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Real Name: Jeff
Ride: 2007 Honda Accord EX-L
Color: Graphite Pearl
Engine: k24a8 2.4L i4
Tranny: Automatic
Status: Fresh
Organizations: EliteCM.net, DriveAccord.net, V6P.net

Location: Winter Haven, FL
Occupation: Student
Interests: Messing with cars, computers, playing baseball & football, and playing video games

Mods Installed:
Engine:
Silver eBay oil catch can

Suspension/Handling/Braking:
Bridgestone Potenza G019 Grid (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/BigPic.jsp?sidewall=Blackwall&tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Potenza+G+019+Grid) 205/60/R16 tires
eBay strut tower bar
17mm Acura TL rear sway bar

Exterior:
OEM 03-05 Accord Coupe exhaust tip
3M Color Stable tint (30% front, 15% rear)
White LED license plate lights
OEM wheel locks

Interior:
Soundgate AUXHOND3 RCA input adapter
Moleskin felt tint protection
MT shift boot
Blue LED courtesy door lights
Blue CCFL trunk lights

Mods Waiting for Installation:
Acura Legend GS dual piston calipers

Future Mods and Plans:
Inspire Foglights

Car History:
Bought it from Hill Nissan with 65k on it as a replacement to my previous car that I totaled.

Pictures:

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Welcome. Looks good Jeff! Now you just need Skizot to hook you up with a engine bay detail! Just fuckin wit ya but serious at the same time. LOL!!!

Hah, yeah. My intake is probably getting angry with all that dust in my engine bay, lol.

I really want to get the 05 accord coupe front lip and mod it onto my car, but like I said, money's hard to come by, especially when I'm still in high school and can't get a job during the school year.

Yeah dont worry about it. You got plenty of time to mod. Do what you can when you can and dont go outside your budget. It's just a car, you'll have plenty to play with during your lifetime.

Welcome to the Elite.

Welcome to ECM man take you time modding, and do it right

thanks, guys.

lol, to be honest, I like this place a lot more than gen7accord, seems like there's more activity on here!

Can't wait until I get those blue LED bulbs for my car. I'm going to follow these (http://elitecm.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=246) instructions. I'll be the stock dude with the cool interior lighting! :D

welcome another FL-CM !

Welcome to the elite Jeff. Its about time you made a profile.

Does anyone know of any other cosmetic mods I could do to my car? I guess I could get rid of the black door studs, but I kinda like the black accent on my car.

welcome!

man i miss high school; sadly only been out of there a year haha.


as far as cheap exterior/interior mods go you could black out the chrome window lining. orrrr for ~60bucks you could get the 20mm TLS RSB. i think that was my first mod back in junior year of high school lol.


(my bad for the grammar, typing this from my phone... )

welcome to the elite! nice intake, ive got the same one.

Hmm.... blacking out the chrome sounds like a good idea. I think I'll try photoshopping a pic of my car to see how it looks. That is, after all, the only chrome left on my car, besides the logos. And I think if I can't find a TSX intake manifold for a decent/cheap price, I'll just get the RSB and wait on IM. I've got enough money for the RSB, but the IM is kind of iffy. It depends on the seller's offer and yadda yadda. Thanks.

the sway bar is a worthy mod for handling and i highly recommend it but i would still go with the im first. i am also in the process of blacking out the chrome minus the honda logo front and rear. im using blackout tape to cover the chrome. should be hear soon. browse through the profiles. many other members have done it and it looks good!

Nice! I went and did it in photoshop anyways just to see how it looks, lol.

Before
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After
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Looks pretty good! What kind of blackout tape did you use?

this is the site i purchased it from, i got two rolls because someone on the forum mentioned it took them 1.5 rolls to do the job.

http://www.midwayautosupply.com/p-30716-trimbrite-blackout-tape-t9005.aspx

Cool. I wonder if those chrome trims are removable... I could try painting them. Eh, I guess the tape would be easier.

I just read somewhere else that the tape shrunk after time and heat. Hmmm....

ive heard the strips are pretty difficult to remove and ive seen some reviews were people were happy with the outcome of the tape. my opinion is that it is a cheap mod and since it is just a tape, if some thing were to go wrong you just peel it off and think of a different way of approaching it.

I've actually done the mod with the blackout tape already. Check my profile for the pics of it. Its easy as hell to do. The tape is cheap (price wise) and if it does shrink or whatever, just reapply. Mine has been on the car since last September.

