MetaEnder's 2003 Honda Accord V6-EXNV coupe.

[MetaEnder]

Year: 2003
Make: Honda
Model: Accord EX-V6NV
Color: black leather interior with Nighthawk Black exterior.

Engine: J30A4; 3.0L SOHC V6 VTEC 6 speed M/T (stock ~240HP).

Honda Factory Performance upgrades from the factory:
HFP Sport tuned front and rear double wishbone suspension
HFP Front and Rear stabilizer bars.
Front shock tower bar.

Interior:
All power options possible.
Navigation
Temprature gauges and fancy stuff like that
Super confortable seats, haha.

Exterior:
Summer: 18" Kyowa Racing KR210 (Advan Kreuzer V replicas) with General tires & OEM Honda center caps.
Winter:17" Honda alloy wheels with 215/50R17 All Season Tires (gonna be winter rims :D)
Underbody kit
Tein lowering springs (put on 3-15-10 for me by him!)

Original MSRP (2003): $33,732.5
Me: $12,000



Reason why I know all this crap is because the 2 owners before me KEPT EVERYTHING, all receipts, EVERYTHING down to the freaking sticker that was in the window in the lot and the temporary license plate, haha.

3/20/10 - 18 hours after I got it.
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ONLY problem with this car is a rock took out the fog light, so I'm gonna go online and find a replacement ASAP.

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3/22/10 - Wash/wax and some good 'ol Idaho farm pics!

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Repaired and tinted fog lights:


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Put my new shoes on today. :D And my OEM Honda centercaps fit! They're not that fancy though, prolly replace 'em sometime. Other than that I've got the ones that came with the rims which are nice too!

>>Dirty dirty car, just some teaser pics!

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[b]Took some quick pics while I was down in Lewiston- 5/11/10. The alley one was kind of fun, for a themed "ride of the month" on another forum. Wish I had a better camera and it had waited until it was darker out to do it though, but I think they turned out alright. I need a polish! Enjoy. [b]

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[b]It was sooooo windy up there. That's Lewiston/Clarkston and the Snake River in the background.
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Well I've begun my drive! I taped up my car and drove to Seattle this morning, a quick 300 mile "warm up" if you will.

Here's a few pictures. I'm gonna head up to Canada this evening when my dad flies down from Anchorage.

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Link to my Yukon drive pictures! (http://nwtuner.com/forum/showthread.php?p=50789#post50789)

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Link to a little photoshoot with my girlfriend's GSX! (http://nwtuner.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3314&page=6)

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Link to a low light High School photoshoot. (http://nwtuner.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3314&page=6)

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Link to my front bumper and headlight removal. (http://nwtuner.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3314&page=7)

[Bmer89]

Great looking car, nice buy! Got any future plans yet?

[MetaEnder]

Great looking car, nice buy! Got any future plans yet?

Well, no I'm broke, lol. But I think since I'm not into heavy modification towards performance, I'm going to go for a more subtle, super clean VIP look.

>I'm already workout out a deal with a friend for some gun metal 7 spoke 18"'s, that plus some low profile tires will drop the car a little more from the height it is now with the lowering springs that're on it.

>Gotta replace the fogs.

>Was her.

That's about it for now, haha. Once I get everything straightened out I'm definitely gonna try to do some more. Wouldn't mind the usual H/I/E combo, but I don't want a loud exhaust, it'd have to be pretty dang low.

Any suggestions in this thread are welcome too! Car's clean and stock so I'm open to suggestion!

[Bmer89]

I think you can pull off that look pretty well with this car. And I'm a big fan of black, so kudos on color choice haha :thumbsup:

[Domesticated]

looks great, you need to murder it out though, those tails stand out a bit too much. 6 speed, i bet that will feel weird for a couple days

[MetaEnder]

I think you can pull off that look pretty well with this car. And I'm a big fan of black, so kudos on color choice haha :thumbsup:

Yeah, me too. I'd rather have white than black, but whites are pretty rare. Black'll look really good though.

looks great, you need to murder it out though, those tails stand out a bit too much. 6 speed, i bet that will feel weird for a couple days

Yeah, I definitely want to do something to it. This is a clip from some crazy riced out Accord, but I saved it because of the tail lights. I cropped the photo.

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It's the 7.5gen, mine are a little more rounded, but the idea would be the same. I kinda like it. I think he might've used an overlay... Not sure.

