View Full Version : car gettin dings fixed.. progress pics...
jamescardenas07
09/20/2006, 01:10 AM
bumper is gonna get replaced... was doing some sprited driving down a mountain and underestimated oversteer and hit buffalo grass
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pass side door got wacked by another door, and hood had a chip on it
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look what i also spotted geting fixed
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WHOMIKEJOBES
09/20/2006, 02:02 AM
you must not take car of your car if you have door dings and it is a '04
handa
09/20/2006, 02:03 AM
James doesn't know how to drive an automatic. :toothless
jamescardenas07
09/20/2006, 02:13 AM
i take uptmost care.. i cant avoid dings when stupid tourists have no repect for your shit..
oh and that crash i had thats was my first crash and very minor one out of the 50+ times ive been up in the mountains this year
j3hff
09/20/2006, 02:21 AM
i go off on dirt paths and drive my car back in deep woods and farm land.. I go through grass much taller than my car with all my friends huge trucks.. yet if you took a look at my car youd never know.. I keep my shit in tip top shape.. their is absolutley no dings or dents ANYWHERE.. my front bumper however got skinned by the honda dealership when i left it their for a warranty problem.. its underneeth the actual bumper but i was still pissed
DC hustlah
09/20/2006, 09:40 AM
i hate mother !@#@@ door dings.... no matter what you do or how far you park, u'll get one. freaking fat people doesnt give a shit when they open their door.. but dats something we all have to deal with if its a daily driver
funny thing is... u drive a beater around and nothing ever happens to it :roflmao:
door dings are mad jdm tyte yo!
jamescardenas07
09/20/2006, 01:28 PM
i dont have a beater.. my civic is my DD
j3hff
09/20/2006, 03:50 PM
lol civics are typically peopls daily drivers.. mine has no dents and i ahve to park it in a shitty parking lot but i always park far away fromeveryone or just down the street or somethin to avoid all possible dings
2point
09/20/2006, 04:16 PM
James
2 cars in Hawwaaiiiaiainianinan
isn't that expensive? more than on the mainland?
Oversteer huh? Might be cuz you put that huge rear sway bar.. .
Get some stickier tires up front ;) I like my hankook Ventus RS2 200 treadwear
Pretty descent wet traction for a Sticky 200
http://www.edgeracing.com/tire/1524/
James is your suspension ride adjustable? i forget... and how much adjustability do you have?
Optimus
09/20/2006, 07:50 PM
i am with poop on this one i fucking hate door dings as well
jamescardenas07
09/20/2006, 08:14 PM
my suspension isnt adjustable.. and i like the oversteer. this thime around i just underestamated.. happens humans arent perfect
my new rim/tire combo should be in today according to fedex tracking
gramlights w/ eagle f1's
jamescardenas07
09/25/2006, 10:23 PM
should be finished by wednesday
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2point
09/25/2006, 11:36 PM
looks like they doin you good. clean booth and clean ride when you get them rims on.
jamescardenas07
09/25/2006, 11:38 PM
yea ive been going them forever haha... they are cetrified by all insurance companys ive dealt with and this is the best bodyshop in kauai
2point
09/25/2006, 11:57 PM
oh, and don't forget to hit the gas a bit when you oversteer again down that road.:wink:
jamescardenas07
09/26/2006, 12:14 AM
oh, and don't forget to hit the gas a bit when you oversteer again down that road.:wink:
haha thankls for that tip
woehlk
09/27/2006, 12:00 AM
yea all the dings and shit on ur car look like you did a shitty photoshop job on it
j3hff
09/27/2006, 12:03 AM
theirs ways to avoid what you had to do james.. alot more inexpensive for the same exact look at the end
jamescardenas07
09/27/2006, 01:55 AM
out of the booth...
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nice! just remeber...wait awhile before you wash it.
jamescardenas07
09/27/2006, 02:50 AM
blah they gonna buff and wash the car tmrw at the shop anyways tmrw
how long am i supposed to wait? week
blah they gonna buff and wash the car tmrw at the shop anyways tmrw
how long am i supposed to wait? week
yeah i think about a week, is what i heard...but whatever the shop wants to do, shit they're professionals, i'd trust them. but usually its too soon, and will scratch the paint not noticeably but sooner or later you'll notice the lines, and swirls...ive seen it happen, the shop washed it too soon, and messed up the paint, and wouldnt pay for it.
