My 1996 EX Coupe

mongus

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1996 EX Coupe 5-speed

Exterior

Custom paint stripe
99-00 Tails
Painted black front calipers
MB Seven X 15's

Interior

Solid Gray Del Sol seats
Panasonic HU
Momo anatomic long knob (on order)
Momo shift boot (on order)

Engine


PasswordJDM CF intake
AEM fuel filter

Shortly after we bought the car. We got it from a dealership after trading in our 2006 Civic EX coupe. Yeah maybe a downgrade but it was all about debt reduction. I actually think I like the simplicity of this car better and I always prefer a stick over the auto anyhow. The car had 160k miles on it but runs like a top and the engine is strong.



The car had some minor damage on the passenger side when we got it and then my friend backed into it with his Prius and rubbed the pass fender so we decided to have it fixed. Just for fun we had them throw on some stripes. The blue is a Honda blue though I am not sure which one exactly.



Picked up some solid gray Del Sol seats locally as the stock seats were squeaking badly and driving me nuts. I love these seats. They sit about an inch lower and are slightly lighter than stock.



A shot of the car with the 99-00 tails on it



here is a pic of the engine bay



For the future:
My Momo boot and knob will be here next week.
Shock and Springs. This is my wifes daily driver so nothing crazy, probably 1 inch drop or 1.5 inch at most.
SiR front lip.
Wings West rear lip spoiler
WS2 Exhaust, a header (DC Sports I guess) and Magnaflow converter.

I waffle on some of these decisions as this was designed to be a cheap car option with just some inexpensive tasteful upgrades. But I am a car nut and can't help myself. I would love to do more such a nice header from Bisi, HyTech or SMS along with a cam and compression increase. The problem though is I have another car for which everything is 3 times as expensive =)

 

Bheims

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No to the stripe but I like it, will look much better after the drop, I'm looking to get some 99-00 tails as well...

Welcome!!!
 


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it looks really clean for sure. ditch the stripe though
 

stupidguy10

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yeah lose the stripe and it will look a lot better....especially when its lowered
 


EK|B

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I like those seats.
 

enycesam

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I don't know about those strips. I though it looked a lot better when it didn't have it.
But good start.
 

mongus

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But then it would look like every other black 96 Civic Coupe.

enycesam said:
I don't know about those strips. I though it looked a lot better when it didn't have it.
 


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