No excuses. I live in NYC, and we have some of the worst roads that are pothole ridden. You learn how to drive with it lol.
As for Function>Form, you have heard of Function and Form coilovers right?
as for LED tails, there are many options that don't stray too far from looking gaudy...
Check out this thread:
http://www.v6performance.net/forums/showthread.php?t=199757
You will know how this looks before this spring, hehe, my fellow Heather Mist owner.
I'm getting 35%, that's a pretty good number a lot of people choose that isn't too dark, but is worth the price for tint.