New to the Site; I have owned the 1997 CL 3.0 since 2002 but was my wife’s, but now my wife has a 2004 MDX but we did not trade in the CL. So, it was decision time for me, keep my mint “98” Sebring which I have loved (but required a lot of maintenance, typical for a Mopar) or sale it and keep the CL because it’s funnier to drive and will probably out live the Chrysler, but my wife has door dinged the crap out of it (I do plan on getting that fixed). So I went with the CL.

Since I have now given ya’ll my life history I’ve got a few questions like most newbie’s. I’ve noticed for a while that body kits are slim pick’ens for our cars, but I do like the Wing West front skirt but unfortunately they have not gotten around to making the sides and rear skirt to match. So I was wondering if there are other kits for other cars that fit our cars like for a 94-97 Accord, 98-whatever Civic, Prelude or even kits for a second Gen CL. The side and rear skirts for a Civic and an Accord look like they may fit, but I doubting that skirts for a second gen. CL or the Prelude will fit. Has anyone fooled around in this area?

Also, who about performance parts, I thinking that the first gen. 3.0 is a lot like the Avenger Sebring that not much is made for them and less so for the V6, but if you have the 4 cylinder (420a, same engine as the Eclipse) your able to use parts made for the Eclipse. Like any engine components, intake and header and even the cat-back but it has to be lengthed. So, do parts for a V6 Civic, Accord or a J32a1 second gen. CL fit our cars: headers, intake or cat-back? Just trying to learn a little about the CL’s and modification routes I can take.

 

A Great place to start would be the nOOb guide that's in bold at the top of the threads.

heres a link:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=179727

 

first thing i'd do if i were you is lower the car

with coilovers or maybe springs/shocks combo.

welcome to the boards!

 

Suspension parts for your car are 94-97 accord

Engine parts for your 3.0 are 98-02 accord v6 parts

Also please read the n00b guide, has lots of useful info

 

Sorry about that, I came across nOOb about a hour ago. I thought you guys were going to slam me for post my quest after I came across it, and since I am a newbie. I debated deleting the post.

In the future I do plan on doing something about its 4x4 stance, but a few other thing first, like door ding repair, window tint and two tone the interior first.

Hey, another question; has anybody ever black out the chrome side window molding to take away some of the luxury look and give it a more sporty look. I'm debating it and am trying to figure out if covering it with Vinyl or painting it would be the best way to go.

 

yes cocoa did it

 

painting the chrome trim would be better

 

Painted the chrome trim, polished and waxed and tinted the windows this weekend. Other then the door dings the car looks great.

 

 

I am at work right now but I'll try to get some pics up tomorrow to show ya'll what I've got to work with. BTW I like what you did jumpmanbsktbll with your motor (blue) looks good.

 

God I want to rip that little strip of chrome out of the door because it rattles like no other when I have music on. Does anyone else have that problem?

 

thats not the part that shakes on my door, the door handle trim on the inside rattles like hell when playing music loud

 

You fools need dynamat

 

dynamat adds a lot of weight though doesn't it.

 

Yeah, but its worth it. Plus, our cars are slow anyway.

 

Am I the only one that caught that???

 

how much bigger must I make the font of the n00b guide title

 

I saw it too, I chuckled but didn't wanna flame him

And dynamat is totally worth it. I recommend the spray foam myself, doesn't add too much weight but our cars are slow and it beats rattles. I'm pumpin 1200 watts rms right now and my car doesn't have a single rattle I did the whole trunk, trunk lid, wing, rear deck, and door panels. Next will be the underbody of the car

 

We should just accept the fact that we spent all that time on it for nothing

 

New to the Honda world, Don't know what the Civic have, Don't care.

Friday after posting
Sorry again, but we have changed the discussion away from that. I can delete the post if you want (I think).

 

Dynamat the underbody?
Damn, why not just use rubberized undercoating? Doesn't weigh as much, it's spray on, doesn't cost as much and still works to the same concept. Might not work as well as Dynamat, but it sure as heck would be a good alternative...

 

It's the same stuff essentially, i have been going back and forth between rubber and dynamat, cuz I was gonna buy a 5 gallon jug of dyna spray to finish up the ack and do my 4runner plus I have the compressor and such so it'd be easy. I have been debating on the rubber coating though, the weight difference is minimal

 

Don't worry about it, they're just hazing you cuz you're a

 

I miss hazing the new guys.

 

how much is dynamat anyways?...since she's already gutted i might as well get rid of those rattles

 

you have just been by me

 

 

It's like $5 a spray can