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Old Dec 14, 2006
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What to get

Alright Im taking a step on my civic. Im gona have about 500 dollars to spend. Whats would you recomend getting? Not wheels, already have a short shifter, sound system, otherwise stock.
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springs/struts nuspeed springs with tociko HP struts
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Power. Maybe full racing exhuast. From like the headers back. That would be really cool and would totally compliment that short shifter. Also are u intrested in HID lights? Cause 500 should get a really flashy pair.
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Lowering would be pretty sweet. I guess it depends if u are more of a performance or more of a eww ahh flashy kinda guy.
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blacked out headlights>drop>rims>lip kits>grill>exhaust/intake>turbo thats how i would start.
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Smoked out tail lights would be nice. Dropping it will make the ride look agressive. U can also get a descent Cat back exhuast from ebay for like 125. Its 2.5 inch piping and the exhuast tip is 4.5 inches. Looks agressive and sounds really nice. Lemme know what ideas u have towards ur car.
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I have an 01 LX sedan tan/beige in color.
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drop then exhaust but thats just me
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drop it, im tellin you... it will change the whole look of the car
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this is what i say you do.

1. drop (springs & struts) ~$400.00
2. black out headlights ~15.00
3. JDM Style tail lights ~$50.00-100.00 on ebay $300ish for real JDM lights
4. 16" rims (bronze or silver) 500-1000
5. Exhaust
6. RS style lipkit

that my friend would be one pimp sedan.
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Cenz y the 16 inch rims? Y not go 17? 17 is perfect for our car. 16 is 2 small and 18 is 2 big. so 17 is perfect. Also for the jdm lights u should go with projectors. They make the car look so so so cool. U know the angle eye lights.
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DROP DROP DROP i can HIGHLY recommend
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So civic05 acer what brand of Lowering springs do u most reccommend
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do a quality drop. springs and camber kit, and if there's money left over, replace the shocks
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i listed what i thought would look good, and it JDM styled, so 16" flows better with that. but i got 17s on my coupe.

here is a before and after for you
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looks so much better!
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you would be suprised with the look of 16's on a civic..I've seen lots of members on this site with 16's and it looks really good. The only reason I can think to get 16's if you are set on 17's,would be if you're city has really bad roads.
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pick up a set of tokico blues for around $300 ish and that leaves a couple hunderd for some springs and maybe a spc camber kit, front bolts are like $20 ish the rear camber arms are pricey in the $100, i bought both front and back for
$90 on ebay had to wait a while to find a deal though.

Tein S techs for $140 shipped
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TEIN-...spagenameZWDVW

Here is rear camber kit by SPC $125
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SPC-R...spagenameZWDVW

Front camber bolts $15 shipped
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ingal...spagenameZWDVW

That leaves $220 to figure out some struts.

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the best thing to do on our car is to drop it and make it look nice and aggressive...thats about it simple and clean...
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i got bored and put some rims.

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last chop lol
dropped
blacked out
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and rims

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drop it
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you should go turbo... and it just do happens that i have some turbo stuff for sale .
http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=283562
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Originally Posted by Rennen
you should go turbo... and it just do happens that i have some turbo stuff for sale .
http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=283562
Smooth try, but I want a whole kit or nothing at all.
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omg put some racing stripes or a k00l vtack sticker on it d00d!!!!one!1!
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Cenz, the sedan with the gold rims, looks like a ghetto rapper that got his teeth plated. How about silver rims.. or a true (deeper)bronze?
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change shock/springs.
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I'd drop then get the exhaust and an intake
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Are you going to put the exhuast and stuff in by u or a mechanic?
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