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Real Name: Luke
Ride: 03 Accord Sedan EX
Color: Satin Silver Metallic
Engine: I4
Tranny:5MT
Status:

Location:Northern Maine
Occupation:Graphic Designer/Production Manager (Vinyl Decal/Wraps/Embroidery/Silk Screen Shop/Trophies)
Interests: Cars, Women, Money, The Outdoors, Lake, Camping
Organizations:
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Mods Installed:

Mods Waiting for Installation: 18" Primax 925/Tires, Window Tint, Front Lip, Spoiler

Future Mods and Plans: HID's, LED Interior Kit, Stereo Setup, Tinted Tails, Blackhoused Or ebay smoked Headlights

Car History:Bought it wrecked (light passenger T-bone) from my 'father in law's' shop. Did alot of the taking apart myself, worked alongside during rebuild etc.. And its getting paint this week (7/21)

Pictures:
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff10/Luke68Polaris/AccordLeftRear.jpg)

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff10/Luke68Polaris/AccordRight.jpg)

Where are you in northern Maine Luke?  You should try to come to some of the New England events. 

Welcome to the Elite.

Doesn't look like the repairs should have been to bad! Welcome to ECM!!!

welcome to the forum and hope to see you in main soon, i go up there every once so often to kittery and freeport for the outlets

Welcome aboard.....just some minor damage, nothing you dont seem to have under control. Are you going to be keeping it silver?

Im north of 'Northern Maine'
I can throw rocks at canada, Border patrol are every 3 cars, and moose cross my lawn every morning.
Van Buren, Im 45 Minutes north of Presque Isle, 3.5 hours north of Bangor, 5.5 From Augusta, and 7ish From Portland

I'd love to make some events, but A hectic Work schedule, and school limit me.  Maybe if there's one a little later in summer? I'd have to make a week out of it (vacations, family, sight seeing) to make it worth it.



L.L Bean and Cabelas? I thought there was one a little farther south? We usually go on february break and catch a UMaine Bears Game


Yup, Had rear door already in the yard, pulled and skimmed the front one, Had to do some cutting/spot welding in the pillar location, pulled the rocker. Needed an airbag which I grabbed from the yard. got the seat re-sewn. She will be staying SSM, All it's getting is a re-spray in some areas, bumpers and hood (might have been in previous accident, what Im assuming is a safety bumper? (pre-bumper metal attachment) was bent and hood had been re-painted already) Front door, pillar and rocker area.

welcome to the elite!!

Welcome to the Elite man. Good luck with the project and hope you get that CM back in tip top shape soon. Hope to see you at some NECM meets in the future

Welcome! It's always nice bringing a car back from the "dead". Luckily it looks like you don't have to do too much to this one, and you pretty much have all the hard stuff out of the way. Should be a nice one, keep the pics updated!

Its been awhile!  After I got her fixed I hit a couple bumps and wasn't able to mod as much as I wanted.

Coming soon is tint and crystal headlights, tinted tails (leaving reverse strip clear)  My system is 60% there, waiting on a harness, cubby kit and H/U and possibly a new amp?  Debating on dropping it, don't like the front height.

A TSX IM is hopefully on the way from faiths partout.

Wont be getting the lip, it'd be torn up around here.

Some pics,

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff10/Luke68Polaris/100_3813.jpg)

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff10/Luke68Polaris/100_3812.jpg)

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff10/Luke68Polaris/100_3811.jpg)

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff10/Luke68Polaris/100_3893.jpg)

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff10/Luke68Polaris/100_3894.jpg)

Looks good all fixed up

Hadn't dressed the tires/wheelwells in that those picture but still looks sharp.  Anyone have any tips on cleaning up the engine bay? degreased it but I want to have the metals by the pully shine a little more, kinda like where the oil spilled on the IM haha

looking good you can try some simplegreen for the engine bay then top it off with some  CD-2 Engine Detailer that does wonders

There are a lot of things you can do detail the engine.  It really depends on how far you want to take it.  Degreasing it is a start.  Using brushes to get into tight spots are very helpful.  For the metal that is rusted and tarnished, you can get some 1000, 2000, or 3000 grit sandpaper to get the metal clean, then polish it.

