zTnamelessDTLz

how to make my car look better(mm...cleaner,better looks,newer?,anything will improve the car looks) with few hundred bucks? exterior and interior(like adding race seats cover and decals, something like that)nothing over the line.
i just want make my car look nicer when i drive it. i can spend like 400 or 600 dollars

is it worth it to spend some money for touch up?i dont have the money for full bodypaint job.


i have 96 black civic sedan.i havent put any work to it yet. just a stock car. this car got some white dots and some sarches.


thank you guys for helping on my Previous topic
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2065885
(How to make honda faster with 500 dollar?)
you guys helped my alot. it changed my whole view of my car.i am not goin to spend any money to make the car faster. prob goin to save the money and buy a new one in few years.


Modified by zTnamelessDTLz at 9:51 PM 8/9/2007


Modified by zTnamelessDTLz at 10:05 PM 8/9/2007

sageuvagony

Better is a VERY broad word. Better in every single person's eyes is different. Better will generally mean free of all visible rust, chips, dings, discoloration, bodywork all in good shape, etc. Describe "better"

Better meaning like new?

Or better meaning by adding rims, body kits, wings, stickers, lights, holes, bondo, tape, viagra, hair brushes, guns, vitamins, rice? I don't think there is a single thing people haven't added to their cars.

What you do to the car can express your personality. I just don't know what's on people's minds when they add RETARTED things.

In my opinions are to "me" looks better when it is clean and stock. Others might think "better" is someone with a 48" aluminum spoiler and 38" rims. This is going to be a long, opinionated thread with that question.

zTnamelessDTLz

i do want rice my car up little bit. but nothing like HUGE spoiler , LOUD mufflers, BRIGHT color.
i want rice the car and look neater, newer at the same time.thanks for clearing my mind.

sol2hatch

Del Sol seats
foglights
cheap OEM alloys, fat fives, lude wheels, etc
possibly used CF hood

not much stuff out there for cheap. I suppose you could get a free spoiler by stealing a park bench and bolting it to the trunk. Stickers are cheap, but are retarded, unless you really want to have them, or are getting sponsored. but whatever floats your boat

b16_DIM

bro you have to figure you what you want. I personally like a stripped down, caged up, road race car. Others like 12' wings and more carbon fiber than the space shuttle but your the guy that has to drive it every day. If you still have that $500 take out a 6 month cd and save what you can in the meantime. Read honda-tech every day and a few other sites until you know what you want. 6 months from now you can pull cash from savings and live your dream.

zTnamelessDTLz

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b16_DIM &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">bro you have to figure you what you want. I personally like a stripped down, caged up, road race car. Others like 12' wings and more carbon fiber than the space shuttle but your the guy that has to drive it every day. If you still have that $500 take out a 6 month cd and save what you can in the meantime. Read honda-tech every day and a few other sites until you know what you want. 6 months from now you can pull cash from savings and live your dream.</TD></TR></TABLE>
yeaa you got a point there.i am a new driver on the street. i could crash anytime.

nix94delsol

first off drop it, IMO everything looks better when its closer to gods green earth

sageuvagony

Rice doesn't just mean to modify the car. Trust me, you'll know what rice is. Just don't be like The Fast and the Furios. I'm STILL thinking about what goes through people's mind when they decide to do things like this





Something about this car doesn't look right. I've never stared at a stock prelude but is this normal?



Watch out now!



Someone here said that whoever invented those POS wings, should be shot (and killed preferbly). I agree 100%



.......



You may think that some of these cars look nice, but trust me, you'll quickly realize how "not cool" they are/look.

I do agree with that term "It's your car, it only matters what YOU think" but sometimes it's just ridiculous.

HondamanXxX

Man did you hurt me inside. Seeing Jersey Rice.

devney

Asking how to make your car look better is a question that really shouldn't be asked. It's your car, do what you want. Do what you like. If everyone tells you how to make it better and you do these things you're not doing what you want, it's what everyone else wants.

sageuvagony

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by devney &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Asking how to make your car look better is a question that really shouldn't be asked. It's your car, do what you want. Do what you like. If everyone tells you how to make it better and you do these things you're not doing what you want, it's what everyone else wants. </TD></TR></TABLE>

There you go with that lol. That sometimes can be very scary thing to recommend. I think most of us do an exterior modification because "we" think it looks nice, so we think others will like it too. We're pretty much showing off our cars with each modification we do.

noss88

lol that eclipse...a spoiler on a spoiler

Syndacate

If you wanna make your car look good, don't jump on the JDM band-wagon and riddle your car with useless JDM accessories that everybody else has - I usually HATE aesthetics upgrades with a passion, but stock bumper with a lip looks nice IMO.

Slammed doesn't look nice - LOWERED does (like 1.75-3", but slammed = )

sageuvagony

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by noss88 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lol that eclipse...a spoiler on a spoiler </TD></TR></TABLE>


HAHAHAHAHAHKJSDKJFDHKFDKHSKJD I didn't even notice that! NOW this enforces my belief on how that "it's your car" thing isn't always true. PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT PEOPLE THINK WHEN THEY DO THIS!

sageuvagony

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Syndacate &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If you wanna make your car look good, don't jump on the JDM band-wagon and riddle your car with useless JDM accessories that everybody else has.</TD></TR></TABLE>



No one but other civic owners will notice the difference. To other people they just see another stock civic.

Syndacate

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sageuvagony &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">



No one but other civic owners will notice the difference. To other people they just see another stock civic.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's exactly it, nail = hit on head - ONLY Honda/Acura owners will notice, the rest of people will just "see it as a civic" - it's not worth it IMO unless you're compensating for something and you need to earn rep points with the Honda boyz.

sageuvagony

I've seen many many of these threads get locked because of reasons like "It's your car, you do what you want" but I don't believe that's right because the OP usually is looking for opinions. They ask the question in the first place because they need help deciding or are looking for more options. By locking these threads you leave the OP out in the cold.

I do believe a thread should be locked if people start to argue over what's better for the op. Posters should simply post their opinion and not bash the other guy 2 posts ago. Opinions help aid an answer or at least point you in the right direction most of the times.

CapnKrunch

He asks for our opinion's because he's new to the scene and he doesn't really know whats cool. Most honda n00b owner's go and buy a body kit for their new civic without researching and then later down the road they say "WHY THE HELL DID I EVER DO THIS TO MY CAR!?." We're here to help noob's out and let them know theres other ways to make your car look cool without putting a gay body kit on it.

Bonesbrigade

5 cans of krylon camo green, semi flat black hood, amber corners, ebay coilover drop, and gsr fat fives, legal tint.

just like me

sageuvagony

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bonesbrigade &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">5 cans of krylon camo green, semi flat black hood, amber corners, ebay coilover drop, and gsr fat fives, legal tint.

just like me</TD></TR></TABLE>

You used 5 cans of camo green paint to paint your car?

I can't think of any part of my car's body to use 5 cans of camo green paint.

highrev1987

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sageuvagony &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

You used 5 cans of camo green paint to paint your car?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah dude its JDM

NOFX

Detail, wheels, lower it.

giddyup21

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sageuvagony &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Something about this car doesn't look right. I've never stared at a stock prelude but is this normal?</TD></TR></TABLE>

that prelude has some fucked up after market add on to the fenders/quarterpanels... not to mention that nasty *** body kit.

nix94delsol

that eclipse looks like it has a park bench stapled to the trunk

inspireAZN

sageuvagony i dont know what you are talking about but those cars are clean :x