Welcome to ECM Jeff, you FL guys have all the fun, LOL.

That does look nice! I'm tempted to call Autozone and see if they have any!

Edit: Ok maybe this is something found only online. There aren't any local stores that have it.

Check PepBoys. Sometimes they have this off the wall shit.

there aren't any pepboys near me... :\

do the RSB asap !
for the $ its one of my fav mods.... whole new car when yur done

What kind of differences did you get with your car's handling? Also, is there a DIY on this site somewhere that shows what parts I need (part numbers specifically)?

I went to an Acura parts store, and they have like a million different parts just for the RSB, lol. Also, should I get the 20mm or just the 17mm one?

20 mm. http://acuraautomotiveparts.org/acura/jsp/mws/prddisplay.jsp?inputstate=5&catcgry1=TL&catcgry2=2005&catcgry3=4DR+SPORT+SUMMER+TIRE&catcgry4=KA6MT&catcgry5=REAR+LOWER+ARM&ListAll=All&vinsrch=no&systemcomp=&vinnoT=&trim=&trans=&view=normal  part #'s 3,4 & 5.

awesome, thanks. do I need two of item numbers 4 and 5?

yep

awesome, i'm going to convince my parents to get it right now, lol. $53.76 total, that's a really good price! My parents are hard to convince, lol, even when I tell them that I'm paying for it! Maybe if I give them the exact price

tell them that this mod is for safety reasons, when your car goes around turn it has body roll ( where the car rolls away from the turn ). replacing the sway bar allows your car to hug the ground better creating better cornering and control.

Alright, thanks Icebox! Is there like a large noticeable difference between the TL-S one and the stock Accord one? I'm eager to find out! lol

oh yea, when you do get the tl-s one compare the size diference, i think the stock one is 14mm. tiny! and after the install go around a sharp turn and enjoy the difference.

I just finished test driving my new Acura TL-S 20mm rear anti-sway bar, and I'm pretty impressed. Right turns are a lot easier as far as reducing body roll, and I was able to take a left turn going ~43mph. I then tried that same turn going 50mph, and ended up oversteering the car, which was admittedly my first time having that happen.  I was able to correct myself though and keep from skidding into the ditch. :P

All in all, I'm happy with it, and it was a pretty easy install (~30 minutes).

Next up, TSX IM! Woo!

Welcome to ECM. The custom load nav screen is pretty cool.

Definitly use the black out tape.  I took my molding off and painted it.  Two problems with doing that is, one its a pain in the ass to take the trim off because its very easy to mess it up (its as thin as a tin can). Two the paint will start to peel after a while.  But another cheap mod is black housing your headlights.  And you will be satisfied with the interior LEDs, I love them everytime i get in my car

My TSX IM should be here this Thursday or Friday! I got it for $60 shipped on k20a.org! Woo! The only thing I need to do is paint it, because the guy who sold it to me was in the process of polishing it, so it's all scratched up and stuff, lol. I'm going to paint it a low gloss black, and I think I'm going to paint the top covers black too, since they seem to be fading.

I need to get that blackout tape sometime, too.

Jeff, just go slow and steady you will get where you want your Gen7 to be…

Drop and wheels do make the most difference to our cars appearance….

Yeah, i think im gonna start saving for some lowering springs.

What part of FL you in?

Winter Haven. The closest Pepboy's was like all the way on the other side of Lakeland. :\

Added pics of my painted intake tube. I'll replace them with fuller pics once I get my TSX IM installed.

liking the black pipe....   (no homo)

Good thing you said no homo because that would've been too easy.

Jeff how far is Winter Haven from FL ? You should try and come out for a meet someday... how do you like the K & N intake?

Winter Haven is like smack in the middle of Florida. About an hour and a half away from Orlando.

As far as my intake goes, I'm loving it. Sure I probably should've gotten a CAI, but my SRI does the job, plus it sounds nice.

The ride is coming along very nicely. A job well done.

Pics added of my new TSX IM!

looks good
did you paint that with the high gloss?
i used low gloss and dont remember mine being so shiny

what are your detailed thoughts of the TSX IM ?
pros cons sounds increases etc...

Well, the paint I got was low-gloss, but it may have gotten so glossy because I put 6 coats on it, lol.  :twisted: No cons, though, lol.

