My name is James and I just purchased an 04 civic ex charcoal grey 5 spd. Definately not looking to build power but for sure looks. So far Ive gotten grill piece(not installed), enkei 18" or52 silver, chrome exhaust tip. Lip kit will be coming soon as well as HIDs but need input on combinations. Ill also post some pics of what im working with later today if you want to check back and help fix up my ride. Thanks for taking the time to read.

Dude, you're gonnna want to add to the performance. If you don't, alot of people on here may consider that rice. Just buy yourself an intake atleast.

But anyway. Welcome. Sorry, but I can't help you with those HIDs. I don't have any myself.

I'm Taylor

I on the other hand, think its cool if you just do apperance mods, i just think its rice when you do the appereance mods, but then pretend to be a super fast racer. sometime apperance mods can be art

Naa not even an intake for me. If I was wanting performance I wouldnt start with a 127 HP motor. I would have gotten a mustang gt or something. I got the the car cause its great on gas, looks good, and came with a 6 year 100,000mile warranty. A lot of things I cant do cause Im not voiding the warranty. As far as RICE I with Goob. When I think RICE I think of someone with my car and has nothing done except an intake thinking its fast and trying to race everything that pulls up next to it. Thats rice. When you get a car you no what its capable of and what to expect. I have a cavalier z24 that has performance mods only so Im happy having that be my racer type. Pretty much anything you can think of besides supercharged is done to the car. Not sure on HP just know I can pull slowly top end on gts and z28s.

Just because you are focused on appearance doesn't mean you're rice and that's not going to cause people here to label you as rice.
Now, if you go and throw lambo doors or throw decals for product that you don't have, then, yes, we may call you rice, haha.
But anyway, welcome to the forum.
Post pics of your progess on the car.

Welcome man, show us pics. I have somewhat similar goals, I am thinking of getting a racing grill of e-bay, a lip kit (most likely OEM) and a set of 17 inch rims (most likely gunmetal color. Future plans are a sri or cai. Nothing wrong with what you have planned and it isnt ricer. Ricer would be something with huge spoilers that look like fire escape stairs, neon lights lots of useless decals lamborghini style doors etc. And besides if you want your car to look ricer than more power to you, it isnt my thing but its your money and your car do what makes you happy with it :)
Welcome and enjoy yoru civic, you dont really need mods in the first place to make it fast, my EX is stock and its pretty damn fast, but at the same time I don't race with it nor do I plan to, I like it because its economical, looks sexy and can be made even sexier plus its sporty and handles well.

One pic is stock the other just rims and other is with rims. Makes a big difference. Like I said before Im still waiting on grill, and fog lightsto come in and Im currently trying to install new LED tail lights but having problems with SMALL LIGHT FUSE #2 blowing. Even after jumping up to a 25 amp. If anyone knows anythign about that please shoot link of tell me cause I have them in hand but havent installed due to problem.

sorry but I don't agree with you Gonzo. He is not trying to be a ricer.Ricer's are the wanna Bea's, putting all this decals all over the place and those ghetto body kits and just adding an intake making you think you are going to smoke anybody on the streets or highways. Very [sm=lame.gif]

If your goal is just to focus on appearances that is so sweet dude,A lot of people justfocus on looks. I think that is pretty cool.Your car will look so killer with a drop and just like you said lip kit will make it even sexier. HID kits are awesome. You will have to re-adjustthe headlights againbecause if you leave the same setting as they are now you will be blinding SO many drivers. Might be giving you the finger..lol.

Welcome to the FORUM!!!!

Nice shots of your car man.

I really like your car man, its like mine but I love the tailights of that year, mine is a 01 and while the body is pretty much the same your tailights are cooler. Good job keep it up.

Welcome to the forum. What was the question you had about hids?

Well if i could get these new LED tails to work Id be much happier. Still no luck with them. Here is a pic of the Tails I have but cannot install cause of fuse blowing.

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As far as HIDs I was just wanting to upgrade to them but have no clue where to get them, what kind, and where to go to get them installed. What do you think?

Hid installation is a piece of cake..It's just plug and play. I got mine from E-bay. Been having them for almost a yr now, and NO problems at all :). If you want to retro-fit them it will look much nicer but it involves more MONEY and time. My set is now available on E-bay for about $90.00 , when I 1st got them, it almost cost me $150.00. Prices are going down so much because almost everybody are selling them on the market now. Prices went down to compete with other sellers.
If interested let me know, I will give you a link from that seller

I think the oem tailights look way better than those nacnudz, but thats my personal opinion.

If you dont mind shoot me a link to the HIDs. As long as I can see some pics as to how they look at night Ill definately consider them and purchase them asap. I have a look Im looking for in the HIDs. And ill take your word that they're good and easy install. Im still debating on the tails. Its one of those cases where you buy it and the more you look at it, the more you dont like. Ill prolly post them on craigslist this weekend.

http://www.hondacivicforum.com/m_565082/tm.htm

Look at my old thread....pic of my HID kit 8k...I'll PM the link

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Just because you are focused on appearance doesn't mean you're rice and that's not going to cause people here to label you as rice.
Now, if you go and throw lambo doors or throw decals for product that you don't have, then, yes, we may call you rice, haha.
But anyway, welcome to the forum.
Post pics of your progess on the car.