Has anyone ever sanded/polished the IM?

Ill probably try some brushes on the pulley side, to much crevices for me to sand.

Yes, there was a guy that polished their IM.  It looked pretty good.

Just ordered my HID's today, 55w 5k Highs, 35w 5k Lows.

Paid 100 Shipped, Gonna try the install myself

Ahh someone is already starting on the winter projects. I need a new pair of HID myself.

Make sure you aim em low

And not using the OEM HL. Just saying.

my tsx mani is port/polished, did it before I installed it 8-)

Porting and polishing an IM is different from polishing the exterior of an IM.  One is for looks, while the other is for performance.

Can I ask why? Itll have some crystal black hl's on in a couple months, but whats wrong with HID's in stock housing?

Beam pattern is everywhere, like it being on high beams

Because halogen housings are not meant to have HID bulbs.  The reflector of halogen housings have "hot spots" which are designed to reflect a little bit of light above the cutoff line.  When you put bulbs that are 5-10 times brighter it creates glare which is just like having your high beams on.  It may be brighter for you, but it's unsafe for other cars on the road.

Gotcha, So im assuming some projectors is the fix?  Would these work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-07-HONDA-ACCORD-HALO-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHTS-JDM-BLACK-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQfitsZYearQ3a2003Q7cMakeQ3aHondaQ7cModelQ3aAccordQQhashZitem483d168c77QQitemZ310262533239QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-07-HONDA-ACCORD-HALO-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHTS-JDM-BLACK-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQfitsZYearQ3a2003Q7cMakeQ3aHondaQ7cModelQ3aAccordQQhashZitem483d168c77QQitemZ310262533239QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-07-ACCORD-HALO-PROJECTOR-BLK-HEADLIGHTS-DAYTIME-LED-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQfitsZYearQ3a2003Q7cMakeQ3aHondaQ7cModelQ3aAccordQQhashZitem2eb1c15f12QQitemZ200550735634QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-07-ACCORD-HALO-PROJECTOR-BLK-HEADLIGHTS-DAYTIME-LED-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQfitsZYearQ3a2003Q7cMakeQ3aHondaQ7cModelQ3aAccordQQhashZitem2eb1c15f12QQitemZ200550735634QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories)


These were my original choice, having no smoked amber at all and no angel eyes (not a fan of those), But they arent projectors?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-04-05-06-07-HONDA-ACCORD-2-4DR-JDM-BLACK-HEADLIGHTS-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQfitsZYearQ3a2003Q7cMakeQ3aHondaQ7cModelQ3aAccordQQhashZitem56415040c1QQitemZ370462965953QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-04-05-06-07-HONDA-ACCORD-2-4DR-JDM-BLACK-HEADLIGHTS-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQfitsZYearQ3a2003Q7cMakeQ3aHondaQ7cModelQ3aAccordQQhashZitem56415040c1QQitemZ370462965953QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories)

Actually, those projectors suck.  There's a reason why those kinds of headlights are so cheap.  It's because they are cheap.  Your best option is to get a projector retrofit.  That way the output will be good and you will do it safely.

Don't have that kind of money.

I'd wait and do it right.  If you source the parts and do the work yourself, it's not that expensive.

I wouldn't know where to start. Ill dig a little, but it's unlikely,  What makes a "good" projector? not trying to sound like a smartass, but why are the ones I posted less than superior?

Because they are cheap fog light projectors.  The lens quality is low and the projector design is very poorly engineered.  A good projector to use is a TSX projector.  It's reasonably priced and has great output and beam pattern.

Or e46 poiwered with 55w of awesome that'll kill the TSX. The TSX isn't a great projector IMO. I'd say go with the FX-R. Same ease of install and a much better output.

Price.....

Compare prices on TRS. Not much of a difference for gobs more light. I'd say its worth it.

Everyone will have their own opinions.  Go with whatever fits your budget and looks best to you.  I have had TSX projectors and really liked them.  I'm just speaking from my experience.

Welcome dude, enjoy the site....

Obviously, who doesn't know that :D. I read wrong though, thought you guys were talking about port/polishing.

You'd be surprised.