At the moment, comprehensive tuning of the VAZ 2109 is perhaps the only option to make your VAZ stand out from the crowd of others by creating something special out of it. There are 3 ways:
- services of a certified service station;
- your strengths;
- a combination of both options (the most common case).
Various issues are touched upon during the work process. Tuning 2109 concerns the following areas:
- appearance;
- engine;
- release;
- suspension;
- salon.
It is worth considering that many components, especially in the area of body kit, aimed at the VAZ 2109, are also suitable for other models (VAZ 2199, 2108, etc.).
DIY tuning VAZ 2109
The VAZ 2109 is distinguished by its reliability and durability, but its appearance and some technical characteristics are already outdated. To correct these shortcomings, it is enough to tune the car. If you tune a car with your own hands, you can act in the following directions:
- driving characteristics: engine, suspension, brake system, gearbox;
- appearance: body, optics;
- salon.
Photo gallery: tuned nines
A convertible is made from a VAZ 2109, but it is very expensive and difficult
Full or partial tinting of headlights is carried out
The panel is installed from a more modern model or from a foreign car
The simplest and most affordable type of tuning is window tinting.
Installing a modern plastic bumper
The car is completely repainted in a brighter and more beautiful color
One of the tuning options is airbrushing
The spoiler protects the rear window from dirt
Shorten the springs to create lower ground clearance
Doors are made to open upwards, not sideways.
Salon
Do-it-yourself tuning 2109 in the cabin is the most common option for independent modifications.
There is a direct dependence on the budget. If it is limited, you can get by with buying small things: various decorations, an armrest, covers for the gearshift lever, pedals and the parking brake handle. LED lighting in the lampshades will also look impressive and stylish.
If you want to make high-quality sound insulation, the interior of the VAZ 2109 is completely disassembled, and the dashboard is often dismantled. After this, the surface is washed, dried, degreased, and then a layer of vibration-proofing material, usually rubber-based, is glued on. A layer of splen (an artificial sound insulator) is glued on top of it. When gluing, it is important to do everything end-to-end and do not forget to roll the material with a roller.
Music lovers go for installation of high-quality “music”, which means buying a new radio and acoustics, as well as installing a subwoofer and amplifier. Many agree to replace the wiring.
The interior is often reupholstered with expensive materials to add chic to it. One of the most popular methods is to use Alcantara-type suede, leather or high-quality leatherette, although this is not cheap.
Engine
In order for a car to feel confident on the road and not be inferior to other cars at the start, it is necessary to improve its engine. Before this, it is necessary to upgrade the brake system and gearbox, only in this case you will be able to drive not only quickly, but also safely.
By tuning the VAZ 2109 engine, you can increase its volume to 1.7 liters. You shouldn’t increase it any further, as the motor will start to overheat and quickly fail.
Engine volume should not be increased by more than 1.7 liters
Refinement of the engine consists of installing the following parts:
- lightweight crankshaft;
- forged pistons coated with molybdenum disulfide;
- lightweight connecting rods;
- piston pins with tapered chamfers.
In addition, you can replace the standard cylinder head with a head from Lada Kalina. The existing engine mounts are replaced with reinforced ones and the camshaft is replaced. As a result of such modifications, the car becomes more playful and powerful. It can accelerate to 180 km/h and produces 98 hp. With. If the model is carburetor, then jets with higher throughput are installed in the first and second chambers. In injection models, a January 7.2 controller is installed to control the motor.
Carburetor tuning consists of replacing jets
Video: modification of the cylinder head
Acoustics
Many people are familiar with the situation when passengers sitting in the back seat practically cannot hear those in front, although those sitting in front can hear themselves and those in the rear quite well. This is due to improper installation of the speakers and tuning of the car's sound system as a whole. The interior of a car is a limited space, and here you need to think very carefully about how and where to place the speakers. Most often, no one thinks about this. The result is the situation described above.
Those who still decide to install speakers in the front face a number of difficulties. They can be mounted either in the doors or in standard places on the dashboard. The door, being a resonator, requires good sound insulation of the speakers. In addition, both the door and the dashboard cannot accommodate large enough speakers - there simply is not enough space for this.
