sm2s: 2009 CBP FA5

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The Most Recent Pictures Post

this is how my car sits most recently..

list of mods are in the post below.

11/09/09 No mo` chrome



11/01/09





10/25/09

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The "Picture Hall of Fame" Post

Some of my favorite shots of my car..







some new old pics



03/13/09



02/07/09

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The Build Post

Modifications List

Engine/Performance Mods:
Injen CAI
Yospeed Shocker battery tie
Vibrant Header w/ HFC
Vibrant Exhaust
AEM Wrinkle Red SRI with limited RoBear edition P2R TBS (winter mode)
ARC Oil Cap
ARC Radiator Cap


A'pexi N1 (replaced)
Yospeed I <3 Haters battery tie (replaced)


Suspension & Wheels:
Tein S-Tech springs (replaced)
Buddy Club N+
Skunk 2 Rear camber arms
SPC front camber bolts
Advan RZ 17x8 + 37 wrapped in 245/40/17 Hankook R-S2


Tein S-Tech springs (replaced)
Mugen GP rims (on order =()
08 Si rims (sold my 09s to make money for some new rims )
06 Type-S rims wrapped in 225/45/17 Falken 452

Exterior Mods:
front plate deleted, LOL
4.3k lowbeam HIDs
3k HID fogs
mud guards
LED license plate lights
JDM (FD2) Badges
Red 3rd brake light swap
20% tint all around
Crystal Black Pearl painted license plate trim
Mugen style front lip


OEM style window visors (STOLEN & removed)
nokya fogs (artic white) 7k (replaced)


Interior Mods:
Strutking Dead pedal
OEM All-Season floor mats
LED dome lights
LED trunk light
JDM Hazard
Broadview 270cm Flat rear view mirror
Auger Resources Black Alcantara Shift boot w/ red stitching
Circuit Hero knob
Red JDM wheel emblem
NRG Steering Wheel hub & Quick Release
Personal Red Stitch Steering Wheel


Black JDM wheel emblem (replaced)
Rick's Team Voodoo shift knob (replaced)
Skunk2 10th anniversary shift knob (replaced)
Civic Type R knob (replaced)

Stickers:
11-21-08 tiny peeking pedobear sticker (removed)
02-02-09 tein decal
03-11-09 pedobear & friends decal (removed)
03-15-09 my vtec goes BWAAAAAAHHH

Coming soon... (hopefully):
ICE / Navigation
Rest of the lip kit
steering wheel?

this'll be a slow build, but i definitely have some plans for the car. enjoy!

November 9th, 2009 Bye bye chrome
Bought a second piece of the chrome and got it painted. Now I can switch back and forth as I please

Before:


After:


October 30th, 2009 Advan RZ 17x8 + 37 wrapped in 245/40/17 Hankook R-S2

GPs took too long.





October 21st, 2009 Vibrant Race Header with High-flow Cat and Type-S rims. Falken 452 225/45/17 on the Type-S rims.
no pics of the header =[ my friend was kind enough to lend me his Type-S rims, while I'm waiting for my GPs-_-


October 10th, 2009 From black to red...


September 24th, 2009 Shocker Battery Tie!


September 20th, 2009 Circuit Hero shift knob w/ discontinued Auger Resources Black Alcantara Shift boot with red stitching
great shift knob. not too big, weighted & counter sunk for great shifting. spun and no engraving so no lock nut required
best shift knob out of all the ones i've used.


August 4th, 2009 20% all around tint. FINALLY!


August 3rd, 2009 08 Si Rims
Sold my 09 Rims for a pretty good price (imo) to make money for some Mugen GPs. My friend loaned me his 08 rims. Thanks Nick!


