2004 Civic Ex!!!

[xkimsungminx]

hii i JUST bought a 2004 CIVIC EX in MAGNESIUM METALLIC =D and i was wondering if anyone knew about parts for the car and what parts are out for the 2004 and what not. oh and another thing i wanted to get a full cat back exhaust system for my car.. but i saw that the 04 had this "3way catalytic converter on the exhaust system"... and.. i was just curious if getting a new exhaust system would affect the car in any negative ways.. and could people tell me what parts from what companies are the best for the 04 civic EX?? thanks alot

[PoisonFangs]

Hey man congrats on the new car and welcome to AF, not to knock AF but you should try www.7thgencivic.com there we will tell you all you need to know about your new ride. Parts,problems,anything you want to know.

Look for me: PoisonFangs

[mycivic]

Parts will come out in the near future. More options will be available then. There are some around but not really that much because its kinda new car.

[xproductionz]

when lookin for parts they should fall under either 01+ and sometimes i noticed some companies forget to change there years and it still says 2001-2003 instead of 2001-2004...but yeah.. welcome to AF and the 2001+ civic generation... i got a full exhaust system on mine from headers all the way back to the dual exhaust... CIA... there are quite a few stuff already out.. if you cant find it just us know.. one of might be ablt to find it

[Beastiek2]

oh man you got my color
if you need any info on parts or where to go jus get at me cause all i do here at work is research and buy stuff for the car and talk on here
below are some of the parts i have purchased already

[jdmcivic04]

congrats on the car, in my opinion, the new 2004 models look nicer than the previous 01-03.

[xproductionz]

the only difference is the tailights..?? isnt it.. thats what it seems

[Beastiek2]

yup different lights on the tail--front insert grill is different too i think

[PoisonFangs]

yeah the front grille is different and damn sexy i might add.

[Beastiek2]

Alright here is the deal I bought my exaust last week Invidia one of the top brands when compared... full stianless so I installed it myself everything wen smooth the hangers matched and I impacted the bolts on..then i drive for a bit and gun it to red line and i hear this banging noise..well it seems to be the first bend of the new pipe out of the cat is about 1/4 inch away from the sheet metal under the car and bangs ....now i had a post about this last week as some of you kno...and this seems to be a problem with after market exausts on the 01-04..meineke cant fic it cause u cant weld on stainless steel unless u use a tig? weld i think its called whihc cost alot..the resolution they came up with was get a new cat and when you install it re-weld the brackets over about a half inch so the pipe is pulled away from the frame of the car..i will be doing this in about 2 weeks..for the time being a wrapped my exhaust where it hits the frame with header wrap and it seemd to muffle the sound greatly..but its still annoying..just find out the diameter of the after market piping of the exhaust...becase u will run into this problem..

[PoisonFangs]

sorry to hear about that, I have a bit of a rattle with my tsudo but thats it, im glad there is no banging.

[xproductionz]

haha... it seems that everyone is having the same problems i had when i got a custom exhaust system put in... and it also seems that the 01+ civics engine vibrates more when you upgrade with thigns such as i/h/e... for me what they did was that i got the motor mounts changed and that costed me $200+.... now the vibrations are a thing of the past

[mycivic]

Originally Posted by Beastiek2

yup different lights on the tail--front insert grill is different too i think

I got my 2003 late last year. I have the tail lights of the 2004 but front end of 2003. What does that make my year model? 2003 and a half?

[88dxhatchslammed]

hey congrats on the new car, i myself just got a 04 civic, wish i had your color though, owell, 7thgencivic.com is a great website you should check it out.

[PoisonFangs]

hey 88slammed, what is your user name on 7thgencivic.com