Rate my car with your opinion please

[mopiko]

To most of you my car is stock. To some Civic dudes who wants to race the whole world think I want to race them...

I have a oil pressure gauage and A/F ratio gauage on my pillar, I put them in originally in preparation for my turbo.... Well I'm come to find out that the mileages and luck I have on this car is tough enough to keep it in one piece so I dumped the turbo idea. So my question is:

1) NA P5, not planninng to mod anymore, having a oil pressure gauge and A/F ratio gauge, is that rice?

2) If you are me, who spent more than $1,200 since I purchased the car to keep it in one piece (three accidents, two new front bumper, one new rear bumper, 4 new stock rims and tires, 2 trailing link) would you still spend the extra $400 you have to buy a HID or just save it for whatever luck it's coming at me? (Well I have more $$ then that and I want a brighter headlights.)

Here is my car... Any help in keeping my car in one piece would be great (Just for the record I don't race and I don't drive hard, I use this car for my business I drive everywhere to get to meetings and such.)

Thanks everyone

 

[Replica]

Yes, the guages are rice.

 

[mopiko]

Yes, the guages are rice.

Sigh, that sucks then, I spent a lot of money on those Defi gauages too... Maybe I need to hide them somewhere else from now on.....

 

[Replica]

Well, I'm sure someone will post saying they aren't rice so it's all subjective. Also, you could just sell the guages.

 

[jersey_emt]

If you're looking to sell the gauges let me know!

I'm definitely getting a Defi A/F and boost/vac gauge, and maybe a oil pressure gauge as well. So that's 2 out of 3!

Plus it would be a nice chunk of change to help you save up for the HIDs!

 

[mopiko]

Well, I'm sure someone will post saying they aren't rice so it's all subjective. Also, you could just sell the guages.

I agree, everyone's opinions are different, but I agree with you to a certain extent and that's why I posted it to see other people's opinion. And since Jersey_EMT is interested I think I'll take your suggestion and sell it.

 

[mopiko]

If you're looking to sell the gauges let me know!

I'm definitely getting a Defi A/F and boost/vac gauge, and maybe a oil pressure gauge as well. So that's 2 out of 3!

Plus it would be a nice chunk of change to help you save up for the HIDs!

I agree, so how much do you want to offer me? All I remember is that I spent $300 on both gauges. I don't think you want my pillar because the clip is broken, but if you are thinking about getting a full pillar pod for your gauages I can trade your original one.

And of course I will personally deliever them to you

I also have the APEXi RSM-GP in my car as well if you want it. Since I'll taking the gauages out I might as well selling this one too if someone is interested. This device work just like the GTech Pro but it hooks up directly to your ECU.

 

[CitizenPro]

Defi gauges are pimp!

and dont listen to replica, hes rice (evil)

 

[mopiko]

Defi gauges are pimp!

They are (bowdown) . My original plan was to install a turbo and add a boost gauge afterwards, I bought these two gauges to see if I can learn something from it about my motor before I prep myself for my first turbo project.

Oh well... so much for that project, cuz I'm digging the STi now......

 

[bazooka joe]

i don't think they are rice by themselves. if you had the guages and turbo stickers all over the place and a big tack on the dash, ya then you're headind down the wrong path.

 

[Replica]

Defi gauges are pimp!

and dont listen to replica, hes rice (evil)

Well, I did paint my rims...(yawn)

 

[Matthew]

dont buy hids, i think they are a waste. so you got bright lights...ive seen so many with problems its not funny.

but no sense in the gauges since you arent turboing.

 

[CitizenPro]

Well, I did paint my rims...(yawn)

its alright bro.....i did the same thing at one point, its all good.

 

[mypfizzle]

what do u want for the rev/speed meter? let me know.

 

[mopiko]

i don't think they are rice by themselves. if you had the guages and turbo stickers all over the place and a big tack on the dash, ya then you're headind down the wrong path.

Yeah, I agree, just getting sick of those Ricy Civic revving on me just because I have gauges... After some long hour driving I just want to go home... sick and tired of driving hard even my butt is complaining about the long drives.

It's sad to me, because I had all these plans in my mind that will never get realized.

 

[mopiko]

what do u want for the rev/speed meter? let me know.

I think I can let it go for $100 plus shipping?

 

[mopiko]

dont buy hids, i think they are a waste. so you got bright lights...ive seen so many with problems its not funny.

but no sense in the gauges since you arent turboing.

Yeah, I think so too. After I swapped to the MSP headlight it looks somewhat dim hence my interest in HIDs. What kind of HID you have? Was kind of problem did it give you?

 

[CitizenPro]

Yeah, I think so too. After I swapped to the MSP headlight it looks somewhat dim hence my interest in HIDs. What kind of HID you have? Was kind of problem did it give you?

i did the same thing by getting the MP3 headlights and i got PIAA bulbs to get that bright light....and it worked, pretty close to HID's.

 

[mopiko]

i did the same thing by getting the MP3 headlights and i got PIAA bulbs to get that bright light....and it worked, pretty close to HID's.

Really? How is it on wet roads? I tried some white bulbs before and they suck on wet roads...

 

[Poseur]

I really wish I'd saved or marked teh good anti-hid blurbs I'd read about a year ago when I was thinking it was a good idea. Basically plain and simple if the housing was not designed for HID, do not go HID, Housings for standard headlights are not designed o handle that kind of lght, THey intentionally throw a bt of light higher just for vsibility and just in general bulb lacement sn't as precise or focused as it shoudl be for a clean crisp cutoff line. It serves to do nothing but pissoff oncoming trafic. also aftermarket systems seem pretty fragile. Plus with thatkind of oney, that'll get your quite a ways into a turbokit.