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Haven't had a chance to take some pics of my civic cause of the weather and snow so i thought id give her a wash while its somewhat nice out and take some updated pics.

When i got it in July



Now








all i had was my phone so i couldnt get any better quality pics

Update: 5/6/10

By mkkuntz8 at 2010-05-06


By mkkuntz8 at 2010-05-06

 
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looks good so far keep it clean man. thats some dark tails you got there you get any **** from the cops they dont like that in connecticut.

 
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What a delightful neighborhood.

 
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no nothing from the cops so far (knock on wood*) A couple times ive been driving with a cop behind me but never got pulled over or anything

 
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x2 it's like a winter wonderland

i wouldn't black the tails (OEM 04/05) but it looks great in the front! Good job man, must feel nice to clean her up...

 
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yah thats what it looks like in connecticut also basically all of new england suburbs .

 
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surprised cops haven't at least warned you bout those tail lights, but i think they look straight.

 
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what the hell.. how do you get your driveway so perfect??? there isn't an ounce snow on it and the edges of the snow are perfectly straight!

anyways... those hubcaps actually look kinda sorta a little bit not like crap. Perhaps get some clearcoat on the tails? They look kind of dull compared with the rest of the car... the shiny black paint + dull black tails don't look good together

Also, if I were you, I'd get a Honda symbol or take the symbol out of your old grille and stick it on that aftermarket one.

 
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yea i cracked 2 of my oem hubcaps after sliding into a curb so i took them off. my mom kept complaining that my car looked too bad without anything on the wheels. I stopped by pepboys and picked up the set and surprisingly enough they kinda dont look that bad. I still wish i had an actual set of rims but thats too much $ for me at this time.

as for the tails, i actually put a coat of clear coat on but for some reason i cant get them to shine up. I kinda like the no 'H' symbol too so im goin 2 leave it like that but thanks for your thoughts.

 
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update 5/6/10: new rims

 
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cant see too much detail but new rims look much better

 
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Sweet with the rims, keep up the good work

 
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Looks sick dude. I think blacked out tail lights are dope and like the front without the "H". I think you should tint all the windows and have it straight murdered out. It'd look so tight

 
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thanks everone.

does anyone know how to clean up the disks behind the rear wheels? there pretty rusted up and dont look very good at all

Also i think im going to paint the calipers. Should i go black, red, or blue (to match black & blue interior)

 
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i went black with mine. its easy once you take the wheels off and use a rust remover first. then wipe everything down and spray with a good caliper paint.

 
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thanks gear. any recommendations on types of rust removers or are they all pretty much the same?

 
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mostly the same, some acidic type compound (usually phosphoric acid) that fizzes and takes off the rust. ive had good luck with rustoleum rust remover and naval jelly. if its really bad, it may require some scrubbing and multiple applications til all the rust is gone. but usually you just leave it on there for 5-10 mins, then rinse off with water.

 
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car looks clean!

 
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love the appearance!