I've had the car since March 2010 and she's treated me well since day one. My first aftermarket piece was the new set of wheels. Wheels really set a car apart from the rest. Slowly working my way towards more modifications, starting with a new head unit, speakers.
What I've done so far:
1- Wheels: 2-Crave Alloys No. 02, 16'' wrapped in Yokohama Avid TRZ
(05/2010)
2- AVS VentShades and Bug Deflector
(05/2011)
3- Kenwood DPX-308U head unit
(01/2012)
4- Polk Audio DB651, shallow in the front, regular in the back.
(01/2012)
5- Custom fog light covers
(03/2012)
6- LED license plate bulbs
(03/2012)
7- Carbon Fiber license plate frame
(03/2012)
8- Sickspeed Supertone horns
(04/2012)
9- Wheels: 17'' RTX Turbine, Black, wrapped in 225/45/R17 Triangle TR968 tires
(04/2012)
10- Red tail light overlay
(06/2012)
11- Polished metal shift knob
(06/2012)
12- Interior LED conversion (Dome lights & map lights)
(06/2012)
13- Red LED footwell lights (30cm strips)
(06/2012)
Here are a few pictures of the car from Summer 2011:
Wheels, with brake drums painted with high-temperature paint to match the car:
The interior: Radio soon to be replaced with a Kenwood DPX-308U, double-din unit.
Vibe vs. Civic:
And last but not least, my friend's car and mine sitting in the driveway after a nice thorough cleaning:
I'll be sure to add more pictures as I change things here and there!To-Do List/Wishlist, to be updated as things get done:
1- New head unit DONE 01/12
2- New speakers DONE 01/12
3- Sound deaden the doors
4- Window tint
5- Bigger wheels, probably 17's (18's aren't too great on our roads..) DONE 04/12
6- Red-out tail lights
7- K&N SRI
8- Paint brake calipers
9- Spoiler
10- Lowering & Sway bars
11- Rear disc swap
12- Ultimate Retrofit projectors, HID
13- RKSport Ram-Air hood/SLP Hood
14- Dual exhaust
15- Forced induction w/ 6-spd swap, LSD, built engine... It's nice to dream.
16- Paint: Phantom Black Pearl, see Lancer Evo XSome of these things will have to wait; student budget.