Possible mod for my civic....yes or no.

starfox07 · June 12th, 2008, 9:04 PM

With all these new LED running lights coming out on cars, I think it would be kind of cool to sort of 'resto-mod' my civic up to current times. I don't think it would look right the way audi does it on theres, so I did this chop to see what it would look like the way I wanted to do it. What do you guys think?

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj19/lucien50/162.jpg

In addition to LED's, I also wanted to convert my lights to HID's as I live in Texas where there is lots of unlit roads, with lots of wildlife. I would do it right with a proper projector-lense retro-fit, and most likely go with the pure white 4300k's. Another photoshop of what that might look like.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj19/lucien50/163.jpg

*Awaits ricer accusations. images/smilies/lol.gif

Spectre · June 12th, 2008, 9:05 PM

That's actually pretty good looking; just don't swap the corners for clears and I think you could get away with it.

starfox07 · June 12th, 2008, 9:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Spectre

That's actually pretty good looking; just don't swap the corners for clears and I think you could get away with it.

No I really like the amber corners

wooflepoof · June 12th, 2008, 11:33 PM

I'd say try three on each side instead of two. Odd numbers are more appealing on the dinnerplate. Probably with cars too.

Cobol74 · June 12th, 2008, 11:38 PM

The chop looks cool - if you can get it like that then excellent. Agree on keeping the amber turn signal light covers too. Careful though do not go over the taste line and become basmati!

Redliner · June 12th, 2008, 11:59 PM

Agree with everyone above me. Keep the amber corners and don't overdo it.

_HighVoltage_ · June 13th, 2008, 12:14 AM

I'm not sure about the LED's...I approve of the HID images/smilies/smile.gif

jayhawk · June 13th, 2008, 12:15 AM

Does it make your car go faster or handle better?

No?

Then why spend money on something that will just make it look nice, rather than fast? The fastest Civic I knew of was a 1995 that was painted flat black with 15" steel wheels widened to 8" and hubcaps on them. He bought a flat black muffler that had a 2" outlet so not to attract attention, the turbo really tamped down the noise.

Cobol74 · June 13th, 2008, 12:22 AM

Jay - my normal approach too but in this case it does add something without being crap. I like the sound of the 95 Civic, bet it flew!

jayhawk · June 13th, 2008, 12:27 AM

It did/does fly; IIRC about 12 seconds in the quarter mile.

I must explain that I am a "all go, no show" kind of person.

Cobol74 · June 13th, 2008, 12:30 AM

Flippin hell - that is a bit quick! I think that the HIDs should give better vision at night so it can be a sort of performance mod. ...

DTMracer · June 13th, 2008, 2:25 AM

Very neat civic! I think it doesn't look too ricer compared to other civics I've seen around my place.

Blind_Io · June 13th, 2008, 3:09 AM

The HIDs serve a purpose, but I think the LED running lights are just going to look like you are saving up for a spoiler and two performance rims.

starfox07 · June 13th, 2008, 3:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayhawk

Does it make your car go faster or handle better?

No?

Then why spend money on something that will just make it look nice, rather than fast? The fastest Civic I knew of was a 1995 that was painted flat black with 15" steel wheels widened to 8" and hubcaps on them. He bought a flat black muffler that had a 2" outlet so not to attract attention, the turbo really tamped down the noise.

This is my daily driver. The civic is also a 14 second car, so its not slow.

I'll soon have my beast, dont you worry.

BerserkerCatSplat · June 13th, 2008, 4:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by starfox07

The civic is also a 14 second car, so its not slow.

Not to be a dick, but 14 seconds is slow. It's an economy car, there's no shame in admitting it's not a racecar.

argatoga · June 13th, 2008, 4:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BerserkerCatSplat

Not to be a dick, but 14 seconds is slow.

