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mattchatwin
12-18-2007, 04:25 PM
Had some fun with the Family Sedan after the wife finally got her Odyssey this summer:

Before (I got really sunburned that day...it was Hot!)
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/Bumper%20Off.jpg

After:
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/Day%20Corner%20HIDs.jpg
Cheap chrome grill off of eBay, had to force the fit but it worked out nice and the quality isn't bad.

Oh this was scary, pulled out the Dremal and followed a cut out pattern from JDM:
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/Side%20Marker%20Cutout.jpg

And After:
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/Side%20Marker.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/Sidemarker-and-Sticker.jpg
These can be bought at Password JDM.

Before Lowering:
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/RIMs%20and%20Wheels_before%20lowering.jpg

After (about an inch):
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/Front-Wheel-Ride-Height.jpg
Also painted the Calipers a nice bright blue (a little too bright for me, but not bad), and replaced the discs with slotted ones.

And the Rear (Sadly, can't figure out why it went down almost an inch lower than the front):
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/Rear-Wheel-Ride-Height.jpg
I also painted the Drums black (I think colour is gay, but that's just me, unless they're discs).

The OEM headlights had to go, went with 6K low beam HID's and 8K High beams (in retrospect I would have left the high beams alone so I could keep the DRLs. I installed the low profile lights for Day Time..they're on when the cars running):
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/Projector-Halo-Headlights_O.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/HIDs-and-Fogs.jpg
[IMG]http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/Angel-Eyes.jpg
I had OEM Fogs and bought the eBay Amber ones for less than $50. All I had to do was replace the light (left the harness thank goodness). The pattern isn't near as good as stock however, but they look sweet.

The problem with Projectors made for Halogens, but still not too bad with the HID's:
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/HID-beam-pattern.jpg
The pattern is sloped so that the right side of the road (presumably off the road and not in the drivers eyes) are higher. They pattern does actually line up nice the further the light goes so the patern on the garage doesn't look that nice.

I don't care what anybody sais about cheap Korean Tires, these Nexen N3000 Ultra Performance tires rule (they're cheap, realy perform well, low road noise, and did I mention they're cheap so if they burn out, so what):
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/N3000-performance.jpg

Suspension Techniques Sway Bars and Magnaflow Performance Exhaust:
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/Suspension-and-Exhaust.jpg
Probably the best money spent on this car were the sway bars, what a difference. The magnaflow is low and smooth without the "annoy the neigboors" zip from Greddy and others (some types anyway).

I love these Password JDM tail lights, was never a fan of the Red Turn Signal, Amber is much nicer and these are slightly smoked:
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/Rear-Tail-Lights_Password-J.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/Tail-Lights-Amber-Turn-Sign.jpg

Added Mobo eBar, DC Sports short shifer, JVC DVD Player (AVX-11), and too many add ons (Garmin Nuvi 360, and Radar Detector), other than that pretty stock inside:
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/The-Cockpit.jpg

With Sirius of course:
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/Sirius-Sat.jpg

And Finally Under the Hood:
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/Under-the-Hood.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/mattchatwin/images/04%20Civic%20Mods/Under-the-Hood-2.jpg
DC Sports CS2 Strut Bar, DC Sports CAI, DC Sports Header, DC Sports performance Pulleys, and a little paint. Performance wise, if I ever find a Supercharger for this little guy, it's going in for sure...not likely to happen however, there's not much potential in this engine at 130 horse stock!

Total spend was under 5K, I did all the cosmetic stuff, the breathing, suspension, Discs, and other performance add ons were done by shops here in Calgary. Pretty stock otherwise, and with those HID's and all the stereo (400 Watt amp and 12 inch sub), GPS, fogs, lower draw alternator pulley for performance, Angel eyes, etc....I've already replaced the alternator and battery, added a capacitor to the amp to help so far, probably going to put a bigger battery in at some point). My alternator was toast, and the alternator whine is gone now that I've replaced the dying one!

****Oh, and I have some tires for sale, I know I know wrong place to post....I hit a rock, thus the new rims. I use the stock Si Alloys for my winter tires so I have 2 really new Bridgestone Potenza RE92's for sale, and a 3rd that is pretty good shape. Less than 15K and 20K respectively. The fourth tire shredded when it hit the rock and my alloy's were hammered pretty good(amazingly still balanced though). These were replacements for the Stock RE92s that came with the Si. I'll sell the
pair for $100 bucks and throw in the 3rd for $35 if you want it (they're almost $200 new). The 3rd could be a good spare! Email me at: [email protected]

Thanks for your feedback!!

mattchatwin
12-18-2007, 04:37 PM
Just an update, those tires are:

Bridgetone Potenza RE92s 15"
P195/60R15
M+S Rated, all season performance radial

The lowering srpings are Eibach Pro's.