Every car enthusiast wants to stand out from the crowd, especially if the car brand is quite popular. Lada Vesta is rapidly gaining popularity and the need to look “not like everyone else” is growing every day. Nowadays, there are plenty of opportunities to highlight your car - as they say, it all depends on the thickness of your wallet. Wheels and body kits, upholstery and replacement of optics, modification of the engine and exhaust system - all this allows you to radically change the external and internal characteristics of the car. In this article we will try to briefly outline all the ways to modify the Lada Vesta with your own hands so that your car makes you happy every time you see it.
↑ General directions for tuning a Lada Vesta car
The tuned Lada Vesta attracts the attention of other road users: a modern and stylish car that came off the AvtoVAZ assembly lines, and after making some changes, the appearance of the car becomes even more stylish and eye-catching.
External changes to the body structure of the Lada Vesta most often involve:
- Refinement of the Lada Vesta body. The changes concern the installation of a spoiler on the trunk lid of a car. The part reduces the aerodynamic drag of the car, which has a beneficial effect on fuel consumption. In addition, the shape of such a part allows you to protect the license plate from dirt. Also, when modifying the body, the bumpers are changed. On VAZ models, bumpers from foreign cars are installed, or they are made independently using fiberglass. In some cases, thresholds from the Chevrolet Niva are installed on the off-road version of the Lada Vesta. Kits of body kits are installed on Lada Vesta. Some other parts from the Chevrolet Niva, for example, find their application on the new product of the domestic automobile industry. So, some suspension elements can be installed on Vesta from the Russian-American SUV.
- Covers for the Lada Vesta, made of plastic, are installed on the roof, trunk and doors of the car. Thus, you can order accessories for your vehicle such as a “fly swatter” (hood deflector), a spoiler on the trunk lid, plastic moldings on the door, handles on a VAZ and a gas tank flap. In addition, the driver can install wheel arch extensions, also made of hard and durable plastic.
- Lada Vesta is also being improved by installing new VAZ front and rear optics. This element of external tuning for a VAZ involves the installation of special overlays on the headlights, sold in branded kits or made independently. A more serious modification of the lighting devices consists of replacing headlight units with a different design, installing LED running lights, and fog lights. On Lada Vesta cars, the headlights are partially tinted and the light element is enhanced. As a result of the modification, xenon or gas lights can be installed on the car.
- Standard bumpers can be replaced with parts included in tuning kits intended for installation on the VAZ2170. VAZs, including the Vesta model, also install stinger, resonators and STT mufflers.
Despite the fact that Lada Vesta and Xray cars appeared relatively recently and have a modern and stylish appearance, drivers subject their cars to changes in design. Bumpers, sills, body kits, optics, radiator grilles, spoilers and additional air ducts are just a small list of parts that are replaced on a car to give it a unique and inimitable look.
However, in addition to making external changes, tuning Vesta and Xray implies improving the driving performance of the cars. To do this, do:
- Improving the engine of models by replacing camshafts.
- Replacing tie rod ends on a VAZ.
- Improved suspension and brakes.
- Improving engine mounts for VAZ.
- Replacing cooling radiators with more advanced ones.
- Adjusting the operation of steering rods on a VAZ.
- Installation of engine crankcase protection, and installation of a larger fuel tank.
Attention! Many VAZ models undergo external tuning and improvement of driving characteristics: from classics to Largus, Granta, Priora, Kalina models and the restyled Granta 2 and Kalina 2. On more modern cars, for example, on Vesta and Kalina 2, the changes are minimal.
In addition to installing body kits, other rear-view mirrors are installed on the Lada. They also supply components to improve the driving characteristics of the car.
As for remaking classics, here body elements are improved, for example, the doors of VAZ 2108, 2109 are replaced or modified (installation of lambo doors), and the hoods of models VAZ 2110, 2111, 2112 and others are replaced with parts made of carbon fiber and carbon fiber. Lada Vesta is also equipped with door sill covers from Chevrolet Niva.
Tuning bumper Xmug
Tolyattinskaya, which produces styling kits from ABS plastic, on April 4, 2021 presented a design project for the first tuning body kit for Lada Vesta called “Xmug”:
After 1.5 months, the first real photos of the bumper tuning appeared in several colors. Price - 4200 rubles. You will most likely have to pay another 1,900 rubles for painting. Thus, the cost of the finished part is 6,100 rubles.
