The first thing I picked up was a set of spare headlights to do the headlight mod on my '07. I thought it was pretty funny I picked them up before I picked up the truck itself. It was a 2.5 hour drive to get to the dealership my truck was at and the night before I found them on Kijiji at a place half way there.

Anyways, the reason for this thread is I managed to one-up myself already... I just picked up a set of summer wheels tonight for my newest vehicle purchase that won't even be at the dealership for 10 days or so, and probably two weeks before I even see it! lol

So how long was it before you bought your first mod?

 

First off, what's the new vehicle?


I think my first mod for the '01 was less than 6 months after I got it and it was a toolbox or window tint.

For my '86, I had bought a set of wheel 4 days before I got the truck and a set of tires to be mounted on the new wheels 3 days before I got the truck. I also spent another few hundred dollars in replacement parts 4-5 days before I picked up the truck. I did all that before I ever had the title.

 

The new vehicle is replacing the Focus, not the Ranger!! It's a 2011 Mazda 3 Sport GT-E.

 

I put a K&N filter in 20 minutes after I left the dealer. I wouldnt call that much of a mod though

 

Don't remember with my last Ranger. I do know it was quite awhile as I was content with it until I found R-F.

I ordered floor mats a week before I picked up my Edge.

 

Probably about a hour after I had my exhaust and tonneau cover ordered.

 

got my exhaust done a week to the day after I got my truck!

 

Good to know I'm not the only one who does it before... the car is still at the other side of the country! lol

 

Mine was actually on the way home from buying the truck and it was the wiring adapter and mounting hardware for aftermarket radio. I was dieing on the way home with the factory cassette player. So When I got home (mind you it was snowing outside and no garage and the thermostat was stuck open so no heat) I took the alpine and subs out of my Jeep and installed them into the Truck.

One week later after selling the Jeep I took the money bought a toolbox, tinted the front windows, got license plates for it, aftermarket exhaust and a explorer doom light.

 

Ordered a $5000 lift kit and a set of 35s for a Jeep before I left the dealership with it.

Truck, 5 minute drive to get the windows tinted. If that counts.
Wifes car, while she was on a test drive I ordered some TRD upgrades for the car we ordered 2 hours later.

 

the day i got her . went and got tint

 

$5000 for a lift is insane

 

the day i looked at my truck i called my exhaust guy and ordered everything to do my catback. i didnt know if i was going to buy the truck yet or not

 

Nth Degree when it first came out. Had to get all te bells and whistles with it. I your gonna blow your life savings don't be cheap.

 

had my wheels/tires mounted up a week before
cai 2 days before
bedmat a week before
speakers,deck,sub,amp day before.
tinted windows two days after lol

 

if we're considering aftermarket rims/tires as mods, then in all honesty, I got mine before I got the truck
if not, then I had it about a yr before I bought lowering springs for the front.

 

when I was 13 i bought a PA body lift. Didn't really know why at the time but 6 years later i installed it on my newly bought ranger

 

it took me about a year before I picked up some 30x9.50s from a friend. the truck belonged to a good friend of my dad's and about a year before I got it we got paid to put the exhaust system on it at my dad's shop, and about a month before we put new shocks, belt, and a good bit of other stuff on it(not really any mods there just maintinence)

 

hids.

I dunno if it counts but I bought them for my neon, never installed them. I only owned the neon for 6 months before selling it for my ranger. It was actually my first purchase for the neon.

 

Not really a "mod" but I had the 3M guy ready to install clear mask waiting in my driveway when I drove my truck home.

 

I had a brand new Magnaflow dual setup sitting in my garage a month before my '04 was delivered to the dealership.
MikeR

 

The day I got my truck I ordered my wheels/tires and hids.

 

I put the first exhaust setup on my Bronco about a month after I got it.

The first few weeks I had my Ranger I put the system from my Bronco into it, and about 2-3 months after that I picked up a toolbox.

 

Cat Back Dual exhaust 1 week after owning it......the dealer ship had just put a new muffler on it el oh el

 

well its been damn near 4 years and this spring i finally did the first mod. i took the bumper off my s10 (4"x4" square tube) and put it on the ranger. i was looking at some aux. lights yesterday and was thinking about buying them and my mom bought them i guess for christmas for me but i couldnt wait that long lol.. haha so i bought them off of her and gotta mount em' up now. i'll get some pics today.