onkytonk

Hey all,

I'm new to the club - bought my Honda Accord Euro from a dealership on April 1st 2015.

Her name is "Yuki" - means "Snow" in Japanese.

Current mods:
- 20" King Matrix Black Piped Wheels (+43) with Pirelli 245/35r20 Tyres
- DVD screens in headrests
- Silver Globes for all indicators
- LED interior, parkers and reverse globes
- Gloss Black vinyl wrapped roof
- Debadged
- Removed chrome handle scuff plates

Future mods:
- Roll guards, with Eibach Pro kit (Waiting in the garage)
- Camber kit
- HID fog light upgrade
- Plastic Dip front and rear diffusers
- ICE upgrade
- Many other ideas...

Day I picked her up:

onkytonk

Removed Chrome Handle Scuff Plates

Before:


After:

onkytonk

Headrest DVD Screens

These came with the car when I bought it. They have individual DVD drives each, but the drivers side can act as a master, and allows the passenger side to view the same thing.

I also like that they zip up when not in use for a 'stealthy' appearance.

I plan to install a DVD screen upfront eventually and will run these off that unit too.

onkytonk

Debadged

One of my favourite mods on any car. Cleans up the appearance of the back end quite dramatically.

Used fishing line and "cut" the double sided tape, slicing between the badges and the car.
Cleaned up left over double sided tape with bug/tar remover then finished up with a quick little polish. Not a mark left on the car.

Before:


After:

onkytonk

Gloss Black Vinyl Wrapped Roof

Ever since wanting this car in white, I wanted a black roof!

Today my vinyl arrived and I attacked it. I had never worked with vinyl before so this was a new experience for me.

Let me just say, this is not for the feint of heart DIY'er. It is by no means an easy task and requires a lot of patience. It's not a perfect job, but for my first effort, I am very pleased.

Here is the finished product:

iCrap

Somebody definitely added those chrome handle plate things aftermarket.... they didn't look very good and that's not an oem peices.

Car looks good now!

xtcnrice

Gosh those handle scuff plates were hideous. I'm glad you removed them

Welcome! I like that gloss black roof wrap

waaasobe

heard you were doing your roof this year xtc

and nice car man, id love to come to aus and see the car scene for my self. you guys have some great stuff down there !

onkytonk

Hidden iPhone Cable

I was a little sick of my iPhone cable sticking out of the top of the centre console so I decided to do a little poke around.

After removing the gear surround/cup holder trim, I was able to unplug and unclip the USB socket from behind/beneath the centre console. After dismantling it, I was able to run the lightning cable alongside the existing cable inside.

I could have unplugged it all and had it all hidden under the trim, but I thought this way I could still access it in case I wanted to plug something else in.

I then ran the cable beneath the centre trim and brought it up from the gap near the handbrake. This is where my phone holder sits.

Neat little mod.

onkytonk

Removed centre trim scratches

This isn't a "mod" as such, but just detailing really.

I pulled up the gear surround/cup holder trim and gave it a nice little polish to remove the scratches.

I will probably hit it up with some "Scratch-X" soon to get rid of the swirls but at least many of the main visible scratches have been removed.

Before:


After:

xtcnrice

Great mods. I love the hidden cable mod. Might do this myself, thanks!

onkytonk

Clear Vinyl Boot Scuff Guard

Ordered some clear vinyl to use on the bumper as a scuff guard.

After a few measurements, and tracing along the bumper, I ended up with this (obviously folded in half):


Half way through:


Finished product:

iCrap

I wish i would have done that one ^
i have a few scratches now from loading / unloading stuff. and my rear bumper doesn't even have clearcoat

xtcnrice

lmao iCrap. You need a full respray, not just the front

iCrap

just the two bumpers, the body is still perfectly fine.

xtcnrice

For now.....

Since you love swinging the tail out, I bet you tailgate people while power sliding, thus having rock chips flung at your other body panels too

loljk

onkytonk

Currently interstate, but just got these and excited to put them in when I get home in a few weeks.

Eibach pro kit and hardrace camber arms. Giddy up!

evo9

How much for the Euro badge shipped to the USA?

2012wagon

Beautiful car. Wish I had your grille and headlights.

boki_cu2

Welcome mate

Nice car

onkytonk

Sorry, I like to hang on to my badges.

But I could source another one from here if you really want one?

evo9

PM sent!

2012wagon

Source us headlights and grilles

vpcarson

Onky, you are a beast with the vinyl. Very nice job man.

evo9

Aussie headlights are right hand driver aimed. You need to get the German versions which is left hand aimed. Send me a PM for more info.

onkytonk

Can they not be adjusted/reconfigured?

evo9

Not possible! The aim is built into the projector & reflector bowl.

onkytonk

JDM Style Pedals

So I found out that Honda want almost $300 for the JDM pedal kit for the Aussie spec Honda Accord Euro.

I managed to find a set on eBay from the US. Obviously I had to modify the dead pedal/foot rest to fit correctly, but I think it's come up a treat.

Very happy with these!

onkytonk

Here's a little teaser of my next mod:

xtcnrice

Interesting. Would like to see how those LEDs look when they're on. Not to be a rude but, most custom MB-style LED mods look like poo. This looks pretty clean so far!

ThePullmanator

Wheels and Vinyl are sick Bro!

onkytonk

Lowered on Eibach Springs

She is finally lowered after getting the guards rolled for precaution and maybe future wheel changes.

Installed the Eibach Pro Kit with factory shocks. Overall drop is about 1" which I'm very happy with. Ride is a little stiffer, but handling is a lot better.

Here are the pics:

xtcnrice

Nice work.

Btw how's the LED mod going? Noticed they aren't on your latest pics

onkytonk

I've been very busy with work so it's been on pause for now.

I only get one day off a week so last week I spent that day getting the guards rolled, this week was the suspension.

Maybe next week...

xtcnrice

Definitely understandable. Since I had no idea, I thought maybe the project was dead. This is good news!

Good luck next week. Mods are definitely flowing in and looking good

soupi

car looks great! I plan on wrapping my roof too. Keep up the good work.

Infanity

magnumpi

My last trip there, my friend had bought a Porsche and it ended up costing him about 3 x's what it'd cost in the U.S. !! Do they still stick it to you unless it's an Aussie-built car ??? Craig

onkytonk

DRLs and PlastiDip

So after a teaser a little while ago, I finally got around to finishing the DRLs.

And while the bumper was off, I also had some fun with PlastiDip.

I "PlastiDipped" the front lip, the two inner griller inserts and the rear diffuser.

Here are the photos:

DRL Kit from eBay:


Needed to be cut to fit, template made:


Lens and Board cut:


Test fit:


Wiring Run:


Testing:


It's all about the prep work:


First coat:


After 4 coats of black, 2 coats of glossifier:


Masking removed carefully:


One last test:


Finished products:

crazynic12

Hey I saw your car in the Melb CBD parking on Saturday night and googled your number plate and look where I landed Your car looks great!!

My graphite euro was parked on the same level (With the modulo kit).

I'll definitely be keeping an eye on ur blog! I'm thinking of doing some mods as well on mine like DRLs, Spirior LED tail lights etc....