Civic Conversions

What conversion looks best on a 2000 Honda Civic? I'm thinking about doing a Mercedes SL conversion to mine. Any other suggestions?

I wonder how many people you'll piss off with this thread. I say that beacuse alot of people don't like conversions...but I do.

Well if you're talking about headlights, I'm not familiar with the Domani or the Mercedes...Mercedes I'm picturing, two ovalish lights right by each other...Skyline...I'm not real big on the headlights, but I LOVE the taillights...doing that conversion to my car...RSX headlights would look sick on a civic...S14 I think would look sick...I've seen an integra with the S14 conversion and it's hella nice...

I think as long as the body work is done real well, you can't go wrong with whatever lights you choose:smile:

I have a friend with Lexus GS400 headlight conversion, and toyota supra taillight conversion. But his taillights are in this shape \ / , but not so steep.

You have any pics of his car? I had thought about doing that headlight conversion before. Bet it looks nice. Well actually, what kind of car does he have?

2000 Honda Civic 2dr, sorry no pics. I might be able to get some from him, but his car is in the shop right now. It is pretty sweet though. He's done, complete, finished with his car. He wants me to buy his stereo, $700 for two JL 12W6's and an amp (don't know what amp), but he has a 20 in. monitor sitting there right when you open his trunk.

conversions are lame and a waste of money unless you are doing an JDM headlight conversion those are the only ones worth doing...

come on benz lights on a honda...thats about as gay as it gets

Actually, I think it would look pretty sweet. It's something different that nobody else has. I'd say go for it. I was thinkin about getting that done to my car, but I decided against it, since I don't have the money to get it done.

Originally posted by TheNotoriousMogg
conversions are lame and a waste of money unless you are doing an JDM headlight conversion those are the only ones worth doing...

come on benz lights on a honda...thats about as gay as it gets

no...I think you're about as gay as it gets:loser:

LOL...you know I'm just fuckin with ya, but you shouldn't be so quick to put other people and their ideas down.

im not man he asked for an opinon, so I gave him mine

Yeah, but his question was which one would be best, not should I get it or not.:D

You could have said...you know conversions aren't really my thing and I'd suggest putting your money towards something else, but hey, that's just me...Mogg aka Captain Fucko:D

I do however think that doing a JDM conversion on an integra would look really nice.

Benz lights on a civic though, I'm just not feelin that


Of course saying something lik that would have required too much thinking on your part:loser:

I am sorry I am not Mr. Nice Mogg, being joked on for my questions has rubbed off on me...

Fuck it, why bother deciding?

http://systemsilence.com/apc.sized.jpg
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Look at this car and think: do I want to be like this jackass?

ewww that is not that cool looking IMO he needs to fill those holes in from the side moulding

Give me a better looking car, a good body kit, a real paint job (not that joke above) and yeah I would. The headlights look player man, it's the rest of the car that looks like crap.

Originally posted by AirAllen01
Give me a better looking car, a good body kit, a real paint job (not that joke above) and yeah I would. The headlights look player man, it's the rest of the car that looks like crap.

You just said that car looks "player". That makes no sense. And I can't believe you said something positive about that monstrocity in the first place. I posted it to make fun of him. You people just don't get it...

Yeah Mogg, ya didn't need to bring the attitude babe :flipa: lol, anyway just to set it straight, I'm female. Since it was brought up, you can post your opinion, just don't be a bitch about it and bash other peoples ideas. Anyway, I really think that CRX is shitty, maybe if it was done on another car... it would look just a scoach better. It has like... all the import makes on it, BMW, Toyota, Mercedes.... it's not my style (but i think the honda emblem on the hood is cute, lol) . For the conversion I was talking about this, shown in the pictures. If done right, it would like pretty nice, and it would truly be unique.

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/large/1540-1.jpg
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/large/1540-2.jpg

You just said that car looks "player". That makes no sense. And I can't believe you said something positive about that monstrocity in the first place. I posted it to make fun of him. You people just don't get it...

Okay moron, if you read what I said it would help when you make an argument. I said the headlights look player, not the car. My whole post there talked about how bad the car looked. I said, and I quote, "Give me a better looking car", "The headlights look player man, it's the rest of the car that looks like crap." So next time, read the post, then make your argument.

Originally posted by AirAllen01


Okay moron, if you read what I said it would help when you make an argument. I said the headlights look player, not the car. My whole post there talked about how bad the car looked. I said, and I quote, "Give me a better looking car", "The headlights look player man, it's the rest of the car that looks like crap." So next time, read the post, then make your argument.