Oh yeah, and that 6sp is kinda weird, ha. I've driven M/T before, but only 5spd, so it's like, strange....

[Bmer89]

The tail lights have a whiff of Mercedes to them. I think they would look great as 50/50's or blackout.

[Brian]

awesome find man.

I would get some 8th gen HFP rims for it. Those look so sweet and you can keep the HFP theme

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/5730/hfp18inchmediumsd6.jpg

[gotrice93]

Nice choice. I like it. Those seats look kinda like what was in TMO sho prelude and if they are then they are damn comfy.

[Domesticated]

go with these wheels, they are specially ment for fwd cars that want a staggered looking stance, and come with a 4.5" lip on the rear! yes this is an awd subie, but axis made them with the intention for fwd specifically
http://www.modbargains.com/images/Products/Axis/Axis_WideTrackGC8.jpg

[MetaEnder]

The tail lights have a whiff of Mercedes to them. I think they would look great as 50/50's or blackout.

Yeah same. I think I miiiight experiment with vinyl tint vs spray, since if I mess up or decide I don't like what I was going for I can just pull it off too, ha.

awesome find man.

I would get some 8th gen HFP rims for it. Those look so sweet and you can keep the HFP theme

That would look really good! Good idea, ha. Might have to look into that. (current price depending of course)

go with these wheels, they are specially ment for fwd cars that want a staggered looking stance, and come with a 4.5" lip on the rear!

That's a HUGE lip, haha. Definitely would work with a VIP look. ATM I'll probably just get my hands on something that looks decent for a good price. If I got baller rims with a huge lip like that I think I'd want to work the whole car into more of a VIP look.

[CD5Accord]

looks good..good find

[JetBlack]

Wash it and wax it, then post some pics :) Are the windows tinted?

[CD5Accord]

Wash it and wax it after the painters tape :D i wanna see it alltaped up!

[Domesticated]

That's a HUGE lip, haha. Definitely would work with a VIP look. ATM I'll probably just get my hands on something that looks decent for a good price. If I got baller rims with a huge lip like that I think I'd want to work the whole car into more of a VIP look.

those are the wheel im gettin when i get the neon running. 18x8 2.5" lip up front, 18x9 4.5" lip in back. a set is 1200 bucks for the rims. but im pretty sure a car like like that would good with almost any wheel (knock on wood)

[MetaEnder]

looks good..good find

Thanks dude!

Wash it and wax it, then post some pics :) Are the windows tinted?

Definitely will do! ASAP, probably tomorrow, ha.

Wash it and wax it after the painters tape :D i wanna see it alltaped up!

Bahhh, I didn't tape it, haha. But I did juuuuuust get back to Moscow from Seattle with her. She's tucked neatly into her car port behind my apartment.

those are the wheel im gettin when i get the neon running. 18x8 2.5" lip up front, 18x9 4.5" lip in back. a set is 1200 bucks for the rims. but im pretty sure a car like like that would good with almost any wheel (knock on wood)

Nice dude. Yeah, the last set of wheels I had had like a 1" lip, ha, so 4.5" is crazy. I'd definitely rock them. $1200's pushing it right now though, ha. But maybe one day.

[MetaEnder]

Bump with updated pics!

Took 'em with my digital camera with hard lighting, sun was setting. Shadows everywhere and whatnot. :/ But still was fun! Enjoy.

Car's already lowered on springs, so it rides a little lower, looks nicer. Will definitely look/be lower when I get some rims on there with low profile tires as well, so I'm not to concerned with the ride height right now.

Open to any suggestions/comments!

[Brian]

intake and a better looking dual exhaust setup

http://www.apexi-usa.com/products/?id=5504

[MetaEnder]

intake and a better looking dual exhaust setup

http://www.apexi-usa.com/products/?id=5504

lkhgzetluzwthulgsajet; $900, haha. Maybe one of these days, or I'll find a used one full exhaust or something. :/ That's pushin' my budget right now, haha.

From what I've heard about this car, the headers are actually pretty decent, but I could still probably benefit from aftermarket ones. Other than that I wouldn't mind an exhaust, but until money comes around I'll enjoy the silent stock exhaust, haha.

[tevan]

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[Domesticated]

nice dude, well done!

[MetaEnder]

Nice dude! How long did that take you to make? That's goin' in my sig if I can squeeze it in!

[tevan]

Lol had nothing to do. Didn't take to long.

[907DC4]

post pics on here of those ADVAN replicas ya just bought...