I also did a quick wipe-down of the engine bay, and I have to say that it looks A LOT cleaner just from that. I didn't do anything fancy, just used a damp cloth.  :sad:

So... what's next!? I'm trying to figure out what I should save up for, whether it be engine performance or suspension. I'm kind of leaning towards getting some more engine mods, but what?

Any suggestions? lol

Performance:
ralco pullies - you can probably find a new pair for sale on here for like $140ish
might cost like 100-150 for install tho.... its not easy and going to be pretty damn difficult depending on your tool collection and lift availability
esp with the bolt ons you have now the pullies highlight the increases SO much more
alternator/power steering/and crank pullies are in the kit
read somewhere that oem weight = 5.9lbs ralcos = 1.6lbs (368% lighter) and your engine will very much appreciate the load reduction ) you'll appreciate it also haha
probably the best performance mod i have done, at least i think so

total price 240-300 range unless you install or find one of our EliteCM brothers to help you, then it might be around $140 + case of beer haha

or a few to think about... rims, tires, grills up front, stripping the black vinyl off your door pillars, lowering springs and shocks / coilovers, front strut tower bar, new performance spark plugs, OBX oil catch can
GL man

Nice Jeff.... do you feel any diff with the TSX IM? I like the way you painted the intake..

Are these underdrive pullies that I keep reading about on here? I always wondered what they are/do, but I went to a website, Unorthodox Racing, I think, and they were like $400 for three different ones, lol. Is it really that hard to install? Is there a DIY anywhere?

Stripping the door pillars sounds like a cool idea, but I think I'm going to keep them; I like having the gold/black color balance on my car.  :twisted: No cons, though, lol.[/quote]
Thanks. I didn't really want to paint the throttle body black, because that thing is way more delicate than the others, lol.

Hey nice ride, your mods are coming along nicely i see. Do you like the sound of that k&n intake... i'm still indifferent b/w that and fujita f5...

I think it sounds pretty sweet, although I've never heard any other intakes, so I wouldn't know. I do have a youtube video of my car, but of course they never do justice as far as sound quality goes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeWC35wvasQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeWC35wvasQ)

Ok, so my first decision was to get some Ralco pulleys, but it seems as though everyone here would much rather prefer to lower the car first. With that in mind, and in addition to my noobtastic knowledge of springs/shocks, what all am I going to need? From what I've gathered here on this website, I am going to need: 1) Springs - I'm in a split decision between Tein and Eibach, 2) Ingalls Rear Camber Kit, and 3) Shocks (clueless on this part). Is this everything I'll need? Also, what is the difference between springs and coilovers?

At this point I think the Eibach Pro-Kit is the most popular here on ECM (or maybe would the Sportline kit make more of a difference?), so I guess I'll go with that.

I'd also like to keep in mind that money is an issue here, so I'd like to keep the budget as low as possible. Thanks.

check out my pics...
i have eibach pro kit springs
and you should replace the shocks, a good choice would be the tokico blue shocks/struts or KYB's... you can find these on ebay shipped for like $300 or less
you dont HAVE to buy shocks...but whenever you lower yur car its gonna put ALOT more stress on OEM shocks...eventually leading to the early death of them
also...almost all shocks are made for any accord (4cyl or v6, interchangable)
springs will be specifically made for the 4cyl

i dropped about 1.4" in the front and 1.3" in the back
(squeezing 2 fingers in front, squeezing 1 finger in back)
sets it up for a lot more aggressive of a stance, i can send you alot more pics if you wanna have a closer look for yourself, i absolutely love it
handling is a dream now... such a HUGE difference

thennn yur gonna need 2 ingalls camber kits, one for each rear wheel, should run you around $150
this is composed of 2 bars on each wheel... the toe bar and camber bar (may not be correct terms) but they replace your lower arms in the back making them adjustable so yur wheels arent like this
/ \    and more like this  l l

Eibach pro-kit springs - $175-250  sportline springs will give you an extra half inch drop for around same price, maybe a lil more
Tokico shocks/struts - $250-300
Ingalls Rear Camber Kit - $130-160

installation - anywhere from $160-400
i got a great deal on my install

GL man...its alot of cash but its very worth it visually and performance wise


also i have the ralco set... it was $140 shipped, bought from a EliteCM member, normally these are $200 new
unorthodox racing pullies are the best, however easily another $100 to the price tag

Damn, this was a lot more than I'd expect it to be, lol. I guess I'm screwed, because I don't have the means of just coughing up $700 - 1 grand for all of this. I'm still in high school, and as you know it's fucking hard to make money at this time. I guess I'll have to stick with the pulleys....