April 11th, 2009 Civic Type R knob


April 9th, 2009 Buddy Club N+ Coilovers!!

yaaayuhhh


April 3rd, 2009 Red 3rd brake light swap

before:


after:


March 21st, 2009 Yospeed I <3 Haters



March 15th, 2009 my vtec goes BWAAAAAAHHH





March 12th, 2009 A'pexi N1 catback exhaust
stock:

N1:


stock:

N1:


March 7th, 2009New shift knob.
swapped out the skunk2 knob for a rick's team voodoo shift knob in spun pearl titanium from a member on here. a little scratched up but i plan to refinish it. the knob is deeply counter sunk and sits very low, which is great.



February 28th, 2009 JDM (FD2) Badges
front before:

front after:


rear before:

rear after:


February 7th, 2009 JDM Hazard
side-by-side (iphone picture)

installed:


February 5th, 2009 More LEDs!
before w/ the reds.




rear


LED license plate frame..
before:

after:


LED trunk light..
before:

pointed:

after:


February 2nd, 2009 reppin tein:P


January 31st, 2009 Finally a CAI!
Bought an Injen Cold Air Intake and installed it the next day (: first engine mod. hehe..


the before and after:


January 29th, 2009 Mud Guards


Need to check Skunk2 10th anniversary shift knob
weighted and sits lower than the stock knob (which i already liked). this is a pretty cool knob.



December 24th, 2008 Dome LEDs




December 23rd, 2008 Fogs!
put some new bulbs in for the fogs... looks whiter now.


stock fogs:


nokya fogs:



December 14th, 2008 JDM Emblem from Grafixpressions!


December 6th, 2008 Strutking dead pedal (:




December 5th, 2008 Tein S-Tech Springs !!
great springs! i recommend for any one looking for a nice drop without being too low and doesnt want the hassle of scraping all over the place. a little less than 2 fingers all around. i love it. ride quality is a little bouncy, but not too bad.
stock height

tein-s height

these have settled a bit more (03-16-09)


stock ride

s ride


November 28th, 2008 4.3k HIDs!!
side by side

finished product!


November 21st 2008 picked up some OEM style visors.
HID kit shipping delay **** customs
springs on the waaaaaaaaay


November 13th 2008
first night i got her..


"first mod" no front plate


picked it up with 10 miles, when i finally got my camera it had this many D:










next to my friends DC5


so ive been interested in the SI for a pretty long time, and ive been searching for the past few months. originally wanted to get a 2008 TW FA5 and found one too, as the 09s were coming in...



that was the one i was going to get, too bad the dealers were being asses.

shopped around some more and i ended up really liking the 09s. got a great deal on a 09 CBP and nabbed it. paid 22675 OTD for it in CA, financed under myself. :P

[P1ng]

oh man good thing u got the 09 its hot!!! im starting to like the 09's more and more gratz on the purchase and welcome to 8th!!

[NYSI]

Congrats on the car, now go out and

[my08Si]

congrats on the purchase man!

[bossanova292]

congrats

[1chin3s3_b0i]

congrats on the purchase

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some new pics

[jomasoccer9]

great choice! congrats!

[StockSedanSI]

Very nice, now just paint the chrome piece between the tails and it will be perfect.

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got some HIDs last niiiiiiight. customs was a ***** and the people i ordered from didnt fill out the information adequately, so it took a week longer than it was supposed to. oh well it all came (: very happy with the purchase.


comparison..

and the end result

my friend's 6k HIDs.


i'm thinking an SRI or CAI for my next mod.. what do you think?
i've got some springs on the way as well. Tein S-techs

[webby]

looking good - keep it up

[C8V6C]

Nice car, you have taste

[silhouette004]

i really like how you did before and after pictures with your mods. very nice car

[pgFA]

Nice! A little over a month, so how do you like it so far? Which part of SoCal are you from?

[obert]

Nice pics,thanks.

[sm2s]

thanks guys, love the 09 and im in the 714 part of socal

[drumkid8]

i love your car... the s-techs will begin to sag and your shocks will go out soon as well. trust me... i can barely put one finger in the back and i'm tucking tire in the front.

[dopeman]

Looks good.
I picked up my 07 nhbp fa5 at hardin also. Are you from anaheim?