[MetaEnder]

post pics on here of those ADVAN replicas ya just bought...

Will do, ha. As soon as I get 'em. I'mma try to find someone I can borrow a floor jack from for a bit, or even use for just a little to get them on. If I can't find someone I'll just use my scissor jack, but that takes a while, haha.

[907DC4]

hit up SR20KID i believe is his name on here....Brandon he has one i think

[907DC4]

This exhaust is the one you should get for sure....GReddy all the way!!!

YouTube- 2003 Accord 6-Speed, Greddy Evo 2

[MetaEnder]

Bump for my new shoes on the first page!! :D Just some teaser pics in my car port. I'll get some good ones when I can! And also threw in some pics of my new fogs.

[907DC4]

BUMP for new wheels!!!

[gotrice93]

I like those rims. They look great on the car. What size are they? 17's?

[MetaEnder]

I like those rims. They look great on the car. What size are they? 17's?

18's actually, Accord's just have MONSTER wheel wells, haha. Definitely gonna work on getting some coilovers this summer and dropping it more.

[gotrice93]

I think it looks really clean and good at the current height.

[MetaEnder]

Thanks man. It's kinda nice not having to worry about bottoming out and stuff. But I like being slammed.

[gotrice93]

yeah slammed is nice. I didn't slam my car this year because I am running a size up in tires to help prevent bending my rims on montana roads so I rub bad when I am slammed and turning or hit a bump. Plus it is also not wearing my tires to bad.

[907DC4]

This is how low you should go for sure!!

This ride height=Perfect

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[MetaEnder]

Heyyooo, bump for some new pics. I just added them to my first post. Enjoy. :D

[907DC4]

God i miss Spiral highway!!! Soon i'll be hittin boost all over that road!!!

[Ryfly05]

Those are some nice pics! Definately one of the cleanest Accords I've seen.

[MetaEnder]

Hey guys bumping for some new pictures of my car in the original post on my drive home! Drove to Seattle last night, rockin' no sleep right now, ha.

[gotrice93]

haha blue tape! Why did you tape around the door handles and the little bit on the trunk?

[Domesticated]

whered your new wheels go?

[gotrice93]

Im guessing he has them in storage or in the trunk since so he doesn't chip them or something.

[Domesticated]

seems a little too extreme for me i guess

[907DC4]

he did take'm off for the drive home....he's goin like 2200 miles or something like that. i woulda done the same thing

[907DC4]

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Hell Yeah man!! ......But it sucks ya missed the ferry or you'd be cruisin right now in town...

[Tmo_BB6]

I might do this when I drive up there next month

[MetaEnder]

Here's some of the pictures from my drive. Ended up taking 3 days and 2100 miles. I left Moscow I.D. at midnight, Friday night. Drove to Seattle and hung out there for about 12 hours while my girlfriend flew to L.A. and my dad flew down to drive up with me. We left Saturday night and drove up into Canada.

Night one- We slept in our tent in a turn out right past Williams Lake.
Night two- we slept in our tent in an RV park in Fort Nelson.
Night three- we made it to Skagway and slept in our tent in an RV park.

First stop in Seattle to drop our kittens off to fly home ahead of me.
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The Liard dam near the Liard hot springs. Both were awesome.
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Somewhere along the way.
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Sign Post Forest.
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Once I got to Skagway we missed an earlier ferry by 30 minutes!! So we had to wait until Wednesday. Figured I had time and would clean up my car, since I had all my supplies and there was running water. In retrospect I would've covered more of the rear and side of the car. Actually the car wrasn't dirty AT ALL, until I hit a patch of dirty road for about a quarter mile, and even then it was mostly because of big ass trucks flying past me, I was going like 30 mph.
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All in all, I'm really glad I did tape it up, ha. Saved a LOT of time in cleaning, as you can imagine.

[2fast4usteeley]

not fair i want to go to the hot springs!!!

[gotrice93]

not fair i want to go to the hot springs!!!

Does Idaho not have Hot Springs? I live close to a few hot springs. Even a couple that are feeding into an actual swimming pool.

[907DC4]

yeah...good thing i mentioned taping it all up cuz holy shit that got dirty!!!

[MetaEnder]

Does Idaho not have Hot Springs? I live close to a few hot springs. Even a couple that are feeding into an actual swimming pool.

I think there are some! Somewhere a bit south of Lewiston I heard.

