asianspec

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wtf sammach.

Germ

fuck it was a good sammich too...

how do you guys feel about rear roof spoilers. do they even make one for our car?...

asianspec

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don't do it.

Germ

okay good. cause someone told me that my car would look good with a roof spoiler. i instantly had a 1999 to early 2000's flashback.

idk. im not into any kind of spoiler. i really like the clean look of the body when it doesnt have one. and thats not just our cars, its every car haha.

asianspec

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Ive never been a roof spoiler fan. one is enough imo. But i don't even have one on my car.

Germ

heres an update on Cloe's progress. im glad shes getting done right this time. lol..my boy said..in exact words "youve gone through 3 paint jobs. you can see it. and whoever painted your car prior to be getting it FUCKED UP.".....

my female then continued to say "thats what i told him. but fucker doesnt listen"..hahahahha...gad dengit. well..still a long ways to go.

97BlackAckCL

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asianspec

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how much is it going to run you if you don't mind me asking?

Cesar's 98 cl

nice car

Germ

the whole thing is running me about 3k. i havent had my car in like a month. been driving the mdx (i come from a family of acura's and honda minivans haha). i saw it the other day and the rims that i got fit perfectly. well i wouldnt say perfect haha. but im trying to figure out ride height now. how low i can go without scraping.

i got a set of eibach pro springs...if anyone is interested.

Germ

so here are some updated pix of the ride. excuse the quality














heres something that i was working on but have now gotten really lazy to finish it





more to come. doin a shoot with a couple of homies in a few weeks.




EDIT
the first few shots were from the blox open house. of course i was the only 1st gen out there. hahahaha. didnt even seen any in the parkin lot.

and my VIP table still needs to be formed, sanded, then wrapped. i have all the stuff for it. just needa find the time to finish

bRunCL

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Car is coming along nice. How do the led strips look at night?

Germ

To be honest theyre pretty bright. Brighter than i thought they were gonna be. Definitely not a replacement for fog lights tho. Was initially gonna fabricate them into the clear bumper light housing and use them as signals. Might still do that when i decide to get fogs but havent found a pair that i like or is bright enough

DaInFaMMuS1

Damn Germ, that looks great! Glad to see it came out so well. I'd throw a small spacer on those wheels and call it a day

Germ

thank you. that means a lot coming from one of the og's in the game....

you know i was thinking about throwing a spacer on there but that means id have to do some fender rolling no?...unfortunately my car is a salvaged car. it earned that wonderful title from a pretty bad rear end hit (learned that by piecing things together with the help of my boy who painted my car). whoever repaired the car after that initial accident (it happened with the previous owner) did such a shitty job that when my boy tried to roll the right rear fender, the metal from the shitty weld started to separate. i can roll ALL the other fenders except for that one. and in order to fix it it looks like id pretty much need to get a new panel (which im in the process of trying to find).

id love to sit like flip's car or even justin's car when he still had the CL but for right now i have to settle with the stance im at now ....which makes me very sad hahahahah...the good thing is my cars low enough to look good but not so low that i cant drive it..


im actually hoping to find someone with a 99 3.0 thats parting out the car. i need a couple interior pieces that ive either lost or have been broken by previous shitty radio installers. the wood trim is probably the most important piece i need. im hoping to finish all the projects before the next car show and before the winter time so i can just garage it.

jumpmanbsktbll

I agree with the spacers. Other than that, looks good bro.

97BlackAckCL

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Damn, the fresh paint looks great bro, and I'm digging the LED fogs, definitely would look better in the clear corner location though

Germ

yeah i think imma grab another set of clears and then just fabricate them around the LEDs to turn them into signal lights. i really do want to get HID fogs still but havent really found a pair. not to mention im not even quite sure how to install HID fogs if my car didnt come with fogs already. theres this kit i found on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-2-0-HID-Fog-Light-Projectors-Lens-Kit-included-Slim-HID-Kit-H3-3K-6K-/111116828853?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19df1440b5&vxp=mtr
let me know what you guys think. hoping these things come with detailed instructions cause im still a bit confused as to how to install a supplementary HID kit for fog lights. am i just tapping into my low beam HID kit?...currently both my hi and lows are on HID.


EDIT:


sorry forgot to add...so for the spacers. im tucked pretty well and just BARELY have enough clearance to be able to rub fender lip. without having to roll my fenders (due to the reason i stated in my last post) will i still be able to throw spacers on there? what size spacer should i go with?

jumpmanbsktbll

Why not try a set of ES300 fogs which are projector fogs? You can find many sets on ebay. They look awesome too (yellow). You can take the projector out and mount them in any housing you want.

Germ

actually the ones i linked you guys to are projector fogs as well. and sorry but im gonna quickly assume youre talking about es300 fog lights?... i did a search for es300 fog lights on ebay and it came up with a couple kits that looked the same. lol my bad if thats not what you meant.

jumpmanbsktbll

Yupp, ES300 OEM fogs, not a fog light kit. They are projectors, not HIDs.

Germ

gotcha. just looked it up. and YES i like the look of those.

