cheap appearance mods

[gfrg88]

I found some rims and tires for $250, idk if they will fit, I asked for pictures and am waiting, but they are 17" motegi rims 4x100 4x114.3?

yes. they will fit.

[Pico]

Ok, could someone give me a rundown, I dont have to have new shocks to lower it? I want to get some cheap rims with tires on them, lower my car a little, I already painted the trim black again, just need to paint the back and front bumper. Im hoping to paint my car white with a black hood, and limozene tint the windows. cost? please lol.

You dont have to change shocks if you get lowered springs like gfrg88 said but you will sacrifice the quality of your ride, myself I dont really recommend doing that but thats your choice.
As far as rims craigslist would be your best and cheapest place to shop. I got mine off of ebay and was lucky to get a set for a 150.00.
Tint cost depends on where you go to get it done and the quality of material the shop uses.
So have fun modding your 3G and to the forum

[jamesh23]

ok boys here is a list of the stuff I want haha

16" rims
white paint job with black hood
new muffler
tinted windows
lower my car---- idk about this one.
cold air intake

id rather do most of this stuff by myself

[jamesh23]

alright bro, i think we've spoon fed you a lot of info already.. on the top right there's a search button. look up whavetever it is you want to know. Also look in the FAQ and how-to's section...

I apologize, im 16 and just pumped about knowin my car could become quite the looker. One thing I forgot to mention is my car has 250,000 miles, should I still mod it and stuff? sorry for makin so many posts, this will be one of my last ones.

You dont have to change shocks if you get lowered springs like gfrg88 said but you will sacrifice the quality of your ride, myself I dont really recommend doing that but thats your choice.
As far as rims craigslist would be your best and cheapest place to shop. I got mine off of ebay and was lucky to get a set for a 150.00.
Tint cost depends on where you go to get it done and the quality of material the shop uses.
So have fun modding your 3G and to the forum

I found some 16" enkei rims for 200, ill prolly get those if he still has them, just the guy at my local tire shop said my car could not fit anything bigger than 14 without raising the car? so I was confused, and would I have to go to a shop to have the lowering springs put in? and ill do whatever is cheaper.

[gfrg88]

ok boys here is a list of the stuff I want haha

16" rims
white paint job with black hood
new muffler
tinted windows
lower my car---- idk about this one.
cold air intake

id rather do most of this stuff by myself

look in the FAQ section for the intake and lowering. muffler, have some shop weld you up a good 2.25" piping, glass pack, and good muffler. dont pay more then $200 ( i got mine done for $100) tint dont pay more then 100. paint, you can do for less then 50

[Pico]

I found some 16" enkei rims for 200, ill prolly get those if he still has them, just the guy at my local tire shop said my car could not fit anything bigger than 14 without raising the car? so I was confused, and would I have to go to a shop to have the lowering springs put in? and ill do whatever is cheaper.

You be ok with the right tire size.
You can install the springs yourself if you have some skills and tools, nothing major.
just take it slow and you'll be fine

[jamesh23]

look in the FAQ section for the intake and lowering. muffler, have some shop weld you up a good 2.25" piping, glass pack, and good muffler. dont pay more then $200 ( i got mine done for $100) tint dont pay more then 100. paint, you can do for less then 50

thanks man, I was actually just planning on buying a 60 dollar flowmaster from autozone and put it on myself, I was gonna bolt it on but I might be able to get ahold of a welder, I can weld.

[gfrg88]

I found some 16" enkei rims for 200, ill prolly get those if he still has them, just the guy at my local tire shop said my car could not fit anything bigger than 14 without raising the car? so I was confused, and would I have to go to a shop to have the lowering springs put in? and ill do whatever is cheaper.

that guy is stupid... I'm lowered about 3" and have 17s on my car

[jamesh23]

that guy is stupid... I'm lowered about 3" and have 17s on my car

I think I may have seen your car in another thread, where you put something under the car and it touched? lol it looks awesome though, if im gonna do it with just the springs will these work? http://www.slickcar.com/productdetai...ProductID=1373

and does a "set" count as two springs or four? how many do I need? sorry ima newb lol. and im searching as of now thanks for tellin me.