But yeah man, it got pretty dirty. In retrospect I would've done more, but I'm glad the weather was nice!

[MetaEnder]

Went out with my girlfriend and took some fun pictures of our cars in the sun while we were out.

Me = '03 AV6 6MT
Her = '99 Eclipse GSX

I know she's monster truckin', but she has to use that car year round through LOTs of snow so I don't think we'll be lowering it at all. She's due for new tires, so I might get some beefier ones to help fill the gap.

Enjoy. :D

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Here's a crapy vid I took of her car rolling. Sorry, my camera's not HD, but I thought you guys might enjoy it none the less.

YouTube- Julia '99 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX Rolling Vid.

[tevan]

I like the gsx bet if you tinted the windows it would make it look alot better even with the 4x4 status.

[Tmo_BB6]

I like the gsx bet if you tinted the windows it would make it look alot better even with the 4x4 status.

agreed!........

[Domesticated]

some thicker tires would look lot better too

[MetaEnder]

I like the gsx bet if you tinted the windows it would make it look alot better even with the 4x4 status.

Yeah, we might get the rear and tiny windows tinted a little, but not much. Probably leave the fronts clear though since it's illegal to have any non-factory tint on the front windows here (WTF right?).

some thicker tires would look lot better too

Yup! That's the plan, should definitely help with the 4x4in' a little.

[CD5Accord]

God that accord is sexy. deffinatly my fav gen accord. I think it looked good all taped up (:

[MetaEnder]

Some new pictures for you guys. We're still learning how to adjust aperture and exposure time to get good low light pictures, so this is our first try.

Out in front of the new high school that was built a few blocks from my house.


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[tevan]

Cars looking good man I'm not a Honda person but I like that body style got any new mods planed in mind for it? Good pictures what kind of camera?

[JetBlack]

Good looking car. That high school looks like a nursing home.

[jon]

pics looks good....slow your shutter down bump your f stop up and try it...you get some good low light pics like that ;)

[MetaEnder]

Cars looking good man I'm not a Honda person but I like that body style got any new mods planed in mind for it? Good pictures what kind of camera?
pics looks good....slow your shutter down bump your f stop up and try it...you get some good low light pics like that ;)

I've got quiet a few, ha. But they're sloooooowly coming around. I'm just glad I got it looking decent. Basic plans are a full exhaust, lose the lowering springs and get some coils, retrofit HID's, '06-'07 rear lip, bumper, tail lights, front bumper and front lip.


Good looking car. That high school looks like a nursing home.

Hah, I have no idea what a nursing home looks like. I thought the H.S. just looked pointy.

[907DC4]

Cars looking good man I'm not a Honda person but I like that body style got any new mods planed in mind for it? Good pictures what kind of camera?

its my cam...its a Nikon D5000

[JetBlack]

pics looks good....slow your shutter down bump your f stop up and try it...you get some good low light pics like that ;)

I was gonna say tripod....

[MetaEnder]

I was gonna say tripod....

Yeah, we rocked a tripod. Probably why they turned out decent.

[907DC4]

any updates on the ride??

[MetaEnder]

any updates on the ride??

WELL, I threw the stock rims back on, and stored it. So far nothing new, ha. Just saving up a little money on the side so maybe I can get some stuff this winter.

I'll be pulling the front bumper off soon so I can pull the headlights and retro fit 'em, that'll probably be my first "upgrade". And I wanna repaint the plastic housing that holds the fogs maybe. But so far, it's just chillin'!

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0618.jpg
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0619.jpg

[907DC4]

Nice nice...you have to pull the bumper to get the headlights out on that tho???

[MetaEnder]

Nice nice...you have to pull the bumper to get the headlights out on that tho???

:( Yeah. Sucks because it's outside, lol. Cold as f*ck, but I figured I'll pull it off, then loosely bolt it back on. I wanna keep it on so it wont get warped and it'll retain it's shape, but I don't need to fully bolt it on until I get my headlights done.

[MetaEnder]

Here we go..

