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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:27 PM
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Default JDM conversion & new paint job.

my car first started out as PY. the old owner painted it pheniox yellow and ever since i bought the car i always wanted to paint it back to its factory color :championship white: so i finally got the chance to and did. here are the results. comments welcome.

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After sorry i dont got much pics of the car yet. i gotta DL them. but these will do.


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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:28 PM
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lookin very nice
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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:29 PM
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more pics of my ride

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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:30 PM
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-Rob
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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:30 PM
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Damn, looks much better IMO. Make it wingless clean
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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:32 PM
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That car is sick. It would look much better with an R wing IMO.
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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:33 PM
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nice ride mann...hella JDM with that Mugen wing, i don't normally like Mugen wings, but in this case i think it looks good...peace
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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:33 PM
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looks awesome. keep the mugen wing. I had one on my R when i had it and it looks 100x better in real life
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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:33 PM
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looks sick , i really dont like thoses Mugen wings
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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:34 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92SIvic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that looks awesome...

im just not a big fan of those wings...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Car looks good man...but I'm with this guy on the wing
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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:34 PM
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i like black and white.
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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:37 PM
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did you drive it around like this........that would be aresome!


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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:37 PM
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looks different. but not bad.
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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:37 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Type-Rizzle &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That car is sick. It would look much better with an R wing IMO.</TD></TR></TABLE>

wing has gotta go, unless you really like then keep it.
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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:37 PM
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Thanks so far for the comments. im gonna get more pics of the paint job. since there is more details on it that u cannot see in these pics. and also waiting for my CF hood to come in from japan. and also my CF side mirrors. and CF hatch.
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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:44 PM
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Not feeling the panda scheme. Hood and trunk need to be black for it to work. But looks better.
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Old May 3, 2004 | 08:07 PM
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Looks really good..
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Old May 3, 2004 | 08:08 PM
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should have kept it all white
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Old May 3, 2004 | 08:10 PM
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dope, just not a fan of that black top thing.
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Old May 3, 2004 | 08:11 PM
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I like everything about it, I am a huge fan of the two-tone on tegs! Looks really really good IMO
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Old May 3, 2004 | 08:12 PM
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Damn that champ white with the black is amazing looking!! I want to sell my car and do that now.....
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Old May 3, 2004 | 08:15 PM
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damn that is nice. the carbon fiber hood and hatch will make it look even better!
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Old May 3, 2004 | 08:15 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Joey B 18C &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Damn that champ white with the black is amazing looking!! I want to sell my car and do that now.....</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thats what sucks these days. Everyone gotta do what everyone else is doing. Do your own thing!

Anyways, ya, the new paint job looks awesome. But damn, that wing gotta go!!!
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Old May 3, 2004 | 08:17 PM
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very nice! i even like the wing!

i drove my prelude around w/ the bumper and fenders off while getting the JDM 1 peices and sidemarkers in. It looked super baller! hella JDM
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Old May 3, 2004 | 08:19 PM
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very nice! how much did you end up spending on the face lift?
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