im going to be painting my car soon and wondering if i should get rid of the side mouldings and paint my side skirts, or should i keep them on, what do you think?

here's a recent pic



also wondering how hard would it be for the body shop to shave my antanna and wiper blade on the back window? anyone know? much work involved?


Modified by 94IntegraNL at 9:21 AM 6/17/2004

 

the wiper blade on the rear window can be removed yourself, and the hole can be filled with a plug found in the engine bay (if you need more info on this ask and i can find the tutorial).

personally, i'd paint the side moldings, sideskirts, and the lower half of the front end. for a shop to rather than spening all the money to remove the antenna, take out the motor and let is stay down for while, until you can get an s2k antenna kit.

here's an example of a MR teg with all the stuff i mentioned above painted (its mine )

nevermind, my server is down. but i think you get the point

 

I'd get an OEM kit or some type of lip/body kit before you paint.. just to save money later on and have everything be the exact same color.

 

hell yea, rid of those mouldings. one of the cleanest things you can do to your car

 

OEM kit is impossible to find so i hear, but if anyone knows where to get one let me know, i have decided im shaving the side mouldings and painting the side skirts. all going milano red with a red flake, post pics when done, should be done the weekend.

 

take off the rear wiper, and plug it up w/ the firewall plug, located right beside/behind ur battery.

if you're going for the si-vtec look, maybe just colour match the side mouldings. unpainted side mouldings only look good on a black teg.

imo. buy an '97 itr front lip, then paint that, shave mouldings, and paint sides too. shave the rear wiper squirter and unplug the antenna motor to leave it down.

 

so where exactly is that plug you use to cover your rear wiper. id like to cover that on my car. i already took the front ones of. thanks.

 

what does the S2K antenna kit look like?

 

ahhh i cant find my pics...basically...the s2k antenna is a black, non retractable antenna that is about 5 or 6 inches tall.

Some people like the s2k antenna better becuase it doesnt go 2-3 feet in the air like the stock integra antennas do.

 

ya i have the s2k antanna on mine, about a foot tall, and it's black, here's a pic of it



looks decent bought the car with it on it, but i'd like to get rid of the antanna all together and use XM radio or something

 

ttt

 

do neither

 

I luv it shaved..mmMmmMm...so smooth...mMmMM...oh wait your talking about yoru teg...my bad...OKIE SAME CHOICE!

 

Integra's look alot better with out side moldings imo - But yours is what matters

 

k job is done, pics will be posted this evening, i have the sides mouldings painted and side skirts painted to blend also front oem lip painted

 

yes i wanna see this as i have a 97 rs and wanted to paint the moldings as well as stock skirts. How much did you pay, how much should this typically cost fellas?