Aesthetic advice please (EJ8)

[airjourdan1]

http://philscarblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/3809269061_c6ffb91268_b.jpg



Hey Im on my red p's i just bought a civic coupe 1998 vti, and i want to make it look exactly like that , could someone please tell me what those rims are and where i can find that body kit front bumper, side skirts etc...

thank you :):)

[kraiye]

Thats a nice EM, rear lip would top it off though
wheels are Ray's Engineering Volk TE37 (or Ravs Engineering Vork if you're on a budget)
can't remember what the front bar is called, someone will fill you in

[seihoa]

You have an ej8 not an em1.

So you need to convert it to a facelift which includes bonnet, headlights, ek9 grill and front bar ( BYS front bar )

Also the Em1 tail lights.

If not you can just buy a prefacelift BYS front bar if they sell it ? It will pretty much look the same besides the headlight part.

[airjourdan1]

where can i find rear lip ?

thanks heaps

[seihoa]

Check the sponsors on the forum?

[airjourdan1]

seihoa , where can i find these products to convert it to a facelift.

[airjourdan1]

whats the brand for all these products.

[seihoa]

In the forsale thread?
Or goto the wreckers they might charge you abit.

Cheapest option is just to stick to prefacelift and whack on the bar and grill.

if it helps i also have a black facelight bonnet sitting at home +D

[dougie_504]

What's your budget firstly?

No point going any further if you're not prepared to fork out like $3,000-4,000 at least IMO.

[kraiye]

absolutely! from memory the BYS (Back Yard Special) front bar is gonna set you back around $1,500!
they do make em for prefacelift, i think JDMYard sells em.

but yeah... whats your budget?

and do you REALLY wanna go for those mirrors? i dunno if they're legal in Aus too - not that that matters to some.

[EKVTIR-T]

The exterior mods on that car are worth more than your whole car...

[kraiye]

oh yeah, forgot to mention that if you do get a rear lip, you won't be able to use the rear mudflaps. so it's one or the other there.
btw, does anyway make/sell rear mudflaps for a lipped coupe?

[dougie_504]

My point exactly. Genuine TE37's aren't cheap, and I wouldn't bother with the fake sh!t. Would rather EM1 rims than fake TE37's.

Facelift conversion, or even just the BYS pre-facelift bar will cost plenty, then you still have to get it sprayed.

That EM1 is lowered, that's more money to spend.

Window visors, mirrors etc.


That's why I saw you need at least $3,000-4,000 if you get cheap/fake parts where possible and take shortcuts when you can.

[akira]

i can see rollcage and recaros in there as well!! but not the point...xD

i agree with doughie. if you're getting all genuine parts then its going to set you back quite a bit and more if you want to do facelift too.

[airjourdan1]

i don't have a big budget i want to do it as cheap as possible as I'm only on my ps, am i able to get second parts.

[airjourdan1]

I'm more concerned with just the body kit , whats the difference between a face lift and just chaining the parts

[joeyybruh]

If your on a budget , dont think their is a good chance youll be able to legitimately replicate that.

maybe , but your best option for now is learning . dont go out and buy anything just yet . learn the scence and what makes it what it is .

[kraiye]

i dunno if anyone makes a BYS replica. you could check ebay or something, might stumble across a fibreglass one at least. u can find EM1 style tail lights too. quality not fantastic but they look the part with the boot closed.

Volk replicas (Vorks) are pretty available at just about any wheel place, you might have to paint them though, not sure if they come in black - google it ;) i recommend 16"
check the for sale section of the forum for a rear lip and low springs/shocks or coils. mud flaps pop up occcasionally too.
as for the grille, do a DIY type-r, ek9 or whatever. i think there's a thread in the DIY section.
if you're getting an aftermarket front bar i personally wouldnt bother with a facelift, it will cost you time and $$ and all you will gain is slightly different headlights and bigger grill.

have fun and keep us updated with the modding :)

[dougie_504]

It sure is a nice looking coupe to aspire to...

[airjourdan1]

thanks i find it difficult as I'm new to understand all this but i appreciate the time and advice , some say i should sell it and buy a integera vti-r as it is faster and not as much to get a body kit.

[simmy]

the cosmetics on that will cost too much man,

or buy eg with jdmd15b conversion, would beat vtir

[IV73CI]

Post up pics of your EJ VTi yo..

this way well get an idea of what you have currently vs what you want moving forward.

as from what others have said, learn and do some homework first, no point buying stuff and turns out they dont fit correctly, or its illegal or better yet fake vs real items.

you can start by reading on from here: http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?41413-New-to-modifying-your-car-see-here

then off you go ...

[mattsrea]

Thats a nice coupe, gonna be alot of work with an ej8 (including sunroof since some ej8's dont come with factory sunroof). Like doughie said, your going to need at least over $3000 to pull something like that off. I was going to get a geniune facelift ek9 front conversion from ebay for around $1500 but looking at my budget....i needed like an extra $2k (incl. respray). But yeah goodluck on your build mate
Heres some pics of my ej8. Get some ideas of my car and a others who have coupes on this forum. You never know, you might change your "plan" on how you want an ej8 to look. Also join clubcivic.com or ej8squad.com and get ideas :)

http://i42.tinypic.com/11viseq.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/mma3wj.jpg
Also for the people who says i needa dump my ride, its going to get dumped soon!! Waiting for shocks to arrive ><"