controversial question

There's a guy that live down the street from me that has a '97 Civic, similar to my '98. One day he was driving by and i though i saw a SI badge on the back of his car. He has the stock tailights for the '97 though. I figured he'd turned into one of those guys that puts Type-R badges on the back of their cars for no reason. You know what kind of people i'm talking about. He comes by later that week and says he had the 99-00 SI engine dropped into his '97. I was thinking of a swap later too but my more inquiring mind had to know why he still put the SI badge on. Can he legitimately put the SI badge on his '97 because he has the SI engine? I'm a little iffy on this one but i tend to lean toward the no answer.

i think it would be best if the emblems were with the original car. That's like putting a Type SH emblem on the back of a 92-95 civic with the type sh motor. That wouldn't look right. It's best to hide what you got. That's just my opinion.

i think as long as itz in the same family....and if i was that type of person i would....same as if i had a type r motor.....i think itz better than someone putting "powered by":rolleyes:

but was the motor the only change between the stock '97 and the 99-00 SI's?

i think putting badges on like that are very dumb even if you have the engine because its not just the engine that makes the type-r a type-r or an Si an Si. the 99-00 had a few changes from the regular 97 civic. the guages were different, the seats were different, the speaker system was different, it only came in red, blue, and black, had a chin spoiler on the front, the tailights were different, the wheels were different, it had 4 wheel disk brakes, color matched side moldings, and if im not mistaken a stiffer suspension. i think thats it for the Si but in no way would a b16 97 civic be an Si.

You can take the heart of an Si. But, not the physique of an Si.

I think just the engine does'nt justify a badge change. I know a guy with a 95 Si hatch that he basically converted to a JDM SiR II. He did everything except a right hand drive. By everything I mean even the damn power window system was JDM. For all of you who don't know but the JDM power system has the auto down feature like the USDM version but also has an auto up feature. If you take your passion to the full then it's " okay " to have the badge on there. So no an angine swap does not cut it.

Just an engine doesn't warrant it. I would take off all badges and keep 'em guessing! I like stealth.

it doesnt matter cause anyboyd can do anything they wanna do to there car

Yes true. People can do whatever they want. But just because I can put a Ford emblem on my car doesn't make it right.

hrmmm...to all their own.

i personally would NEVER put type r stickers all over my teg if i swapped the b18c5 for mine. too many differences...

its like B16EJ1 said...unless its COMPLETELY done, it really doesn't deserve the badging...:D

Originally posted by whiteracer
Can he legitimately put the SI badge...If he bought it, and he owns the car, he can put it where ever the hell he pleases. He can paste it to his left nut, if he so desires...

It's amazing to me how much stress a $20 emblem on a $10,000+ car can cause... I mean, that's only like 0.02% of the value of the car, tops, but people treat it like it's the most important thing ever.

i dunno about all this funny badging business...

but heres something my friends and I go by

"if your car's stock...don't pretend modded.. say its stock"
"if your car's modded......say its stock :rolleyes:"

i guess i'd go by almost the same rule with these badges

if your car's stock...leave the stock badges...
if your car's modded...LEAVE THE STOCK BADGES
i think its really funny how everybody puts these type-r's and powered by's all over their car..

i absolutely HATE it whenever i see a Prelude "type-R" - THERE WAS NO TYPE ARE DAMNIT! ONLY A TYPE-S

and of course your car is POWERED BY HONDA....what else would it be powered by? YUGO!? lol

ok...i'm calm now...

I totaly agree with eskoobie! After an engin swap i would just take off my badges and shave the holes clean baby. Let them guess what you got and when they pull back up to you while your waiting for them at the next stop light, you can tell them to keep guessing LOL.:)

Originally posted by civickiller
it doesnt matter cause anybody can do anything they wanna do to there car

i have a 2003 si badge on my hx. i also have DOHC vtec stickers. i have 4 wheel disk, si cluster and red n clears.:)
for those who think it's rice i don't really care what you think.
my car looks a hell of alot better than it's stock form and thats what i was shooting for by doing it.:bandit:

you people who come on here and always reply "well its his car and he can do whatever he wants" are even worse then the "ricers" themselves. are we telling that person to remove their badging directly? no. did the person who started the thread ask a question where the answer is based off opinion? yes. so when we say that its stupid to have one of those badges on, dont take it up the butt and cry like a little baby " oh its his car man, he can do what he wants!" im so sick of hearing that its not even funny. if you are not man enough to accept criticism especially after asking for it, then you need to grow up. and for those who think they are protecting the other person by saying they can do whatever they want, worry about your shit and let those people handle their own business.

Originally posted by edman24
you people who come on here and always reply "well its his car and he can do whatever he wants" are even worse then the "ricers" themselves. are we telling that person to remove their badging directly? no. did the person who started the thread ask a question where the answer is based off opinion? yes. so when we say that its stupid to have one of those badges on, dont take it up the butt and cry like a little baby " oh its his car man, he can do what he wants!" im so sick of hearing that its not even funny. if you are not man enough to accept criticism especially after asking for it, then you need to grow up. and for those who think they are protecting the other person by saying they can do whatever they want, worry about your shit and let those people handle their own business.

