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Old 04-24-2008, 07:55 AM
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OK guys. most of you may have seen this car once before. this winter she played transformers with me and i terned her around. see for yourself. list of mods on the bottom of the page.

when i first bought the car. slow and silly looking!!!





then the mods start. same ugly rims. apexi N1 springs intake. carbon fiber hood honda factory spoiler.



THEN I DROPED SOME BALLER SEATS IN JDM HEADLIGHTS AND SOME TINTS









some coil overs tein flex and some jdm style fogs





and now the surprise of the day. the pics u saw prior to this are all pics before this year. just puled her out of the garage. ladys and gents the new and improved




then a front lip !!!!!


i know its alot of pics but its worth the time.

list of mods
honda oem spoiler
honda oem lip kit
apexi n1 exhaust
tein flex coil overs
recaro seats out of DC5
twm short shifter
rear disk breaks
volk CE28N's
JDM black housing headlights
dc5 itr shift boot.
dc2 shift **** ITR
tints
vis racing carbon fiber hood
DC sports front strut tower bar
tein rear strut tower bar
K swap in garage and saving for parts.

feed back welcome please no flaming
and don't worry the plates are not were i live nor is the car there.



newest pics



oh snizzzy






I swear safety first




these make the car
















Oh and BTW



Modified by recaroem2 at 11:53 AM 10/28/2008


Modified by recaroem2 at 12:07 PM 10/28/2008
Old 04-24-2008, 08:23 AM
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looks good bro. now you need the front part of the kit
Old 04-24-2008, 08:29 AM
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fornt of kit does not work witht he fogs. bought a CF front lip and its int he mail on its way to me!!!!!
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how's the type flex riding for you? it's quite stiff compared to the basics/ss.

i think the flexs are 670 front and 780 rear. and the basics/ss is 340 front and 450 rear.
Old 04-24-2008, 08:33 AM
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car handles like a dream on smooth roads. any imperfection in the road causes mad issues. and mad bump stear. would never put these on a daily driver and or a car that does not wanna hit up a track. but thats just my opinion
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have yet to see a CF lip on a 04-05...
post up once you install it!
Old 04-24-2008, 08:49 AM
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thanks for the heads up.

I do find the basics stiff enough for basic road handling and the flexs looked delicious but they were double the stiffness so i was like hmmm.

but thanks again!
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Your car looks bang on man, friggin sweet. Which CF lip did you get, the mugen or type r style? Ive got the mug on the way, and a new front bumper...i know how it feels to let all the anxiety out, props on a sweet ride.
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the front kit does work with the fog cause it worked for me.
Old 04-24-2008, 11:12 AM
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wtf i was told by alot of people it wont work and i was told that it woudlent fit from honda themselves. did u have to do any modification for it to fir?
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Very nice! What rails did you use on the Recaros?
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looks good. i like ce28s
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looks great! rims and lip kit made a world's difference
Old 04-24-2008, 06:37 PM
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Nice, I like the new and improved version
good work
Old 04-24-2008, 08:59 PM
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Car looks good man, the wheels looks nice. there are quite a few 04-05 (including myself) that's rocking an aero front with factory fogs, they fit with just a little trimming
Old 04-25-2008, 04:25 AM
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thanks for the feed back guys. and the rails for the recaro's. i used the dc5 rails and cut and welded them to fit. nothing welded to the frame.
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Default Re: the new and improved build thread (recaroem2)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by recaroem2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wtf i was told by alot of people it wont work and i was told that it woudlent fit from honda themselves. did u have to do any modification for it to fir?
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yeah a lil mod and time but it came out great, people told me the same but i wanted them so i made it work. but on your ride
Old 04-26-2008, 11:46 AM
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i will see how the CF one come sin. if i dont like it. ill get the factory one
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Holy crap! Armrest! What center consel is that?
any mods you have to do to get that to fit right?

also...

very sick ride!
Tow hooks! Nice!

Finally found some one else rockin' tow hooks on their ems
Old 04-26-2008, 08:11 PM
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wow man looks really nice
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EM2_Kid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Holy crap! Armrest! What center consel is that?
any mods you have to do to get that to fit right?

also...

very sick ride!
Tow hooks! Nice!

Finally found some one else rockin' tow hooks on their ems</TD></TR></TABLE>
04-05 come with armrest, mostly.
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there are no cf lips for the 04-05
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by usnpr21 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">there are no cf lips for the 04-05</TD></TR></TABLE>

i also have never seen a cf lip for the 04-05's... If you guys have found a company that makes one please do tell the rest of us ... other than that i dont know why many others claim they're getting a cf lip for their vic when there is no such

btw car looks clean!
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the arm rest is stock. no modification to fit. the cf lip is lagit. looka nice, pics soon. thanks for the feed back
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Very nice! I like the new look. Do you have any more pics of the exterior? Those ce28 really set the car off. Hope your swap goes well.


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