Well today i finally found my new car!
2002 series II TJ Magna.
It's red, same red as the ralliart (called flame red is it?).
51,000 kms.
$12,500 drive away with my Tr as trade in (taken all the good stuff out of it, 300k kms so it wasn't worth much).
Drives very well and the tiptronic...omg so fun!
I've attached some pics of my new baby, poor quality from the dealers website unfortunately. When i pick the car up next weekend and put my rims on it, i'll post some better pics :D.
What do you guys think?
I love it :D.

Colour looks the same as mine :)

Nice car, one word of advice...don't leave it in the sun. My paint has gone crap due to 14 months in the sun at my dads.

Colour looks the same as mine :)

Nice car, one word of advice...don't leave it in the sun. My paint has gone crap due to 14 months in the sun at my dads.
:) Yeh i know what you mean. My TR did the same, will definately look after the paint alot better with this car.

I dont think i'll be modding this car for awhile, but the main things i want to do are:
Colour coding
Lowering
Rims (whacking the XR6 ones on there, but they need new tyres.)
And sports muffler.

i thought you sold your rims??
it should look cool with your rims on it.

i thought you sold your rims??
it should look cool with your rims on it.
Nah i sold my 16 inch KH verada rims (well pending payment). The XR6 rims were for my new car all along, just whacked them on the TR to see what they would look like.

and a ralliart spoiler:cool:

in the pictures the paint doesnt look the best? or is it just the quality?
when you take it home make sure you give it a coat of wax and some killer tyre shine.

you putting the stereo in that car aswell?

will definatly turn into a nice nice car;)
congrats bud, and as of now, we lose another 2nd gen'r:cry:

']and a ralliart spoiler:cool:

in the pictures the paint doesnt look the best? or is it just the quality?
when you take it home make sure you give it a coat of wax and some killer tyre shine.

you putting the stereo in that car aswell?

will definatly turn into a nice nice car;)
congrats bud, and as of now, we lose another 2nd gen'r:cry:
I know what you're saying about the paint, looks pretty bad in the photo's as the image is poor quality, but i assure you that in real life it looks like new. Will get better photos up next weekend. Might have to organise a mini meet hehehe.
Yeh stereo is going into the new car, my TR is basically being sent off to the wreckers, so i'm grabbing all the good bits i can off it.

nice buy dude. pliz dont slap a wing on it :P nah serioulsy nice buy dude.

if you do mod it do it properly mate!!! congrats mate

Good buy mate! congrats on the car:D

only 55thousand kms... nice

Wouldn't they be sending the TR off to an auction? When I was getting a quote to tarde-in my old TE on the Sports they told me that they would send it away to the auctions and that most yards do that these days with older models that are hard to sell.

By the way the new car looks nice can't wait to see the rims on and lowered.

if you do mod it do it properly mate!!! congrats mate
Yup no dodgy back yard jobs on this car thats for sure!

Dont worry guys, no wings :P. Keeping it sleek this time.
Well the 2 main things i'm getting done in the next few weeks will be the rims (just need 2 new tyres which i'll get this week and whack them on when i get the car saturday and lowering.
Those are the 2 things i want to do first :D.

Thanks for the comments guys, cant wait to bring it to it's first cruise.

congrats on the purchase and hav fun with it :thumbsup:

well done mate
you will love the TJ :D

gona change ur name to TJ ENVY

']and a ralliart spoiler:cool:

yeah get the spoiler I love them so much I got one on the sports

wanted another for a spare. if I ever find out who got yours.............:rant:

no power windows?

:) Nice car mate! :cool:

What do you guys think?
I love it :D.

Well done mate.

This is your 2nd car.. So dont make any mistakes like you did on your first car..

IE: back yard 2 toning your car, painting wings etc etc.

Keep it a quality peice of machinery.

O and if you are going to a do boot install, call on some of the guys from here with a bit of experience to help you out.. The TR boot install was.... not the best..

nice ride mate
and i think it's time to change the avator too :D

Well done mate.

This is your 2nd car.. So dont make any mistakes like you did on your first car..

IE: back yard 2 toning your car, painting wings etc etc.

Keep it a quality peice of machinery.