Spectre · June 13th, 2008, 4:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by argatoga

Yeah, it's slow, especially when my 22 year old Honda does the quarter in 12.35@107.46 and 0-60 in 3.6... though almost everything non-exotic looks slow compared to a bike...

images/smilies/biggrin.gif

BigDaveDogg · June 13th, 2008, 5:50 AM

HID retrofit ftw. Trying to make a fwd Civic some sort of drag car and those LEDs ftl.

BID112 · June 13th, 2008, 8:07 AM

HID FTW! It looks so cool and like you said you live in Texas with lots of unlit road and with lots of wildlife, so it's very useful to have HIDs.
About those leds, don't get me started images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

(just don't images/smilies/smile.gif

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deltableh · June 13th, 2008, 12:52 PM

The HIDs look fine. Just make sure you do it right and aim them properly; there's nothing worse than an eyeful of HID when you don't particularly want it, and it staying around for 20 minutes because the guy behind you didn't aim and weight his beams properly.

June 12th, 2008, 9:04 PM	#1
starfox07 Joined: Oct 7th, 2007 Last Online: 4:27 AM Location: Ennis, Tx, USA Age: 20 Posts: 3,377 Car: 1984 Mazda RX7 GSL-SE Rep Power: 81	Possible mod for my civic....yes or no. With all these new LED running lights coming out on cars, I think it would be kind of cool to sort of 'resto-mod' my civic up to current times. I don't think it would look right the way audi does it on theres, so I did this chop to see what it would look like the way I wanted to do it. What do you guys think? In addition to LED's, I also wanted to convert my lights to HID's as I live in Texas where there is lots of unlit roads, with lots of wildlife. I would do it right with a proper projector-lense retro-fit, and most likely go with the pure white 4300k's. Another photoshop of what that might look like. Awaits ricer accusations. __________________ -Environmentally Hostile*-

June 12th, 2008, 9:05 PM	#2
Spectre Joined: Feb 1st, 2007 Last Online: 6:26 AM Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 32 Posts: 8,356 Car: 87 XJ6, 95 XJR, 90 WD21, 86 CB700SC, 98 PC800 Rep Power: 191	That's actually pretty good looking; just don't swap the corners for clears and I think you could get away with it. __________________ Enough is enough. We are not here to subsidize your clueless business plans or reward your failures. 1986 Honda Nighthawk 700S (project, light restoration in progress) 1987 Jaguar XJ6 Series III Vanden Plas (modified) 1990 Nissan (WD21) Pathfinder SE 4x4 (little red offroad commuter box) 1995 Jaguar (X300) XJR 1998 Honda Pacific Coast PC800 (two-wheeled pickup truck/utility bike)

June 12th, 2008, 11:33 PM	#4
wooflepoof Square with a title Joined: Jul 18th, 2005 Last Online: 5:16 AM Location: Texas, but I go to school in RI,Canada Age: 22 Posts: 4,167 Car: 1990 BMW 735iL Rep Power: 60	I'd say try three on each side instead of two. Odd numbers are more appealing on the dinnerplate. Probably with cars too. __________________

June 12th, 2008, 11:38 PM	#5
Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 3:20 AM Location: Southampton Posts: 8,597 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 126	The chop looks cool - if you can get it like that then excellent. Agree on keeping the amber turn signal light covers too. Careful though do not go over the taste line and become basmati! __________________ Lotus 7 Registration Mark = KAR120C : Engine Number = 461034 TZ Ross Brawn genius or what?

June 12th, 2008, 11:59 PM	#6
Redliner Joined: May 19th, 2005 Last Online: 6:04 AM Location: Brazil - South America Age: 30 Posts: 5,290 Car: Fiat Palio 1.6 16v Rep Power: 114	Agree with everyone above me. Keep the amber corners and don't overdo it. __________________ God told me to give you candy.

