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    Unique custom...

    I'm looking for ideas to do custom work on my accord. I saw some new ideas @ HIN in Chicago on last Saturday. This guy had make a trunk with a plexi-glass indert in the middle and had the licence plate on the inside of his trunk, lit up w/ neons. There were no 3geez there tho... ! a couple of CRX and 4geez but thats about it. Mostly newer civics, anyways......just lookin for some new ideas that no one has really done before......better said than done.
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    Re: Unique custom...

    do the pop-up boot, theres a how-to in the how-to section

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    Re: Unique custom...

    pop up boot?
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    Re: Unique custom...

    Pop-up trunk. It's not all that original. Except that it probably isn't that commom in a 3G. But then again neither are most of the projects on this board.

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    what like this its really cheap and easy

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    Nice!

    Of course I'm lazy. If I wanted to work on my car I'd have gotten a DSM
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    Re: Unique custom...

    Yeah that looks killer ghetto ready.

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    Re: Unique custom...

    ok if you want original ideas, why are you asking us? if we tell you what to do, its not original at all. at least from you. i mean if someone tells you to do it, you cant say you came up with it.

    but why the hell would you want to put neons in/on yourcar? that was cool from 84-98....not anymore :\

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    Re: Unique custom...

    thanks guys, and monkey your completly correct neon did go out like in 98 2000 ish its just not unique anymore its cool to light some things up but i odnt think id like my license plate to be inside my trunk with neon lighting it up now if someone cut a large section out of the top of the trunk lid and put i peice of plexi-glass and light up the intior trunk from behinde say a speaker box or with a tv under it so u can walk up to it lol but something coll if your having trouble getting ideas just sit and watch tv or read a mag and just try to change something u know

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    Re: Unique custom...

    ghetto..i do like the work...it is over done on many cars at import shows...however day to day you dont see many of them..like pulling in the shopping mall or something..it turns some heads. ALSO..there arent ever any 3geez at import shows (except one or two of our old members who dont comeone the board much anymore) so ANYthing on a 3g at show looks hot

    MURPH- a decent amount of people on this board have done some cool ass custom work. there are quite a few FUNCTIONAL hood scoops with custom intakes that lok pretty hot. one guy who just sold his hatch had custom tails..he moddified the body to fit in some tails...i saw pics of the hatch with the tails out and they almost looked like the shape of teg tails...but i dont know. people have also taken the regular tail housings and modified those..either painting them all red to get rid of the orange..or taking plaxi and fiber glass to make different styles..like a solid housing with only circles...some good stuff.
    anything you can think of is possible with the time and effort. and a lot of it is not expensive at all. weld what you want. if you cant weld..fiberglass. make a 50 dollar shopping trip and let your mid and hands create what you want. enjoy it and make sure you dont cut corners and do the full work to make a project look good. if you want someone could photchop some ideas for you and you could see what you like...theres alays paint box too for a ghetto but usefull design idea. so what are you waiting for? stop reading this go pull your car in the garage and mod it already!

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    Re: Unique custom...

    good point!

    ps everytime i see your damn frreaking sig, i feel like competting with the damn picture. but i dont think the girlfriend and i are that fast. at changing from one to the other i mean lol


    anyway back on track

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    heres some more pics of my trunk, its not all about using others ideas but to make them your own change things make them look unique as u say but trust me what ever you do someone will tell u they thought about doing it the dif is they thought u did

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    Re: Unique custom...

    I like the work you did, but it looks rerally cluttered inside your trunk. I think if you organize it a little bit it will look a lot better and more professional.

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    Re: Unique custom...

    I think flip flop trunks are gay. But that's my opinion. I just don't see the point. Woop de fucking do I installed some hinges on my trunk. Does it make a boring car suddenly cool? Not really. :|

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    Re: Unique custom...

    no your right but it was used in conjunction with the stereo stuff to high light it

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    Re: Unique custom...

