I have many mods I am interested in & need help deciding

I want to start off by telling how i got my black #3 2006. I am a systems analyst who lives in tampa,fl where heat is terrible, so tint is a must. I bought my car online, well shopped for it. I actually went to palm beach to buy it, 250 miles away, because, they had a package 3 in stock with no add ons, no dealer fee, and i got $500 off msrp. I am not sure it is a good deal or not, but it seems it was. Now on to the mods I am interested.......

I plan on getting tint, obviously so i def dont help with that.... but everything i a interested in, can hinder my mpg, unless all total is less than 5% decrease in fuel

-on my rims there are hubcaps, I was wondering why are they there, it seems the rims are actually nice, but maybe it helps wind and mpg, but they are UGLY.

-I got the package #3, so all that is included is the back up cam and I really want everything, just didnt want to pay the dealer it. So here is what I want to do

-Navigation, Bluetooth, leather, carpets, Compass mirror/homelink, HIDs, Speakers, mudflaps, better rims, and possibly EV switch, and folding mirrors/or at least blinking lighted mirrors
WISH I HAD GOT PACKAGE #4 with VSC, since I think vsc is impossible to add, but whats your take

-As for leather, i have seen many spots on PS that they upgraded their leather, so if anyone got some upgrades in tampa, fl please let me know.

-I already bought carpets off ebay for $50, and I will buy mudflaps from ebay, I probably wont buy the hids from ebay, well the ones that say $8, how much do real hid cost? and what will i need and what is the difference in wattage used and difference in lumination

-Can i buy a mirror with a built in compass and replace the one i have or is not possible, like would i be able to remove the wedge and install a new one, i notice that the mirror is on some type of metal surface, maybe for electrical for the homelink upgrade.

-I have seen many foroums about the wheels, so i wont ask and will wait for difference in mpg when using bigger tires

-Speakers, I will do myself, once i find out the sizes and capabilities of stock radio for 2006, if anyone knows the sizes of each speaker an a pics will help for the back of the radio. I have seen the removal instructions for the radio, which included removing the screen

-I have seen the lighted mirror for japan cars, is the wiring there for ours, and how hard if anyone knows, these seem great for night time?

- How hard is it to install the EV switch, i have seen the site to buy it, though i lost it, if anyone wants to write it down, I am very decent in electrical, so wiring is not bad if i know what to wire. Thats how i know how to install an upgraded system

-Navigation/bluetooth, i planned on installing a computer in my vehicle, just like the guy did with the mac prius, but i plan on using windows and using java to grab the inputs of the touch screen. I had the idea before i found out it was done, plus i cant do everything the other guy did, since he has 2005 an i have a 2006, which includes the backup cam, and now has digital video. If someone has pics of what the back of the screen looks like i can get ideas, if i can use a kvm swicth and bypass buying a can-view for my vehicle, and build my own mini windows machine. Which i have found parts already to build the system.

---Hopefully if someone or many ppl write to me on this matter, everyone who is interested in some or all of this can easily view all this info in one place.

 

I also do car covers help keep the heat down inside the car, i live in florida, and there is no such thing as winters, which i know hurts the car because it uses gas to heat up the engine. BUt it seems if it is too hot, the battery wont let it run normally, as was told to me if the vent leading to the battery is blocked, the car wont run as it is suppose to be. It seems i get crappy mpg when driving when the car is very hot. I probably wouldnt use the cover during the months when it does get cold, and when i say cold i mean, 40s-50s, since thats the coldest it gets, yes i know very pathethic, but you dont deal with the sun 14 hours a day and humidity, and if you live in the rual parts of florida, you are living with the bugs too, thank god i dont lol

 

I also will be adding a bra, and was wondering if they are hard to install or not, but any help by anyone on the other things would be greatly appreciated also

 

Thanks so much for the info.
No you are right, can-view hasnt made something for 2006 yet, thats why i am trying to figure out something in the mean time, also the lighted mirrors, i was talking about are the side mirrors, which light up when you turn your left and right turn signal on.

blue screen of death is bad but i can run maqpoint on it, and possibly bluetooth as well.


looks like i will be ripping off those ugly hubcaps, will do a test on the mpg, with out them, im still testing the heat theory, just starting parking under a tree, but has rained every day i tried driving home from work, hopefully today will be better

 

I guess i am the only interested in this topic lol, another question, though if i get the computer installed then i wont need this, but is it possible to add a dvd player to my system and watch it while i drive? well not me the passengers

 

I def want to do a lot of mods, but money is an issue since I paid alot for this car, but i just got 5,600 for my 00 tiburon, and i still get the 3150 back as long as my tax liability is high enough, so i guess i have to work harder to get it up there, im only off by 5k total salary so i may make it up toward xmas anyways. I am heavy into programming at work, so i may use some of my skills for the windows project, that is reall nice, that way i can integrate many things into one. i.e.
bluetooth, gps, dvd player, wifi, email, ims, talking through ims, and some other things.

I have saw the anytime camera, which looks liek the way to add the dvd player and other items, like xbox(but im not a gamer,just programmer) which i may want to do, that guys web site is intense, with simple things, which i may do, but since everything is on the web, i need to print out a check list, just so i dont get lost, like i do at work when i am working on multiple projects.

 

I havent seen the filing paper work yet, im sure it will be like last year, except you get more money back lol. but i usually use turbotax and it will ask for when you bought it, im sure, since dates mtter, it may ask you to enter the date.we shall see.....im assuming the papers come out in oct maybe nov...def as soon as i know anything i will let you know

I will be updating my signature soon, i am going to create an xls worksheet with everything and all the links, maybe create a website with a table with all the crap i am interested and all the respects to who stuff associated with the item. But since i work 2 jobs kinda of hard to do, but since i just sold my car this past weekend, i have some time on the weekend