June 13th, 2008, 12:14 AM	#7
_HighVoltage_ Joined: Aug 5th, 2006 Last Online: 5:41 AM Location: Bulgaria/Athens,WV Age: 22 Posts: 2,668 Car: 1994 Volvo 854 Rep Power: 53	I'm not sure about the LED's...I approve of the HID

June 13th, 2008, 12:15 AM	#8
jayhawk Cigar Smoking Man Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: 2:19 AM Location: Aurora, IL. Age: 34 Posts: 6,475 Car: 07 Subaru WRX, 09 VW Tiguan. Rep Power: 234	Does it make your car go faster or handle better? No? Then why spend money on something that will just make it look nice, rather than fast? The fastest Civic I knew of was a 1995 that was painted flat black with 15" steel wheels widened to 8" and hubcaps on them. He bought a flat black muffler that had a 2" outlet so not to attract attention, the turbo really tamped down the noise. __________________ Instead of attending the circus, I visit Autoblog to see the clowns comment instead.

June 13th, 2008, 12:22 AM	#9
Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 3:20 AM Location: Southampton Posts: 8,597 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 126	Jay - my normal approach too but in this case it does add something without being crap. I like the sound of the 95 Civic, bet it flew! __________________ Lotus 7 Registration Mark = KAR120C : Engine Number = 461034 TZ Ross Brawn genius or what?

June 13th, 2008, 12:27 AM	#10
jayhawk Cigar Smoking Man Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: 2:19 AM Location: Aurora, IL. Age: 34 Posts: 6,475 Car: 07 Subaru WRX, 09 VW Tiguan. Rep Power: 234	It did/does fly; IIRC about 12 seconds in the quarter mile. I must explain that I am a "all go, no show" kind of person. __________________ Instead of attending the circus, I visit Autoblog to see the clowns comment instead.

June 13th, 2008, 12:30 AM	#11
Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: 3:20 AM Location: Southampton Posts: 8,597 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 126	Flippin hell - that is a bit quick! I think that the HIDs should give better vision at night so it can be a sort of performance mod. ... __________________ Lotus 7 Registration Mark = KAR120C : Engine Number = 461034 TZ Ross Brawn genius or what?

June 13th, 2008, 2:25 AM	#12
DTMracer Joined: Oct 6th, 2007 Last Online: May 9th, 2009 Posts: 1,490 Car: 1988 Mini Cooper, 1998 MB E55 AMG Rep Power: 13	Very neat civic! I think it doesn't look too ricer compared to other civics I've seen around my place.

June 13th, 2008, 3:09 AM	#13
Blind_Io Dispenses buckshot medication for all undead patients. Joined: Apr 5th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Utah, USA Age: 28 Posts: 10,993 Car: 2006 Nissan X-Terra - 2000 VFR800 Interceptor Rep Power: 266	The HIDs serve a purpose, but I think the LED running lights are just going to look like you are saving up for a spoiler and two performance rims. __________________ War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength

June 13th, 2008, 5:50 AM	#18
BigDaveDogg Joined: Aug 30th, 2007 Last Online: November 15th, 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,076 Car: GSX-R600K7 Rep Power: 46	HID retrofit ftw. Trying to make a fwd Civic some sort of drag car and those LEDs ftl. __________________

June 13th, 2008, 8:07 AM	#19
BID112 Joined: Jan 19th, 2007 Last Online: August 23rd, 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 22 Posts: 36 Car: Peugeot 309 1.4i (1990) and VW Jetta 1.6 d (1981) Rep Power: 12	HID FTW! It looks so cool and like you said you live in Texas with lots of unlit road and with lots of wildlife, so it's very useful to have HIDs. About those leds, don't get me started (just don't ) __________________ VW Jetta 1981 restoration project!

June 13th, 2008, 12:52 PM	#20
deltableh Joined: Nov 5th, 2007 Last Online: 6:10 AM Age: 23 Posts: 255 Car: 2008 Subaru Impreza 2.5i 5-door Rep Power: 18	The HIDs look fine. Just make sure you do it right and aim them properly; there's nothing worse than an eyeful of HID when you don't particularly want it, and it staying around for 20 minutes because the guy behind you didn't aim and weight his beams properly.

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