hello i dont know if this is the right place to ask this questions im from cali i am looking for either an online store that sells good body parts like fenders and hoods that dont bend so easy i want to paint my car and i want to buy new fenders for close to oem fenders i heared that after market fenders are alot weakers and bend when people recline on them or sit on them and u know that everyone is always leaning on ur car so if anyone can help me out i would really apreciate the help thank you

 

If you're painting them then what's wrong with the local salvage yards?

 

This. Go to a pull-a-part near you and get good condition fenders from a 99-00 Sedan, coupe, or hatchback.

They all have the same front fenders, hood, grill, and front bumper.

 

Passwordjdm or hondapartsdeals.com

 

The passwordJDM fenders aren't oem fenders. They're very misleading by calling them "oem spec."

 

EM1 grills are different, so are sedan, they're all interchangeable, but they are different.

 

I should have made that clear. Yes the grills are different.

The sedans are chrome. I believe the hatch and coupe share a grill and the EM1 has the mesh.

 

Passwordjdm sells the fenders pre-cut for sidemarkers and their shipping is ridiculous but some people wanna waste money..so be it

 

well where i live there is no civics that have clean body parts and its a far drive to go to riverside out here in cal and maybe not even find fenders i want to replace mine because they dont line up right and i want them to line up perfect before i paint my car i was thinking of buying this http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/pts/2312233406.html but i heard they are cheap cheap not worth even buying anyone else have any ideas

 

Stay OEM.. fitment is off with aftermarket. Wait for a good condition used set OR buy them new from Honda..

 

x2, very good advise

 

yeah but honda hones are expensive i am on a budjet right now does anyone know of a good *** junk yard here in so cal wheres theres alot of civic i heared theres a all honda junk yard is that true

 

anyone else

 

Certifit is where I get my stuff from.. Dont know if there is one local to you but they have several locations in the US. I can get a whole 99-00 front end conversion including headlights for like $260. Just dont have a truck to pick it up right now

http://www.certifit.com/locations.aspx

 

Save your money. I had a fake aftermarket grill and it's fitment was mediocre. I found a used Si Grill for example for $100 and had it painted for $50.

I had already spent $40 on a fake grill, 2 hours of my time and $60 worth of automotive spray paint.

It's worth the wait to get a part that fits right and is professionally painted. Do it once.

Didn't your mom ever tell you? If something is worth doing, it's worth doing right.

I've had a fake shifter, fake grill, fake wheels, fake exhaust, and it's all had to be replaced. It makes buying the right part in the end more expensive because it's hard to sell fake parts. Authentic parts also hold their value too. So if you decide to sell it later on you will retain some of your investment in the quality part.

I sold my konig volk knockoffs and the finish was chipping after a month. JUST the wheel weigh more than my new volks with a tire on them.

Konig wheel is ~20lbs and my volks are 11.1lbs each. It's amazing how much of a difference that makes driving. I got them at a steal for $1300 and they'll likely be worth that or more in 2-3 years.

Those konigs would have been worth like $200 after 2-3 years.

Trust me, a lot of us have bought fake parts only to replace them with authentic/oem parts later on. They fit better, last longer, and aren't that much more expensive in the end. It feels really good to have finally gotten Red Recaros that I've been dreaming about for years. It felt really nice to install my Function7 Subframe brace, a $270 part that has plenty of cheaper alternatives. Worth every penny in terms of satisfaction.