Joe's Super Clean R18 Build Thread - March '14 & 15' ROTM Winner

[Joe Liu]

05/04/2012

Hey guys, name's Joe. Joined this forum a while back but never made an official introduction. Spent most of my time on 9thgencivic. Thought I'd share with you guys what I've done to the car so far. Purchased my 2012 Polished Metal Metallic LX Sedan from San Francisco Honda back in September of last year. Lots of goodies added on since then. I'll do my best updating this thread often as the new mods come in.

Exterior
- OEM Wing spoiler
- OEM Fog Lights
- i-VTEC SOHC Decals
- yellow fog light overlays
- HID low beam headlights [6000k]
- LED License Plate & Reverse Lights [Xenon White]
- window tint - rear doors & rear windshield [20%]
- 9thgencivic & 9thCivic endorsement decals
- Red JDM Honda Emblems [front & Rear]
- Si Grille

Interior
- Broadway mirror [Flat - 270mm]
- hardwired Escort Passport 8500 x50
- Air Spencer CS-X3 & GIGA Clip G51 [Squash]
- LED Map & Trunk Lights [Xenon White]
- LED Dome Light [Ultra Blue]
- Domo Plush driving buddy!
- Red JDM Honda Steering Wheel Emblem [J's Racing]

Under the Hood
- Injen SP Series Cold Air Intake
- Injen Hydro-Shield

Suspension
- TBD

Wheel and Tire
- Work Emotion CR Kai's [gunmetal] 17x8 +47 5x114.3
- 225/45/17 Continentals
- Red Spline Drive Tuner Lugs

springs and custom catback are on my outlook.
morimoto mini h1 projectors being retrofitted in a couple of weeks.

look for my car in the upcoming bay area meet!
http://9thcivic.com/forum/threads/norcal-bay-area-meet.4364/#post-68869

questions/comments? let me know!

make sure you go to the last post to see the most up to date progress on the car!
A lot can change throughout the years.

 

[webby]

the imid!!!

 

[Joe Liu]

gotta love that domo

 

[KennyGS]

Love it!

 

[SCFast]

Looking good Yum!

 

[MissE]

The car (and it's Domo mascot) looks good!

I considered the same wheels in bronze but decided on the XT-7's instead.

 

[Joe Liu]

i was going for bronze too but found a deal that was too good to pass up. polished metal metallic and gunmetal look soooo flush lol WORK wheels FTW!

 

[bootyluvr]

Very Nice!

 

[Joe Liu]

thanks!

 

[Joe Liu]

pics of projectors will be up by this weekend. went with morimoto mini h1's and mini gatling shrouds from TRS. debating whether or not i should paint the reflector bowls...i think i'm going to leave it unpainted for a more OEM look.

 

[Dar-Dar]

Nice ride! Welcome to the site!

 

[webby]

How did the installation go for you?

 

[Joe Liu]

still in the works.

 

[webby]

still in the works.

any chance of a diy?

 

[KennyGS]

any chance of a diy?

That would be great!

 

[Joe Liu]

i kind of just followed one on another forum
i'm already midway with nothing but a crappy phone camera. sorry guys.

 

[jas86]

awesome ride cant wait till its dumped, nice to see another r18

 

[Joe Liu]

had help from a friend. here is a picture taken from his iphone. they're pretty much finished. hopefully i will have time to install them on the car this weekend.

 

[webby]

looks good.. did you silicone the housing when you closed it up?

 

[Joe Liu]

i had school so i ended up leaving it in hands of a friend. he's done many retrofits and offered to help. they're not sealed yet but yeah you'd usually use silicone. some even prefer to just reheat the old glue around the assembly.