Germ

i just bought this...excited to get them in

DaInFaMMuS1

I'd start with a 5mm spacer and see how that sits, farthest you'll probably need is 10 to 12mm. Diggin the fogs too, I like where this is going

Germ

ill take a picture of my clearance a little later and post. 5mm sounds good so ill prolly go with that...

bRunCL

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Ahhh I'm like a day too late. I have a set of the es300's with a custom harness wired up for the cl up f/s. they just need some tweaking. PM me if you need any help wiring them up when you get there

97BlackAckCL

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Sweet, can't wait to see

jumpmanbsktbll

The ES300 projos are ballin. Its a common DIY over on 8thcivic. Ill be doing it sometime soon.

What fog housings are you going to use?

Germ

well i was just gonna clean those up and see how those look on the car how they were. do you have these on your car jump?

jumpmanbsktbll

No CL for me anymore man. I dont think those would look very well TBH. I would find a nice round housing to retrofit them in, and it would allow for a cleaner look. You could find some round generic fogs, preferably with a plastic or acrylic lens so they dont crack, and mount them in there.

How do you plan on wiring them? Youre gonna need a relay for each fog, and a switch of course.

Germ

yeah ive had fogs in there before. some generic ones i had like in the early 2000s haha. i have a box full (not literally but i have HELLA) of 30 amp relays just for this type of stuff and i goofed on an ebay order one time and now i have 345 rocker switches hahaha (if yall need some ill be happy to send you some..haha..just pay shipping which is honestly a few bucks).

hmmmm honesty i didnt give it any thought before i bought them hahahaha. damn i shouldve..but i like the look. got any suggestions or maybe pics?...honestly its like pulling nails and teeth when searching for different stuff outside of our first gen community. its like our car doesnt exist outside of this forum haha. prolly cause everyone on that tokyo drift hype.

97BlackAckCL

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You could make those fit plenty of ways, maybe just mount them into the grilles somehow or you could cut out a piece of sheet metal with a hole, cover over the housings and paint it.

jumpmanbsktbll

Well these cars are becoming more and more extinct, its a sad thing brotha. I like blacks idea with the sheet metal. Youre obviously gonna have to chop that lower grill up to make those fit, maybe mount them recessed so you can put a nice cover over them with just the fog cut out to hide the bulky bracket and housing, ya know?

I think the best way would be to mimic them with EP3 fog lights - rounded edges along the inside of the grill with a flat cut facing on the inside (hard to picture) but somewhat like these
http://www.ebay.com/itm/02-05-Civic-...-/190804678853

When you have the sheet metal cut, mount it to the housing so the fog light is the only part showing. Then chop up the grill and use some L brackets to mount them. Again, hard to picture.

97BlackAckCL

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Yeah something like that was my thought as well

Germ

howdy acurazine. been a little bit. hadda take a break from the forums cause this site makes me wanna sell my leg for car parts...hahaha...anyway...everyones cars lookin real good. it makes me wanna second judge all the stuff that ive gotten and done to mine haha...

anyway...so i ended up gettin a pair of those es300 fogs. this was like in august when i got them haha. and im finally getting around to putting them on...but heres my question..


i wanted to use an h3 hid kit with them. thing is..how do i connect the hid kit without stock bulb sockets...?? you get me?..like..obviously to connect an hid kit you need to be able to have the stock bulb harness to plug into the kit right?...well since there isnt a stock bulb harness for fog lights how can i use an hid kit for the fogs. or is there even a way?...i HOPE im making sense. ive seen things like socket harnesses and adapters etc etc. but i still dont see how im able to add on an additional hid kit for my fogs.

i hope my question makes sense...thank you in advance

Germ

howdy acurazine.

its been a little bit. but still goin hard in the game. hahaha....


anyway...heres what the cl looks like now.



not sure if you guys check out the acurazine hashtag sometimes on instagram but i post a lot there. anyway heres my build

airrex digital management system
2 12 pioneer tsw30004
image dynamic 6x9s rear deck
image dynamic 6.5 front
hifonics 2000w zeus amp for the ID's
hifonics 2000w zeus amp for the pioneers
pioneer z110 updated to 150bt head
2 7 inch headrest units
18 inch velocity rims (not a popular brand but i liked how they looked)
justin's infamous lip kit
youre regular engine mods (ie short ram, megan exhast (i dont remember which number) megan headers
2 optima yellow tops
160 amp alternator
100w hid kit (i know. not really much of a mod but 100w is friggin great)

next up:
looking for an engine for a nice swap. not trying to do anything too crazy. ive been suggested an mdx engine but still gotta do more research

dual alternator
upgrade the air suspension tank
dual sundown 12's
hifonics brutus amp (not to replace my current setup but to add on. so id have a total of 4 12's....dont think it can be done?...just stay tuned lol)
dynamat the whole car

and then thats it. in the garage she goes


comments?

97BlackAckCL

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Looking great man, my car is begging for a repaint

asianspec

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looks good man. kinda wish the wheels poked out more though.

Germ

you thinking spacers?...honestly i like the tucked look..its kinda old school...but i feel like i couldnt sit frame if the wheels stuck out more

asianspec

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im sure that if you use spacers then you will have to roll the fenders further.

its up to you man.