Again with the "player".

hey boys.... stop it :chair: no name calling, it's immature :)

Dude that CRX just needs paint and it'll be sick as fawk:D Naw, that is just God awful. I wonder if it's occurred to that guy that his car is just UGLY.

But I really don't see anything wrong with conversions. And I didn't know you were a girl too Booty. Do you have a CLK too?

Yep, it's my baby :bananasmi

Let's see some pics of you and the cars:D

lol, dang no one believes anymore, sure.

Oh, CivicLx, weren't you starting a conversion or something? or something didn't fit... whatever it was, I thought it was a sweet idea

There isn't anything wrong with the word "Player". When something looks good, and it's done with style then it's "Playa" if you want to be technically correct about the word. I just said it, meaning the headlight conversion was awesome, but the car was crap.

Hey Booty, I believe you about your cars. I just wanted to see a pic of you:D Yeah I'm doing a BMW headlight/grill conversion and a R33 skyline taillight conversion. I can pm you a pic of the headlight conversion in progress.

Post your pics here.

Originally posted by AirAllen01
There isn't anything wrong with the word "Player". When something looks good, and it's done with style then it's "Playa" if you want to be technically correct about the word. I just said it, meaning the headlight conversion was awesome, but the car was crap.

Yeah. I guess it must be a phat word then.

It's just something that me and my friends say. We say some pretty stupid things such as:

It's all gravy.

I'm just too juicy for you.

That's pimpshit. or
That's playa.

Just measly sayings out of habit.
:cwm27:

Playa is beach in spanish....other than that it is not a word...ghetto english is retarded. As far as conversions go...JDM or nothing at all.

Unless JDM isn't your thing, then you won't want to do that conversion.

Originally posted by CivicLx
Unless JDM isn't your thing, then you won't want to do that conversion.

But that's all you have. You don't have a Mercedes, don't put Benz headlights. You don't have a BMW, quit putting those fender emblems on. You have a Civic. Keep it a Civic.

IMO Domani (or 1.6 EL in Canada) is the ONLY good front conversion I've seen for 6th gen Civics. I mean if the front end doesn't bolt in, then it doesn't belong on the car. That's just my opinion on it. I've actually considered getting a 1.6 EL front for my Civic, but I don't feel like spending for all the stuff you need for it (1.6 EL fenders, headlights, hood, bumper) so my plan now is just to get some Stanley JDM CTR headlights and call it a day. :cool:

As I'm sure most people would say, do what works for you. Your money, your car. I don't see anything wrong with conversions. Whether you keep it all in the fam with another Honda conversion, or you go outside...I mean yeah some conversions look pretty stinky...like that CRX with the Benz headlights...I mean...that's just AWFUL

But you have to admit... that honda hood emblem thingie like Mercedes was pretty cute, lol, I give him props for that.... hmmm... I'm thinking about doing that... lol. Anyway, good point, your car, your money, just have it tasteful. But some people... like me... don't want their cars looking like everyone elses, they want it to be unique... and like everyone and their grandmas have certain conversions... the Domani looks pretty nice, and I haven't seen one on a car down here. But if it's tastefully done, a conversion can look nice... unlike that CRX.. lol.... oh yeah.... man, those headlights on that CRX look playa, straight banging dawg:icesangel :devil: but the rest of that shiznazz is straight rotten cuz:werd:

I'd say if you were going to make a conversion get a chick like BootyDC316 to look at your idea for ya. I mean half the reason why guys/chicks do it is because they like to be unique and the other reason is to get noticed by chicks/chicks! And I know women can't ever make up there mind, but they do have style down.

I personally don't like car conversions. To me, it's like getting a Reebok shoe and putting a Nike symbol on it!

Originally posted by knorsk
I'd say if you were going to make a conversion get a chick like BootyDC316 to look at your idea for ya.

:werd: :iagree: lol

You have any pics of his car? I had thought about doing that headlight conversion before. Bet it looks nice. Well actually, what kind of car does he have?

He's about to some on the net at www.true-eminence.com. That's a car club he's in, they took home 9 trophies from hot import nights on June 7th in Houston. He's getting butterfly doors put on right now, so that won't be in his photos. When you see it and wonder about the Superman symbol, it's a tribute to his brother who died in '93.

Here are some pics of my friends car I was talking about. He has a 2000 Civic with Lexus GS400 headlight conversion.

