The Rude HB's - Hawaiian Panda Civic

[The Rude HB]

looks good man. where did you get your gauge and climate control lights? and what size bulbs for the climate control? whats plans after you get it painted?

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I got em from Ebay.

I forgot what size. gimme some time to fin dout . i bought them a long time ago. ill kee p u posted.

 

[The Rude HB]

civic hatch..

do u have experience making flat blacks a little more glossier? if u do do you have any pics handy? le tme know thanks...


oh yeah. by the way guys. I used #74 blue LED's off of ebay.

 

[the mexican]

I decided to go with a variation of color and went with a White (main body paint job) with contraasting blacks (trims & molding & some flat black on the rear bumpers and hood) and blue lights as a theme color.

Heres pics of me messing with blue LED's



EEYY DUDEE!!! Howw did u change the lights of the A/C System?? did u pulled out all the dashboard??? i want to change them too but i dk how :S

 

[OTiS133]

gauge cluster bulbs are fairly easy to change. ac unit and ashtray i havent messed with. so the #74 bulbs fit the climate control as well? if so damn i regret givin away my last few bulbs lol

 

[The Rude HB]

Well here's the truth...

#74 actually fit but...I suggest you get LED's that a wider span of light. #74's that I got concentrate its like in only one direction, so I ghetto rigged more lights inside my cluster and A/C gauges. You can see soem hot spots on my car just to show what I mean..

 

[OTiS133]

i do use leds. superbrightleds.com

 

[Jtapiab]

the car is nice. i just would have matched the engine bay and the inside as well.. i saw alot of dust in the paint and some orange peel. color sand and buff that puta. im currently doing that same my coupe.but there is nothing in mine. other then my stearing whell in my seat.

 

[the mexican]

Well here's the truth...

#74 actually fit but...I suggest you get LED's that a wider span of light. #74's that I got concentrate its like in only one direction, so I ghetto rigged more lights inside my cluster and A/C gauges. You can see soem hot spots on my car just to show what I mean..

And hoow did u changee the A/C Bulbs???

 

[Sleeperzzz95]

Lovin the whole body work an paint process. I want to do the same thing but we dont have anything like that around here! Kudos!!!

 

[matt96ex]

amazing work man! nice job. how long have you been doin bodywork and paint?

 

[The Rude HB]

gauge cluster bulbs are fairly easy to change. ac unit and ashtray i havent messed with. so the #74 bulbs fit the climate control as well? if so damn i regret givin away my last few bulbs lol

Yeah they fit. however, I rigged up extra LED's to spread the light around the cluster better as well.

 

[mobstarr808]

I welcome all opinions even if they are negative. Just remember before you leave negative feedback....Its easy to be a critic who's never done the work for themselves

Id rather have someone tell me something based on their own personal experiences

I dont give a s**t about the negative ones either, but if u feel strongly about it im fine with you posting it here..

It wouldnt change my mind about what my styling of the car would be. Its still a work in progress

Im not aiming to be 100% JDM either. and its not supposed to be a cookie-cutter hatchback

I just wanted to share my painting experience here mostly. enjoy and I appreciate the feedbacks

 

[mobstarr808]

^^Great and inspiring work bro... Congrats^^

 

[mobstarr808]

Well here's the truth...

#74 actually fit but...I suggest you get LED's that a wider span of light. #74's that I got concentrate its like in only one direction, so I ghetto rigged more lights inside my cluster and A/C gauges. You can see soem hot spots on my car just to show what I mean..

Gently file the heads of the LEDs down (till flat). Buff to a gloss (my girls nail buffer worked perfect). Walla! Wide spectrum LEDs.

 

[The Rude HB]

amazing work man! nice job. how long have you been doin bodywork and paint?

1 1/2 years.....and that's only experience on my car

You just got to take your time that's all there is to it. and a s**t load of patience

 

[The Rude HB]

Update....I repainted my bumper and fixed whatever I messed up a couple months ago. Looks a lot better now..

 

[The Rude HB]

Dont know if I want to keep the H badge on anymore....

 

[the mexican]

u need to go down man, it look like a 4x4, but u are doing an excelent job.

 

[The Rude HB]

Today, I finished wiring all my lights.
My fog lights work
And I know some fanboys like to bash on Halo projectors for no good reason, so save yourself the trouble.
I like them em.

I took more shots when it got darker to see how they look. Im happy.

Next project, Engine swap....

 

[1Lowcoupe]

To go through all the trouble of painting the whole car, not start with the interior, and the right fender doesn't match the rest of it..