Kkil, do like me.. don't trust local markets, and order stuff at honest prices.
I have the same problem as you. PMS sells way-overpriced air filters.. and claim they can tune your chip and let you gain a 40 hp increase!! Bullsh*t if you ask me.
So, for my coupe, I ordered stuff from the outside. Where did you order your emblems from? I had mine in two weeks from seoul.. Hell, my headers only took 4 days from Dakota.
But as you said, mod wisely and slowly. You know (and I'm sure you know) the places to get the stuff, so think twice before submitting your car to a few monkeys with welding machines who'll charge double for a custom exhaust for instance.
Example:
SSA headers + SSA Catback is more or less 600 or 700 dollars, that's a 2500 dirhams (more or less)
Go to fox, ask for the same and they will charge you 6000 dirhams. The SSA products are dyno tested and such, and there are certain things to look out for (I had my transmission cable melting because of touching my rear downpipe) ... but you can do it, and I am more than happy to help you with anything.
Plus, the feeling of modding your car yourself..
For audio the same thing, yes you can go with cheaper amps and speakers here, or decent (as you said, "just" decent not super) products at an overpriced rate. Think wisely, sometimes.. or even often, buying the produtcs overseas and paying for shipping.. is usually cheaper then buying them here.
Why? (i feel a rush of UB cash coming to me again):
Let's take performance motor spares; they don't order in bulk. They order just one intake for you and a few other goodies for other people. They use
http://www.stillen.com to order it. Do they get a discount on it? Maybe a tiny one.. and I doubt that even. Then they get it, you pay partially for the shipping as well for the others (who ordered heavier things) and they add their share on top as well, because in the end PMS has X people working for them.. who need to get a salary. The workshop's rent costs money, machines... everything.
Okay, i'll stop.
Kkil, you coming to the next meet? You can look at my emblems