Archive for the ‘Body and Paint’ Category
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on December 21st, 2008
Does your Honda Civic have quarter panel rust? Yeah I thought so… Most people know that a Honda Civic’s weakest link is the integrity of the body. If you own a Civic that is 10-15 years or older and it’s seen a few winters than it’s bound to have some rust.You can patch it up [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on November 3rd, 2008
I found another EG Honda Civic on CarDomain.com with the same body kit I was aiming to get last summer. The car is painted gray and has shaved rear hatch lights and Lambo doors but still looks good with that front bumper. Click Here for the link.
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on November 2nd, 2008
I was reading some posts on D-Series forums tonight and found this post about a guy who wondering what paint scheme he should use on his Honda Civic Hatch. This was the same question I had last summer and never came up with an answer, but looking at these images makes it easier to figure [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on September 25th, 2008
Don’t you hate it when your outside window molding is all cracked and ugly. When you bought your Honda Civic Back in 1993 the molding was all black and nice, but over the years the sun and weather have deteriorated the plastic cover and now it’s just a nuisance to looks at. Well there is [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on September 16th, 2008
This is a 1993 Honda Civic How To bumper swap or removal for turbo installation. Tools Needed: Philips Head screw Driver, 10mm Socket Wrench with Extension. Step 1 Take a 10mm socket wrench and unscrew the 1 screw that is on the left and ridge side of the bumper just in front of the front [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on September 11th, 2008
I’ve been working crazy hours this week so I haven’t had time to write up a complete Bumper Swap How-to article, but I thought I would at least get up some pictures. As you can see the newer bumper from a 95 Civic has the fog light area painted the same color as the bumper where mine is just [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on September 7th, 2008
The bumper and fender swap between the two Civic’s was a success, it was quite easy and only a few tools were needed. I pulled the bumpers and fenders off by myself but got some help from a friend to put them all back on. The reason for this swap was that my bumper and [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on September 5th, 2008
Well the Weekend is finally here and this weekend I am gonna attempt to swap my bumper and drivers side fender with the other Honda Civic that I have. My other 95 Civic is a lot more beat up all over but the bumper and drivers side fender are in better shape then my 93 [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on May 30th, 2008
I found a Honda Civic on Cardomain.com that has the same side skirts that I want to install on my Civic. The owner attached the side skirts to the car and then molded them right to the side of the body so they look like their part of the car not just pieces of plastic that [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on May 29th, 2008
So I’ve been thinking about the body kit for my 93 Civic and I think I am going to mix and match different pieces to make the kit look better. I am going to use the Bomber Front Bumper [B-HC92BXF], the CB Style Side Skirts [B-HC92CBS3], and the XN Style Rear Bumper [B-HC92XNR3]. As far as the [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on May 28th, 2008
My plan this summer for my 93 Civic is to get a body kit and paint it candy apple red. But before I do that I have to do some body work to get the dents out and fix any rust that might be hidden. The body kit that I am thinking of is available at 2 places, Extreme Dimensions and [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on May 18th, 2008
I was surfing the web and found this wicked totally done out Civic. It’s got lambo doors, candy tangerine paint, 18″ Rims, and a crazy looking body kit. Check it out below
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on January 27th, 2008
I was bouncing around the net today for paintjobs and found these two candy apple red civic’s. 93 Civic Hatch Candy Apple Red 95 Civic Hatch Candy Apple Red
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on December 18th, 2007
Rust is cancer to cars specially for Honda’s, they are very prone to rusting around the wheel wells and aquarter panel area so if you have any rust you should get it fixed as soon as possible. I found this easy and informative link on how to repair a rusting quarter panel. Body Panel Repair
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on April 26th, 2007
The car is red and I like red but i want something better looking then just standard Honda red so i’m gonna go for Candy Apple Red. It’s a red thats very deep and distinct looking from other reds and if you add the extra clearcoats it looks really good. Below is a hot rod [...]