Did you install your pulleys yourself, or did you take them to a shop?

I would definitely do the suspension. I have begun the process. I got my Eibach Pro-Kit for 224.95 and my Ingalls rear camber kit for 140.00. The installation for me is going to be $419 which included the springs and camber installation and an alignment, I'm sure I am getting ripped but it is my only choice. Youll need another alignment 4-6 weeks later. With the Eibach Pro-Kit the drop is so mild that you can do with out upgrading your struts. You want get as low of a drop, but itll work. Tein H-Techs are an even milder drop. With the Sportline I believe that you will need performance struts, but I am not really sure. Thien is your man when it comes to all the details. He helped my through the process of picking parts.

yeah forgot to mention the alignment... its absolutely necessary after install

i got suspension install for $160 and alignment for $90
kinda lucked out and got a good deal

it is possible to do install yourself but difficult, it took 2 guys at a garage with the car on a lift almost an hour and a half to get all 3 off and changed
the crank required a 4 foot breaker bar and removal of my crank plate
got pretty intense, power tools werent enought for the crank bolt to break loose

pulleys install will range from$125-175 i would think.... $125 for me personally
there may be a write up somewhere how to do it...

Alright, thanks. I know a friend of my parents who does automotive work, and he said it was pretty easy as long as you know what you're doing. Maybe I can get him to help me.

Did you notice any improvements after installing the pulleys? Basically what I'm asking is that is it worth the $175-200? lol

Oh and one quick question: I can just simply paint the orange dipstick, right? I was thinking of painting it black to match everything else, lol.

The pulleys did make a huge difference in the cars pull…

Check the last pic in my profile for that one dude. In short, yes.

Winter Haven, huh? I may want to eventually trade my TL-S wheels for some stock wheels + cash if I can ever sell the car. I'll keep you in mind.

Also, if you're ever in Tampa, we should meet up.

Definitely keep me updated! You just sparked my interest for those TL-S wheels! lol. Are they in pretty good shape? Just drop me a PM and we can figure out the price difference!

Tampa's a bit away from me, but if I head there for anything I'll let you know.

Nice sig Jeff... Loving the Lime Green, I know someone else that uses that color.

Hah thanks, I wonder who uses that color... :shock:

Yeah. Lose the pinstripe. Your car isn't an old man's Buick.

^ +1

I need to remove mine to. Green and poop brown isn't the best combo in my opinion, and its a free mod:)

Shit, that's all I needed to know. I'm heading to my car with a bottle of goo-gone in one hand, and a strong fingernail on the other right now!

It's funny how even the little things are streamlined. You have a green car with the typical brown pinstripe, and all of our cars come with a silver grill which only matches the silver car, lol.

Edit: What a PITA! But it's off now, and it does look a lot better!

POLL TIME!

Who thinks that I should strip the black door pillars on my car? I'll start a tally!

DO IT !!!.... heres a few pics of exactly how yours will look.
Tons of heat (heatgun or hair dryer)
lots of goo be gone
a nice sharp razor blade (be careful not to cut too deep and get into the paint
be careful not to scratch the paint while trying to rub off  excess glue

pre-drop (just puked in my mouth a little)
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Haha I should've known you were going to say to do them. Thanks for those pics, though.

Yay - 1, Nay - 0

Updated. Modded myself a cold cathode trunk light. I had one in my computer, and decided to put it to better use.

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I couldn't get any better pics because I was only able to take this one before the battery fucking died.  

Added a few thigs to my profile, and had to remove all but one of my linked pics. Been having problems editing my profile with all of them. You can still see all of the photos at http://www.alpha27.net/car (http://www.alpha27.net/car) though.

I'm starting to run out of engine mods to do! Lol. Right now I'm starting to move onto suspension a little bit. My first priority mod at this moment is the OEM v6 6MT strut tower bar. One of these days I'm going to check around at some local junkyards and see if i get lucky.

I wish I could do engine mods! Now you just need to drop it. Everything looks good.

Are your parents not letting you? There are a couple free things you could do, like the TB coolant bypass, remove the resonator, and get rid of the noise-reduction walls on the inside of your airbox.

I really want to drop my car too. One of these days I may buy some springs if I can find a good deal.

