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Old Sep 19, 2013 | 06:48 PM
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new to clublexus, just picked up this 01 is300 for 2,000$

bought it completely stock and was planning on using it as a daily driver but the car bug hit me again. So ive just been slowly modifying it, parts are pretty hard to come by for this car lol

been sourcing out all the plp products that were made for this car



5zigen fn01rc 18x8.5 +38 and 18x9.5 +45







latest project ive been working on..



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Old Sep 19, 2013 | 06:54 PM
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not completely new to the car scene, just been out of it for a while, while i was finishing up school and starting my career.

old civic that i still have

http://www.hondatuningmagazine.com/f...i/viewall.html

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Old Sep 19, 2013 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by jdmpnoy89
new to clublexus, just picked up this 01 is300 for 2,000$ bought it completely stock and was planning on using it as a daily driver but the car bug hit me again. So ive just been slowly modifying it, parts are pretty hard to come by for this car lol been sourcing out all the plp products that were made for this car 5zigen fn01rc 18x8.5 +38 and 18x9.5 +45 latest project ive been working on..
Hey I just got my 02 a day ago, performance wise mine is stock but other than that I have new headlights, fog lights, rims, lowered and windows are tinted. Planning on changing the taillights bc I hate the clear with chrome looks a bit riced lol but welcome to the forums
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Old Sep 19, 2013 | 09:52 PM
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Hey I just got my 02 a day ago, performance wise mine is stock but other than that I have new headlights, fog lights, rims, lowered and windows are tinted. Planning on changing the taillights bc I hate the clear with chrome looks a bit riced lol but welcome to the forums
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Old Sep 19, 2013 | 09:53 PM
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Sorry posted twice I'm posting by mobile and it's ****ing up lol
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 05:29 AM
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Clean IS man and liking that civic. What kinda CD player is that?
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 07:33 AM
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thanks

radio is an alpine ine-s920hd, only dual din alpine with nav. that has a volume **** instead of buttons
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 07:45 AM
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Thanks I've been looking for a good one have you had any problems with it? What kind of motor you got in your hatch? Is that a B16 vtec?
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nope no problems, the radio blends in really nice with the interior also

i have it connected to a polk 4 channel amp and added a sub box in the spare tire well.



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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 08:43 AM
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Very creative on the box. I like that alot!
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by jdmpnoy89
nope no problems, the radio blends in really nice with the interior also

i have it connected to a polk 4 channel amp and added a sub box in the spare tire well.


That's crazy,how does it sound?
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nice sub setup.
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Old Sep 20, 2013 | 07:23 PM
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thanks

with the fact that im still retaining trunk space, it sounds pretty good. there are way better setups but i didnt want to lose trunk space.
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Old Sep 29, 2013 | 08:20 PM
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Looking good, need more pictures more.
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Old Sep 30, 2013 | 07:43 PM
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The price tag is even sweeter!
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