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woode
12-12-2003, 08:13 PM
what would you get for your car if it was stock and you only had $250-300?
also, what year spoilers (other than the 86-89 accord) fit 3gs? (search is broke)

Nospeed
12-12-2003, 08:41 PM
well. i've heard prelude and older accord wings fit. and id probably get a semi-decent sound system going for that much. either that, or get an intake from a civic (cant remember what year). little help here guys.

woode
12-12-2003, 08:46 PM
i take back what i said about stock.. sound system is set

i wanna go more for appearance than performance. interior or exterior.

iv looked for some cheap rims but cant find any, found a few decent spoilers but there like $140

blazin3gen
12-12-2003, 09:07 PM
some lowering springs, spoiler, a good car wash :D

Blue Impact
12-12-2003, 09:18 PM
If you look around hard enough, $250 can get you some lowering springs and a rear spoiler. You can get a rear spoiler from a 4G Accord, which basically is the same thing as the 3G's (only 90-91 models). Or you can also get a 2G Integra spoiler, but it doesn't have LED.

As far as the intake goes, it's for a 92-95 Civic.

danronian
12-12-2003, 09:36 PM
If it was me... I would work my ass off cleaning, sanding, and doing bodywork, and I would get a Maaco $200 job and would use the rest of the money to buy some spray bombs to do the door jambs and under hood and trunk areas. Damn, I wish I had the money, my 3g would look soo good if I did.

mykwikcoupe
12-12-2003, 09:37 PM
snohomish, wow another guy near me. What aprts are you looking for. Ie got a bunch. With a price range like that set on looks Id say a set of JDM/ euro corners, JDM tails, or if your car is like mine and all the black trim is now silver or faded id try fixing that. It should take a few years off the look of the car.

woode
12-12-2003, 09:42 PM
some stuff im thinkin about:
spoiler
rims (but cant really find any cheap enough..)
the SE-i center console (it has an arm rest.. and i think it can be put in lxi?)
reverse glow guages
one of those silver dash things that surrounds the guages ( here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43951&item=2448031348&sspagename=rvi%3A1%3A1) )
i cant really think of anything else.. (why im posting)

the search is broke still, otherwise i wouldnt ask, what do these jdm/euro tails and corners look like? and how much are they?

kicker1_solo
12-12-2003, 10:06 PM
I'd find a cheap set of wheels. Wheels do everything for a car.

woode
12-12-2003, 10:07 PM
got any ideas on where i can find cheap wheels? iv been lookin but no luck (iv always been bad at lookin for stuff)

BITESIZE
12-12-2003, 10:08 PM
A good tune up, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, oil change, tranny flush, raidator flush, new tires, car wash, new hub caps :)

zchb9
12-12-2003, 10:32 PM
check ur local paper and stuff.
we have a paper just about stuff people are selling here and we are a pretty small place. about a month ago i could have got some rims and tired for 250$ in pretty good shape but didn't have the money then.

woode
12-12-2003, 10:57 PM
do they make alluminium dash trim kits for 3gs??
or a chrome silver type color..

i think i wanna try n make my interior silver trim w/ blue lights.. but then id have to paint the rest (black?)

Elijah
12-12-2003, 11:32 PM
Ya look on e-bay there is a place that makes all colors of the kit.

BITESIZE
12-13-2003, 12:06 AM
Yep, they are 99 bucks for the dash kits. Someone should buy one so we can see if they are worth the money.

woode
12-13-2003, 12:14 AM
im thinkin bout a dash kit + reverse indiglo lights + the backing around the speedometer n stuff + a shifter matching the dash trim

problem is, my interior is the burgandy-redish-brownish which looks like an old people car and nothing matches it... so im stuck.

Bloodlust
12-13-2003, 06:53 AM
Originally posted by woode
my interior is the burgandy-redish-brownish which looks like an old people car and nothing matches it... so im stuck.

Are you referring to this color interior? Its called Maroon.

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/9/web/405000-405999/405160_42_full.jpg

Doesnt look like old people color's car, actually I kinda like it.

HostileJava
12-13-2003, 07:26 AM
No that's defintetly an old people color :D, JK. If your after appearance the things I would do first are rims, lower it, and spoiler(not a wing please).

woode
12-13-2003, 09:50 AM
yes, maroon :tongue:

johndej
12-13-2003, 02:32 PM
hmm........ i'd try to fix everything thats wrong w/ the car. make shure you have a good tune up and then fix any rust or things that may not be in the best condition. get it detailed. and then maybe a tint or an armrest like you said. you can save some money if you get the armrest at a junk yard cause they normaly go for pritty high on ebay.

Mystic1
12-13-2003, 02:44 PM
Personaly I need new carpet and JCWitney has a molded one piece for 200, but thats just me.

KoNEY
12-14-2003, 08:01 PM
hey, before you buy a gauge trim peice, ill show u a picture of mine, it took a lil over 3 hrs to do it, but it looks bad ass, just pull out the trim and paint it to your heart''s desire, my friend has a EG civic hb, and you cant do it there, so he got pretty pissed cuz my gauges look sweet as hell, and his dont

BITESIZE
12-14-2003, 09:36 PM
I painted mine and it turned out awesome!

sccrsteve5
12-31-2003, 03:55 PM
I have the maroon interior too and i was looking for a way to make it look better. I was thinking that i should paint all the major plastic parts black and leave some of the pieces in the maroon. Or should i go like all black? or all gunmetal? or black with a new maroon color? or how about maybe even white? or a white, gunmetal, black mixture? my interior already has no similarity to the outside of my car which is stock champagne so i'm not trying to color scheme it right now. might go outside if what i come up with for the interior is nice...any ideas would be nice thanks