My Dad wont let me. He said said I got a four door four cylinder automatic for a reason.

Added a blue ambient LED light today. I replaced the boring amber one that shines down on the shifter and cupholder. It looks pretty neat. Nearly every interior light I have is blue, lol. I've also ordered a white LED for my license plate, since the stock one looks pretty disgusting. I have no clue why I'm so infatuated with lights.

nice =)

Can you for sure tell a difference with all the engine mods you have done? I was just trying to think about how much of a difference the bolt ons make.

Definitely can. I'd say that the Ralco pulleys made the biggest difference.

K&N Intake - Car pulls harder at high RPMs (3k+), and throttle response improved (except in 95F+ weather)
Ralco Pulleys - Car pulls harder in the entire powerband. Most noticeable in low RPMs. The car doesn't chug in 2nd gear anymore, and the car gets up to speed a hell of a lot faster. They also offset the power loss from my SRI when in hot weather
TSX IM - Improved low-end. Similar to the pulleys, but also helped on throttle response
TB bypass - Not much of a difference, maybe a tiny bit better throttle response, but that's it; it did help a little in hot weather
Deleted intake resonator - Not much of a difference either, throttle response doesn't die as fast when in hot weather, kind of like the TB bypass
iVTEC DOHC decals - I can break the sound barrier now. You better watch out.

Regardless of whether or not my throttle response dies when in hot weather with my SRI, I still love the intake. Being a daily driver car, I'll never have to worry about hydrolocking and whatnot, even if it's near-impossible to do.

I'll be posting some updated pics tomorrow hopefully. I'm also going to be getting either a sedan front lip or a coupe front lip for myself for my birthday/Christmas. However, I'm having a hard time deciding. I'm a little discouraged on modifying the coupe lip, but after re-reading Thien's how-to again, it really seems like it just involves slapping on some extra washers and that's it. (Edit: nevermind) If it's not anything extreme like dremeling pieces off, I may go with it. I'd rather get the coupe lip anyways, lol. Maybe someone else who's already done the mod would like to chime in?  :crazy:

I have the HFP coupe lip on my car and it does not need to be modified.  You just need to take the time when putting it on to make sure it fits properly.  It's easier to take your bumper off to install the lip.

Cool, thanks. I'll definitely do that whenever I do end up getting this damned thing. It looks like I'll be getting a netbook for Christmas instead, ironically a day after I started looking for front lips. Oh well, I'll get the lip eventually. The coupe lip definitely looks like sex on the sedan.

Update! New pics!

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Hey! Look at that! A stock old man's brown CM in a field!


Just playing dude. She looks good man.

Hah, thanks.

I also made me a new sig reflecting the new pic. :D

The sig looks real good man. What you use to make it?

drop that bitch asap !

Only if he can convince the old man paying for the car that it would be a sound investment in ensuring the safety of it and its occupants with the improved handling prowess the car will possess.

^that took me two years. It was the first thing I wanted to do. Looks good Jeff. I like the dmm/black theme you have.

Exactly. Actually by the time I'll even get around to dropping my car I'll already be in college on my own income. I'm kind of glad too because it sucks relying on other people for money.

Adobe Photoshop. If anyone wants, I can make them a sig.

I figured it was Photoshop. I almost scored a free copy from my old man and I forgot to get the disc from him. I also keep forgetting to have him mail it to me. Fuck, my memory sucks.

I might just take you up on that offer Jeff once I get the current project installed and clean up the car. Right now, its fucking filthy.

Just for you!

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But yeah, just hit me up with a pic whenever.

Haha! You had to use one of the shitty pics didn't you?

I'll definitely hit you up when I'm ready. I must say, the ghosting of the font looks sick.

Who thinks I should remove my moonroof visor? I think it looks nice since it isn't one of the newer huge ass kinds. Although, I am curious as to how the car will look without one. Maybe I could remove the mooroof visor then get one of those eBay roof spoilers, lol. Any suggestions?

I'm partial to the smooth look.

Free mod ftw. Im with Mike, I prefer the smooth look.

Alright, I'll take it off tomorrow.... fuck that, I'll do it right now! I need to clean it anyways... the rubber gasket thingy is getting all faded.

What do you guys think about getting a roof spoiler? Maybe something like this (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HONDA-03-04-05-06-ACCORD-DX-EX-V6-SEDAN-ROOF-SPOILER_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3a56932ee4QQitemZ250560589540QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories)?

