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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by My_EFsedan
it lowers your car for free? gives it a different appearance? ive personally ride/driven on cut springs for 6 years. nothing wrong with it.
Agreed. Though many people bash it for not being the "right" way.... I've owned a car with cut springs. The ride was like stock height, but looked 100x better for free =D

But then I grew up and bought some real suspension.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 06:25 AM
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You could take a sledge hammer to it and take out your frustrations while adding "flair" to your car as well. It will get plenty of attention and make you feel better at the same time. Win - win situation and it is free minus the cost of the sledge.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 06:33 AM
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lets just say if you want it done the right way and reliable way there is no cheap way.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by v!taminb16
so whats so good about cutting your springs
its the best obviously
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 08:30 AM
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cut off about 6 coils from your springs.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 09:13 AM
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flux capacitor.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 09:17 AM
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semi flat wipers!
and keep you car clean.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 09:42 AM
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im kinda bored so...

despite what some of the haters on this site will tell you. cutting a coil or 2 from your springs will lower it a bit without sacrificing too much ride quality

or look on ebay for some cheap coilovers or lowering springs

clay bar and wax.

remove intake resonator(not so much for looks but helps the flow of your intake)

or grab some spare materials and make your own intake(iv seen it done it looks pretty nice)

go to the junkyard and look for:

-decent set of wheels from a VW or somthing that are the same lug pattern as your car. (the other day i found a set of bbs meshies for $80 with decent tires)
-shift *****
-spare valve covers
-a lot of stuff from the 92-95 civics will work with your car
-side markers

install brighter cluster lights

paint or polish your stock muffler

paint or polish your valve cover and header heat shield.

convert your high beams into driving lights

open up your headlights and paint the housing black like the jdm integra type R's(just be patient cuz this one is easy to fukc up on)

theres a lot of crap you can do for free or really cheap, just dont expect too much

Last edited by dmpd_ef; Jan 8, 2009 at 09:55 AM.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 11:07 AM
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Sugar in the gas tank next time you gas up bro. Like you will gain vtec on top of vtec. Plus it smells like grandma's cookies.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 11:13 AM
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lol
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 12:23 PM
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Custom headliner
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 12:32 PM
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Don't be amazed of all the asshats that are on here.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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the asshats are the ones that always have something dumb to say too.. ohh look at that im an asshat because i really did not contribute to this thread in anyway except state the obvious!!
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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I was having a discussion with someone the other day about the great priveledges about owning a civic. You could buy good used/new parts for CHEAP. If you can't hook up a civic, then you shouldn't own one. (not taking a shot at you, just stating the obvious). You could check the buy/sell forums and you could find almost everything for your car for a fair price. Good luck to you man.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 05:34 PM
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dmpd ef made a great post. All of those things he listed would be free or very cheap. All would be needed is some time and elbow grease.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 06:01 PM
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1. Wash your Car
2. Grab a tripod and camera.
3. Find a parking space.
4. Reverse into your choosen parking space.
5. Take a picture and post it on Honda-Tech
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by robble36
the asshats are the ones that always have something dumb to say too.. ohh look at that im an asshat because i really did not contribute to this thread in anyway except state the obvious!!
so when someone says something that you dont like, its "dumb"? dumb is someone who gets angry on a car forum over something that someone typed, and subsequently posts an incoherent rambling, like you just did, complete with exclamation points.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 06:19 PM
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This thread is a fine example of the crap that has been posted in this section since the changeover and a lot of the quality members leaving.....
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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by kimlover1
dmpd ef made a great post. All of those things he listed would be free or very cheap. All would be needed is some time and elbow grease.
thanks man iv learned for some of the best around here in town. i wish i had some of my homies old rides to post up to show some people it really doesnt take much money to make a nice car

Originally Posted by WhiteSlipsWithStickers
This thread is a fine example of the crap that has been posted in this section since the changeover and a lot of the quality members leaving.....
i swear you ppl bitching about the changeover make me laugh yet concerned for society here in this country. seriously do you not have any real friends you can go hang out with since HT is so lame now??? bcuz if you did you wouldnt be so concerned about somthing like this...im not.
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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by KingKnight
Sugar in the gas tank next time you gas up bro. Like you will gain vtec on top of vtec. Plus it smells like grandma's cookies.
this made me lol
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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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umm maybe you can add some nice oem wheels...like si and blades and even ls meshes....they usually make the car looks nice
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 02:02 PM
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i say just clean the **** out of it lol not much you can do i keep my car spotless even in winter
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