This bumper is suitable for those who are ready to get rid of the chrome in the front of the car, as well as remove the “rook” from the radiator grille. By the way, the “Xmug” and “Xmug Sport” body kits are also presented for Lada Granta and Kalina cars.
Video review of the bumper and its installation on Vesta:
↑ How to increase comfort in the cabin
The latest AvtoVAZ products have a comfortable and cozy interior, but drivers are faced with a number of shortcomings:
- Seats that are not highly ergonomic. Compared to the seats of many domestic cars, including the Chevrolet Niva, the seats of the Lada Vesta are quite comfortable. However, their level does not reach the seats installed in foreign cars of a similar class.
- Cheap upholstery materials.
- Insufficient level of sound insulation.
- Non-ergonomic dashboard.
- Creaks and “crickets” that appear in the interior after a short period of use of the car.
Tuning using roof rails
Earlier generations of the Lada Vesta SV (namely from 2015 until 2017) came without roof rails. And the market for accessories in the form of roof rails, as well as airboxes and mounts for car tents contains mainly kits to improve both the safety of bodies and the aesthetics of appearance, as well as the luggage capabilities of AvtoVAZ cars from previous years of production.
To install roof rails, as well as airboxes, no special skills are required even for beginners in our garage community.
↑ Do-it-yourself interior improvement
To increase comfort, seats from other models, mainly luxury foreign cars, are installed in the car; upholstery materials are changed to better and more beautiful ones (leather, automotive velor). Improvements to the Lada instrument panel include improving the lighting and installing additional devices on the car. For example, on-board computers are installed on the Lada Vesta.
Attention! To maintain aesthetics, the seat upholstery should be identical to the design of the materials used for the upholstery of the cabin and dashboard.
A number of drivers, especially those with non-standard dimensions, change the steering wheel to a larger or smaller one, depending on the characteristics of the body. A different steering column is installed on the Lada Vesta, which has much more settings for adjusting its position, and on the front seat the fabric armrest is changed to leather.
As for improving sound insulation, the inside of the hood, the floor of the car, the wall of the engine compartment, the trunk curtain, the trunk floor, the roof, doors and pillars are treated with special sound-proofing compounds and materials. This work requires dismantling the standard casing. As a result of the work performed, the music in the cabin is of higher quality, and noise is also reduced.
On-board computers for Lada, navigators are installed on the car dashboard and the standard multimedia system is replaced with a more modern and functional one. The devices can be equipped with a different backlight, and the car’s dashboard is decorated with LED elements that imitate neon light. When performing such operations, it is important to think about replacing the wires on the VAZ and strengthening the car's wiring. Other technical improvements include installing a Jetter pad on the car pedals, installing temperature sensors, improving the standard mms system, and installing a rear view camera.
Attention! A set of devices and accessories can make using the car more comfortable.
↑ What material and tools may be needed for tuning
When tuning the interior you will need:
- Leather, high-quality leatherette, automotive velor, suede and other similar materials.
- Fiberglass, to create a unique dashboard design, or higher quality plastic, to improve the trim.
- Soundproofing compounds and materials.
When tuning the interior, they use wrenches and screwdrivers of various diameters, adhesives, a soldering iron, a tape measure, masking and double-sided tape, and electrical tape.
Attention! The selection of tools depends on the nature of the work being carried out.
↑ Main directions in tuning the Vesta interior in 2021
So, what work is most often carried out when tuning the interior of the Lada Vesta? To answer this question, we turn to the comments of drivers who decided to improve. Basically, the scope of work includes improving sound insulation, installing a parking camera, upgrading the standard instrument lighting and multimedia system of the car, as well as installing additional devices to protect rear-view mirrors.
Car owners also install zero-resistance filters on their cars, which significantly improves the microclimate and air inside the car.
Tuning bumper Razor
All mounting holes match the standard ones. The towing hook is exactly in place. The lowering of the bumper is 3-4 cm. Price - 5500 rubles for an unpainted part; for painting you will have to pay an additional 2200 to 4500 rubles.
Let us remind you that we previously looked at other ways to change Vesta’s appearance. For example, installing pipes down the bumper and tuning the radiator grille.
While no one has yet seen tuned VEST, I offer you a selection of images taken by impatient users sitting at the computer. If you are the author of any images or you have ones that I have not published here, please let me know by writing about it either in the comments, or on the forum, or by filling out the feedback form.
