JN259
Senior Member
- First Name
- Jared
- Joined
- Oct 15, 2018
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- Location
- Washington
- Vehicle(s)
- E90 3 series soon to be replaced
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I picked up my 18 Civic Si Coupe in WOP Wednesday and so far I love it. A lot of people have complained about sound system quality and while I agree that it is nothing worth bragging about, it is far from the complete garbage many members describe it as. Interior comfort is good, I find the seats comfortable, though lacking lumbar support. This may just be an issue with how I fit in the car at 6’5” and 220lbs and really doesn’t seem to bother me over this first 150 miles but we will see as time goes on. I find that it has sufficient power for around town and is great on twisties as it feels plenty powerful for tight corners but not powerful enough to feel dangerous. My only complaint so far is the color matching between bumper covers and the main body. The rear bumper especially is notably more “yellow” than the rest of the car. The dealer shut me down pretty quick when I brought it up and it seems like a tough battle to fight to get it resolved so I guess I will live with it.
Up front, I have never modded a car before. So everything that follows is based solely off of my research on these forums as well as other resources and my own knowledge of automotive technology. My major considerations when considering modifications are cost, drivability, impact on experience, and reliability. I will break my potential mods into three categories as follows.
Technology and comfort:
Remote start: cost estimate from shop $600 inst.
Upgrade sound system: $pending
Window tint: $200
Performance:
Tune $650
Exhaust: $500-1200
Intake: $350
Wheels: $800-1000
Tires: $800
Cosmetic:
Led headlight bulbs: $70
Yellow fog lights: $?
Led headlight conversion: $700-1000
HFP “body” kit: $1000 installed
I live in eastern Washington and park outside so a remote start would be great, $600 isn’t bad but we will see if I decided I want it. Again, the sound system is more than livable but an upgrade would be nice, however the sky is the limit here so it will likely be some time before I jump on this. Window tint will be done soon. Any addition of wheels and tires will be done next spring as I will be throwing Blizzaks on the stock rims. I would likely do exhaust and intake at the same time if I end up doing them and like the PRL offerings but I really don’t know if I’ll end up doing this. I will likely get a KTuner or Hondata next spring/summer. I like the rather tame look of the HFP kit and if the wheels, suspension and badging weren’t lame imo I’d just get the whole kit. I would like the upgrade of LED bulbs but have read some people critisizing the amount of waste light thrown at other drivers so I’ll have to research this more. LED headlights would be great but at the cost I am not certain it is worth it at this point. Really haven’t done much research into the yellow fog light mod but I like the look of it so I will probably end up doing that. Not sure if I want to drop a $$$$ of money on this since it is fun to drive as it is, but who knows.
I’m sure it is noticed that I did not include any suspension mods here. While I am strongly considering the EIBACH pro kit for looks, I am really enjoying not scraping on things and I’m sure the increased ground clearance will be good for snow so I will have to think about that one more.
Well this is it for now, let me know if you have any thoughts or tips.
Up front, I have never modded a car before. So everything that follows is based solely off of my research on these forums as well as other resources and my own knowledge of automotive technology. My major considerations when considering modifications are cost, drivability, impact on experience, and reliability. I will break my potential mods into three categories as follows.
Technology and comfort:
Remote start: cost estimate from shop $600 inst.
Upgrade sound system: $pending
Window tint: $200
Performance:
Tune $650
Exhaust: $500-1200
Intake: $350
Wheels: $800-1000
Tires: $800
Cosmetic:
Led headlight bulbs: $70
Yellow fog lights: $?
Led headlight conversion: $700-1000
HFP “body” kit: $1000 installed
I live in eastern Washington and park outside so a remote start would be great, $600 isn’t bad but we will see if I decided I want it. Again, the sound system is more than livable but an upgrade would be nice, however the sky is the limit here so it will likely be some time before I jump on this. Window tint will be done soon. Any addition of wheels and tires will be done next spring as I will be throwing Blizzaks on the stock rims. I would likely do exhaust and intake at the same time if I end up doing them and like the PRL offerings but I really don’t know if I’ll end up doing this. I will likely get a KTuner or Hondata next spring/summer. I like the rather tame look of the HFP kit and if the wheels, suspension and badging weren’t lame imo I’d just get the whole kit. I would like the upgrade of LED bulbs but have read some people critisizing the amount of waste light thrown at other drivers so I’ll have to research this more. LED headlights would be great but at the cost I am not certain it is worth it at this point. Really haven’t done much research into the yellow fog light mod but I like the look of it so I will probably end up doing that. Not sure if I want to drop a $$$$ of money on this since it is fun to drive as it is, but who knows.
I’m sure it is noticed that I did not include any suspension mods here. While I am strongly considering the EIBACH pro kit for looks, I am really enjoying not scraping on things and I’m sure the increased ground clearance will be good for snow so I will have to think about that one more.
Well this is it for now, let me know if you have any thoughts or tips.
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