Comments & advice needed for my ek. Shaved
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Comments & advice needed for my ek. rims, shaved moldings, etc
its an EBP 98 EK /w 99-00 si front end conversion
Sold the 15" volk gram lights
The BAD
• Friend jumped on roof and made 3 dents + cracked the bondo where it was shaved. ($600 to repair)
• 3 dents on right side door + key marks throughout car due to haters @ my high school.
• Roof moldings, rear panel quarter panel, and all emblems are shaved (due to previous owner) door + fender are stock SI unshaved
• Wet sanded the sideskirts and got a ctr rear lip (both flat black)
• Cracked the spoon lip driving around my area. Some places are impossible to snake especially my school. Putting back SI lip now since i graduated
• Running on steelies, but i have a set of 14" HX rims in the garage.
• CF hood fitment is poor. Can stick my finger in the gap between the hood and fender + its faded.
• No head liner + no trunk liner
• No rear seat belt
What should i do? (keep in mind im on a tight budget)
° got quoted from autobody shop around my area. They said to shave my door + fender molding + paint my sideskirts + rear lip will cost $1000. Painted EBP.
° What kind of rims should i rock on my EBP EK? Most likely Rotas.
° Should i even keep it EBP or just repaint the whole car a different color like CW, FBP, or OEM honda white. Not sure. There dents, scratches, bondo cracks, key marks, few paint bubbles, etc so i think a new paint job is inevitable. Stay EBP or go different color?
° Should i just unshave the rear quarter panel and do the jdm thin side moldings?
only shaved hatch run across on ht.
Comments welcomed + looking for parts mentioned above + paint work. If anyone know any good places where i can get it done reasonably cheap plz PM me.
Most recent pic taken 6/25/05.
still havent put on lip yet and still rocking the steelies
Modified by dis_epix3 at 7:02 PM 6/25/2005
Sold the 15" volk gram lights
The BAD
• Friend jumped on roof and made 3 dents + cracked the bondo where it was shaved. ($600 to repair)
• 3 dents on right side door + key marks throughout car due to haters @ my high school.
• Roof moldings, rear panel quarter panel, and all emblems are shaved (due to previous owner) door + fender are stock SI unshaved
• Wet sanded the sideskirts and got a ctr rear lip (both flat black)
• Cracked the spoon lip driving around my area. Some places are impossible to snake especially my school. Putting back SI lip now since i graduated
• Running on steelies, but i have a set of 14" HX rims in the garage.
• CF hood fitment is poor. Can stick my finger in the gap between the hood and fender + its faded.
• No head liner + no trunk liner
• No rear seat belt
What should i do? (keep in mind im on a tight budget)
° got quoted from autobody shop around my area. They said to shave my door + fender molding + paint my sideskirts + rear lip will cost $1000. Painted EBP.
° What kind of rims should i rock on my EBP EK? Most likely Rotas.
° Should i even keep it EBP or just repaint the whole car a different color like CW, FBP, or OEM honda white. Not sure. There dents, scratches, bondo cracks, key marks, few paint bubbles, etc so i think a new paint job is inevitable. Stay EBP or go different color?
° Should i just unshave the rear quarter panel and do the jdm thin side moldings?
only shaved hatch run across on ht.
Comments welcomed + looking for parts mentioned above + paint work. If anyone know any good places where i can get it done reasonably cheap plz PM me.
Most recent pic taken 6/25/05.
still havent put on lip yet and still rocking the steelies
Modified by dis_epix3 at 7:02 PM 6/25/2005
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Re: Comments & advice needed for my ek. rims, shaved moldings, etc (777sC)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 777sC »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">unshave it if it wasnt welded up shut ..
repaint the same color ... and rock it
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How much would it be to unshave it?
repaint the same color ... and rock it
</TD></TR></TABLE>How much would it be to unshave it?
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Re: Comments & advice needed for my ek. rims, shaved moldings, etc (dis_epix3)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dis_epix3 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
How much would it be to unshave it? </TD></TR></TABLE>
find out from a shop in your area ..
hopefully when they shaved it they did it the wrong way by just putting filler on it .. that way you can just sand it all off ... if its welded then thats more work to unshave it since it has to be cut and a piece might need to be rewelded on and remake the lines .. etc
How much would it be to unshave it? </TD></TR></TABLE>
find out from a shop in your area ..
hopefully when they shaved it they did it the wrong way by just putting filler on it .. that way you can just sand it all off ... if its welded then thats more work to unshave it since it has to be cut and a piece might need to be rewelded on and remake the lines .. etc
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Re: (SOHC_Ek)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SOHC_Ek »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well your car is already half shaved 
why is that anyways?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Last owner had a lot of time and money? lol im not sure but all i kno is that he had an SI and he tried to put as much SI into the EK as he could and went krzy shaving everything he could. Slapped on the SI door + fender and got lazy?
why is that anyways?</TD></TR></TABLE>Last owner had a lot of time and money? lol im not sure but all i kno is that he had an SI and he tried to put as much SI into the EK as he could and went krzy shaving everything he could. Slapped on the SI door + fender and got lazy?
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Re: Comments & advice needed for my ek. rims, shaved moldings, etc (Si Erik)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Si Erik »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">whatever you do don't shave the moldings! please! </TD></TR></TABLE>
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Re: Comments & advice needed for my ek. rims, shaved moldings, etc (one.simple.dc)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by one.simple.dc »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i would straight murder my "friend" if he jumped on the roof.
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it would be R.I.P for my "friend"
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it would be R.I.P for my "friend"
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dont shave the moldings looks so ricey, just get some JDM thins, or weld the holes shut but keep the dip of the whole side molding all the way down the car, liek a eg cx looks, please do not shave those moldings flush shut!
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Works Euge »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">not feelin the shaved look...put thin side moldings on</TD></TR></TABLE>