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die_lawn
07-17-2008, 06:58 PM
so here it is, my 03 Accord sedan I4 5spd in a custom milano red..

-mods are...
-injen intake
-4-2-1 headers
-test pipe to a tanabe hyper medallion exhaust
-tokiko blue struts with sleve over coilovers
-NOS wet shot nitrous kit

heres a small time line of pictures..

when i first got her, and yes i use this to deliver pizzas haha
http://b3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00797/37/64/797484673_m.jpg

with 06 RSX type s rims with tein basics
http://a622.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/18/l_fe27b2ad2bf9f2acbab241f7bcf65e6d.jpg
http://a873.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/12/l_9f27556bd7ce35db14814efcae04c9f8.jpg

with replica OEM fog lights and traded the rims for Volk GT-7 knockoffs
http://a477.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/114/l_53d75298fb4bf9685950a69f68965f1c.jpg

first day after getting it painted..
http://a274.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/75/l_f918e01aae97b5f6dac1e02f84e6eae1.jpg
http://a130.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/33/m_fd4359e12adc8e2c250623bb6174ce01.jpg


currently rebuilding...
http://a497.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/102/l_4be20176eb4851520339c52bea6d9418.jpg

at a local show and shine
http://a673.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/35/l_f0526e1deaac2d98e0b75aae51bf0050.jpg

slammed on 07 TSX rims
http://a526.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/54/l_22ba043f40d648024515a076b7ab0935.jpg

on the dyno, don't mind the shit under the hood it got f'd up!
http://a220.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/53/l_fe9e0b4c7b4da5f713d569ef1f85cdd3.jpg

and the new suspension and how she currently sit on my Work Esfida rims.. no bags here...
http://a180.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/76/l_fc882ce0fd3b9d636cccee4ee17dea3b.jpg
http://a176.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/108/l_49f6fcf832bfe89cbff6e1f012fdc3d7.jpg
http://a895.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/90/l_f8e692468de6b97229d0597445a5a586.jpg

feel free to comment, i don't know how you guys in the mainland like to style your cars, but down here in hawaii we keep it clean and simple!

nighthawkcoupe
07-17-2008, 07:10 PM
I liked it a lot when it was silver. Not a fan of the red, but hey its still a great looking car. Do you get a new set of rims every week lol?

die_lawn
07-17-2008, 07:20 PM
I liked it a lot when it was silver. Not a fan of the red, but hey its still a great looking car. Do you get a new set of rims every week lol?

the silver was ok, but theres too many silver ones on oahu, and theres a bagged one with the inspire front end and its was too sick, so i had to stand out.

haha not every week, but almost every month i was looking, the only set i never had a pic of them on my car was with my JDM ITR's in champ white.

8thGenInspire
07-17-2008, 07:21 PM
dang.....no airrunner?? your crazy for driving that low haha but looks good!

nighthawkcoupe
07-17-2008, 07:22 PM
Don't get me wrong, the car does still look great, very cleanly modded. I love the license plate too, didnt notice that before lol

die_lawn
07-17-2008, 07:25 PM
Don't get me wrong, the car does still look great, very cleanly modded. I love the license plate too, didnt notice that before lol

haha no worries its all good..

and nope no air runners for me.. bags are for lazy people haha... i ride slammed on a daily basis

Osiris_x11
07-17-2008, 07:35 PM
Way too slammed for my tastes (and my back)... :D

The color-change totally transformed the Accord from sedate/sleek to loud/fierce. Give some details about the paint-job (ie. costs, stock-color, clear-coat, total removal of original paint, etc')!

die_lawn
07-17-2008, 08:30 PM
Way too slammed for my tastes (and my back)... :D

The color-change totally transformed the Accord from sedate/sleek to loud/fierce. Give some details about the paint-job (ie. costs, stock-color, clear-coat, total removal of original paint, etc')!

Well the total cost of the paint jon along with body work was 2000. The stock color was the silverstone metalic? Whatever the 03 silver color was...

It was only a single stage, but in a few weeks or so it's about to go back in for paint, I'm still thinking about keeping the milano red, or switching the TSX blue.

usmcpark
07-17-2008, 08:44 PM
wow. dude you spent a lot of money on that car...
It looks nice, I like the silver one too, but I guess to many of them around is a killer.
Do you guys have speed bumps? I can't imagine driving that thing near a speed bump and also my drive way... its like a 45degree angle. (not really, but its pretty steep)

EDIT: looks like you got 2 different license plate? One at the Show and Shine and another for the dyno run?? Might be my eyes though.
Nice seats btw.