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0777.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0776.jpg

Removed all the stupid plastic snaps from the top and pulled off that plastic piece-

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0779.jpg

Removed all the bolts and snaps on the underside of the bumper and pulled the front lip off. Note: There was some double sided tape or something holding the lip tight at the grill fyi. The lip was put on at the dealership or wherever with the entire HFP package so this bumper hasn't seen the light of day in years! And you can tell from how extremely dirty it is, haha. Gonna be polishing that up nice and sealing it when I put the lip back on in the Spring-

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0781.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0780.jpg


All the bolts and plastic snaps all lined up like a little map for me.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0787.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0778.jpg


Pulled bumper off-

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0783.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0782.jpg

Tricky part's over, headlights are a breeze-

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0786.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0785.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0784.jpg


Once everything was out, taped up the headlight bulb connector ends, and then popped the bumper back in place. Put in just a few of the top screws and a couple snaps to hold it snug for my .2 mile drive home from the shop I work at. Popped my fog lights back in (it was dark outside) and headed home!


http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0789.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0788.jpg





Fogs and headlights are out, ready to hand over to the Forum Retrofitters for some retrofittin'. More later.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0790.jpg

[907DC4]

waaaaait you arent doin the retrofit yourself?? you said you were handin it over to the "Forum Retrofitter"???

AND....As for below I see a lot of room an intercooler!! ;-)


Tricky part's over, headlights are a breeze-

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0786.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Car%20Pics/IMG_0785.jpg

[MetaEnder]

waaaaait you arent doin the retrofit yourself?? you said you were handin it over to the "Forum Retrofitter"???

AND....As for below I see a lot of room an intercooler!! ;-)

Yeah, I opted out of it. They don't charge much at all, and they do like 1 a week so they're pro at all. Otherwise it'll take me a month and I'll fuck it up, lol.

As for an intercooler, me too! Haha. Once of these days. I'm actually kind of leaning towards a SC, but that's wayyy in the future.

I'll probably end up paying off this car and keeping it as my DD and picking up a project something.

[MetaEnder]

Accord's sitting cozy for the winter...

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/Cozystorage1-14-11.jpg

[tevan]

How has that little tent thing of yours held up? Car looks clean.

[MetaEnder]

How has that little tent thing of yours held up? Car looks clean.

Actually good so far. We've only gotten a couple inches of snow and then it melted away the other week, so now there's maybe 3" in the lawn where this thing is. I'd say if you get one just make sure it's anchored down if you live in a windy area! Haha.

[MetaEnder]

3-6-11 Warmed up my car and pulled it out of the tent to let it have some sunshine. :D Can't wait until spring!

IMGUR lets me post panoramas!! CLick on 'em to see the full thing!

http://i.imgur.com/gdaLl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ipDJA.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/rJ2dh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/6iL1x.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/jDe0v.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/I5VgP.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kbgdd.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/KgLip.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ILftg.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/UXfuO.jpg

[Bmer89]

I can't wait until spring either! I sometimes go visit the MR2 in it's hiding place, start it up, sometimes go to the gas station just down the road...

That panoramic thing was pretty cool!

[MetaEnder]

Thanks man, yeah if I can get like an ice picker thing I might be able to get rid of enough snow in the driveway to get out. The roads are all clear, but I live right next to this tiny little hill that I have a feeling I wont be able to get up if I can't even move around in my driveway, ha.

[Bmer89]

Not with the slicks you have on there :P All the roads are pretty clear here too, I'm just waiting for there to be enough consecutive nice days for it to be worth putting insurance back on..... come on spring, you can do it!

[MetaEnder]

Retros are in!! Hardest part was finding a spot to stick the ballast. Tomorrow I'm going to find a spot to stick the ballast for the foglight HID's, install my CAI (hopefully) and put my bumper back on (mebbe my lip too if time).

http://i.imgur.com/11Pb7l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/1fIGw.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/TLPp8l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/HfocRl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Xpmgol.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kfK3Bl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qgIR0l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/1LGQWl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/wdddnl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/QUTnJl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/sXIG2l.jpg

[MetaEnder]

Installed my Injen CAI, Weathertech visors, projector retrofits, HID's in headlights and fogs and then reinstalled front bumper and lip. Whew. With that rug out there it looks like I'm in my living room or something, ha.


Ewe, dusty.
http://i.imgur.com/LFdjXl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Ouywtl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/OHp6al.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/aPIKfl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/1qhtCl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/r9Es4l.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/b8KzGl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/sqgNHl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/IPmusl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/11Pb7l.jpg

[Bmer89]

Those headlights look great!! So does the CAI. And the rug.....

[MetaEnder]

Those headlights look great!! So does the CAI. And the rug.....

I love the rug! Really makes working on my car a lot easier, it's warm and soft. I should think about putting one in my garage when I go home for the summer!

