best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!?

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May 1, 2006 | 12:08 AM

divingcorners

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best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!?

alrite, so i'm trying to decide which front end to do for my car, lets see what the honda-tech crowd thinks....

May 1, 2006 | 12:55 AM

permaisuri

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (divingcorners)

How about BackYard Special??

May 1, 2006 | 05:13 AM

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (divingcorners)

CTR bumper and lip

May 1, 2006 | 05:16 AM

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (HONDA RR)

stock bumper w/ CTR is much cleaner because it will have to be paintmatched.
stock bumper w/ SIR is much sportier, because it will most likely be kept black.

unless you are different and do the reverse for either/or

but i prefer SIR.

May 1, 2006 | 05:19 AM

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (ECAhatch)

Im a sir fan... bumpers and lip

I think I like it because its 96-98 specific.

May 1, 2006 | 06:23 AM

1bar_ek

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (Hondizzle!)

I say go with the sir lip or the ctr. Don't go for the 99-00 Type R Style Lip. Those are ugly on 96-98's. Your vehicle though, so to each his own.

May 1, 2006 | 11:52 AM

-Gambit-

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (permaisuri)

sir bumpers ruin the clean lines and make civic looks like a tercel or hyundai's

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May 1, 2006 | 11:55 AM

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (-Gambit-)

damn i like both. I cant decide!

May 1, 2006 | 12:19 PM

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (JDM knowledge)

I'm gonna bet everyone who voted for the "99 Style CTR Lip" misread it, because that is NASTY.

May 1, 2006 | 01:04 PM

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (Regal)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Regal »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm gonna bet everyone who voted for the "99 Style CTR Lip" misread it, because that is NASTY.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I hope so...those things even look gross on 99-00 bumpers.

PS: I'm a fan of the sir lip stock bumper.

May 1, 2006 | 01:07 PM

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (-Gambit-)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by -Gambit- »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sir bumpers ruin the clean lines and make civic looks like a tercel or hyundai's

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H8ER!

I'm all about SiR Bumper's and lip's on coupe's and hatches. ..

May 1, 2006 | 01:14 PM

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (EJAYSICKS)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EJAYSICKS »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

H8ER!

I'm all about SiR Bumper's and lip's on coupe's and hatches. ..</TD></TR></TABLE>

i only speak the truth, there has to be some kind of reason why people in countries that get those bumpers change them to bumper without the mouldings.

hahaha

May 1, 2006 | 08:08 PM

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (gabebauman)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gabebauman »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I hope so...those things even look gross on 99-00 bumpers.

PS: I'm a fan of the sir lip stock bumper.

</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah man, those "99-00 CTR style" lips make no sense to me, they don't even resemble the OEM CTR/Si lip. They're way too flared and the flares don't line up with anything, especially on the 96-98 bumper.

May 1, 2006 | 09:00 PM

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (Regal)

do an integra conversion

May 1, 2006 | 09:05 PM

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (buyer)

how about a cwest style with a nice lip of some sort

mayb when i get my ek

May 1, 2006 | 09:06 PM

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (HONDA RR)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HONDA RR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">CTR bumper and lip

</TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HONDA RR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">CTR bumper and lip

</TD></TR></TABLE>

but i also agree with

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ECAhatch »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">stock bumper w/ CTR is much cleaner because it will have to be paintmatched.
stock bumper w/ SIR is much sportier, because it will most likely be kept black.
</TD></TR></TABLE>

in the end OEM CTR LIP FTW

and 96-98 front bumper with 99-00 CTR style lip, i've never seen anything uglier in my life.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! x a billion, that crap doesn't belong/flow at all

May 1, 2006 | 09:11 PM

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (SiB16A)

oem CTR y0

May 1, 2006 | 09:54 PM

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stock bumper and siR lip....just imo

May 1, 2006 | 10:05 PM

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Re: (dreww..)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dreww.. »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">stock bumper and siR lip....just imo

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May 1, 2006 | 10:23 PM

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Re: (dreww..)

sir bumper with sir lip

May 1, 2006 | 10:55 PM

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OEM CTR!

May 1, 2006 | 11:22 PM

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (divingcorners)

Stock bumper w/ Sir lip.

I used to love the sir bumpers. But after traveling to Europe, Japan and Australia, and seeing all these stock sedans and hatches with those bumpers. They just don't look that cool any more.

May 2, 2006 | 12:11 AM

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (spoon_meeH)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spoon_meeH »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how about a cwest style with a nice lip of some sort

mayb when i get my ek

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CWEST is pretty decent but you can't have "cwest with a lip;" it's a full bumper already.

May 2, 2006 | 06:30 AM

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Re: best front end for a 96-98 EK hatch!? (buyer)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by buyer »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do an integra conversion

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