General Civic Talk - New paint, wheels, lips

Well, after a VERY long weekend, the eg8 is finally painted! it was a lot of work but definitely worth it. i dont think it turned out too bad, considering this is the fourth car my friend has painted. it feels nice to have a car that is one color. i also got some crx rims that i painted on it, along with a front and rear lip. the project is coming along. heres the pics, check out the before ones and let me know what ya think. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3320046/4

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paint job dont look too bad at all id take it lol, but whats the little red mark on the rear bumper passenger side?

and i thing there is .... too much white, like the rear window and on the grill area idk why it just dont look natural but with a drop i think that can be fixed lol i think its just the car is too high,

i suggest different rims and a good drop :D

the mark on the bumper is a band aid lol. my friend hit it too hard with the buffer and took some paint off. ill get it fixed in a couple days. i think the rims look good, they are pretty dirty tho, these pics are from when i got it home after pulling out of the shop. the tires are what look ugly. 60 sidewall in the front and 75 in the back, yea i hate it but its better than my steelies. the tires will be replaced soon, and a 2" drop is on the way within the month.

BTW, im surprised you could see that band aid, those are pretty small pics. You must be rockin the HD or a really big screen, lol.

yeah i think the tires are what messed them up for me haha they are pretty dirty and great job on the car
How much you have into it so far all together?

thanks for posting the pics man, im not computer friendly enough to figure that out. i bought the car for $425, and prolly have about $1300 in it so far. this includes lips, paint, bondo, bumper, lights, speakers, and so forth. just put new axels in it about 2 weeks ago. i bought it and kinda went balls deep into the body work. its a lot more work and money than i thought, but im glad i took care of that first. next 2-3 months is suspension, and hopefully this winter will be a new motor.

DROP IT lol good job man is it a clean title too?!?!? :D you can make some money out that car haha

i was thinkin of sellin it after i painted it, cuz i found an 88 vw scirocco for $800, but i might be in love with it again, but who knows. lol. the title was a salvage title at one point in time but it isnt anymore. im guessin this will lower the price a bit when i do sell it. if i am to sell it, i gotta replace the windshield and id prolly drop it first, so it looked a lil cleaner.

Looks better, just get some wheel cleaner.

And a tip for your friend, when he's painting the bumpers, always leave the openings and and certain trim parts flat black. It's gives the car a cleaner and more expensive look.

Other than that <thumbs up>

Looks better, just get some wheel cleaner.

And a tip for your friend, when he's painting the bumpers, always leave the openings and and certain trim parts flat black. It's gives the car a cleaner and more expensive look.

Other than that <thumbs up>


THE GRILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! thats it!!!!!!!!! lol it should be black hehe

o yea, my friend chadbird was helpin me sand it, and he kept tellin me there was a problem cuz he could fit his hand between the wheel and the fender lol. he has an escort tuckin in the back. i like the car all white like that tho, i think it looks newer, especially cuz a lot of new cars have eveything color matched like that. :)

Not really, a lot of new cars continue to use black openings and trims, it's for design purposes and to break up the lines of the body.

Looks, good man.

4 door FTW!

now that i look at it the day after it is kinda a lot of white, maybe ill spray bomb some things, but well see how it goes.

get rid of those gawd awful rims....ain't doin the car no justice dude

i kno i kno, the rims arent what i want, but i have to do the suspension first cuz the front end is eating tires like mad and everywhere i go for and alignment says to replace everything first or itll go right outta wack. so im gonna get adjustable pieces for the front and lower the car in a month or so, throw on a set of decent tires and i think the rims will look a lil better.