Accordlover
07-17-2008, 08:58 PM
I like it in Red with the TSX wheels in that picture. Get rid of the trashed lip though man, it looks really cheap and gross. (read: rice)

Now if only she could drive over a speed bump without being totaled. ;)

die_lawn
07-17-2008, 09:04 PM
wow. dude you spent a lot of money on that car...
It looks nice, I like the silver one too, but I guess to many of them around is a killer.
Do you guys have speed bumps? I can't imagine driving that thing near a speed bump and also my drive way... its like a 45degree angle. (not really, but its pretty steep)

EDIT: looks like you got 2 different license plate? One at the Show and Shine and another for the dyno run?? Might be my eyes though.
Nice seats btw.

nahh it's not you, the set that's on At the show and shine are authentic Japanese a that I had a friend bring back from japan for me..

die_lawn
07-17-2008, 09:12 PM
I like it in Red with the TSX wheels in that picture. Get rid of the trashed lip though man, it looks really cheap and gross. (read: rice)

Now if only she could drive over a speed bump without being totaled. ;)

well my new oem lip is on it's way, it's just a matter of paint now.

And the streets here are shit, nothing but potholes all over, and as for speed bumps go I lay frame over most of them haha

SatinSilver
07-18-2008, 07:45 AM
Hopefully the new front lip is a little smaller than the previous. A rear trunk lip would look nice. Did you get the door jams painted red also or leave them silver? I noticed the underside of your trunk lid is still silver.

RTexasF
07-18-2008, 02:18 PM
Low Fo' sho'! I like the red myself. I lived in Waianae for 2 1/2 years many moons ago. I wish I could have afforded to stay on Oahu after saying bye bye to the Navy. Haoles were not appreciated in Waianae back in the early 70's........wonder how it is now? Peace Brah.

namegoeshere
07-18-2008, 09:54 PM
the silver was ok, but theres too many silver ones on oahu, and theres a bagged one with the inspire front end and its was too sick, so i had to stand out.

I think I know which silver bagged and Inspired Accord you're referring to. It's owned by some girl, right?

die_lawn
07-19-2008, 04:58 AM
I think I know which silver bagged and Inspired Accord you're referring to. It's owned by some girl, right?

yes sir it is, her car is on the air runner brochure... that bitch haha kidding..

die_lawn
07-19-2008, 05:00 AM
Hopefully the new front lip is a little smaller than the previous. A rear trunk lip would look nice. Did you get the door jams painted red also or leave them silver? I noticed the underside of your trunk lid is still silver.

unfortunetly they aren't

i did it just for HIN, which i didn't even get into cause i registered too late lol...

but when i repaint its gonna get the whole 9 yards :thmsup:

die_lawn
07-19-2008, 05:02 AM
Low Fo' sho'! I like the red myself. I lived in Waianae for 2 1/2 years many moons ago. I wish I could have afforded to stay on Oahu after saying bye bye to the Navy. Haoles were not appreciated in Waianae back in the early 70's........wonder how it is now? Peace Brah.

lol at the shaka, such a tourist thing... haha jk

well haoles( white folk/ mainlanders) still get criticism from locals and others, nothings changed, and the hawaiians say they're better than everyone else lol at that!

jmmg
07-19-2008, 05:26 AM
Very nice if you are into that. Not my taste, too rice out for me, but otherwise very nice job:)

alex81388
07-19-2008, 05:31 AM
Nice car :)

I would also say I liked the silver better though.

die_lawn
07-19-2008, 02:18 PM
Very nice if you are into that. Not my taste, too rice out for me, but otherwise very nice job:)

what is rice to you?? My rims? My drop? I'm not site what you think is rice, but maybe you need to go and re look up the definition

Aviography
07-19-2008, 03:37 PM
http://a176.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/108/l_49f6fcf832bfe89cbff6e1f012fdc3d7.jpg


OP, this pic seems to suggest you have a massive negative camber from slamming the car so low, do you have camber kit installed (front and back)?

You will prematurely wear out the inside shoulders of your tires if in fact the negavtive camber exists as suggested in the picture.

die_lawn
07-20-2008, 03:44 AM
OP, this pic seems to suggest you have a massive negative camber from slamming the car so low, do you have camber kit installed (front and back)?

You will prematurely wear out the inside shoulders of your tires if in fact the negavtive camber exists as suggested in the picture.

Yes thanks I know what camber is, and that's just an example of how low it can go, I don't daily it quite as low as that.