[Pico]

all four corners in a set.

[jamesh23]

all four corners in a set.

so i could lower my car for around $150? nice, could someone direct me to a place or guide that shows how to do it yourself with just the springs?

[Pico]

where are you located?
there maybe a forum member you can meet up with and help you out with this

[jamesh23]

where are you located?
there maybe a forum member you can meet up with and help you out with this

new mexico, i could say the town if its really needed

[Civic Accord Honda]

u can fit up to 18"s on the 3gee just anything bigger then 15 will not look as good IMO

[89sei89dx]

cheap mod. i bought this trim piece at lowes .its for the side of ur house . like a corner cover thing. it was like six bucks for a 12 /15 foot piece. i think 12.but i cut it in half aand then modded it to thhe side of thhe car. . it looked pretty good with my bumper lip but i didnt have a pic with lip on.. i just riveted it in a couple spots

[jamesh23]

cheap mod. i bought this trim piece at lowes .its for the side of ur house . like a corner cover thing. it was like six bucks for a 12 /15 foot piece. i think 12.but i cut it in half aand then modded it to thhe side of thhe car. . it looked pretty good with my bumper lip but i didnt have a pic with lip on.. i just riveted it in a couple spots

you mean the side trim? like side skirts? we dont have a lowes lol, we have a ACE hardware though. Ill look for some, how did you stick it on the sides? and is your car lowered at all? i wanted to lower mine a 2.25" and dont want the side skirts to scrape lol.

and I found some silver 16" enkei rims with some pretty bad tires for $150 for a set of 4, should I buy them? ill have to get some new tires though.

[Rendon LX-i]

you could do that but wouldnt last long. You can get Z24 side skirts off a cavaler and they bolt up to a hatch. if you like that side body look deal...but i did the garden edging and didnt last long lol..

[jamesh23]

lol im sad now, I was hyped up and lookin forward to getting some 16" silver enkeis but it turns out they are 5 bolt pattern... dang.

[jamesh23]

would this fit on my car? not exactly appearance mods but still

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-...1%7C240%3A1318

I cant find one for a 1988

[89sei89dx]

i had that on my car for llike a year. for 5 bucks, i get a new one for 5 to replace it if it breaks. it did too after a year or so when my car took out taco belll paarking lot curb , broke the side of caaar aas wellll. a nice big dent n scrape. but it did the job betterthan expected, and i spent almost nothin. just line the bottom of the car with seran wrap or foil and then put it on and support it on the outside so it cant move . then put expanding foam behind it and then its hellla sturdy and it dont stick to ur car. i put it on with screws first then changed to rivets.for people with no money it is a real nice side skirt imoa. also in the pic my car is lowered 3 to 4 inches. also i have integra sideskirts now i modded to fit but have not puton yet. from a four door 91 teg. cut off like 4 inches. i think

[labeledsk8r]

would this fit on my car? not exactly appearance mods but still

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-...1%7C240%3A1318

I cant find one for a 1988

look up one for the del-sol (d motor) forgot the year.. it mostly is a direct fit.. you can trim and cut it to your desire.. and for cold air intake look at the 90-93 integra cold air.. you only have to add 1 more cut and another coupling

[jamesh23]

Alright instead of painting my whole car, I think im going to paint under the trim on my sides black, so the bottom half of the car black and the hood black, could somone photoshop my car to look like that? lol I have black steelies too, I want to get a front lip and lower my car 2.25" with just the springs so the cheapest way possible, I have two new struts I might as well put those in when I change the springs, and ill tint the windows for now. I dont wanna spend too much, maybe 200 tops.

[Civic Accord Honda]

i had a 2nd gen teg CAI on my old 3g and some random Civic SRI... still have the SRI just sitting here if anyone wanted to buy it.. needs a filter tho..

[jamesh23]

i had a 2nd gen teg CAI on my old 3g and some random Civic SRI... still have the SRI just sitting here if anyone wanted to buy it.. needs a filter tho..

how much?

[frantik]

dont lower your car without new shocks.. in fact if you're trying to be cheap with your car dont even bother with lowering

the lip mod is cheap and doesnt look shitty. if you can find vent visors they're cool too.