Conversion complete...and painted!

[emerge]

I had mine done by a friend of mine who works at a tint shop. He does side-jobs at his house for extra $$$. He charged me 200$ to strip the entire car and re-tint everything.

[eckoman_pdx]

Originally Posted by emerge

I had mine done by a friend of mine who works at a tint shop. He does side-jobs at his house for extra $$$. He charged me 200$ to strip the entire car and re-tint everything.

I gather from this statement you had previous tint on it. Which windows and what % tint?

[emerge]

old tint was 35% all-around

new tint is 6% all-around with 32% windsheild

[Kafziel]

Looks good. I guess Atlanta is much cooler about the tint laws than New York. I wouldn't get two blocks with tint like that.
That's a really kick-ass feature, because it's so rare. I'll spare you the speech about safety, because chances are we'll never be on the same roads so go for it!

[eckoman_pdx]

Originally Posted by emerge

old tint was 35% all-around

new tint is 6% all-around with 32% windsheild

Well it looks good, not exactly sure about seeing at night with all that tint, but it looks good. I know when they remove the tint from the back window, sometimes the windsheild de-frost lines come up with it, thereby making it so they don't all work. Was this the case, or are all the windsheild defrost lines intact?

Anyways, good luck keeping it all for awhile. I know in alot of areas polce would nail you for all that, but especially the windsheild.

[Jas_M]

Originally Posted by eckoman_pdx

Well it looks good, not exactly sure about seeing at night with all that tint, but it looks good. I know when they remove the tint from the back window, sometimes the windsheild de-frost lines come up with it, thereby making it so they don't all work. Was this the case, or are all the windsheild defrost lines intact?

I had the same thing happen on my previous car. I could only defrost a few lines on my rear window when it would get fogged up. Can you give us the goods, or is it a 'trade secret' that your friend won't share?

[GScivic7]

I think this is because I've been away for a while, but what conversion did you do? Front end conversion? I thought your car was a 99-00? I'm so confizzled...

[snowman2005]

nice car. how much did you lower it. and what engine does the car have

[eckoman_pdx]

Originally Posted by GScivic7

I think this is because I've been away for a while, but what conversion did you do? Front end conversion? I thought your car was a 99-00? I'm so confizzled...

emerge has a 1997 Honda Civic, and he did a 99-00 front end conversion on it.

[emerge]

Originally Posted by snowman2005

nice car. how much did you lower it. and what engine does the car have

3" lowered on 205/40/17's with a 2 degree camber kit.

engine is still the stock d16y8 but I'm saving up for the b18b right now...

[snowman2005]

3 inch. thats a big drop doesnt seem like that much. i have 17s on my ej and i wana know how much i should drop and urs looks like what i want but 3" is alot. cant wait to see the swap. ever consider turbo instead of swap. jw

[eckoman_pdx]

Originally Posted by snowman2005

3 inch. thats a big drop doesnt seem like that much. i have 17s on my ej and i wana know how much i should drop and urs looks like what i want but 3" is alot. cant wait to see the swap. ever consider turbo instead of swap. jw

You've got a 5th gen, 2" or so should be what your after.

[emerge]

Well you have to remember I have a camber kit. That picks the car up about an inch higher (because the tires sit perpindicular to the ground)

[eckoman_pdx]

Originally Posted by emerge

Well you have to remember I have a camber kit. That picks the car up about an inch higher (because the tires sit perpindicular to the ground)

I forgot to mention that too him, opps. Yeah, I have a 5th gen with a 1.75" drop with front and rear camber correction kits. 3" is prettylow, but espeically on a 5th gen. I'd say 2" or so would be up his ally...and oh course a cmaber kit is a good idea unless he likes going though tires like they're a bad style, lol.

[charles_m]

very nice!