MY HOW TO'S/DIY

[bizzybearfigiblue]

I'm making this thread just to keep track of all of my DIYs and i'll be updating it everytime i make a new one. So if anyone wants to keep track of a few of these just keep this thread subscribed. I have a lot of things i'm gonna do to my car pretty soon so i'll be adding more within the next couple of weeks. Enjoy

Paint Stock Rims: How to Paint Ur Rims - 8th Generation Honda Civic Forum
Tint Lights: Blue taillights on FBP - 8th Generation Honda Civic Forum
Mirror Replacement: DIY Mirror Replacement
Airbag/e-Brake: DIY: Airbag & E-Brake parts removal... 26 pix
Enjoy : http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/do-yo...y-your-si.html

not a DIY but some more work i've done:
sickyute's Rims: Gram Lights 57s TA !!! DIY Painted Rims - 8th Generation Honda Civic Forum
jrmartinez24's Trunk: My car was attacked by a "BEAR"
Normar06's HFP Wheels: Blanco on Blanco Hotness!!!!

[sickyute]

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[freekaingjon]

i got a question about painted rims. does the paint scratch off ezily? i like the stock rims but i dont like the color. b alot better to paint then to replace but dont no if it's worth the work if i have to maintain it alot

[bizzybearfigiblue]

well freek i used car paint on my rims so unless there's some special care to be done to maintain ur car paint then the rims r pretty much the same.

as for using spray cans that might be a little different considering they don't have a clearcoat. but i can't explain how to maintain those.

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added a few...

[habitat]

Originally Posted by freekaingjon

i got a question about painted rims. does the paint scratch off ezily? i like the stock rims but i dont like the color. b alot better to paint then to replace but dont no if it's worth the work if i have to maintain it alot

I painted a set of rims before too, 6 coats of paint (duplicolor wheel paint), 4 coats of clear and 1 hour of drying between each coat. I drove up to lake tahoe (lots of sand and rocks) and there were quite a few chips afterwards. Seems to me if you're going to be driving on a rough patch, either dont. Or, powdercoat.

[bizzybearfigiblue]

Originally Posted by habitat

I painted a set of rims before too, 6 coats of paint (duplicolor wheel paint), 4 coats of clear and 1 hour of drying between each coat. I drove up to lake tahoe (lots of sand and rocks) and there were quite a few chips afterwards. Seems to me if you're going to be driving on a rough patch, either dont. Or, powdercoat.

lol... just b/c u put a lot of paint on there doesn't mean it won't chip... actually if u put too much on it will be easier to chip...

also spray can paint isn't as effective as car paint... i can take pix of my rims up close and u will see that after almost two years there isn't a lot of chips if any...

[bizzybearfigiblue]

Updated the first post... i added links to other things i have done

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[Zeuceone]

about time

[bizzybearfigiblue]

Originally Posted by Zeuceone

about time

time this:

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