Pandaimpreza
09/27/2006, 05:19 AM
civics have oversteer?!? that's the first time i heard that
if only you had AWD you wouldn't have had a problem. :thumbsup:
DC hustlah
09/27/2006, 08:48 AM
you can buff it if u wanted to and wash it... it doesnt matter if its fresh paint... as long as the paint is completely cured in the paint booth. which means that it should be baked in the booth for the paint to dry n cure.
but if it wanst baked... then u gotta wait till it cures.
Anthony
09/27/2006, 12:40 PM
Looks like they did a nice job. But they wouldn't of had to do that if you knew how to drive.:tongue:
2point
09/27/2006, 12:40 PM
civics have oversteer?!? that's the first time i heard that
if only you had AWD you wouldn't have had a problem. :thumbsup:
yep civics have oversteer, especially if you start putting suspension peices on without knowing what they are going to do.
Large rear sways give better rotation. James has a beefy rear sway on his car.
You are slow if you understeer in a FWD car. U want your front tires to drag your rears around the corner. In a AWD and RWD application, you want a lil bit of understeer b/c most of the time you can POWER oversteer the car into doing what you want.
jamescardenas07
09/27/2006, 01:24 PM
yea this is the 1st time i crashed but very minor anyways.. i went up there over 50times
and plus i would have paid to strip and repaint the bumper anyways cuz it HAD many rock chips
jamescardenas07
09/27/2006, 10:17 PM
out of shop.. rims on
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Sr. Vic Damone
09/27/2006, 10:37 PM
better :thumbsup: now dump that shit!! :cheers:
WHOMIKEJOBES
09/27/2006, 11:05 PM
hmmm , how much did you get those for?
jamescardenas07
09/27/2006, 11:09 PM
1900 shipped 2nd day
im not gonan dump it.. bumbai i going scrape like no1's business
Anthony
09/27/2006, 11:18 PM
You selling your old rims?
jamescardenas07
09/27/2006, 11:19 PM
You selling your old rims?
yah but it wont fit ur cuz its a 5x114.5
j3hff
09/28/2006, 01:24 AM
my buddy got the same rims brand new.. and 18" for our car for 1000.. then tires cost him around the same.. idk imo 18" looks better and they took the sticekrs off the outside rim.. just left the stickers that said gramlight on
much props! nice its turning out very good! you should be the first to fit a automatic k20a3 in their....hmmmmm...would that work? that way you could stick with auto, but at least get some performance out of the base model engine, its better than your stock engine, well atleast i think so anyways! DO IT!!!!!!!
or boost that engine, some people think boosted cars are better when they are automatic.
jamescardenas07
09/28/2006, 01:57 AM
i might boost
if i do its gonna be during spring break after i aquire a better job
its gonna be a dezod v3 kit which is the best turbo kit for the 7thgen.. camon now its not every day u see a 7thgen auto pushing 146hp 130torque TO the wheels with a automatic now. hell i could smoke a ep3si base rsx and probaably keep up to a type-s.. good ah:wink:
i might boost
if i do its gonna be during spring break after i aquire a better job
its gonna be a dezod v3 kit which is the best turbo kit for the 7thgen.. camon now its not every day u see a 7thgen auto pushing 146hp 130torque TO the wheels with a automatic now. hell i could smoke a ep3si base rsx and probaably keep up to a type-s.. good ah:wink:
nice! too bad you live in hawaii! i'd like to see the paint and car up close. i guess your gonna have to fly me down.:bye:
jamescardenas07
09/28/2006, 03:22 AM
lol
2point
09/28/2006, 08:44 AM
i might boost
if i do its gonna be during spring break after i aquire a better job
its gonna be a dezod v3 kit which is the best turbo kit for the 7thgen.. camon now its not every day u see a 7thgen auto pushing 146hp 130torque TO the wheels with a automatic now. hell i could smoke a ep3si base rsx and probaably keep up to a type-s.. good ah:wink:
I don't think 146hp is going to keep up with a stock RSX-S. Just no way. EP3 yes, they are pooches.
turbo err ahhhh NO! I wouldn't be voiding that warranty. If you want boost on a automatic I would get a supercharger.
j3hff
09/29/2006, 05:22 PM
ya those numbers arent very encouraging.. if i turboed my car is that how much id get? sheesh.. not worth it
jamescardenas07
09/30/2006, 05:17 AM
well jeff u do know our cars do make 90hp to the wheels 100 on a stick
with the turbo u gain 146hp on auto and around 165 on a manual.. its been proven by many on 7thgen
Optimus
09/30/2006, 08:13 PM
do it boost that shit and james your car looks good
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