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[Black Magic]

I can't decide... red looks aight too

VS

 

[Genuine Rolla]

sorry bro, I just don't think dark wheels go well on a dark color like yours, even with the stripes....hmmmm maybe something polished, or white

 

[Black Magic]

I hear ya. I would actually prefer not to have dark wheels but mine get so dirty in the winter and i have keep cleaning them and re-finish the polished area.

Steelies don't clear the brakes so I had to get something else. I was originally looking for bronze or gunmetal only, but I got these for pretty cheap. I might end up having them powder-coated, but there aint any reasonably priced places around here

 

[1997EK]

Looks great! I would just paint the lip, and lose the generic fogs. Keep up the good work though!

 

[Robin...]

White with the green stripe...

 

[civic209]

looks good id go with the green lip though

 

[Black Magic]

Thanks ya'll. I think I've made up my mind. Green it is.

Looks great! I would just paint the lip, and lose the generic fogs. Keep up the good work though!

I pulled off the fogs earlier this year. They were pieces of s**t and didn't do anything next to my retrofit. Looking for some oem raybrig fogs so lmk if you come across any.

 

[Black Magic]

Some pics from today...

 

[lethalmilkshake]

I really like everything you've done to your car, looks great.

 

[scarhead92]

we need some more updates anything new

 

[Montagnard184]

I like your ride. What size rims do you have and how much did you drop it? I have a 98 EX with 17's, but have yet to lower it. I am thinking about 1.3 in front and 1.5 in back.

 

[Osiris19]

Loving it, especially the Acura trunk. Did you have to align it or did it fit perfectly?

 

[Black Magic]

I like your ride. What size rims do you have and how much did you drop it? I have a 98 EX with 17's, but have yet to lower it. I am thinking about 1.3 in front and 1.5 in back.

I have 17's. I wanted 16's but couldn't find those gold rims in that size. I'm using coilovers so I'm not sure exactly how much it's dropped, but I'd say around 2.5".

Loving it, especially the Acura trunk. Did you have to align it or did it fit perfectly?

Thanks. The trunk fit perfectly. The Acura EL is pretty much exactly like a Civc

 

[Robin...]

I like everything on your car except the headlights man, but as long as your happy...

 

[dont_panic]

nice car man!

 

[Cooper76]

I like what you've done to your can man. Keep up the good work! I love the system too, nice and clean. I had a hell of a time mounting my Morel's in the stock locations. Lot's of grinding and fabbing! I don't even dare to take it apart, I had to hot glue the factory covers back on to make it look factory when I was all done. Never even thought about making pods like you did.

 

[Black Magic]

Ok, I think it's time for an update. I stopped putting money in my car for nearly the last 2 years to avoid getting into more debt with school and all. I finally just graduated and starting a job next week.

I have 18k in debt to pay back, but I'm hoping I can afford to get a b16/b20 swap this summer and then maybe some boost next summer.

In the meantime, I picked up some new wheels:

Gram lights 57c wrapped in 205/50/16 good year f1 gsd3 tires. Rolling radius is the same as my current wheels but thinking about going lower profile to 205/40.

 

[Black Magic]

Comparison:

From this:

To this:

Was lucky enough to clear the calipers!

And in the winter I'll be using these:

 

[95coupeWI]

Meh, maybe if they were a different color..

 

[Detroit ricer]

you have a lot set of wheels, nice car overall, just the souns system is too much