[gotrice93]

do you have a bypass valve on your CAI or just praying u don't suck water?

[MetaEnder]

do you have a bypass valve on your CAI or just praying u don't suck water?

No, unfortunately no bypass valve for my engine model CAI :(. BUT I'm more reassured because after examining the fender and bumper after install it's completely covered. There aren't any holes at all, and no holes in the bottom plastic either so it's completely protected from splash up which is fantastic. Also I get sketched out enough there's a hydroshield thing I can get which would help.

Amazon.com: Injen Technology X-1034BLK Black Hydro-Shield Pre-Filter: Automotive

I figure since it's that protected from the plastics, I should be fine in rain as long as I don't go through any ridiculous puddles. And I generally don't drive in the rain anyway. We'll see man! If I get too sketched out I'll pick up a SRI.

[MetaEnder]

http://i.imgur.com/IER2fl.jpg

[tevan]

Nice pic those headlights came out really nice.

[MetaEnder]

Nice pic those headlights came out really nice.

Thanks dude, hopefully pretty soon here I can get my car over to a parking garage at night and aim 'em. Winter up here lasts about a month longer than you guys, haha. As I'm sure you've assumed :P

[tevan]

Lol yeah we don't even have any snow at all anymore. So any future mods you have in mind?

[MetaEnder]

Lol yeah we don't even have any snow at all anymore. So any future mods you have in mind?

Just a few "easy" stuff: Catback, coilovers, etc. But not right now, ha. Ran out of monies.

[MetaEnder]

Drove to Safeway today :3 Snow is still melting so it's all dirty everywhere..

http://i.imgur.com/7WMmMl.jpg

[MetaEnder]

Aimed my headlights in a parking garage on campus. Drove up close to the wall, marked it, drove back 25' and aimed the cut-off 2.1" + 1" (extra) down. Also aimed my fog lights nice and low.

The left side is slightly too high I think, but I'll adjust it a little later.


http://i.imgur.com/muS9El.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/yzqtAl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/98VyXl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/pFwPIl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/a5Yvpl.jpg

[Bmer89]

I want projectors so bad.....

[MetaEnder]

I want projectors so bad.....

Do etttttt.


On anther note, this happened last night. Only maybe a centimeter, but still. ಠ_ಠ

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g235/MetaEnder/photo-3.jpg

[MetaEnder]

Took these pics a bit ago. Was bored at school. Pics taken with my iPhone 3GS, made into a panorama with the AutoStitch app, modified with the photoshop app as well as Photoshop CS5 on my computer.

Would be fun to redo these with a real camera sometime.

http://i.imgur.com/Fmk0Gl.jpg
CLICK HERE FOR FULL SIZE IMAGE. (http://i.imgur.com/Fmk0G.jpg)

http://i.imgur.com/J6Ymcl.jpg
CLICK HERE FOR FULL SIZE IMAGE (http://i.imgur.com/J6Ymc.jpg)

[MetaEnder]

Last night it snowed, GRR. But since I figured it was the last quick snow of Spring up here I snapped a few pics. Enjoy :D

http://i.imgur.com/Fmgq2l.jpg (http://imgur.com/Fmgq2)
http://i.imgur.com/rBUIzl.jpg (http://imgur.com/rBUIz)
http://i.imgur.com/f50Ygl.jpg (http://imgur.com/f50Yg)
http://i.imgur.com/9xt3Rl.jpg (http://imgur.com/9xt3R)
http://i.imgur.com/qCl9pl.jpg (http://imgur.com/qCl9p)
http://i.imgur.com/noRZ3l.jpg (http://imgur.com/noRZ3)
http://i.imgur.com/jxhWml.jpg (http://imgur.com/jxhWm)

[MetaEnder]

Picture whoring. Took this today-

http://i.imgur.com/ESk53l.jpg (http://imgur.com/ESk53)

[tevan]

I'm to lazy to go back and read but what kinda camera do you use?

[Bmer89]

Mmmm... water beading.

One thing I like about the crappy paint on the jeep which has never been waxed, is that when it's wet, it looks like I have clear coat lol.

[MetaEnder]

I'm to lazy to go back and read but what kinda camera do you use?

My girlfriend's Canon PowerShot A2000 IS. Just a digicam + a little bit of CS5 editing :D

Mmmm... water beading.

One thing I like about the crappy paint on the jeep which has never been waxed, is that when it's wet, it looks like I have clear coat lol.

