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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 04:24 PM
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A search turned up nothing, I could really car less about the look of my car, but finally today I started to sand my car down in prep for a makeover after dumping almost 10k in the motor. I want to remove the door guards and weld the holes where the mounting hardware is, has anybody else on here done this?.... basically to make it have the ITR look. Also where would be the cheapest place to score a 98-01 rear bumper, factory lip kit and new molding? The prices I got so far for molding are out of this world. My mirrors are pretty busted up and I was possibly looking for a non-ricey low key mirror, possibly in carbon fiber, anybody know of any decent mirrors?

Some teaser pics of todays progress.....





Just got done gutting the back for the 8 pt. and after that the whole back gets spray-bombed.





Modified by 96 GSR-T at 8:50 PM 8/8/2006
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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10k on the engine and rocking those tails? lol
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 04:27 PM
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They are in there so I dont scratch my stockers. I am driving the car every day right now
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 04:30 PM
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I've seen people cut square plates of metal and weld them from the inside of the body. Filler the un even from the outside, sand and prep.
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 04:32 PM
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shave
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 04:35 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dforce &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">shave </TD></TR></TABLE>

With.....
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 04:39 PM
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I believe they sell a spoon knock-off mirror in carbon fiber for integras that dont look half bad.
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 04:40 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by oda &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I've seen people cut square plates of metal and weld them from the inside of the body. Filler the un even from the outside, sand and prep.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 04:41 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DC4KiD &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> </TD></TR></TABLE>

Didnt I buy my Rear Wiper Plug from you?

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ricardo Gaete &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I believe they sell a spoon knock-off mirror in carbon fiber for integras that dont look half bad.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Is it real carbon of the "other" ****?
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 04:45 PM
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I love the shaved look. I just did my trunk, I'm moving to the antena and moldings next.
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 04:47 PM
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Yea I am deleting the antenna too, I have not used the radio for 2 yrs cause I am too lazy to but the extension for the back of the Head Unit.
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 04:50 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 96 GSR-T &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Is it real carbon of the "other" ****?</TD></TR></TABLE>

hell if i know. I guess it depends on the manufacturer.

I like the stock mirrors personally.
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 04:52 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ricardo Gaete &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

hell if i know. I guess it depends on the manufacturer.

I like the stock mirrors personally.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yea I like them too, but I would like to get a set of "real" carbons that appear like the stockers. Over the winter if I keep interest in the car I am going to do a CF Hood/Deck and a Lexan Window Kit.
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 11:46 PM
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cf mirrors that look like stockers? what the hell?!
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Old Aug 9, 2006 | 05:50 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by integraXTC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cf mirrors that look like stockers? what the hell?!</TD></TR></TABLE>

In other words, same basic shape/size as a STOCK mirror, but in Carbon.
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