Shaved rear center taillight section...(ef hatch)

Anyone have any pics of this??

I think most people just paint over the plastic piec that says civic on it

Already done that but am looking for a little more custom look...

heres mine in the earlier stages

not a good pic

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?s=&postid=929483

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this one

i dont like it :(

The custom one with RSX tails looks surprisingly nice - the others dont do it for me at all I'm afraid :sly: :bloated:

JohnnyM - don't do it dude! ur car already already looks phat
:disappoin http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/smilies/nono.gif:eek:

Originally posted by Setanta
The custom one with RSX tails looks surprisingly nice - the others dont do it for me at all I'm afraid :sly: :bloated:

hey hey, c'mon a lil respect here! the first primer grey hatch is mine! :thefinger :biggrin: and thats when i first started, that pics from like, hmmmm i think 3 maybe 4 months ago

Originally posted by sastanley
JohnnyM - don't do it dude! ur car already already looks phat
:disappoin http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/smilies/nono.gif:eek:

I SECOND THAT :bigthumb:

Well had a big crisis here... My front and rear kit got stolen so I thought while its in the shop getting fixed why not do a little shaving... Door locks antenna etc.... Going to be awhile b4 its fixed... Probably till the end of the summer anyways...

looks hella better with the prelude conversion on ithttp://www.civic4g.com/img/civic/10403.jpg

I know these are all HB's...but has anybody ever shaved the center section on a sedan? anybody got any pics? :bigthumb:

Originally posted by johnnym
Well had a big crisis here... My front and rear kit got stolen so I thought while its in the shop getting fixed why not do a little shaving... Door locks antenna etc.... Going to be awhile b4 its fixed... Probably till the end of the summer anyways...

doh!...that sucks... The kit you had was original.....i've only seen it on your car and it looks great..

damn, how did they steal your kit? did you have an alarm on your car?

EW! Don't do it.. The one with the prelude Asstezzas is ugly as fark!

Shaving stuff just for the point of customizing is where a lot of cars that would be nice get messed up. I think mods should work with the car, and losing that piece that makes 4th gens tails look all to be one line just really messes up the look to me.

Originally posted by SiZ
EW! Don't do it.. The one with the prelude Asstezzas is ugly as fark!


dude, i think thats his car

Originally posted by jNYCe5
dude, i think thats his car

I'm 99% sure its not his. His isn't on the road now or something. That one has SiR rear seats, and an EDM rear bumper of some sort..

If it is his, I'm sorry but that car is done in POOR taste IMO. A spoiler mounted on top of the stock spoiler, chrome taillights (like that will never get old), nice shaved rear hatch and then a $5 oversized Honda logo STUCK on there... I could go on. Like the car is probably an SiR (I'm assuming because of the seats), why ruin it with cheap made in Korea low quailty aftermarket mods!??!

Originally posted by jNYCe5


dude, i think thats his car

nope. his car has 4g civic altezzas not preludes, plus a sub wall so he has no back seat.

Originally posted by jNYCe5


dude, i think thats his car

if you mean me, its not my car. just one of the many examples i have of prelude tails on a 4g civic. as far as people hating on them, i think the chrome altezzas look terrible also. i am using black housing lights, and shaving the center piece. i have pics floating around on here of my progress. and yes, that car i posted does look terrible, although the mold job is nicely done

Originally posted by 1PhatCX


hey hey, c'mon a lil respect here! the first primer grey hatch is mine! :thefinger :biggrin: and thats when i first started, that pics from like, hmmmm i think 3 maybe 4 months ago

LOL - sorry, it just doesn't work for me at all, but if it does for you then that's what matters :) BTW - the 'lude tails etc look like shit :p

Originally posted by Setanta


LOL - sorry, it just doesn't work for me at all, but if it does for you then that's what matters :) BTW - the 'lude tails etc look like shit :p

you think all lude tail conversions look like shit, or just the one i posted?

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/284675234650_16_full.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/58262838.jpg

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/693722whitecivic.JPG

keep in mind that all of these cars are show cars with lots of overkill, and that i only have the pictures to demonstrate the tail conversion.

To me, the only one that looks okay is the red one in the middle, because they used the stock tails. The white one is HUGE overdone. I can't even express in words how retarded Altezzas look to me. (uless they're on an IS where they belong)

Taillight conversions = big waste of money (to me... I can't see the point)

i agree for the most part, altezzas do look like ass most of the time. i have CF housing ones, but i am taking them apart and painting the housing black to match my headlights. i think it might look really good, but if it doesnt, i always have stock prelude tails put on it.

what about altezza's for show purposes ? :confused:

there is a pic or two of sedans with the shaved center section... i personally don't like the look of it, and there is a 4g4d running around my city with a shaved center section and 5th gen headlights... looks like ASS.. he did such a horrible shave job...

the only reason i would even consider shaving the center panel is to reduce rattle... that is the only piece that rattles on my car, and even then it BARELY rattles... and the only place i haven't dynamatted is the trunk lid...

Originally posted by Setanta
LOL - sorry, it just doesn't work for me at all, but if it does for you then that's what matters :) BTW - the 'lude tails etc look like shit :p

lol its ok, mine looks like ass right now, its startin 2 crack cuz i did it in the winter, and now that its friggin hot out, it wants to crack :mad: so i got ALOT more work to do :mad: :frown:

I know these are all HB's...but has anybody ever shaved the center section on a sedan? anybody got any pics?

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Originally posted by el_loco_civic
what about altezza's for show purposes ? :confused:

I don't see what's "showy" about having knock-off Toyota Altezza tails that everyone and their dog has....

Tail light conversions with stock tails from another car is a more respectable show mod to me..

Originally posted by SiZ
Tail light conversions with stock tails from another car is a more respectable show mod to me..

WERD !

that first sedan the blue one is fugly

here ya go

Originally posted by slammedcivicsi
here ya go

:bigthumb: god i love that color!!!!! that actually looks good w/ Euro's!!! that's one of the sweetest hatches i've ever seen....

Originally posted by slammedcivicsi
here ya go

i can still see the line tho.....:frown:

Originally posted by 1PhatCX
i can still see the line tho.....:frown:

yeah I know....bad lighting made it tough to do without putting effort in.....I dont care enough to let Jon See EXACTLY what it would look like.

ahhhhhh, gotcha, how'd u do urs ne way?? we fiberglassed mine, filled the crack in with fiberglass strand stuff, then smoothed it with bondo

Originally posted by 1PhatCX
ahhhhhh, gotcha, how'd u do urs ne way?? we fiberglassed mine, filled the crack in with fiberglass strand stuff, then smoothed it with bondo

WELDER.....the center reflector must be removed and a new pannel must be welded in for it to be done properly and not crack. The plastic will heat up in the summer and contract in the winter and this will crack the fiberglass. In addition. Fiberglass work will absorb the moisture in the air....as will the bondo....so it must be done indoors and must be painted a.s.a.p. otherwise it will crack once it gets a coat of paint because it can no longer breathe and the moisture will heat up and crack. Welding is the only way to go.

ah alright, sounds cool, maybe i should re-do mine soon

Well I shaved it and here is what it looks like....
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid82/p33823131d913d76cb6f2b8c7fa9328f2/faeb75f7.jpg

:iceslolan :iceslolan MAN THAT IS SWEEET

very good choice of colour mate :)