Eh, I'm not a fan, but its not my car. If you like it, go for it.

Well, I got the visor off. It left a goddamn black line across the roof though, and I couldn't get it out. Any ideas on what to use to get it off? It's a residue from the rubber gasket on the visor. I tried Goo-gone, but that didn't do anything.

Try clay barring it Jeff.  Do not get one of those roof spoilers like what you linked on eBay.  Those things look like shit.

Updated my profile with the new exhaust and valve cover.

updates look great!

New signature bitches!

That's hot Jeff. Just my opinion, you may want to consider painting the valve cover bolts as well. That might be taking the murder look too far?

I actually kinda like the contrast. If anything I'd paint them chrome to match the emblem.

lol +1 .... otherwise lookin good

I really need to fix my headlights. Here's some pics:

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Judging from the first pic, it looks like I didn't seal the headlights good enough when I blackhoused them. Is there a special kind of sealant I should use, or would regular silicone sealant work? I've also got to pick up one of those 3M restoration kits. I'm sure that would help.

i had the same problem on my after market headlights. the first pic looks like there is some type clear coat on them. i didnt do anything about and over the coarse of the summer 75%of it came off. not sure if that is the case for the other pics.

Well in the first pic, it seems as though that whatever the hell that is, it's on the inside of the lens, not the outside, because I couldn't wipe it off or anything. Was it the same way with yours?

no mine was on the outside. can you chip it with your naiL?

Actually yes I can. Can this be fixed via the 3M kit, or am I screwed? What did you end up doing? These are the OEM headlights, too.  

Worst case scenario is that if you can't repair the damage, you can always replace the lenses.

That's a good point Tim. I don't know what else you can mine starte peeling like that I didn't know what to also, but as the hot summer days passed it kept spreading. Whatever was loose I would just flake off. Lol by the end of the summer, 75% percent was peeled off. Lol did you put on some sort of clear coat?

Honestly I haven't done anything to the lenses until recently when a friend gave me this pad thing and a stone for polishing the lens or whatever. That didn't even do anything, though.

Did you buy car used?

It originally belonged to my grandfather, who was the first owner.

I think I am going to try wetsanding it tomorrow and see if that'll help, since that is basically what the 3M restoration kit does.

Car looks good! i have to update my profile i am Slammed now lol

You could try Skizot's method. It worked pretty good for me.

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Thanks Mike. Who would've thought that a headlight repair how-to would be in the headlight forum?

I'm going to try to find some time today to do this.

Mine was worse than yours Jeff, just get a kit from advance auto, read the instructions in the pkg and go for it

At least it's nice to know that I'm not the only person with the problem. Jeremy, did you apply any kind of clear coat after you used the restoration kit?

Also, I'm either going crazy or I'm fucking nitpicky, or both, but I spent another hour and a half today fixing the cutouts. What do you guys think?

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(http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/8274/dsc0031w.jpg)

Do you think I should raise it any more, or leave it as is?

They look great Jeff.  Now leave them alone.

i agree! looks perfect. your mind is fucking with you

Wow, that looks really nice Jeff!

I think you should add a rear lip from the V6, and forget about it.

Man, it's been FOREVER since I've posted in my profile thread.

I've had these I-VTEC DOHC decals on my car for awhile now, and I'm starting to feel that they're a little ricey and too show-offy (if that's even a word). Plus, I fucked up and put the driver side decal on a little crooked (it's hard to tell unless you're right up on the car).

(http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1517/20101111172536217.jpg)

(http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/1866/20101111172503734.jpg)

What do you guys think? Get rid of the fuckers? I'm actually surprised that I let myself into getting these in the first place. I've always been a fan of having absolutely no decals besides the OEM emblems, lol.

I like the decals. I just think you should have put them at the bottom of the door. But they do look better on coupes. I think the rubber door edge gaurds look worse lol

Yeah, I thought about removing them once but, I'm still not sure if I want to. Do they really look that bad? Lol. I think they look okay if you're looking at the whole car with the blackhoused headlights and grill.

Jeff, the decals and the door edge guards look like hammered dog shit. Just an FYI.

Damnit Z, haha. Yeah, I'm really thinking about removing the decals. I want to remove the edge guards as well but, in my situation, the car is mine, but isn't actually MINE. My grandfather would question me as to why I took off all the accessories that he paid hundreds of dollars for. I've already removed the splash guards and moonroof visor, haha.