"http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/951518MikesCivic.jpg";

And here's one of his teammates. His is an Acura with a Mercedes front end conversion.

"http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/658913MikesTeammate.jpg";

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/951518MikesCivic.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/658913MikesTeammate.jpg

Fixed the pics

And I dunno....it's just not my thing. The cars totally lack any semblance of design, it's just several other cars jammed together (with skill though, don't get me wrong I can appreciate the work that goes into it).



I made a somewhat lengthy post on it here: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t76004.html read it if you wish.

Personally, I think it looks sweet as hell. The team he is with took home 9 trophies from Hot Import Nights Houston on June 7th. I think it takes a lot of design for the body shop to custom mold the hood, bumper and fenders to fit the style of headlights. It takes a lot of thought and creativity to think that something from one car would look good on another. Also, they had to redo his trunk and back end to customize his toyota supra taillights into a slightly tilted v-shape. The shop had to take time, talent, and design to make this look as good as it does. They look really nice when done properly and with professional grade quality. Some people might say these cars are too "ricey" (a word that is useless and over used), but they are all about style. Judges at car shows look at the "designs" of the cars and see what's unique about this car compared to the others and make their decisions based on that. The club leader has an 80's model camaro done very well, and also they have a BMW that is beautiful. I know its not your style, just like I don't like older hatchbacks with only engine mods, cuz I'm more into looks. I appreciate your constructive criticism without the brutality like some flamers. By the way, thanks for fixing the pics. I don't know why they didn't come up.

But a real design process entails creativity. In my humble opinion, piecing together seemingly random cars isn't creative. In no way would I ever call that thing design. I would however call it excellent craftsmanship.

And please don't confuse uniqueness with design. Those cars are certainly unique, but there are many unique cars out there. Doesn't mean they're well-designed.

My beef with these cars is that they have no design flow whatsoever. The individual pieces of the car don't look like they should be there. Probably because they shouldn't.

Here's examples of excellent design, I'll try and fit in some budget wise cars in here too:

First off, the best design I can think of:
http://images.usatoday.com/money/gallery/popular/911.jpg

Now, if you've ever checked wind tunnel numbers on the 911 shape of older years you'll realize that the 911's general shape is aerodynamically awful. But the Porsche engineers/designers in cooperation have managed to create downforce AND make the car nothing short of beautiful. Perfect design IMO, although it comes at quite a premium.

Here's an excellent lower-cost design:
http://www.mazda.gr/mazda6prospe/yellow.jpg

Mazda has done amazing things with this car. They've gotten the packaging for an excellent suspension setup right, and they've done something that very few Japanese carmakers (barring Nissan and Mazda) have been able to do: make a car aggressive without making it ricey (which I believe used in the right context is a perfectly acceptable term, although it's overused). It's a capable, good-looking car that sells at a competetive price point: excellent design.

Something some people seem to hate but nonetheless:
http://www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/firstdrive/2002/mini/02.mini.cooper.f34.500.jpg

Now IMO, this thing is so far the best interpretation of retro that I've ever seen. Including it's dynamics and the S/C engine, the thing just plain kicks serious ass. A little overpriced, but when you're using too many BMW bits it'll get that way unfortunately...

And BTW, your pics didn't work because there was quotation marks surrounding the link inside the img tags.

And to clear something up, I think we're talking about design in two different senses here. I'm an engineering student, so when I think design I think total package, not just how the car looks. So spending so much money on grafting one front end on another car and that sort of thing just makes no sense to me whatsoever. It's not economically efficient.

And yeah, I realize that's just a showcar so I could really care less about that particular car, but these other conversions are what bothers me.

I don't know...the Lex conversion is hella tight, but I'm not feelin the front bumper...what is that blitz? I think it only looks good on eclipses...not feelin the wide body on the first car either...also, is he in the same club as that yellow Supra that was on the cover of Import Tuner recently? I know he's from Texas too...if so, I can understand the Superman symbol on the front, but if not, then I think he's kind of biting off that dude with the symbol and that color...I think that supra is the same color or close to it.

as for the integra, not feelin the M3 fender inserts, or the symbol...I can see doing a headlight/grill conversion, but to actually put the symbol on...that's kind of lame

But honestly, I'm not tryin to hate...I know if my car were sitting next to those two at a show, they'd stomp all over my car all day long...

