Wid's 1998 EX i4 Manual Coupe [Being Painted]

Wid

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Hi guys. Names Steve, from a small town in Ontario. This be my 6th gen. :rock:

Info //

Owned Since May '12
1998 EX Coupe
NH592P Flamenco Black Pearl (Original)
NH731P Crystal Black Pearl (New)

Bought@ 100Kilometers - 62Kmiles
Current@ 114Kilometers - 70Kmiles

Engine //

F23A1 i4
5.Spd Manual Transmission
Stainless Steel Header
CAI w. K&N Filter
NGK Wires & Plugs

Wheels & Suspension //

17" Plasti Dipped MSR Wheels (215/45/17)
F&F Type 2 Coilovers
DC Sports Four Point Strut Bar (Soon)

Exterior //

98-00 Wings West Type-W Lip Kit (Old)
98-00 OEM Honda Under Spoiler Kit (New)
AVS Smoked In-Channel Window Visors
15% Lifetime Llumar Tint
OEM Black Housing w. TYC Clear Lens (Soon)
Morimoto Mini H1 4.1 Projector w. Mini Gatling Gun Shroud (Soon)
OEM Trunk Swap Spoiler Delete (New)

Interior //

EX-L V6 Leather Interior Complete Swap
Leather AP2 s2000 Steering Wheel Swap
Skunk2 5.Spd Weighted Shift Knob
OBX Short Throw Adapter
OEM Shift Skirt w/ Gun Metal Skirt Adapter
Grandma Knitted Knob Warmer
3M Carbon Fiber Di-Noc Trim
White & Blue LED Swap
LED Footwell Strips
OEM Black Floor Mats (New)

Audio //

Alpine CDA-117 Head Unit
Alpine Type R 6.5" Components
Alpine Custom Door Mounted Tweeters
Alpine Type R 6x9"
JL Audio 12W6V2 Subwoofer

Plans //

Double Din Navi Unit
Complete New Wheel Setup
Painted DC Strut Bar

Random things I've done since I got it ..

New front lower ball joints
New clutch master & slave cylinder
New NGK plugs & wires
New OEM distributor cap & rotor
New PCV vavle
New MTF
New timing belt, balance shaft belt & water pump
Coolant flushed
Seafoamed
Oiled the under body (twice a year, its still mint, keeping it that way)

Pictures //


What it looked like when I bought it
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Changing the headlights & Extra OEM bumper w/ WW lip
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FF type 2 drop w/ plastidipped wheels
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Speaker change & custom tweeter mounting
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EX-L V6 leather swap pics
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Here I decided I didn't want to cut tweeter holes again (and my panel was in better condition overall anyway) so I ripped off the cloth and marked out the new holes and drilled/cut them. Then I took the leather from the V6 panels off, which is easy and doesn't destroy the cloth like I did :p It worked out pretty well.
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Random pics
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Pictures are taken with an Iphone :p sorry.
 
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LowerMyCG5

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Re: Wid's 98 EX Coupe

damn. freshhhh !

i like that shift knob sock. might have to get my mom to make me one ^__^
 

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Re: Wid's 98 EX Coupe

Awesome work, Steve! you really have a lot of skills:beer:.....damn wish I had some of them! Cant wait to see the retros on :)
 

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Re: Wid's 98 EX Coupe

Car is lookin' awesome man. Great job on that interior swap. That leather looks freekin' MINT. Need to get me 2 front seats that look that good.
 

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Re: Wid's 98 EX Coupe

Thanks guys

I love the leather swap, besides the interior feeling more superior :p I love the look of the leather over the cloth when I'm walking past the front of my car and catch a glance of the seats and headrests. I think I want the more sporty headrests now, that's 01-02 coupes right?

Oh and I got new interior LEDs (thanks jephu) and a morimoto 35w ballast kit w/ new shrouds in the mail today. Friday should be a good day of modding. :love:
 

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Re: Wid's 98 EX Coupe

Yup 01-02.

Car looks clean. The interior swap was a good idea!
What new wheels are you looking into getting?
 

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Wid's 98 EX Coupe

Good looking car man.

I would say go like an inch and half lower, but it looks good where it is too.
 

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Re: Wid's 98 EX Coupe

Car looks great! Love the black leather swap. I would like to see you go lower .. But im guessing because of winter you cannot? Lol
 

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Re: Wid's 98 EX Coupe

Never seen a shift knob like that before haha. Nice work on the interior swap, wish I could find one. Car looks good so far.
 

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Re: Wid's 98 EX Coupe

You certainly know what you're doing. GL getting those headrests. :)
 
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