Can the edge guards be put back on down the road? I have no idea how they're put on.

They can. They just pop onto the edge as the name implies.

Sweet.

Operation hammered dog shit removal shall begin this weekend!  >:D

Don't forget to slather it in gas and light it on fire.  :D

Then I'll take my stepdad's F350 and ram it into our pond out back.  :eatthis:

Nah. Get another F350 and strap each truck to either end and pull it apart.

Now that's an idea. I bet that'll fix this damn rattling in my passenger side door i've been getting! I swear to god it comes out of nowhere. I took the panel of like 5 times and blasted the music to find where it comes from, but nothing. It's pissing me off, lol.

I really want to put sound dampening material in my car, but that shit is expensive, and I don't have the time to take out the carpeting and whatnot to fully enclose my cabin.

The flooring/ carpeting department in Home Depot is your friend.

Goddamnit, all of the edgeguards are glued on. I wonder if I could mask the shit out of the door and paint them all DMM.

Just leave it dude.

Goo gone is your friend.

60k bitches!

(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5157/20101223131237789.jpg)

I finally manned up and did it, Z. The decals are no longer! They've been growing old on me anyways. The car looks a lot better now too. I think the more sleeper it is, the better haha.

Now for the door edge guards, I'm not sure if I want to get rid of them yet. I don't want people who get in my car to destroy my door edges, lol.

Man, it's been awhile since I've updated my profile. I've been having a few issues. Most of them I've already talked to Tim about, and he's helped me a lot (thanks!), but I was just curious of everyone else's opinions.

Lately my car's been running very sluggishly. I have to punch the peddle just to get up to speed. I've been thinking about seafoaming the car and seeing if that helps. Also, is there a conveniant way to check the fuel pressure?

Another thing is my car's handling has gone to shit. The car rolls all over the damn place. When I got my car aligned, they suggested new struts. I haven't checked them yet, but my car doesn't seem too bouncy or has any clunking. Just a shitload of body roll.

The last thing is I've noticed is that there seems to be a dead spot in the brake pedal. Is the pedal adjustable at all?

Thanks for the help guys.

Seafoam=good idea. Degraded handling=new dampers is a good idea. Dead spot in brake travel=bleed your brakes.


Or you can skip all that and light your car on fire. :flamethrower: :thumbsup:

By dampers do you mean bushings?

Would I just need to get everything that says bushing in the list from these illustrations? (minus the sway bar ones, I just got those)

Front:
(http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/auto/jsp/mws/catimgs/14sda01_b2710.png)

Rear:
(http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/auto/jsp/mws/catimgs/14sda01_b29.png)

If not, then what would the dampers be?

Shocks and struts.

Ah okay, cool. I think I'm going to start saving up for a Supercup kit. :P

That's the spirit!

BUMP!!!

I installed my OEM fogs today!

(http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/5250/20110504184456595.jpg)

(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/3821/20110504184353928.jpg)

(http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3786/20110504184406693.jpg)

What do you guys think? (Minus the love bug splatters :P)

Looking good Jeff!

Alright, well I'm finally ready to let you all know about what happened. Last friday, I was going around a curve, but then drove too far outside and went into the shoulder. I lost control, over-corrected, spun out, then hit someone's concrete privacy wall. I left without a single scratch, but the car is totalled.

I've been looking around for another Accord. It's a lot of work, but I hope I find something that's nice. Just thought I'd let you guys know.

Oh yeah, I parted out my car yesterday, so within the next couple of weeks I'll probably start throwing some things up for sale.

It was physically painful for me to keep such a secret.

Damn Jeff.. sorry to hear the bad news.. glad you're alright though!!  Good luck on the search.

Tim, you're not the only one. I'm going to remain quiet about other things though. Jeff knows what's up.

Bump!

New car...

http://elitecm.net/forums/index.php?topic=1053.msg20887#msg20887 (http://elitecm.net/forums/index.php?topic=1053.msg20887#msg20887)

You got the right car.  ;)

TL-S bars are a must, but I'm sure you know that.

Actually, I'm going to take a step back from that. I'm not going to mod my car as much as I did with my old one. I'll still do cosmetic and small engine mods, but I don't want to get carried away again. I just don't want to spend unnecessary money, such as having a shop install pulleys, or having the shop install the front TL-S sway bar.