YEAH!!! http://jonuts.com/forum/images/smiles/spank.gif

Originally posted by edman24
you people who come on here and always reply "well its his car and he can do whatever he wants" are even worse then the "ricers" themselves. are we telling that person to remove their badging directly? no. did the person who started the thread ask a question where the answer is based off opinion? yes. so when we say that its stupid to have one of those badges on, dont take it up the butt and cry like a little baby " oh its his car man, he can do what he wants!" im so sick of hearing that its not even funny. if you are not man enough to accept criticism especially after asking for it, then you need to grow up. and for those who think they are protecting the other person by saying they can do whatever they want, worry about your shit and let those people handle their own business. Who are you referring to?

im reffering to those people who say shit like "its his car, his money, he can do what he wants" in general. its a complete waste of time to come on here and say that. if the guy wants an opinion, let him take the opinion and run with it instead of being a pussy and saying he can do what he wants. WE KNOW ITS HIS CAR AND HIS MONEY! SO STOP SAYING THAT SHIT OVER AND OVER!!!

I think you're all just jealous and really want a ride like mine. with some kick ass VX badges on the back! Oh yeah, powered by Vtec-E baby!

I plan on puttin a SiRII badge on my car when I get the swap. 1. that way fellow r-runners wont wanna screw around w/ me (theres a lot of honda on honda hatin here) and 2. so that the yin-yang stock cavalier yahoos can go "what the hell is that?...I bet my cavalier can whoop you!" and then when they're crying cause I took their woman, I'll point to ther SiRII badge. BE-ATCH!:alien2:

Originally posted by edman24
im reffering to those people who say shit like "its his car, his money, he can do what he wants" in general. its a complete waste of time to come on here and say that. if the guy wants an opinion, let him take the opinion and run with it instead of being a pussy and saying he can do what he wants. WE KNOW ITS HIS CAR AND HIS MONEY! SO STOP SAYING THAT SHIT OVER AND OVER!!!

an thas ur opinion, an ur bandwidth which u can do wuteva u want w/...:D

the reason why ppl say "do wut u want" is because a lot of the time, thas wut the person is going to do anyways. i hope ur not referring to my comment, because i gave my opinion about it, but i do feel that in the end, it is all going to come down to wuteva the guy wants to do to his car. it really doesn't matter wut anyone else thinks.

now, that isn't going to stop me from calling someone rice, or anything of that sort, but even if someone's car is completely riced out...it's still their car, let them drive around an get laughed at.

btw...CALM DOWN :hehehe: i guess it really is a controversial question...:o

maybe i should convert my car into a

Honda Prelude Type SiGT-R V-Spec IX - Tommy Makinen Edition

:smoka:

I can almost guarantee half the people out there will try to race me...

Originally posted by shepworldwide


i have a 2003 si badge on my hx. i also have DOHC vtec stickers. i have 4 wheel disk, si cluster and red n clears.:)
for those who think it's rice i don't really care what you think.
my car looks a hell of alot better than it's stock form and thats what i was shooting for by doing it.:bandit:



Does your car have a DOHC VTEC engine?

Originally posted by edman24
im reffering to those people who say shit like "its his car, his money, he can do what he wants" in general. its a complete waste of time to come on here and say that. if the guy wants an opinion, let him take the opinion and run with it instead of being a pussy and saying he can do what he wants. WE KNOW ITS HIS CAR AND HIS MONEY! SO STOP SAYING THAT SHIT OVER AND OVER!!!

Can't they speak their peace just as you are? Now you are doing the same thing that you are telling them not to do. Stop bringing Drama to the boards.

Originally posted by shepworldwide


i have a 2003 si badge on my hx. i also have DOHC vtec stickers. i have 4 wheel disk, si cluster and red n clears.:)
for those who think it's rice i don't really care what you think.
my car looks a hell of alot better than it's stock form and thats what i was shooting for by doing it.:bandit:



But does ur car still have the black handles, moldings, and mirrors??
If so then...:bloated:

hey frostbyte, speaking your peace is different from stating the completely obvious and totally useless. people saying that its their car and their money is not and expression of opinion. if you want to put your 2 cents in then do so. dont come on here trying to make everyone else look like jerks. how about you? do you have an opinion on the subject? or are you like all those other people that patrol the boards trying to make themselves look like the kind, smart person by contesting what other people say?

if i had an actual REAL Type-R/GSR/Si, i'd take the badge /OFF/ - i dont want people knowing whats under the hood. that screams "STEAL MY CAR AND TAKE THE ENGINE PLEASE!!!"

my friend in colorado had his 99 GSR jacked literally one week after he bought it - they found the bumper and frame basically.

http://www.bit-shift.com/gallery/gsrstolen

Originally posted by Frostbyte
Does your car have a DOHC VTEC engine?
what do you think?


Originally posted by Mike13555
But does ur car still have the black handles, moldings, and mirrors??
If so then...:bloated:
ya. it's a black car:licker:

who cares.....i personally think it would look tite to say if you took a 6th gen hb painted it that si blue put the si emblem on it and the DOHC VTEC stickers on the side and a sunroof i tihnk it would look good ofcoarse i would opt for the DOHC engine, b18c, even tho its not the "si" engine cuz i dont like b16's, and its not really rice.....its what a 2x2 badge......who cares!

the *ONE* re-badging that i approve of, was that person w/ the orange civic w/ a turboed B18c, he put the '1.8T' badge from an audi on it :)