[SETI20]

Last week, an uncle of mine called me, asking me if I'd be interested in some photography stuff he had "left over". They're a bit old, but as it turns out they're pretty damned good for oldies.

I kinda like my new~ish used hood that I traded cheaply too.
4 wire o2 sensor for a modded VT hood. Paint isn't great, but better than the fibreglass one.

Enjoy.

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[jfrolang]

Your car is so sweet, it's a shame you can't bring it to a meet so we can all ogle over it. At least until you move stateside. 8)

I didn't notice before, but you need Tint! Is it legal over there? I got 35% tint on my rex last year, but I should have gone with 20%.

And as always, you take fantastic pics.

 

[SETI20]

I'm afraid my picture and imaging skills way exceed the quality of the paint.
But, I'm polling some painters into having some bodywork done.

I'd love to have a tint. It would benefit greatly from it. It is, however illegal. Not that it would stop me...but I simply can't afford to have it done decently at the moment. That would set me back a good 200 bucks wich I'd rather spend on plane fare before summer is over.

 

[ryan_long_01]

Bas, is your center taillight section and the border around the right and left tails painted black? I've got a black car too, and now that I've got the windows tinted at 20% I've been thinking about ways to kinda black it out...and that's one idea...if not painting them, maybe getting some NiteShades and smoking them out a little (as well as the all-amber corners and bumper lights)...anyway it looks really good, just wondering what you did exactly.

 

[SETI20]

First I smoked the parts that light up, except the reverse and fog.
Then I cleared that with UV resistant clear.
After that cured a few days, I painted the trim and center section color matched to the car, and cleared the whole thing again.

It's holding up for a couple of years now. Just a few chips around the keyhole and where you open the trunk. When I have more time I'm gonna remove them, touch it up, polish it all and re-clear it again.

 

[C1R6X]

And I thought my car was clean. Your car sir, is beautiful. Did you do all the work to it?

 

[SETI20]

Yes...I did. Most of it has been fun. Some of it has been disaster.
...live and learn

 

[C1R6X]

kudos for you. Good pics, and an even better lookin car.

 

[Flamegurl]

With all the work he did on his car, came the cursing and complaining

 

[Angry]

Damn, NICE, what lip kit is that or is it stock for over there?
Thats exactly the kind of look at want without a bodykit.
And everybody says rotas are overated...I think you just proved them wrong.

 

[jfrolang]

The yellow strut bar doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the car. Make it black or red or silver, but yellow looks out of place.

 

[Robb]

clean car :!:

 

[SETI20]

Well...OMP bars are yellow. So are the koni's so there is a theme going on :lol: I might paint it. Not sure on the color yet.

The front lip is off an 1994 civic VTi. I think it came on the coupe too.
The sides are off an 1998 civic coupe.
The rear is a modified 90 crx front lip.

Those were alot of work to make them fit nice and flush. I'm still not entirely satisfied with them as it is.

 

[zerocool1014a]

your car is really clean soo jealous and awsome pictures.. i dont know why but it seems like everyone else has some really nice places to take pics.. i dunno n e tips on taking pictures and on what to look for in a location?

 

[zerocool1014a]

okay stupid question.. and i feel like a noob for asking but is that a stock spoiler? if not who makes it and how much.. love that spoiler

 

[SETI20]

The wing is an OEM honda wing. It's fromn the CRX-VT. Basically the european version of the SiR. Sortof.
I can get them used in the 180-200 price range.

On the pictures...well...location is everything.
You want the background to be non-distinctive. Nothing should stick out.
Parked cars, people, colorful objects will distract from the subject.

Remember, taking pictures is a huge ego-trip. It's all about the subject.

Good locations are hard to find. I've driven around for hours to find some good ones. Looking at my pics you'll see I have a couple of favorites. The white faced wall is recent. They just finished construction.

You know what... I'll start a "how to" picture thread sometime this week.I'll need some time to set that up.

 

[Flamegurl]

your car is really clean soo jealous and awsome pictures.. i dont know why but it seems like everyone else has some really nice places to take pics.. i dunno n e tips on taking pictures and on what to look for in a location?

the trick is drive around. I see a lot of people who drive around the industry part of town or all the futuristic company buildings...

 

[coldtotouch]

okay stupid question.. and i feel like a noob for asking but is that a stock spoiler? if not who makes it and how much.. love that spoiler

That is infact a stock spoiler. It can be seen on the CRX SIR (in japan) and also on the CRX Special Edition (In Canada). I don't know if they came stock on the VT in Europe... i'm assuming so.

 

[zerocool1014a]

thanks for the info, i will be looking forward to the how to thread also

 

[SETI20]

Small update.

I'm practicing night exposure photography. Washed the car yesterday...came across an interesting street light. I'm kinda bummed it was so hazy. A clean sky would have given a nicer and darker background. Oh well... I'll come back when it's clearer.