I may just sell my TL-S rear sway, buy the 17mm TL rear sway, throw that on, put the eBay strut tower bar on, and call it a day.

The aux adapter, led license plate lights, and shift boot were the first things I put on my car, haha.

Makes sense. I would definitely get Inspire foglights though, they really change the front end for the better.

Good luck with the car man!

Like the new ride man congrats!

Thanks.

What do you guys think of the 03-05 coupe exhaust tip on my 7.5gen? I kinda like it compared to the round 06-07 tip.

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/4751/20110523184222846.jpg (http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/4751/20110523184222846.jpg)

Nice Jeff!  Car looks CLEAN!  And your pretty good with that camera, real cool shots.

Haha thanks! Actually I have to give credit to my girlfriend for taking those shots! I don't know what she did, but all of my shots sucked haha.

Well then hold on to her!  That'd be so cool if my girl was good with a camera... she'd get so tired of me askin her to take pics of my car though. haha

Jeff, how'd you change that little bulb?

was wondering about the car, just read, dorry to hear about the accident, glad you are ok man!

I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to find the link again, but I found it!

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/566877/2004-honda-accord (http://www.cardomain.com/ride/566877/2004-honda-accord)

As far as where to get the light, I believe this is the correct one:

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=%2Fspecs%2F74_t15.htm (http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=%2Fspecs%2F74_t15.htm)

I never got a chance to take my blue one out of the old car, so I may have to buy a new one. Despite what the guide says about getting the focus LED and not the wide-angle, the one I got was wide-angle, and it worked a lot better. The blue light did shine a little on my rear-view mirror though, but it wasn't annoying or anything. I wonder how the cool white would look. Actually, judging from the above link, the cool white outputs 3 times the amount of light compare to the blue. I would probably stick with blue, haha.

Got my car retinted today with 3M Color Stable:

(http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/9755/20110525185630477.jpg)

I've got to call them back tomorrow morning though because there are a couple small bubbles, and for some reason on my front passenger side window, there are two upside-down 3M logos on the tint, lol. Strange.

And yes, I still need to remove 3 panels of that pinstripe, lol. It's such a damn pain in the ass.

black out that chrome Jeff, it'll look sick

The logos are from the plastic that you pull off to expose the adhesive of the film.

Are they air or water bubbles?  If they are water, don't touch them.  They'll dry out.  If they are air, then if they aren't pushed out in time, they'll dry like that.

Tint is looking good after it has cured. The logos came off in like two swipes with a cotton ball and rubbing alcohol.

I need some of your guys' opinions. I know Mark suggested blacking out the chrome trim... what other things should I do to my car? Eric suggested Inspire foglights, which is very tempting. I'll have to do some research on it. I'm going to take a step back from any serious mods like sway bars or pulleys. Basically, I just want to stick to mods that I can install myself without having to pay a shop.

I took a bunch of Z's advice on his custom icebox... I plan on gutting out the baffles in the stock airbox, then I'm going to take the intake resonator that I still have from my old car and cut it up to use the piping as a CAI extension. Hopefully the piping is long enough to get what I want.

I know I posted the pics in the other thread, but I thought that I'd continue progress in here.

So here is where I'm at so far. I've gone from this:

(http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/6683/20110603145422587.jpg)

To this:

(http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8928/20110603162750194.jpg)

I'm debating on installing it without any support mounts to see how well it holds. I found that rubber pipe fitting and all the hose clamps from our shed, so I saved a trip to Lowes. :D

I got it installed... haven't test driven it yet.

(http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4440/20110603173606999.jpg)

Only one problem, though. When Honda upgraded the intake on the 06-07 Accords, they even increased the diameter of the pipes of the intake resonator. So I basically just put in straight pipe, but the diameter is the smaller one from the 03-05 Accord. We'll see how it goes when I test drive it.

Edit: Gave it a test drive. Car felt slower... RPM's were slower too. Guess I'll have to put the resonator back in. Back to the drawing board!

Other than that though, it sounded nice. It's no K&N intake, but you could hear it more. After around 3,000RPM though, the engine was louder than the intake.

Haha!  :laugh:

At least you gave it a try. That's what trial and error are all about man.

Did you retain the stock air filter? Maybe adding a cone filter and removing the stock one could help...

For now I'm going to stick with the stock air filter. I don't have any plans on adding an aftermarket intake anytime soon. If I do any mods to the intake, it will be DIY, aside from maybe a K&N drop-in.