    It's okay if you're into the stereo scene. Then knock yourself out, as it'll help showcase your subs or whatever. But other than that, I think it's lame. Showcars have them too.. and personally, I htink most showcars are crap.

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    lol
    its for some and not for others i have friends that are like that too there like there cars with doors that open normal and a seat and a steering wheel

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    Re: Unique custom...

    That's a pretty serious looking stereo. Do you compete with it?

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    not yet there hasent been a hole lot of comps out this way
    but it 2700 watts 3 10"'s and 4 5 1/4"s with a panisonic deck

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    Re: Unique custom...

    well it's all what you want to do,I have about three pieces on the interior of my car that are original,everything else came from somewhere else. of course i have an altimeter too,but thats a different story. just get a note pad and a piece of paper and when you get an idea write it down. it's what you want to do,In my case i want everything to look functional and integrated with the rest of the car. in your case you might like painted fiberglass interiors and diamondplate,it's all what you want to do.

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    That's a pretty serious looking stereo. Do you compete with it?
    I'm sorry, but you're kidding right? this coming from the guy who thinks momo pedals are shit?... Sorry ghetto, but xplod stereo stuff is the cream of the crap. :p


    Now back on topic... I think clean custom body work is cool, and IMO you don't see enough of it lately... its all about the gay JDM fad... yes I like some jdm parts, and I like the style, but you don't see enough clean showey cars lately IMO.... Just try to come up with ideas yourself... and make sure the work is done right.

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    Re: Unique custom...

    whatever you do, do it yourself. don't get an idea then pay someone else to do it. that takes half the fun out of the idea.

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    Re: Unique custom...

    Quote Originally Posted by Hash_man_Se_i
    I'm sorry, but you're kidding right? this coming from the guy who thinks momo pedals are shit?... Sorry ghetto, but xplod stereo stuff is the cream of the crap. :p
    done right.
    none takin but if u heard it ud say that a liitle dif like cream of the ok lol it actually sounds really good and scars every one cause ill show them what it looks like then they say sonys crap
    (witch they are but for some reason ive had really good luck with these subs)
    then i l;et them here it and they ask to llok at them again and are like wow taht actually sounds good, ill prolly end up buying some new onew soon those are like 3 years old and i constintly have my stereo at full blast so i dont see them lastin much longer

    Quote Originally Posted by snoopyloopy
    whatever you do, do it yourself. don't get an idea then pay someone else to do it. that takes half the fun out of the idea.
    unless your hepling then it only takes 25%of then fun away and u learn a little

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    Re: Unique custom...

    Quote Originally Posted by Hash_man_Se_i
    I'm sorry, but you're kidding right? this coming from the guy who thinks momo pedals are shit?... Sorry ghetto, but xplod stereo stuff is the cream of the crap. :p
    Now back on topic... I think clean custom body work is cool, and IMO you don't see enough of it lately... its all about the gay JDM fad... yes I like some jdm parts, and I like the style, but you don't see enough clean showey cars lately IMO.... Just try to come up with ideas yourself... and make sure the work is done right.
    I don't know shit about stereos. It looks expensive. I used to have all alpine stuff but that was years ago.

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    Re: Unique custom...

    Quote Originally Posted by Hash_man_Se_i
    I'm sorry, but you're kidding right? this coming from the guy who thinks momo pedals are shit?... Sorry ghetto, but xplod stereo stuff is the cream of the crap. :p
    Now back on topic... I think clean custom body work is cool, and IMO you don't see enough of it lately... its all about the gay JDM fad... yes I like some jdm parts, and I like the style, but you don't see enough clean showey cars lately IMO.... Just try to come up with ideas yourself... and make sure the work is done right.
    DUDE! you gotta be joking! Xplodes.....cream of the crop.....look in to kicker. Kickers are the best. Plain and simple. They are durible and they hit like an earthquake. Check em out, especially the L7s
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