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2000 Civic SI NEED OPINIONS/HELP - 5/5/2008 7:43:41 PM

Blackkat911

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Hey guys i have some questions and i need your opinions (im saying in advance... sorry for grammer and misspelling im sick and dont feel like stressing my brain)!

Ok i have a 2000 civic si and and 16 with no job so money is scarse. and i have ideas.

Heres my car.

(YOU WILL NOTICE THE PAINT CHIPS IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF PICTURES!! THEY ARE ALL FIXED as seen in the last one!! i did it myself)

Ok now that youve seen it...

I have problems that i dont like with it.

1.) FENDERS- I do not like them they were on the car when i bought it. SO should i:
    A: Paint the vents back or blue so they dont "stick out" as much (REMEMBER I DONT HAVE A LOT OF MONEY TO BUY OEMS AND MATCH PAINT)
    B: Leave it the way they are, it looks fine as a temp
    C: Your idea... let me know.

2.) WHEELS- They are 2000 Si wheels and yet again... they were painted black when i got them. Now i was thinking:

    A: Striped the paint off, sand them down and repaint them Silver
    B: Strip the paint off, sand them down and repaint them gloss black
    C: Your idea here
(This is a temporary because i dont have money for the rims i want.)

3.) HOOD- The clearcoat on the CF is totally becoming ruined... it makes it look like poo... i was thinking:

    A: DO EVERYTHING MYSELF- Wetsand it down... buy clearcoat and do it myself *WILL NEED HELP*
    B: Bring it to a shop. Have them reclearcoat it
    C: Bring it to a shop. have them sand it down and paint to match
    D: Your idea here

(i am not buying a new hood yet i want a new cf one)

thats all for now... thanx for your advice

(to see more pictures of my car add me on myspace: http://myspace.com/hondaprelude_michael)

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RE: 2000 Civic SI NEED OPINIONS/HELP - 5/6/2008 8:17:36 AM

chunkbird

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Dude - I think your car is sick - just take care of the hood by yourself (I'm big on DIY!) and I agree... you gotta do something about the fender vents - I think black would be sweet! I like the wheels and would not do a thing to them. Nice car man.

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RE: 2000 Civic SI NEED OPINIONS/HELP - 5/6/2008 11:13:53 AM

sfazngiants

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for the fender are they just stick on's? if there is no way then i would say color match them. the rims looks fine, i like them. as for the hood, either diy or have the pro's give it a clear coat. car looks sick

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RE: 2000 Civic SI NEED OPINIONS/HELP - 5/6/2008 3:09:40 PM

Blackkat911

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quote:

ORIGINAL: chunkbird

Dude - I think your car is sick - just take care of the hood by yourself (I'm big on DIY!) and I agree... you gotta do something about the fender vents - I think black would be sweet! I like the wheels and would not do a thing to them. Nice car man.

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ORIGINAL: sfazngiants

for the fender are they just stick on's? if there is no way then i would say color match them. the rims looks fine, i like them. as for the hood, either diy or have the pro's give it a clear coat. car looks sick

Thanks for ideas. keep them comming.... im going to paint them black and ill post the pics when im done

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RE: 2000 Civic SI NEED OPINIONS/HELP - 5/6/2008 3:43:03 PM

Stick shift

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I would keep the wheels as they are.
The fender I would also leave it alone. Seems fine to me.
As for the hood, DIY and buy the clearcoat. ;)
It'll save you $$ and give you experience inc ase you want to do it on the same car or a different car.

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RE: 2000 Civic SI NEED OPINIONS/HELP - 5/6/2008 3:49:29 PM

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those fenders are pretty gross lol but the rest of the car looks sick! i like the wheels a lot but either way you go with them will look awesome!

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RE: 2000 Civic SI NEED OPINIONS/HELP - 5/6/2008 5:23:02 PM

cyberx32

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yeah i agree with everyone, the car looks great, just try to do something with the fenders. Have you tried the certifit website? very very cheap fenders there.

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RE: 2000 Civic SI NEED OPINIONS/HELP - 5/6/2008 6:11:16 PM

Blackkat911

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Hey thanx again for your opinions. ive started the process... of painting them black *vents*

IF i dont like the way it comes out... ill just buy some paint stripper and spray some on and redo it or paint them another color... here are some progress pics

(ps im going flat black to match the rest of the car)

Heres a fun picture i took today haha *i dont get my license untill june 2nd so it hasnt been washed*

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RE: 2000 Civic SI NEED OPINIONS/HELP - 5/6/2008 6:23:32 PM

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Damn he did cut up the fenders, but the black color is looking better already

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RE: 2000 Civic SI NEED OPINIONS/HELP - 5/6/2008 6:27:26 PM

Blackkat911

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