Hey wats up everybody. Im new here. I just traded cars with my bro. I had a 96 Honda Prelude SI with an h22a4 swap. It was a powerful car but i liked his CL better. I have a couple of questions. 1. Where can I get blackhoused headlights? 2. Can I put an HID kit on my car? (I've heard that you can't because it will melt the plasic lights.) Thanks in advance to everybody that's going to help me. Here's a couple of pics of my new CL.

 

blackhousing can be found here
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=171826
i just installed a hid kit on my 97 cl today so yes u can. but do a retrofit and u will be more pleased with the results

 

ah.. that CL needs a little work.

its a 97, i probably would have kept the prelude if I were you...

the prelude is probably gonna hold its value better than a 97 CL w/ lambo doors.

To be honest though... get a WW Lip, Tein S-Tech Springs, Amber Corners and the 97 CL Grille.

Next on the list would be tints, some different rims and then performance or stereo whichever

u want.

 

i went from CL to Prelude. dont regret it.
blackhousing are a DYI
for hids, better do a retro fit....otherwise looks stupid and blinds other drivers

 

CLamborghini

 

not bad, pretty good start. as stated blackhousing is a diy and no your housing won't melt with hid's. hid's produce less heat than halogens. welcome and good luck with her.........

edit: I like the lambo's on the cl.

 

wtf@ambercornersrl4m3.com?

 

you can be the first person here to buy the black housed headlamps off ebay though. we all would like a guinea pig. hid are fine in the headlamps, they wont melt the plastic because hid's burn cooler than halogen bulbs.

 

I think his wheels look great - welcome to the forum

 

huh?

 

btw dragon thats not a 97, look at the grille.(it even says 98 in his username)

 

97 grille ftw, the unpainted front skirt threw me for a sec too. paint that asap!!!!

 

car looks pretty good, i don't like those doors either but they aren't too bad. the wheels are nice.

I'd get the blacked out housing's off ebay, they are tight. and get some blacked out bumper lights, maybe a WW lip and tints

what kind of spoiler is that btw?

 

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i think thats an OEM spoiler

 

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Looks to low to be the OEM wing.

 

OMG! I have this thing about red and black cars.
K, this is what you do...
1.) Dark black window tint, I'd suggest about %20
2.) Drop that mother.
3.) WW lip, and keep it black.
4.) blackout head/smoked lights, saw some on ebay the other day.

Beautiful CL as-is tho!
BTW, I think those lambo doors are fawking hot!

EDIT: 5.) There was a guy in here somewhere in the forums that had this sweet red and black grill. If I find the thread, ill post.

 

Found that grill thing. https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=193142
BTW. It's a 97 CL grill. 97 gill FTW!

 

Sorry to hear you got lambo doors, but your CL is off to a good start! Drop that mother!

 

thats what i was thinking! i looks more like somekind of lip

 

is this what ur talking bout
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cuz if so that would be me

 

Welcome to the forums. I personally like the rims But i'd say drop it a little lower, put a WW Lip or custom fabricate one off a Accord, tint the windows, blackhouse the headlights and get the tailight tint kit for the rear tailights. But other then that you're off to a good start.

 

Welcome to the forums

 

welcome. not really feeling the lambo doors, and it needs a WW lip or at least paint the stock front lip as well.

 

okay ill put it in n00b lingo. what the fuck amber corners are lame. good?

 

shit i woulda stuck with the lude.

 

What is a WW lip?

What do you guys use to lower a CL and how much? What does it do for you besides scrape your front end and look mean? Handle a bit better I suppose.

 

read the n00b guide it will explain bout lowering the car. WW Lip=Wings West Lip Kit

 

I lowered mine for the look, which probably wasn't smart, but it improves your cornering and such. You don't gotta go for a scrape-the-ground look. My CL is dropped on Eibach SportLines (1.8"/1.7") It lowered it just enough to give it an agressive look and improve my handling, but I hardly have trouble with scraping. You'll also have to get a camber kit though if you lower it more than an inch. I don't regret lowering my car one bit however.

A Wing West Lip Kit is another great mod to do to your car. Google it or search on the threads to find out more. The lip doesn't stick too far lower than stock, just about half an inch.

 

if i only want to lower my car to flush it out do i need a camber kit? i guessin 1.5 drop with skunk2 springs and kyb agx struts

 

Hey, good start. I'm not really sure if anyone answered your questions yet haha...blacked out headlights have to be custom done. There's a write up on em in the diy pages. As far as the HID kit, yes, it can be done. As long as you're happy with the trade, that's good enough. Welcome to the forum

 

read the first page i mentioned bout the blackout headlights and also gave link and also the hid kit

 

Skunk2 drops lower than 1.5" and you would need a camber kit, for a modest drop, get tein h-techs, neuspeeds, or eibach

 

skunk2 drops almost 2.5 inches

 

wow almost 2.5 so it will be lil more then flush. any 1 have pic of car that low

 

um no, no one has ever gone THAT low

 

sorry i havent answered. i havent logged in here for a while. my car is a 98. its already been lowered on eibach pro kit. i dont think imma go any lower than that. its got 18's on it and i like them. i just put on some msd 8.5 mm spark plug wires. i was wondering i wanna put a full exhaust on it. wats the best size of pipping to go? also wat kind of exhaust can i get that will be as quiet as stock and also looks stock?

 

here comes all the magnaflow love.

 

quiet exhaust system= greddy sp2, but not too sure if it'll fit the 3.0

 

i have that exhaust. and i still have mixed emotions about it.

but if you want quiet thats where its at.

 

I like Magnaflow myself. Nice tone and not High pitched