Cheap Things to do to your 96-00 Civic

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also if you have manual side mirrors you can take the handle out and make some space inside the housing by removing some plastic (craftsman tools suck..this plastic can break the metal..) and then wire some tweeters with the door speaker and throw them in there...its a good like nook for them and people never know they are there so they wont bash window and jack you
 


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Upgrade to factory EX or Si tweeters. It's easy to find them for $40 as a set. Pretty easy.
 

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FartCanMan said:
how did u guys get ur vents out?
Well, i used a flat tool are a knife, they pop rite out. (but becareful)
 

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lip kits always change up the look of you car quite a bit and is not too much out of you pocket. Shift nobs always look good if you dont go to autozone or C.R.A.P. for them. Try to stay away from stickering up your car, face it they dont make it any faster and are way to buisy to look at.
 

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sky9 said:
Well, i used a flat tool are a knife, they pop rite out. (but becareful)
yeh i used a flathead screwdriver,came out easy,then just pops back in.
 

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NOFX said:
Upgrade to factory EX or Si tweeters. It's easy to find them for $40 as a set. Pretty easy.

Unless you have a Sedan. They only fit coupes and hatchies. :cry:
 

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JDM headlight look. Paint them black and disconnect the parking light wires so only the headlights are on.
Short throw shifter...don't buy cheap.
JDM fog lights.
One of the MOST important things to do to combat the typical Honda rear wheel well rust.......remove the small rubber trim that goes around the edge of the wheel wells. Dirt and moisture collects under it and you get rust.
Good wax job.
Change your fluids.
 

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LowNotSlow said:
Unless you have a Sedan. They only fit coupes and hatchies. :cry:
Don't the EX sedans come with tweeters?
 

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what i want is that diy, about changing your parking lights, to only blink, and your rear lights to all be lit but the 3rd brake light. I have custom tails i made myself, no alteza crap, and only the 2 inner tails light up, id rather switch them around.
 

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NOFX said:
Don't the EX sedans come with tweeters?
sadly no. We've got everything BUT the tweeters. I bought a set from an Si and saw they didn't fit. Then I sold them to Eran actually. $40 shipped I think.
 

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Good cheap tricks peeps, keep them coming.
 

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The parking lights to only blink is easy. Find the wires going to you bulb that control the parking function at the bulb plug. Cut those and connect the bulb side to the turn signal wires. Now not only do your bulbs only blink but both filaments in the bulb blink... brighter blink.
 

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loccusst said:
The parking lights to only blink is easy. Find the wires going to you bulb that control the parking function at the bulb plug. Cut those and connect the bulb side to the turn signal wires. Now not only do your bulbs only blink but both filaments in the bulb blink... brighter blink.

simply, amazing
 

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loccusst said:
The parking lights to only blink is easy. Find the wires going to you bulb that control the parking function at the bulb plug. Cut those and connect the bulb side to the turn signal wires. Now not only do your bulbs only blink but both filaments in the bulb blink... brighter blink.
im gonna have to disagree with what you just posted..

coming from someone who has messed with the parking lights alot i know thats not how it works

look at your front turn signal lights... there should be three wires red, green and black i believe, red is for the parking lights, green is for the turn signal, and black is the ground

cut the red wire and the parking lights will not come on but the turn signals will still still work.. (The turn signal uses both filaments anyway so dont worry about making it brighter).

for the rear im not sure what he wants to stay on... However anything is possible..
 

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One of the sickest mods ive done, was wrap my header with header wrap, then do the black DEI header wrap paint. Wow look better than stainless, and i feel power! its like it sealed a leak! Probably it lowered my hood temps so my short ram sucks in cooler air now.

Im thinking about wraping my whole exhaust, so the cold weather wont slow down velocities. Imagine gas milleage go way up.

Im looking into bying sheets of carbon fiber, and wraping everything possible. Also gutting my engine compartment, and hiding all the wires, which i seem to be really good at. I love it!

Took out my carpet, tar and sprayed bedliner everywhere, but forgot to use primer first, so its chipping, but it would look sweet if done right! Im thinking about actually painting it all metalic black or somthing, that would look sick too.

Im going to replace my side door trim, with carbon fiber, which will look even SICKER! i wish i was rich, i have so many plans.
 

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YoungKadafi said:
One of the sickest mods ive done, was wrap my header with header wrap, then do the black DEI header wrap paint. Wow look better than stainless, and i feel power! its like it sealed a leak! Probably it lowered my hood temps so my short ram sucks in cooler air now.
Get some pics up dude.
 


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