So, as soon as I sell the car I have right now, I have it planned to buy an EG Civic Si hatch, either red or white.

Here is a list of plans I have for the car...

Exterior:
-Amber corner lenses
-CF hood
-CF duckbill
-Type-R look front lip (flat black)

Wheels:
-15" EK Si OEM wheels p-coated flat black

Suspension:
-Skunk2 coil-overs
-Tokico gas dampers

Interior:
-Sparco black reclinable racing seats
-Sparco steering wheel
-gutted back seat
-new black carpetting

Engine:
-EK Si 1.6 DOHC VTEC

Now, would this be too common to run on an EG, since to me this JDM style is getting fairly played out, even though I like the style - or would this be just fine?

Opinions, comments, suggestions, and rants are all welcome...

 

well i dont know about where you are at, but jdm isnt very in at all. most places i have been in teh southeast, its still rice. jdm hasnt taken voer at all in most cases that ive seen. so i say go for it. itll be sweet.

 

well it depends on what kind of style YOU prefer. do you like to comb your hair back or forward??

 

that is so true theres people still asking what is jdm so go with that set up

 

In my area, JDM hasn't taken over at all. Maybe it's just all the people that are into the JDM style in N.A. that come to these forums- which makes me think that JDM is getting played out.

You're right, JDM style compared to RICE-style isn't played out at all.

 

Hahaha. I don't comb my hair at all.

 

refering to your question and not where you live...........the plans you have for your car is pretty common. its hard to seprate yourself from the rest. it sounds like your car would look tight when its done. do wat you want and not because its so common. if you like it........do it

 

good luck finding that color on a STOCK EG....I believe all 92 - 95 SI model Hatchbacks only came in black....

 

jdm has taken over cali.

 

i know for sure they came in that rare blue as well

 

they came in red, black, and blue. No white. I could be wrong though.

 

doesn't the 5th gen si's come in green too?

 

Lord, have mercy.

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Gracious.

Shawn

 

White was only available in 94/95 for Si's.

Caspian blue pearl is pretty rare... 92/93 only? I think white replaced it.

Red, black, and teal were all 4 years I think.

YMMV.

If it were me, I'd ditch all the "look at me" parts and spend more on suspension. Skunk2/Tokico is going to ride like junk.

The Si wheels are 17lbs, heavy as crap, $400-500 (legit), powdercoating is another $25/wheel USUALLY unless you're a cool guy, nevermind the POS Michelins that come with those. I'd much rather find a set of lightish wheels for 3-400 and then get some good tires...

Sparco seats are cool but you're a lot more likely to get jacked with those in your car. Del Sols or GSR/ITRs are good 'nuff for me...

Anyway... everything is common on a Civic... that's just what I'd do... and save for a B18C over a B16A.


[Modified by SkyeC, 8:57 PM 8/4/2002]

 

Si's came in WHITE in Canada through all the 92-95 years...

They were available in red, black, and teal most commonly, and then there was also that blue, in 92-93, and white, which was rare from 92-93, but more common from 94-95.

 

Do what you like man. You're not buying that car to please anybody but yourself! Good luck.

 

The thing is that there aren't really a lot of look at me parts... stock heads and tails, with amber corners, a CF hood, and a duckbill + Type R look lip...

The suspension I am rethinking, and going with a Eibach spring, that wont set-off my camber, maybe 1.8" front, and 1.5" rear, with bilstein dampers or tokico blues.

As for the interior, you are right, as soon as someone see's SPARCO on the front seats, they will want to jack it right then and there. I am going to rethink it, and maybe get and EK Si/SiR interior, which would run me a third of the cost of SPARCO Torinos.

The thing is with the wheels, I dont want anything thats too common, like the lightweight ROTA wheels. I also plan to run the same wheels through the winter, which is why I want to stick with all-season rubber.

As for the engine, I want to go with a B16A because its just enough power for me. I'm not too crazy for speed or power, and I don't want to wrap my hatch around a poll!

 

Wrong trim level. Si in Canada is EX in U.S. USDM Si 92-95 is Canadian Si-R

Shawn

 

What part of T.O are you from? I'm in Scarborough... Up around here.. there's quite a few JDM looking cars... especially TEGs with the JDM ITR front end.. more than enough of them.. and plenty with the CF hoods...

No.. don't get the EK seats.. they're not that great looking.. I would say to get a set of TEG seats or ITR seats.. that would look and feel mint.

B16a? LOL.. VTEC is highly over rated.. LOL.. But b16a isn't all that bad...

 

I'm from Mississauga...

I've seen quite a few JDM looking EG Civics in and around Mississauga. I don't know... Maybe I will settle in with a H22 EX-r '95 Accord four door... Those aren't all that common...

 

If you want original, keep it stock.