I own an 05 LX coupe and was hoping some you could give me some new and fresh ideas.

My current mods are as follows:

Engine/exhaust = AEM sri V2, 2" center mid pipe mated with a 2.25" HP Racing axle back. Painted plastic piece (ontop of valve cover) silver and the screws that hold it in place red.

Suspension/brake upgrades = Eibach sportline lowering springs, Eibach front/rear sway bars, DC Sports upper strut bar. Upgraded my stock rotors to cross drilled/slotted. (painted front calipers and drums gloss red)

Exterior = Replaced my stock taillights for Altezza gunmetal, fixing to replace my chrome halo projectors for a set of black halo projectors. Also, added factory foglamps, as well as a Grillecraft custom grill.

Wheels/Tires = Upgraded my steel wheels, hubcaps and factory tires to a set of Integra "fat fives" wrapped in 205/50/15 Yokohama Avid T4 tires.

Interior upgrades = Replaced my stock front seats for a set of RSX Type-S, and had "Civic" custom embroidered in them. Added Billet silver trim around the dash.

Stereo upgrades = Pioneer headunit, mids, highs, amps, and wiring are all JL Audio. Subwoofer is a MTX Thunder series 5500 12".

I'm not wanting to go all out, yet I want to keep it as much of a sleeper car as possible. Meaning don't want a bodykit or anything to cause it to stick out like a sore thumb.

I'm thinking of adding a factory spoiler (good or bad idea?)

Any and all feedback you all may have is greatly appreciated.

 

sounds like a whole lot of ebay on your car...

i wouldnt call your car a sleeper... ill let others chime in

 

actually i take it back...

its not all bad except your exterior mods.. and dIY paint on misc pieces

 

Doesn't sound bad. Im not a big fan of changing out the Rr taillights on any car, stock tails always look alot cleaner IMO. Got any pics to post up or links to some pics? Im actually interested in seeing the type s seats with the civic stitched into them.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hondavic05 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Engine/exhaust = AEM sri V2, 2" center mid pipe mated with a 2.25" HP Racing axle back. Painted plastic piece (ontop of valve cover) silver and the screws that hold it in place red.

</TD></TR></TABLE> Maybe a Racing Header would help out a little.

 

post the pics of your car in ride section, i dont like altezza tailights but that's me.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hondavic05 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I own an 05 LX coupe and was hoping some you could give me some new and fresh ideas.

My current mods are as follows:

Engine/exhaust = AEM sri V2, 2" center mid pipe mated with a 2.25" HP Racing axle back. Painted plastic piece (ontop of valve cover) silver and the screws that hold it in place red.

Suspension/brake upgrades = Eibach sportline lowering springs, Eibach front/rear sway bars, DC Sports upper strut bar. Upgraded my stock rotors to cross drilled/slotted. (painted front calipers and drums gloss red)

Exterior = Replaced my stock taillights for Altezza gunmetal, fixing to replace my chrome halo projectors for a set of black halo projectors. Also, added factory foglamps, as well as a Grillecraft custom grill.

Wheels/Tires = Upgraded my steel wheels, hubcaps and factory tires to a set of Integra "fat fives" wrapped in 205/50/15 Yokohama Avid T4 tires.

Interior upgrades = Replaced my stock front seats for a set of RSX Type-S, and had "Civic" custom embroidered in them. Added Billet silver trim around the dash.

Stereo upgrades = Pioneer headunit, mids, highs, amps, and wiring are all JL Audio. Subwoofer is a MTX Thunder series 5500 12".

I'm not wanting to go all out, yet I want to keep it as much of a sleeper car as possible. Meaning don't want a bodykit or anything to cause it to stick out like a sore thumb.

I'm thinking of adding a factory spoiler (good or bad idea?)

Any and all feedback you all may have is greatly appreciated. </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyte-S &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Maybe a Racing Header would help out a little.</TD></TR></TABLE>

It wouldn't.


All in all, nothing you've done really says "sleeper" at all. Maybe, "non-kitted" is the term you're looking for. If you're looking for a "sleeper", look at boilermaker1's car. He's got a nice turbo build on his engine, and the exterior is (for the better part) all stock.

 

yeh for a real sleeper you would keep everything on the exterior OEM and just upgrade your performance mods, but when it comes to a 7th gen your best bet to make a sleeper would be a swap / FI