Yes! And in the rain you can't tell your car's dirty, ha.

[MetaEnder]

Went for a cruise since it was such a nice, warm Spring day. Took some pictures and made a time lapse of the entire drive if anyone's interested. Enjoy!

Beluga Point, Anchorage, AK

http://i.imgur.com/dileSl.jpg
CLICK HERE FOR FULL SIZE IMAGE (http://i.imgur.com/dileS.jpg)

http://i.imgur.com/0MZ76l.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/0MZ76.jpg)
CLICK HERE FOR FULL SIZE IMAGE (http://i.imgur.com/0MZ76.jpg)

Pictures of the car.

http://i.imgur.com/OXVcPl.jpg (http://imgur.com/OXVcP)

http://i.imgur.com/qixG3l.jpg (http://imgur.com/qixG3)

http://i.imgur.com/9E5xjl.jpg (http://imgur.com/9E5xj)


And here's the video/time lapse I took of the entire drive from home > Beluga Pt. > Downtown > McDonks > home.

http://vimeo.com/22185224

[tevan]

The first picture looks awsome! and OMG the stop a McDonalds was very unexpected :yikes!:

[Domesticated]

that first pic is pretty sick

[MetaEnder]

The first picture looks awsome! and OMG the stop a McDonalds was very unexpected :yikes!:

that first pic is pretty sick

Thanks guys, ha. I'm a fan of panoramas. And yeah, McDizzles was for the girlfrond.

[CD5Accord]

damn dude those pics look sick i wish i could edit like that

[MetaEnder]

damn dude those pics look sick i wish i could edit like that

I probably know how to use .5% of Photoshop CS5, haha. There's just soooo much.

[Bmer89]

CS5 is an amazing program. You could spend a lifetime editing with it and still not know it all the way through!

[MetaEnder]

Took these pictures at the university for a Ride Of The Month competition on another forum. The theme was "break up" or the melting of winter. Since I procrastinated all the snows gone, but I did find what remains and took some pictures next to it. Enjoy :D

http://i.imgur.com/5N2AFl.jpg (http://imgur.com/5N2AF)

http://i.imgur.com/j3z95l.jpg (http://imgur.com/j3z95)

http://i.imgur.com/AwlyLl.jpg (http://imgur.com/AwlyL)

http://i.imgur.com/ps4xml.jpg (http://imgur.com/ps4xm)

http://i.imgur.com/KKMbBl.jpg (http://imgur.com/KKMbB)

http://i.imgur.com/VB891l.jpg (http://imgur.com/VB891)

[MetaEnder]

Not the best pics, but I'm still learning. Gotta say, taking pictures of a black car is hard, especially at night. Anyway, enjoy-

http://i.imgur.com/gLsPw.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/jSO27.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/GRkom.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tlHiU.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/FNG6U.jpg

[Mitchness]

Not the best pics, but I'm still learning. Gotta say, taking pictures of a black car is hard, especially at night. Anyway, enjoy-

http://i.imgur.com/tlHiU.jpg


Best one, IMO. The angle, the lens flare, the cropping... all good.

Yeah, getting enough contrast out of a black car at night can be pretty tough. You had the right idea shooting it at a lit parking garage though since that will help with your lighting issues. Maybe try HDR for that added bit of detail/contrast.

[MetaEnder]

Best one, IMO. The angle, the lens flare, the cropping... all good.

Yeah, getting enough contrast out of a black car at night can be pretty tough. You had the right idea shooting it at a lit parking garage though since that will help with your lighting issues. Maybe try HDR for that added bit of detail/contrast.

Thanks man! I definitely will. I've been getting a little better since then, but it's still hard to take pics of a black car in any lighting. There always seems to be too much of it or too little!

[907DC4]

Post pics of this thing slammed now!! Also check out my updated journal on here! Took awhile to update LOL. How's classes up in A-Town?

[MetaEnder]

Hi everyone! Been forever since I've been on the forum. I've been busy as f*ck with school and work. Here are some updated pics of the ride!

http://i.imgur.com/ISXVyl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/bE3ffl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Zr9ngl.jpg



http://i.imgur.com/7JoEal.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Xg5Dfl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Jl6iil.jpg



http://i.imgur.com/hfYNpl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/7qPHAl.jpg

[N0OS3]

Looks like a pretty legit setup for all the snow you get up there in AK. Do you change them out in warmer weather or do you keep those wheels on all year round?