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Old Feb 15, 2006
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Lightbulb Testing: what kinds of mods would you want? (list update)

I am putting some serious thought in becoming a site vendor to offer some of you an assortment of custom mods at cheap prices. Alot of it will be unique, some will be based on already available products with a cheaper price. I already have a long list lined up to test market in the next few months once I start building prototypes. I would like to hear what some of you would actually buy for your rides. Again do not simply list mods like intake, exhaust, strut bars. I am not here to sell parts like that. This is more of a specialty area with products like ground wire kits, lighting effects and custom stuff. Things that you thought were neat to have but either you don't know or don't have the time to put together. Any ideas will be appreciated!

This is a very tentative list and some of these may never make it to production but it gives you guys an idea.

-LED taillight retrofit (coupe or sedan)
-Ignition equalizer ground kits
-Factory replacement, direct-fit ground wire kit
-Lexus-style hi intensity white license plate lights
-Interior LED accent kits
-DX indiglo gauges
-DX custom blue LED cluster (after indiglo testing)
-Aluminum polished plug-wire cover
-Hood sound damping pad
-Trunk carpet liner kit w/emergency supplies
-Black overlay gauge faces EX/LX
-aluminum civic door sills
-Hyper Red glow needle kits for 01-02 cluster
-LED parking and signal lights (that actually work)
-Plug and play LED dash lights
-Rear fog light kit and wiring
-cig lighter gauge panel replacement
-steering column gauge pod
-Glove box light kit

I have already ordered alot of supplies so I can start testing and figure out how feasable this will be. Alot of the materials are really expensive so doesn't look like I'll be making much profit. Which is okay, I'm excited about offering some products that other companies don't care about.

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CF door pillar inserts for the exterior for coupes.

Titanium Radiator cover to replace the plastic one for coupes (ima make it if no one else does lol)

Actual seat rails to fit RSX seats that have all the holes properly drilled, so we don't have to drill our own.

You make me those and I'll buy all three right now lol

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will add more to list, so check back

1. A mid body brace bar that uses the lower seat belt bolts and runs along the floor.

2. Front traction bars

3. Master brake cylinder brace/ strut bar combo or just the Master brake cylinder brace

4. Lx to Ex header swap out of the box with header\cat\and extended 02 sensors.

5. Weld on endlink brakets for the LX, DX models (instead of buying the expensive progress kit.)

6. Lower Front tie bar (spoon is the only one I know of that makes one)

7. Progress style rear lower tie bar

8. Overlay gauges faces in black

9. Lancer Evo style mid harness bars

10. import and sell the indonesian ferio under hood noise and heat thing.

11. Dual fitted gauge pod for the steering column

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Oh **** Monbkey bars for the trunk area, like the EM bars lol
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How about some custom gauge faces for the DX cluster.
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How about a nice trunk lid cover of some sort. Doesnt have to house any speakers or anything, just something that looks factory and covers up our unsightly dynamat everywhere. Maybe even store an orange safety triangle like the germans
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i would have to say cf interior panels and also the exterior pillar panels for a sedan.
traction bars as mentioned above
N/A intake mani
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harness bar for the 4door civic similar to the sparco harness bar
instrument cluster that house 2 gauges for the 4door civic
--they make them for 96-00 civics thru autometer
--or even better yet 3 gauges to go where the cig lighter is
lx header(pref ceramic)
true bolt on rear disc for conversion for non abs civics
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become a k20 distributer lol....thats what i want
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guys some of these are excellent ideas, thanks. others are completely not possible for me to do but i will try Keep em coming.
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I would like some to make hid(projectors) retros in oem buckets.
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1. that would be cool, buying retroed OEM housings

2. gauges for automatic that are jsut like OEM ones but doesnt have the gear indicator, the black squares are ugly

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figure out how to get msd ignition or the msd blaster coil for a 03 civic ex... i like the turnk inside cover thing i would buy that and the 3 gauges for boost or w/e by the cig lighter thing. i want a cf roof, but thats proably not possable.. lol
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Deck relocation kit. You know the modded lower dash piece for a single din. I would understand if it was a pre-paid thing.

Hood lights. I can figure it out but I am sure folks would buy it. My F-150 had one and I loved it. This way if you pop your hood at night you dont need to look for a flashlight.

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Originally Posted by PunkingCivic
will add more to list, so check back

1. A mid body brace bar that uses the lower seat belt bolts and runs along the floor.

2. Front traction bars

3. Master brake cylinder brace/ strut bar combo or just the Master brake cylinder brace


5. Weld on endlink brakets for the LX, DX models (instead of buying the expensive progress kit.)

6. Lower Front tie bar (spoon is the only one I know of that makes one)


10. import and sell the indonesian ferio under hood noise and heat thing.
I like these
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i agree on the extended 02 sensors for the lx so we can swap a header cat and exhaust in, same with true bolt on rear disc for conversion for non abs civics (but this maybe a little much for you) , replicas of your door sills that you had imported, hids in oem lights or blacked out oem headlights, ground wire kit, sidemarkers template or something to help install them
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you can get blacked out oem headlight for a pretty good prize on http://www.robearracing.com/cat_lighting7.cfm
oops i had 2 edit this, just the houseings are black they still look cool.
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i currently have tein SS coilovers, robbear black lights, 17 inch mr-7's, and i/h/e d17... the only mods i want are:

-aluminum dash trim kit

-turbo'd k20a2, (never going to happen), so i could be extremely fast, but without all the hyperflashiness of a body kit.
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maybe guage pods for above the sterio like the cobras have. and a mold of the headlight that allows for air intake for raceing purposes.
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Front strut bar that will clear TSI turbo intake..(tsi intake pape goes opposite to cai)
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Originally Posted by Thuener
i currently have tein SS coilovers, robbear black lights, 17 inch mr-7's, and i/h/e d17... the only mods i want are:

-aluminum dash trim kit

-turbo'd k20a2, (never going to happen), so i could be extremely fast, but without all the hyperflashiness of a body kit.
he said "custom mods" not just the normal stuff you can get anywhere, like thing that he would make
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yea sorry but i dont have the ability to make custom suspension stuff.
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Originally Posted by cg95660
I would like some to make hid(projectors) retros in oem buckets.
HID projector retro into OEM headlights
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1)sedan gauge pod

2)motor parts

3)front bumper clips
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Originally Posted by cg95660
I would like some to make hid(projectors) retros in oem buckets.

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a functional floor bar. just a 4 ft piece of steel with bolt ends; i may make one soon myself.
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I would like a fiberglass box to put my alpine sub in the spare-tire area, and have a nice false floor. (i dont have the time or patience to make stuff like this)

And also the relocation piece for the head unit.
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How about a mount kit so I can drop in a Hemi?

Sweeeeeeeet.
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i like most of the ones everyone put up already... but i got a few:

1. plug & play light for the glove box... so i don't have to DIY

2. a plug & play replacement for reverse gauges that works great, manual & a/t

3. the sedan guage pod were still waiting on!

4. custom speaker openings replacement or cover

5. black taillights that actually look good

6. custom sedan replacement seat upholstery, not just covers

pretty much any custom or jdm-ish interior stuff... that isn't cheap stuff that breaks right away.
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- hid projectors in stock housing
- how about a custom rear lip like the rs 4drs but for the coupe. same style and everything, just better fitment on coupes.
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