Thank you 911GT2 for the useful/useless thingie on design. Maybe one or two (maybe more) of us appreciate it... if I recall... this isn't an economics or engineering class :tongue:

Anyway.... I think it is creative when you can take something ordinary and make it extraordinary. Each of these cars had a well thought out plan (well.. maybe not the CRX, but some do). I saw the ugliest car ever today, Nissan Sentra that was flat puke yellow, spray painted black hood, and tail lights made into itty bitty circles, it was hideous. Not thought out at all.

Even though you might think it's not creative when you throw parts from other cars on another car, but.... think of it as... a collage, different pieces together making one 'creative' work.

The design of the Porshe... well... I'm not going to go into my opinion of the car, but the headlights of the one pictured... total knock off of the older cars, I think Datsuns... not exactly sure what car, but it's a knock off! :thefinger

but technically.. the guy did design (the definition i'm using is 'plan', i think that's what most of us mean) how he wanted his car to look, so he was creative using the headlights he wanted

if it looks good and creative, it just might have style. If it's well thought out, and planned correctly... good design. Welp, that's it for that.

Originally posted by 911GT2


But that's all you have. You don't have a Mercedes, don't put Benz headlights. You don't have a BMW, quit putting those fender emblems on. You have a Civic. Keep it a Civic.

I'm pretty sure she does have a Benz :rolleyes:

I think we're talking about design in two different senses here. I'm an engineering student, so when I think design I think total package, not just how the car looks.

Gotcha, no I'm not talking about the whole mechanics of the car.

the Lex conversion is hella tight, but I'm not feelin the front bumper...what is that blitz?

Yeah, it's blitz, and it's alright, but like you said it's best to stay on an Eclipse.

is he in the same club as that yellow Supra that was on the cover of Import Tuner recently? I know he's from Texas too...if so, I can understand the Superman symbol on the front, but if not, then I think he's kind of biting off that dude with the symbol and that color

No, he's on a team called True-Eminence. You can see the members and cars at www.true-eminence.com. He didn't ride the Supra for the superman symbol, it was what his brother was called. His brother died in '93 and he put a sort of memorial or tribute on his car. The color isn't just yellow, it's yellow w/ blue pearl. You can see the pearl flakes up close, but under light or far away you can't tell. It's different colors at different times of the day, in the morning it's a mid yellow, noon- bright yellow, night - a darker yellow but it's pretty nice. As for the wide-body, he's getting it smoothed into the car, and also he just had butterfly doors put on too. I think the Acura is pretty sweet, but I'm with you on the fender and the Mercedes symbol on the front. You can see his whole car on the site listed above, as well as "Mr. Quija", the team leader's Camaro.

Sorry about your friend's bro.

As for the wide body, I think it will look alot better when it gets smoothed in. The part I didn't really like was towards the back right above the side skirt. I still appreciate all the money and time they must have put into their cars:smile:

Once they get his pictures up on the website you can go check his car out. It's at www.true-eminence.com, he's Mike T. under the members section. He's supposed to have pics of whole car, inside and out.

Originally posted by CivicLx
Sorry about your friend's bro.

As for the wide body, I think it will look alot better when it gets smoothed in. The part I didn't really like was towards the back right above the side skirt. I still appreciate all the money and time they must have put into their cars:smile:

hey mike hows it goin? what is the deal with ur vic? is it still in the shop. we r all still waiting for pics.

Is CivicLx's name Mike? If not then I'm not Mike either, my friend is.

Originally posted by AirAllen01
Is CivicLx's name Mike? If not then I'm not Mike either, my friend is.

yes his name is mike, maybe that is why i quoted what he said last and asked him a question!

Yep I'm Mike. Well the conversion is going alright...slow, but alright. I'll try and post some pics pretty soon. actually...I might be able to post a few right now...I'll do a quick search and if I find some, I'll post them:smile:

Originally posted by CivicLx
Yep I'm Mike



Mike the dirty ricer with the slow blue monster that never leaves the shop...j/k bro...I hit you an e-mail back :iceslolan

Originally posted by TheNotoriousMogg
I hit you an e-mail back

I know:wink:

Originally posted by CivicLx
Originally posted by TheNotoriousMogg


I know:wink:


you dirty marine u need me to show you how to reply...LOL j/k ;)

Originally posted by TheNotoriousMogg




Mike the dirty ricer with the slow blue monster that never leaves the shop...j/k bro...I hit you an e-mail back :iceslolan


actually the shop part is true!!! mike i have been here a long time and i think ur car has either been in the shop or sitting in your driveway (when u where in Japan) the whole time i have been here. whats up with this?

wow, this should be through PM's or in your own thread...not really on topic...:icon16: