my 2005 civic coupe refresh
my 2005 civic coupe refresh
i bought this car about a year ago for 5000. i put new tail lights 60$ halo projectors 300 $ motegi mr7's 300$ and two 12" sub woofers 400 $. 3 weeks ago i broke the bank and bought a 60 gallon air compressor and a sand blasting cabinet to refresh some parts. The drums i sandblasted to bare metal and painted with vht calliper paint 1 hour in the oven and this stuff comes out tough!. the camber arm? i sandblasted and painted with vht roll bar and chassis paint. I'm planing on blasting the trailing arms and repainting and some skunk 2 aluminium control arms. also I'm waiting for fastenal to open for some new stainless bolts in the engine bay and some new zinc plated ones for the suspension. i will update this as i go along with more pics, glad i finally joined the forums.
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Re: my 2005 civic coupe refresh
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Skunk2, nor any other manufacturer, make aftermarket control arms for 7th gens. The only option other than stock are OEM Type-R aluminium control arms, which are lighter weight and add caster.

Skunk2, nor any other manufacturer, make aftermarket control arms for 7th gens. The only option other than stock are OEM Type-R aluminium control arms, which are lighter weight and add caster.
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Ah you're thinking rear lower control arms, my bad, I was thinking you meant front for some reason.
Don't go with skunk2, the bushings are garbage, seriously. The only aftermarket rear lower control arms I would install on my car are function 7.
Don't go with skunk2, the bushings are garbage, seriously. The only aftermarket rear lower control arms I would install on my car are function 7.
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Nice job on the painting the drums. I hate seeing rusted old drums. Btw hows the cutoff and output of those headlights? Do you have any pictures?
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