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Looks sexy as heeeeel!!!!

Perfect JDM look.
 
casey_2005
👍 looks good. So is this how the interior caught fire?
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Kind of. I had rust holes where my hatch bolted on to, fire came during the process of welding in new metal. It was too dark for pics today, but I'll get some sooner or later. It's supposed to rain all week. 👎

EDIT: @ L_Hamilton: "JDM" really isn't my objective, but I guess that works.👍
 
I see, so did you spray it yourself? Planning on giving the corolla a new paint job myself, still trying to decide on the color.
 
casey_2005
I see, so did you spray it yourself? Planning on giving the corolla a new paint job myself, still trying to decide on the color.
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My cousin did the bodywork and paintwork. He's the head painter for a local bodyshop, so his work is top notch.
 
Nice respray... Championship White is probably the best facelift you can give any EK hatch. :D
 
Oooh, you kept the door rubstrip and door handles black? Looks nice, without the contrast it provides the car would look exceedingly bland.

Now the Enkeis need to go polished/chrome or get paint matched.
 
Imakuni
Prefered it in silver, get bored of seeing champ white Civics on Enkeis.
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But the only reason there's so many is because it looks damn good!

Silver's a lot more of a "meh" color than any white.

Although really the only color I'd go aside from Champ White on an EK would be Sunlight Yellow which is every bit as cliche/overused etc...
 
Rotary Junkie
Oooh, you kept the door rubstrip and door handles black? Looks nice, without the contrast it provides the car would look exceedingly bland.

Now the Enkeis need to go polished/chrome or get paint matched.
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The Enkeis won't be around for too much longer, they don't fit over my new brakes, so once I get that put together, I'll need something new.

Imakuni
Prefered it in silver, get bored of seeing champ white Civics on Enkeis.
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I get bored of seeing silver Civics on anything really. I know 4 dudes with silver hatchbacks personally, yet in my city, I've got the only champ white Civic so far.

EDIT: @ Rotary Junkie: You mean Phoenix Yellow?
 
Perfect Balance
The Enkeis won't be around for too much longer, they don't fit over my new brakes, so once I get that put together, I'll need something new.

I get bored of seeing silver Civics on anything really. I know 4 dudes with silver hatchbacks personally, yet in my city, I've got the only champ white Civic so far.
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Yeah, I hear you. I see a lot of CW on various forums that I visit and around where I live due to it being OMGJDMZCOOL!LETSKILLDIVERSITY.
 
Rotary Junkie
How big of brakes are you going to? And how much tire can you stuff under there?
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11 inch (from 9.5) and switching to discs in the rear. I can't really stuff much more without pulling the fenders. A 215 would fit, but it would rub a lot. I don't really plan on running bigger than a 205. Even if I could, a 205 is a really commonly used size, giving me a popular choice that I can then use to help me compare my car to others.
 
205/50R15s or 205/45R16s are the perfect size for the car... any wider and you'd need to roll the fenders.

And if you don't have something like a monster H22A under the hood, you don't need anything wider than a 225...
 
Perfect Balance
EDIT: @ Rotary Junkie: You mean Phoenix Yellow?
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Apparently after a quick search, yes, as it's two names for the same color. Everywhere but the US apparently uses Sunlight Yellow as the color name, or at least that's what I picked up. Still code Y-56 or whatever.

Oh and RE brakes/wheels, I presume the clearance is an issue with the Enkeis and some other 15s but not all? And you'll be staying 15s? Or going to 16s?
 
Rotary Junkie
Apparently after a quick search, yes, as it's two names for the same color. Everywhere but the US apparently uses Sunlight Yellow as the color name, or at least that's what I picked up. Still code Y-56 or whatever.

Oh and RE brakes/wheels, I presume the clearance is an issue with the Enkeis and some other 15s but not all? And you'll be staying 15s? Or going to 16s?
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Enkei RPF1s are known to kind of suck when it comes to brake fitment, so pretty much every other 15 inch wheel should fit. I think these might just be able to squeeze over, but when I was sort of fitting everything up, they seemed to clear the wheel itself, but not the wheel weights (talk about tight! )

I'll be moving to 16's though, I've grown to like the look a little better.
 
New colour looks great, though I was a fan of the silver too.

Perfect Balance
The Enkeis won't be around for too much longer, they don't fit over my new brakes, so once I get that put together, I'll need something new.
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EK9 Civic R wheels? Or are they 15" too? What you really want are the wheels from your buddy's Miata again... they were awesome.
 
homeforsummer
EK9 Civic R wheels? Or are they 15" too? What you really want are the wheels from your buddy's Miata again... they were awesome.
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I wouldn't spend money to make my car stock, so no Type R wheels, but those are 15, as well as 5 lug.

These wheels would just be temporary wheels until I'm at a point with my car that I feel like I can afford to spend $1000+ on a set of wheels again. Currently looking at the Buddy Club P1 wheel.
 
Perfect Balance
I wouldn't spend money to make my car stock, so no Type R wheels, but those are 15, as well as 5 lug.

These wheels would just be temporary wheels until I'm at a point with my car that I feel like I can afford to spend $1000+ on a set of wheels again. Currently looking at the Buddy Club P1 wheel.
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Ah understood. Those P1s look okay, I googled them on Civics and they appear to be a reasonably popular choice. Not sure if I prefer them over the Enkeis but then they are bigger, which is what you're going for.
 
That car continues to be one of, if not the best EK hatch I've seen around.

I definitely like the white a lot better. A very good looking car! 👍
 
Sweet. Champ White is taking over the world!!!!

It's been a while since we had a chat, and I forgot that you were planning on this respray. I didn't realize it would happen this quick. The car looks so much better with all those dents gone. I sure wish I had some changes to look forward to soon.
 
Thanks for the nice comments everyone. 👍

I'm really happy with the car, and Champ White has always been my favorite color for a car, so painting it any color other than that would feel like a waste of money.
 
Perfect Balance
Thanks for the nice comments everyone. 👍

I'm really happy with the car, and Champ White has always been my favorite color for a car, so painting it any color other than that would feel like a waste of money.
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There certainly isn't a colour that's more Honda than Champ White.
 
Keef
Sweet. Champ White is taking over the world!!!!

It's been a while since we had a chat, and I forgot that you were planning on this respray. I didn't realize it would happen this quick. The car looks so much better with all those dents gone. I sure wish I had some changes to look forward to soon.
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Indeed Champ White is taking over. I've been wondering how an E30 M3 would look in Champ White. I have a feeling it would be pretty much absolutely good.
 

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