O and if you are going to a do boot install, call on some of the guys from here with a bit of experience to help you out.. The TR boot install was.... not the best..

then again, the wing was'nt meant for the TR, so i guess thats why he did a backyard job. just so he "knew" what it looked like.

I'd be in for helping you put in a new stereo:D

Well done mate.

This is your 2nd car.. So dont make any mistakes like you did on your first car..

IE: back yard 2 toning your car, painting wings etc etc.

Keep it a quality peice of machinery.

O and if you are going to a do boot install, call on some of the guys from here with a bit of experience to help you out.. The TR boot install was.... not the best..
Words of wisdom there mate! As TuffTR said i had plans on buying a TE/TF back when i first bought the wing, but now i'm going more the sleek look (could say i'm over the whole spoiler thing, might get a vrx spoiler if i come accross one cheap).
Yup i've been thinking of doing a full on boot install with false walls, nice material etc.

I'm more going for things that i can reverse if need be, like rims, springs, audio. Not exactly sure about the colour coding yet, but if i do get it done, it'll be done professionally. No idea how much it'll cost to get done though.

What are some of the mods other TJ owners have done that you highly recommend?

What are some of the mods other TJ owners have done that you highly recommend?

get hte performance muffler MR921370A I paid 100 for it from northshore mitsu and I got the recieipt to prove it!!! others reckon its a lot more?????? makes you go from 155kw to 163kw straight bolt on 3 bolts. tell insurance its a factory replacement!!!!!

and a ralliart spoiler highly recommended. :bowrofl:

get hte performance muffler MR921370A I paid 100 for it from northshore mitsu and I got the recieipt to prove it!!! others reckon its a lot more?????? makes you go from 155kw to 163kw straight bolt on 3 bolts. tell insurance its a factory replacement!!!!!

and a ralliart spoiler highly recommended. :bowrofl:
So that's the sports muffler? Hmmm interesting. 3 bolts and it's on? Too easy :P.
Is it much louder than stock? I want a nice exhaust sound, but nothing loud.

gona change ur name to TJ ENVY
Still trying to think of one. I'm getting custom plates soon, so will probably change my name to that.
Plates are: M4DDOG.
What ya reckon, M4DDOG or M4DDOG MAGNA as my user name?
Still trying to decide.

O and if you are going to a do boot install, call on some of the guys from here with a bit of experience to help you out.. The TR boot install was.... not the best..

Sif there was anything wrong with my TR boot install:
http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=12481

LMAO. Been flicking through the pages in the boot install thread, some very good ideas in there. Whatever i end up doing is going to take ALOT of designing.

Well done dude!

I'm intresting in hearing about that exhust - would it bolt onto a TL?

Sif $2200 for a prestige plate. :gtfo:

Sif $2200 for a prestige plate. :gtfo:
It's only $495 down here :D.

It's only $495 down here :D.
Once off, or per year?

Once off, or per year?
Once off, pay the $495 for the plates, and then it's just normal rego cost every year.

That's faggot. $2200 here once off. /me Uppercuts Peter Beattie.

Well done dude!

I'm intresting in hearing about that exhust - would it bolt onto a TL?

TL/TW 2WD models had a performance muffler option but not sure if its the same part no.

TL/TW 2WD models had a performance muffler option but not sure if its the same part no.
Are you still able to pick up a sports muffler for $100?

Very nice car you will LOVE it i got a TJII 3 weeks ago and its the best thing ever :) good luck with it and hope to see some nice pics with wheels ect :)

Are you still able to pick up a sports muffler for $100?

I might have 3 mufflers available by the end of the week if your interested in a cheap 1.

1 x lukey
2 x genuine VRX mufflers

I might have 3 mufflers available by the end of the week if your interested in a cheap 1.

1 x lukey
2 x genuine VRX mufflers
Yeh mate give us a pm when you're ready and with a price.

