So I'm looking to buy a christmas present for my R and I'm having a hard time deciding.

1. PIC coilovers (I love the ride quality/handling of my stock suspension but would love for it to sit just a tad lower, maybe 1.5) $950

2. OEM optional sides/rears (found a set in good shape with fresh paint) $850

3. 8lb pulley/retune for my JRSC (should give 20-25 more hp) $450

Whay do you guys think? I can only do one option. Also, here's a pic of how she sits now.

 

I'd do Koni Yellows and GC sleeves before I'd do PIC coilovers. Or, you could do Koni Yellows by themselves and sit them on the lowest perch. That will lower the car almost a half inch, IIRC.

 

oem sides and rear ftw hard to find and always make an r look extra special

 

I'm leaning that way too. I also think it would give the illusion that the car is sitting lower

 

I don't know if I would consider it a Christmas gift, but my 'winter retune' consists of replacing my ITR IM/TB with a 68mm TB portmatched to a cut/ported ITR IM, replace my RC440cc injectors with RDX 410cc units, new catch can/PCV system, and a retune on eCtune. I have a few more hours of work on the valvecover to get the gears mooncut and get some AN fittings welded in for the catch can lines, then I'll be ready to start buildin the eCtune basemap and head to the dyno hopefully in early February.

 

If you found freshly painted sides and rear valences, definitely jump on that... I've been waiting for a set to pop up for years now..

 

I'm all over those sides and rears if i'm you. harder to come by!

 

I totally agree; you'll probably never have that option again!

And they're already CW!?

 

OEM sides and rears for sure, hard to find these days in decent shape and they look really sharp.

 

what they all said above.

 

Nice I had the CP-035's on my R for a while too. I got the Koni/GC setup and it rides like stock.

 

got a fresh coat of champ white

 

Get the side/rear kit.

 

Looks minty. What'd that run ya? I'm putting off a fresh coat because all my paint is original. It's starting to dull a bit though.

 

A new steering wheel Club.

 

i have wheels for my R just some 98 spec

 

Why is everyone so keen on the OEM bodykit? I remember when they came out that they looked "tacked on" and never thought they were very attractive. Several of us thought the same.

Personally, I think Acura didn't get the optional body kit correct until the RSX (A-Spec kit). On the Integra it loks like something you'd buy at the local tuner shop, not something from the factory.

Once you slightly lower the car, the kit isn't needed or attractive IMO. I think at this point folks like it because not too many sold.

 

OEM sides and rear for absolute sure, i have been searching and can only find replica ones and i am not taking a $400 gamble on some replica ****.

 

Not everyone thinks or has similar taste as you will notice especially in a community of car enthusiasts. But I think the OEM kit adds a tasty yet subtle touch of goodness to the aesthetics of the car.

 

OEM kit is nice, but $850 is a ripoff. It is your money tho.

 

It is minty. It was done by an auto body guy on the side at his home so it was much cheaper, I got it for $1435 with headlight restoration + $88 for decals.

A body shop quoted me $3200.

 

I'm estimating. They're actually $700 plus whatever shipping costs but they're already painted. I think it's ridiculous for what they are to be honest but unfortunately demand determines cost. Plus, there really aren't many other options. I don't want Fiberglass so that limits the field.

 

Wow that's good stuff, sounds like you knew the guy cause I don't think I could trust soemone I didn't know with my R to repaint it on the side.

 

Ooo, all of the above would be great. Personally I would hop on the OEM sides. My christmas present to the R was a good wash today. Shes happy.

 

As everyone else already stated . . . OEM sides. I know you've been looking for them, so roll with that.