Ty guys. The car well taken care of. No dings or big scratches anywhere. Interior is mint. Got the black leather with light wood grain. Does not have the navi.. guy said it has a new radiator. Told me it was $1,000 for install with labor...

 

Hi mate,that's a really nice looking car and a very good deal;

ENJOY!

 

OK cmoney, the niceities are over. It's time now to either swap in new fluids, etc. or go right to the Mina intake, Caldoofy intake tube, Mina 1.7 pulley, Magnaflow hi-flow cats and Tru-X center muffler, 16" resonators and Dynomax VT mufflers = est. 450 chp and trq. Andele Andele! Chop Chop!

 

Why swap in new fluids? And you think i can get 50hp from just those few upgrades?

 

Yes definitely, pulley, intake, exhaust, is about good for 50hp, and really wakes up the STR,

 

Ditto, 50 hp and 70+ lb/ft trq.

 

Really bought this car for the wife, but i also drive it when im not at work.

I put all of my extra money in my silverado ss pictured below.. but you guys are gonna make me dump some in the STR aren't ya??? LOL

 

It's your destiny. Quit trying to purdy up your truck and instill 50+ blower whining hp into that beautiful, elegant, rare, and powerful 03 STR.

 

Wow, i'm still shocked at how low of a price you can get these cars for. Still looking myself, but feel its coming soon.

 

I know. And to think I almost spent more money on a V6 Maxima!

 

Yes they are a great performance bargain!!

The key is to DIY and read this forum from begining to end. At this time almost all the problems have been figured out.
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