Welcome; to the third generation

That's faggot. $2200 here once off. /me Uppercuts Peter Beattie.
:bowrofl: :bowrofl:
It's only a $170 once off fee for personalised or $190 for customs is SA. :D

get hte performance muffler MR921370A I paid 100 for it from northshore mitsu and I got the recieipt to prove it!!! others reckon its a lot more?????? makes you go from 155kw to 163kw straight bolt on 3 bolts. tell insurance its a factory replacement!!!!!

and a ralliart spoiler highly recommended. :bowrofl:

Any ideas if a similar part would be available for a TE?

bah, screw the factory replacement option, extractors, 2.5" straight through (no resonators) and lukey hi-flow, listen to that baby purrrrrr, bit over a grand (maybe less depending where you go) but jeez it will sound nice (nicer than my car, cracked extractors grrrr!!), nice pick up with the car btw... congrats...

peace,
tom

A bit off topic, but my older bro was telling me that the next car he gets (looking at 6.0L SS, Liberty GT among others) he is considering getting a sticker made up for it, reading "Personalised plates are gay!" lol

It is worse up here though, $2200 for the prestige plates!! waste of money :nuts:

QLD is a rort!!!! but NSW costs more over time $495 a year so if you want them for 20 years, GOD can only imagine :rant:

New pics are here thanks to Trance at the last cruise.
All i've done so far is whack the rims on it.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d98/raver2006/Last%20Nights%20Cruise/P8250357.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d98/raver2006/Last%20Nights%20Cruise/P8250356.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d98/raver2006/Last%20Nights%20Cruise/P8250354.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d98/raver2006/Last%20Nights%20Cruise/P8250353.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d98/raver2006/Last%20Nights%20Cruise/P8250363.jpg

very nice mate, i'm a fan of the strip, i'm thinking about doing something like that, but in black on my white one
hmmm very nice mate, cant wait to see its progress
cheers
Rhys

Why arent your mirrors and side strip on the doors colour coded? mine are and so are the ones on the grey Magna next to yours ??? mines a TJ II like yours aswell???

is that blue magna there A Sports AWD???
RIMS LOOK AWESOME

is that blue magna there A Sports AWD???
RIMS LOOK AWESOME
That Articuno's manual FWD sports... Nice car.

it is at that!!!!! gotta love the BLUE!!!!

Why arent your mirrors and side strip on the doors colour coded? mine are and so are the ones on the grey Magna next to yours ??? mines a TJ II like yours aswell???
lol no idea mate. This car is abit of a mystery, not sure if it's series II or just a TJ with series II goodies.

Yep it's a Series 2 Executive. All base Executives/ES' up to TW had black mirrors and body-side strips.

But it looks nice!:D

Why arent your mirrors and side strip on the doors colour coded? mine are and so are the ones on the grey Magna next to yours ??? mines a TJ II like yours aswell???

If your Magna is an 'Advance' then that explains your colour coded mirrors but the door strips on the Advance's should still be grey.

Having said that, mine's an Executive which should also have grey door strips but they came factory colour coded. :confused:

Mines Executive TJ II.
Mirrors and Strips and Sideskirts i think all factory colour coded ???????
i don't know but im hell happy, and every TJ is see has the grey mirrors seems werid! :D

Series II Execs should only have black mirrors and grey side strips too, so yeah your lucky to have it all colour coded.:cool: I think the only TJ's to have standard colour coded door strips were the Solara's, Sports and VRX's.

Some before and after pics :). Finally got off my arse and did them. Lowering will hopefully be done next weekend (good ole baino ;)) and colour coding, not sure yet. But should look really good lowered.

Oh and i love it when you plant it, and the car feels like it stops for a split second (while it downshifts) and then you get launched forward, it's awesome!

did U do those pin strips???

did U do those pin strips???


Was just wondering, is it better without or with the pin strips?

Hey nice car btw.

Was just wondering, is it better without or with the pin strips?

Hey nice car btw.

nar not a fan when u take them off later the paint fades around it leaving marks.

nar not a fan when u take them off later the paint fades around it leaving marks.

Hmm..I know the problem is, the stock car comes with it and it worries me that if I take it off, like you said leave marks making it worse? I was considering to take them out.

RIMS LOOK AWESOME
BA XR6 rims if Im not mistaken

Sorry about the delay in posting guys, i was hoping to wait until i had some more pics (i've done lowering + custom plates and AMC sticker).
Yes the pinstripes came with the car when i bought it. yes i'm keeping them, when i get the bottom half of the car colour coded/kitted it'll help seperate the red abit, and i reckon it looks good :).
They are "something" series 1 XR6 rims, not sure on model though sorry. Bain will be able to tell you for sure.

cograts!!!! what kinda plans have you got in terms of mods??