Speakers in the front doors of VAZ 2109
An alternative that does not have most of the listed disadvantages is to place speakers under the car seats. The VAZ 2109 has a small opening there formed by the frame and the arc of the front support. Acoustics are installed in this space. Of course, you need to make a box that will be the speaker housing - here you will have to do everything yourself, since such boxes are not sold. However, the time and effort spent will pay off with good powerful sound.
In conclusion, we can emphasize that competently carried out tuning will make the car unique, while at the same time adding many positive qualities to it. Today there are enough workshops that specialize in providing such services. If for some reason it is not possible to do the necessary work yourself, it is worth finding good craftsmen and paying for their services.
Lighting system
The factory lighting system of the VAZ 2109 is quite good, but does not have a very attractive appearance. The problem with the headlights offered for replacement is their low quality, so you need to make your choice carefully. By purchasing and installing low-quality but beautiful headlights, you will significantly worsen the lighting, and this will negatively affect traffic safety. The lighting system can be modified as follows:
- replacing the headlight unit;
One of the elements of lighting tuning is installing angel eyes - tinting, but at the same time the quality of light deteriorates;
- xenon headlights, but there is a fine for this and they cause inconvenience to other drivers and passers-by;
- installation of LED lamps, especially suitable for rear lights.
The plastic on taillights often becomes cloudy, which impairs its appearance and quality of lighting. To fix the problem, you can buy new plastic, but sometimes it is enough to polish the one you have. This will improve the appearance of the lights and the brightness of the lighting, making the car more visible at night and in fog.
Rear lights are tuned using LED bulbs
Video: tuning rear lights
Appearance
Before tuning a VAZ 2109 with your own hands, you can design a virtual model of the finished car. For this, there are sites that allow online 3D tuning of the nine. The principle of operation of such a site is quite simple:
- After loading the page, a list of car models appears on the PC or tablet monitor (there are both foreign cars and domestic cars).
- After selecting the VAZ 2109, a “nine” appears, made in a standard design.
- By selecting the appropriate spare parts, the user has the opportunity to virtually “install” the tuning parts on the car and, upon completion of the work, evaluate the result. The result of 3D tuning can be saved for further editing or viewing. But this will require registration on the site.
The virtual mock-ups of spare parts for tuning presented on the website are made in the likeness of those that can be purchased in auto parts stores.
Wheels and tires
One of the common types of VAZ 2109 modernization is the replacement of standard wheel rims. The stamped ones, which are standardly installed on the car, have an outdated design and make the car heavier. However, their advantage lies in their high strength.
As a result of the modification, alloy wheels are installed. They have a presentable design, light weight, and the presence of additional holes between the disc spokes contributes to more efficient cooling of the car's brakes. The disadvantages of this type of tuning of the VAZ 2109 include the high cost of wheels and their lower strength compared to stamped ones.
In terms of disc diameter, 15-16-inch options are usually chosen. In some cases, you can find wheels with a diameter of 17 inches on cars. However, low-profile tires are installed on such wheels.
Installing large-diameter wheel rims (from 18 inches) implies the presence of welding joints on the car - widened and elongated wheel arches. Otherwise, the large wheels on the VAZ 2109 will come into contact with the wheel arch when the car is moving, and dirt from under the wheels will fall on the car body.
Optics
Installing new headlights is one of the types of beautiful tuning of the VAZ 2109. The standard front lighting fixtures of the car are replaced with xenon or halogen lights, and the reflectors are changed. LED running lights and new dimensions (“angel eyes”) are mounted on the front bumper or directly in the headlight itself.
Chassis
The suspension allows you to soften shocks to the body that occur while driving. Not only the comfort of movement, but also safety depends on its operation. The car should feel confident on the road and also withstand potholes and bumps well. The suspension helps absorb impacts, therefore extending the life of the car body. Tuning the VAZ 2109 suspension allows you to improve its characteristics, therefore it is relevant and in demand.
You can improve the chassis as follows:
- replace shock absorbers with gas-oil ones. It is recommended to buy shock absorbers and springs as a set. Monroe and Plaza sports shock absorbers are suitable for standard springs. For aggressive highway driving, Koni Sport or Bilstein Sport shock absorbers are more suitable. To improve the car's handling, it is enough to install a Monroe Gaz-Matic or Plaza;
Improvement of the car brake system is as follows:
- replacing rear drums with disc brakes;
- installation of a larger disc-caliper pair;
- replacing the master brake cylinder. This must be done with the obligatory implementation of the two previous options, since the standard cylinder will not be able to cope with the task.
