CarbonXe Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Hey guys, I recently bought a 95 Honda Accord to use as a beater. The car was a mess, but I've restored it as much as possible over the past 2 weeks. The paint was faded, the wheels were atrocious, the brakes barely worked (I don't think they were ever changed) and a few other minor things. After some good ol' TLC, I've really restored the car and brought it back to life. Here is the car when I bought it. I actually traded a 2003 Suzuki Z400 for it (same value) because the ATV has been sitting for 3 years. I decided it was time to sell it and someone offered the trade. Worked out very well because my insurance went down $80 a month and I'll be saving on gas with the Accord (my other car gets about 19-21 on 93). I spent an entire day cleaning up the car. As you can see, the paint was really bad on the hood. The left side is wet, the right side is dry. After a full day of cleaning, clay barring, polishing, and waxing, here are the results. It still needs some work, but it's MUCH better than it was before. And here it is with the new wheels and brakes. I didn't feel like spending too much on them, so i just bought some cheap Motegi's. They're OEM size with OEM sized tires. I was more interested in getting a smooth, quiet ride than anything else. The tires are great and the wheels are very light (14 lbs each), so I'm happy with the results. Plus they look a lot better than the wheels that were on it. It still needs some work, but not much. The headlights are foggy, so I'm just going to replace them with those cheap JDM replicas and get some 4300K HIDs. I'm also going to paint the front bumper. It was replaced with either an unpainted bumper or the DX/LX bumper (not sure if those came painted) somewhere along the line, and I think it makes the car look really cheap. I'm also going to fix the rust on the rear fender eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 wow looks a lot better than when you got it, nice work. also dont get HID bulbs unless you get HID housings because the light will scatter all over the place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo2dusk Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 the light will scatter all over the place yeah and not only blind the oncoming cars but when its foggy at all or rains you cant see jack sh!t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannaBstuntin Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Looks much better. Especially the wheels. Welcome to HF. Enjoy the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrIaN EG2 Posted July 27, 2009 Share Posted July 27, 2009 thank god you nixxed those jiggerboo wheels looks ALOT better welcome to the forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonXe Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 yeah and not only blind the oncoming cars but when its foggy at all or rains you cant see jack sh!t. I actually used to have HIDs in my old tC and I never had a problem with them. As long as they're properly aimed, they won't blind anyone. Also, it's the higher temp bulbs that are difficult to see when the ground is wet, 4300k is the OEM temp for all cars equipped with HIDs from the factory. It's the 6000k+ that are useless when it rains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 It's not the HID's I'd worry about. It's how "authentic" the headlamps you'll be getting are. If they're BS at all they won't project worth a crap and goddamn wasting money on an HID kit for fail ass headlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonXe Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 Anything is better than the current headlights lol. I had to drive it last night and it actually looks like both headlights are out lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 looks like you use the same wax as me.. good job looks decent.. a lot better then when you first got it I was talking to someone who has a scion and he said something about since the housing on some cars in circular it doesnt scatter as much but my honda probably would have an oval housing and it would scatter.. just saying.. i dont know crap about HIDS so im go by what im told on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Very nice restoration Car looks great now welcome to HF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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