XtreamX
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- 2017 Honda Civic SI Coupe FC3 (Energy Green Pearl)
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Hey guys, first poster here. I currently own a 420,000 mile '06 Honda Civic EX. Finally time to upgrade to a tenth gen! I found a car I loved online and started pursuing it... an hour later it was sold. :-/ But hey, here are some pics of the car. The point of my post? I want to replicate many of the features I see on the car. On the car it actually has a sticker that looks like it says "G&S Motorsports." I tried googling that and can find multiple G&S Motorsports... but not the specific car. Was hoping for a youtube video, or some log/entry chronicling what was done to the car but I could not find that. But, I need help in identifying the parts or ways it was modded/changed and how I can do the same to the civic I get.
(1st pic just shows the sticker as I was trying to locate info online about this car's history and mods)
#1. The BMSpec spoiler extension ( https://www.bmspec.net/spoiler-extension/ ).
I found a topic in the CivicX forums put out by BMSpec itself (source: https://www.civicx.com/threads/race-proven-splitters-wings-and-diffusers-bmspec.39156/ ). But it seems as though they only made this spoiler for a short period of time and then they turned their attention to other things. So as far as I know it is not being made anymore. Have seen multiple forum entries backing this up. Does anyone know where to buy one (1st preference)? Or barring that, where to get something similar (2nd preference)? Or, even removing the SI spoiler (don't get me wrong, I like it) and installing a brand new spoiler that is somewhat similar? Low profile, nothing high or huge.
(please reference 2nd and 3rd pic)
#2. Referencing the 2nd and 3rd pics, the next thing I am wondering about is how this person changed the car's trunk area to be black in color along the middle to lower portion of the trunk. For some reason I don't think it is a custom paint job, but some type of vinyl overlay, or possibly a thin plastic piece cut specifically for it? I Googled this as well and saw that there were many different Honda models that had the same type of thing. How is this accomplished? If anyone knows of what it is "called" please let me know. I.E. Honda Civic Si Coupe Trunk plastic overlay mold (as an example). Or, the URL/location or where I can buy the part(s) to replicate it?
#3. Referencing the 4th and 5th pics... I want the wheels on my Civic to be all black. I love the look of the HFP (Honda Factory Performance) all black wheels. But I actually tend to like the way this guy did his wheels even more. I like the design better. I can tell that they are the stock, OEM Honda Si Wheels. But I do not know what he did. Does anyone with more knowledge and a keener eye know what he did? I can't tell if he plastdipped them, painted them, powder coated them, or....? Can any of you look and know? Versus "yeah, he did one of the things you said." LOL!
#4. Owning a 400,000+ Civic, you probably know I take care of my stuff. In that regard I was wondering if anyone had any advice on the best way to protect my car's paint/finish on the front bumper/hood areas of my car. I've looked into the black bras... but I personally think they kill the look of any non-black civic. I looked into the spray bottle type of protective covering. Not sure of what the best method is to go ahead and start protecting my car as I travel on the highway everyday. If I was rich... I could just go to a paint shop and have them protect it but I know that would be crazy expensive. Any advice on this and if you've done it yourself... how did it go? How did it last? I don't care if it something that yellows after 2-3 years. I can peel off and reapply. I'd rather redo it every 2-3 years then have the front of the car get royally messed up. I'll put in the time and effort for an annoying option that works really good.
Thank you in advance for any and all advice you guys can give me.
(1st pic just shows the sticker as I was trying to locate info online about this car's history and mods)
#1. The BMSpec spoiler extension ( https://www.bmspec.net/spoiler-extension/ ).
I found a topic in the CivicX forums put out by BMSpec itself (source: https://www.civicx.com/threads/race-proven-splitters-wings-and-diffusers-bmspec.39156/ ). But it seems as though they only made this spoiler for a short period of time and then they turned their attention to other things. So as far as I know it is not being made anymore. Have seen multiple forum entries backing this up. Does anyone know where to buy one (1st preference)? Or barring that, where to get something similar (2nd preference)? Or, even removing the SI spoiler (don't get me wrong, I like it) and installing a brand new spoiler that is somewhat similar? Low profile, nothing high or huge.
(please reference 2nd and 3rd pic)
#2. Referencing the 2nd and 3rd pics, the next thing I am wondering about is how this person changed the car's trunk area to be black in color along the middle to lower portion of the trunk. For some reason I don't think it is a custom paint job, but some type of vinyl overlay, or possibly a thin plastic piece cut specifically for it? I Googled this as well and saw that there were many different Honda models that had the same type of thing. How is this accomplished? If anyone knows of what it is "called" please let me know. I.E. Honda Civic Si Coupe Trunk plastic overlay mold (as an example). Or, the URL/location or where I can buy the part(s) to replicate it?
#3. Referencing the 4th and 5th pics... I want the wheels on my Civic to be all black. I love the look of the HFP (Honda Factory Performance) all black wheels. But I actually tend to like the way this guy did his wheels even more. I like the design better. I can tell that they are the stock, OEM Honda Si Wheels. But I do not know what he did. Does anyone with more knowledge and a keener eye know what he did? I can't tell if he plastdipped them, painted them, powder coated them, or....? Can any of you look and know? Versus "yeah, he did one of the things you said." LOL!
#4. Owning a 400,000+ Civic, you probably know I take care of my stuff. In that regard I was wondering if anyone had any advice on the best way to protect my car's paint/finish on the front bumper/hood areas of my car. I've looked into the black bras... but I personally think they kill the look of any non-black civic. I looked into the spray bottle type of protective covering. Not sure of what the best method is to go ahead and start protecting my car as I travel on the highway everyday. If I was rich... I could just go to a paint shop and have them protect it but I know that would be crazy expensive. Any advice on this and if you've done it yourself... how did it go? How did it last? I don't care if it something that yellows after 2-3 years. I can peel off and reapply. I'd rather redo it every 2-3 years then have the front of the car get royally messed up. I'll put in the time and effort for an annoying option that works really good.
Thank you in advance for any and all advice you guys can give me.
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