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Wouldn't lambo doors be focused on appearance?? This is the person who's sole purpose is to rip you apart if you post your ride in the appearance section.

Good catch. No matter what anyone tells me Im not going performance. Maybe in 6 years or after 100,000 miles which ever one comes first cause thats how long my warranty is. I love the the 7th gens body style so apperance it is. Ill be sure to post up some new pics prolly next couple weeks. Got grill w/o emblem, OEM fogs, HI and LOW 10000k HID kits, and Lip being installed real soon.

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ORIGINAL: macbeth18288

Just because you are focused on appearance doesn't mean you're rice and that's not going to cause people here to label you as rice.
Now, if you go and throw lambo doors or throw decals for product that you don't have, then, yes, we may call you rice, haha.
But anyway, welcome to the forum.
Post pics of your progess on the car.


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Wouldn't lambo doors be focused on appearance?? This is the person who's sole purpose is to rip you apart if you post your ride in the appearance section.



I mentioned lambo doors only because in my personal opinion they really don't belong on a civic.
Lip kits, aftermarket grills, fog lights, that's completely different.
As it has been discussed, ricer is one who make his appearance to look something that he is not
Is a civic a lamborghini? i think not. However a civic DOES have lip kits, fog lights, etc etc.
And no, my sole purpose is not to "rip you apart if you post your ride in the appearance section".
I myself am looking at a lip kit and have thought about fog lights and aftermarket grills and even painting the interior panels inside my car.
What i am not planning to do is two tone paint my car and throw every single decal i can find even though i may not own a part from the company just cause i think it looks cool, in my book that would be rice and i would basically be a hypocrite.
ANd if you don't want to do any type of performance mod, more power to you. It's obviously your car so make it your own, don't let anyone tell you what to do with it. BUT, just remember, if you ask for suggestions on here, you will most likely get an even amount of positive and negative feedback no matter what the product, so just be prepared.
We're all a mixed bunch of people with our own opinions.
SO again, welcome to the forum!

I understand that about the opinions. People have different taste. Like you said you will have the wanna bes who will put all the decals of brands they dont have and make their car look trashy. Decals are alright but limit yourself and do it tastefully. me personally are not a fan of decals cept maybe the clubcivic decal im thinking about purchasing and im even hesistant on that. I now have my grill, oem fogs, and HID HI/LOW 10000K kits and should be getting them installed in about 2 weeks. I have a couple new pics but my car looks the same as the one i posted before but these pics were done better. Be sure to keep checking back to forum so you guys can see the progress. Whether its good or negative feedback once everything is on be sure to tell truth cause if you think something doesnt look right and other agree Ill gladly remove it. Like I said I have pretty good taste in appearance but Ill let you guys be the judge of that. For the record..NO LAMBO DOORS for me.

Ya, man your are gonna have to do at least a little for adding some power to your civic, the stock civic is too slow to even keep up with traffic, you will thank yourself for at least improving the motors' air intake system


Erik Dr. Pimper

erik, i strongly disagree with the too slow for traffic part, or at least for my civic. just to state this now i am NOT a ricer, but do like to race, and i raced a ford 500 down what my town knows as suicide road and i won the race. so i personally do not have the too slow problem with my 96 EX 1.6L SOHC civic. as far as me, im going for looks right now, exhaust, paint, rims, subs.... all that good stuff then im looking to possibly put a 6-spd manual into it. im sitting with a 5-spd manual right now. if you dont think that is such a good idea let me know. im hoping to get some pics up real soon!!!

i mean im new to the civic community but i would say hold off anything motor/tranny wise. I mean a 6 speed on a 1.6..never heard of. If you going to do that do some kind of swap. Not sure of all the motors available but im know there are some powerful honda motors. For me like i said im doing nothign performance. I have another car a cavy z24. It has everything motor done to it imaginable i think cept for forced induction of anykind and its quick enough for me. It turns head..well suprises some people cause body it stock but motor is unbelievable. just wish chevy made a better tranny for that motor. Here is another pic of my civic. All that is done is wheels. But im still sitting here looking at a HI and LOW HID kit conversions, front grill no emblem(waiting to get edge painted color), andOEM fogs(clear lense but not im debating if i should go with the yellow tint???)ANY SUGGESTIONS

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Welcome!

i agree with the OP if he doesnt want any performance mods then go for it. Ihave a stock 92hp motor in mine...im not gonna bother with anything other than appearance id like to keep my 38mpg city...if any performance mods it will be trying to hit 40mpg just so i have a bigger grin at the gas station. But my need for power has been quenched by my 02 330ci or my 81 z28 383. i just like to cruise with the civic...maybe one day ill do a motor swap and then play though....maybe

this thread just went ghey.

and about the lambo doors........

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Nice pic EJ6...So was it good timing or setup? Nice caption though..haha Nice looking ride. First 7th gen ive saw with lambo. They look good. I assumed the worse when I thought about it. If you dont mind me askign how big of a drop is that..?

i dont know for sure what it is but it looks like a 2-3 inch drop.