a little help for someone...(potatochop!)

I recently purchased a car. Its a 91' honda civic DX hatchback with a 4spd manual, 263,000 miles (Yes, I know thats alot.). At the moment, its nothing special, but I'd like to change that.

You see, I have an extremely high value for the opinions and ideas that come from this forum. Theres alot of genius flowing around here just waiting to be utilized, so I thought I'd have a go at getting some of it :thumb:

No, I don't want to "rice" it out, I don't want to have dvd screens ANYWHERE in the car (I still don't really understand why you would want to spend 4000 on screens alone just to show them off), and I will not be getting a muffler tip that makes it sound like a 747 landing infront of my house.

I'm looking to just make it sleek, simple, and just have enough flash that its something I can be proud of.

Heres what it looks like atm:



I'm currently:
Fixing the rear windshield wiper
Fixing a leak in the trunk (boot)
and looking into getting a tachometer.
Fixing my drivers side inside lock. (I have to use the key from the outside right now)
GF got me slick neoprene seat covers :thumb:

What I'd like to do:

Add a system. For cheap. I have an amp and a sub allready. (Its a 50w rms amp and a 600w sony sub. I'm not replacing these, because I cant really afford it, unless its on sale of course ;p) I'd like a stylish head unit that can support a sub and mp3 cds. Price range is < $150 including shipping.

Fix the scratches and paint wear. Its waxed atm so I'm not too concerned about rust, but as soon as we get some warm weather around here I'd like to touch up a few scratches and spots where the paint has worn through. Any advice on this would be appreciated. I cant afford a full paint job, so this is the best I can do. The side plastic peices arent quite black anymore. Could I fix this with a dye/spray/or vinyl?

Style up my rims. Again, I cant afford new ones, so its either make the ones I have look hot or get wheel covers, which are difficult to make look good. I'm a picasso with spray paint, so hopefully that can turn out something. I'm looking for design suggestions in this area, unless you know of some good wheel covers.

Other possibilities are tinting the rear windows (window film is cheap, right? And if you do it right it looks good.. maybe?) inside paint accents; pretty much anything thats cheap, looks good, and I can do myself. I'm good with my hands and have access to a near endless supply of tools.