hello,

i was interested in starting a thread, dedicated to some of the small things someone can do to the civic, that makes a world of difference. I recently cleaned, and vacuumed my 97 ex, and it just looks really nice and clean. i also replace the the seats, with integra's seats"black" i got from the scrapyard, 80$$ lol ill post pics if anyone is interested, feel free to post anything u feel makes your ride that sweeter:-)
these pics re from my blackberry. Enjoy!

 

dude !
there's so much you can do to a honda.
i've owned my honda for 5 years and im still dumping money on him

 

I did a mild wire tuck and it made my engine bay look 10X better

 

bought a si cluster for my civic dx, it didnt have a tach and my fuel gauge didnt work. when i put in the si cluster i just wanted the tach but when i saw the fuel gauge working it made my day. best $60 bucks i spent lol (ya i know they go for 200)

 

14B turbo off a DSM... it is little but makes a big difference lol I just sold mine for 50 bucks so cheap too

 

coilovers

 

I bought some flares and manage to fit low offset wheels without stretching the tires.
(current wheels are temp. Works coming soon).

 

i really like those fender flares!!! dont see them too often!!

 

Preventive maintenance is always good. If I get bored I will look for stuff that needs done on my car, plugs, wires, filters, etc...

 

rear sway bar makes a huge diffrence

 

Something that I always notice and makes a big visual impact for me is when the side skirts are not faded grey and the window trim and wiper arms are not flaking. Those are very easy things to fix with trim spray paint and they make a HUGE difference on the look of the car, to me.

 

Rear colored aftermarket Tie Rods and aftermarket colored tow hooks makes a big difference out here in Cleveland! It impacts the look of a car!

 

Also interior aftermarker guage pod with Guages makes a big diffrence at night looking outside in!

 

Installed blue neon tubes under the dash, ran them to a toggle. It's a nice effect at night, gentle floor lighting, pretty cool and cheap. Installed tweeters too, makes a huge difference in your sounds. Blue covers over your reverse lightbulbs. Stripping off the Civic and trim level badging on the trunk cleans it up nicely.

 

Correctly adjusting the brake shoes will make the brake pedal feel MUCH more firm. I hate a spongy brake pedal. Very common problem.

Or just convert to discs...


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a good set of tires and a good tune. wait are those considered little things?

 

I would say no. lol

 

x2

 

sidemarkers.

best $15 investment you could make. lol.

 

clean interior is the biggest little thing imo. i hate driving my car when its dirty on the inside. other things are the clock upgrade, shift **** (got rid of my eg **** for gsr), better seats (looking for black cloth integra's myself), fully functioning cluster, good speakers.

 

decent paint and no rust

lol

no but seriously, keeping it clean makes a big difference. inside and out. in fact i just bought some trim paint the other day to repaint a few things lol

 

literally, replacing most of your bushings for the suspension will your car back to a smooth ,stiff ride

 

*new air freshener
squash scent

 

a nice clay bar job makes i big difference imo

 

x2 and not the ebay fake ones either, the real deal hands down lol