New panel trim
My panel was worn out by time, and even the former owner decided to hammer nails with golden heads into it for the surroundings, it was cracked in these places and it also tends to crack in the sun. Therefore, it was decided to find some
other overlay for the panel and since my neighbor used to have a nine with a low panel, he still has an overlay on it. He gave it to me free of charge, of course it has minor flaws, but all this can be fixed. The only negative is that there is no clock in the middle of this panel, but I’ll think of something
Soon I will start preparing it and the torpedo itself for painting with structural paint.
The transmissions stopped turning on! + Tuning flywheel and clutch
I was driving home from work and noticed that the gears were somehow starting to shift into gear. I thought that the clutch cable had stretched and went to the garage. I pulled it up and drove it, but it didn’t get any better. The next day I have to go to work, so I decided not to take it apart, and after working on the weekend I’ll figure out what the reason is.
I got to work fine, but I barely got home from work... the gears wouldn’t engage, as if there was no clutch at all.
I've already started to figure it out in the garage, the cable is moving and the foot is also what is the reason... I decided to remove the box and look at the basket.
There is wear on the petals, a little weakened and that’s all. So it's in the box!
I’ve been wanting to remove it for a long time, but I kept putting it off, a piece was broken off on the body where the internal grenade is inserted and oil was dripping from there. I wanted to remove it and weld it, but the box body turned up and also came with a dipstick, but I didn’t have one. In general, the building lay there and waited for its time, and now it has come!
I took the box and took the body to the car wash, and then to the technician. As a result, we had to change the bearings, input shaft, 2nd and 4th gears, forks and differential.
The master assembled everything into a new case and I took it back to the garage to install it. While the box was being made, I ordered a new Prior clutch and a lightweight flywheel.
I also bought supports for the car, a very good thing, I should have bought them earlier.
I installed a new lightweight flywheel, a Priora basket with a disc and the box itself.
I tied everything together and decided to put a new cable on the clutch at the same time. I start the car, put it in gear, and lo and behold, everything works! I drove through the garages and everything is fine. Well, now you need to break in the clutch and you can try to give it a whirl.
Additional brake light
Quite spontaneously today I came to install an additional brake light. I’ve been wanting to realize this idea for a long time, but I still couldn’t find a suitable stop, and today at work we went to the metal receiving area, and when we stopped there, a nine caught my eye. Well, naturally, I went to examine it, walking around I saw a stop that was exactly what I wanted. I asked if I could pick it up and, having received a positive answer, I tore it off, although I didn’t break much, but the superglue did its job. The fog lamps are halogen w5w, but LEDs can also be installed if desired.
After work I went to the store and bought 5 new w5w lamps. and 2m wires. Half an hour of fussing and it now shines on the back window.
Radiator grille
When the nines were produced with a short wing and a front plastic frame, it was considered the height of elegance to screw a chrome trim from a VAZ 2107 onto the radiator grille. Now such “tuning” is found exclusively in old photos, because there is nothing better than the standard one. The only thing is that on the VAZ 2109 assembly line they were equipped with grilles to match the overall color of the body, and in return you can get a shiny one from the store.
There is another type of profile product on the market - plastic with a metal mesh secured from the inside. Yes, for some cars this is a masterpiece, but for the Samara-1 family with a tiny air intake opening, the crookedly adjusted feature fails to impress.
Transfer of breather 5st gearbox
All owners of five-speed chisels are familiar with the problem of oil squeezing out through the box breather.
So I'm tired of the look of a dirty box under the hood. I decided to change the oil and at the same time move the breather higher. I ordered a new Toyota breather (9093003136) (this version without a valve, I don’t need it), a hose (21214180002800) and a fitting (21230170002100) for the breather from the shnivy. I also bought a Nordberg liter syringe (NO1100) for changing the oil. Experience has shown that half a liter would be enough.
The work is very simple, we take out the original breather and put the Shniv fitting in its place, put the hose on the fitting, place it in a convenient place under the hood and insert the Toyt breather into the end of the hose.
After this work and an oil change, I went and washed the engine compartment and now it’s clean.
The protection is slowly being worn away.
