chessboxer : 1993 Accord EX

[chessboxer]

Heres the mods and then there will be more pics
"mods"
Engine:
Homemade intake,
glasspack for muffler,
painted header heatshield,(removed now)
red dress up kit

Wheels, suspension, brakes:
Stock rims gone graphite
Stock 15's on Yokohama tires bling bling

Exterior:
Tinted windows 5% all the way around
All black tails
Amber corners corners
Amber bumper lenses
Removed Accord and EX emblems
Hyper white Bulbs low and high(generic brand)
All black antenna in place of old automatic one
black mesh grill with accord emblem from rear on it
Black headlight covers

Interior:
All black door panels
Aluminum "racing" pedals
black console
black ebrake handle
black seat covers(sometimes)

Audio/Entertainment
Sony XPLOD mp3 head unit, i forget which model, but it rocks ass
6.4'' lcd screen
ps2(removable)
dvd player
sony 75X2 amp
Sony Xplod 12" Subwoofer
Xplod 6x9's in the back and Xplod 5 1/4's in the front

Future plans:
Drop it like its hot
black out the rest of the interior
black out the head and tail lights
I just want a black beauty
black

And on a side note, ive done everything myself











more pics at www.cardomain.com/id/chessboxer

[accordtunerx]

glad to see you've got the pic links working again

i reallly like your black door panels. where'd you grab those from, junkyard? because i'm interested in converting my navy blue interior into a black one.

and we need a shot of those all red tails!

[chessboxer]

DIY Black door panels!
I could and should write a how to on this, as its pretty simple and doesnt take much time or money, anyways, here's a short explanation for now.
Items needed:
Masking tape, screwdriver(to take door panel off), vinyl and fabric paint courtesy of wal marts automotive dept(black, of course, but they make white and black as well)
To do:
Take off door panels, mask off what you dont want painted, for me it was the handles, clean with some cleaning stuff, i used acetone, sand down with a fine grit, clean a little more, and spray away. Primer if you want, i didnt and it turned out ok. Only thing that sucks is that it will get scratched off if youre not careful, but when it happens, i just use some touch up paint to clear things up.
Thats that for now, let it dry and put em in after youre done.
and heres those all red tails, not that this is pre tint.

[accordztech]

hey go put this in the DIY forum...people would like to know u kno?

masybe u can tell me how u made ur intake...id like to custom one

[chessboxer]

yeah, i worte up a better one in the diy forum, and its there now. As far as the intake goes, i got lucky. I looked forever to find the right size pipe or tubing ir whatever it was called. Nothing i found ever worked, luckily, i sutmbled on an old exhaust pipe in my dads garage that looked like it should have gone to an exhaust system, but was never used. I asked dad if i could have it and he said yes. I cut the pipe, almost identical to the stock one in terms of size and where it curves and all, bought an apc intake from auto zone, got two rubber grommets?(i think thats the name) from a hardware store, drilled a hole in the top of the intake tube right near the throttle body for that one line that gets plugged with most intakes, and hooked it all up. Fits pretty nice and works well enough for me.

['93accordse]

nice ride dude, super fuckin clean i like it, especially your engine looks good. How is your monitor mounted, is that a custom bracket? what make is it (the monitor)?

also good luck on the h22, im thinking about it too, just turned 100 on the rebuilt F22, but im ready for TURBO...... keep us posted

one more thing, do you ever have a problem with your Hyper Whites blowin out? i used to run Hyper Whites but they kept getting too hot and blowin on me so now i run cool blues. just wondering......

[chessboxer]

Originally posted by '93accordse
nice ride dude, super fuckin clean i like it, especially your engine looks good. How is your monitor mounted, is that a custom bracket? what make is it (the monitor)?

also good luck on the h22, im thinking about it too, just turned 100 on the rebuilt F22, but im ready for TURBO...... keep us posted

one more thing, do you ever have a problem with your Hyper Whites blowin out? i used to run Hyper Whites but they kept getting too hot and blowin on me so now i run cool blues. just wondering......

I got the monitor mounted with a bracket that came with the package. Its not intended for it but it does the job nicely. And the brand i forget right now actually, got it from kmart with a dvd player, but the dvd player is fucked. I took out my cup holder and when the screen is not in use, i just unhook it and slip it in there and you cant tell its even there.
And the hyper whites are no longer anymore either. I kept blowing the passenger side one all the damn time, never knew why so i just quite paying for them(were just $5 a bulb though so it wasnt too bad). Now i got got cool blue dims and my brights are some crazy shit where the bulb is like 8 different colors, ill post up a pic soon. Thanks for the feedback.

[chessboxer]

I updated some pics, but i still dont have it as it is exactly now. I got some headlight covers and modded them a la xplodes advice. Also, the rear emblem is now black. i know its not the best, but i think with some new rims and a drop it would be the ish. I like it as is, but still, a boy must dream.

[uncle_el]

damn, lookin' quite dark! which, of course, was/is the point. how have the cops reacted to the taillights, if at all?

[chessboxer]

Originally posted by uncle_el
damn, lookin' quite dark! which, of course, was/is the point. how have the cops reacted to the taillights, if at all?

not at all quite yet, and hopefully it will stay that way. Lots of people have tail light covers around here that are just as dark as mine, so i hope that as long as i dont drive like a dumbass, they will leave my tails alone, hopefully, and knock on wood as well.

[blkhonda1991]

damn thats black...i though mine was black but yours takes the cake...i wanted taillights like your sbut dont want the harrasment that would come with them, black out that chrome trim and youll be set, what percent tint do you have?

[chessboxer]

Originally posted by chessboxer
not at all quite yet, and hopefully it will stay that way. Lots of people have tail light covers around here that are just as dark as mine, so i hope that as long as i dont drive like a dumbass, they will leave my tails alone, hopefully, and knock on wood as well.

5%, and yes i realize the irony in that my car is now cop bait, when all i wanted was something dark and stealthy that wouldnt be easily noticed. m

on a side note, im drunk.
and i just realized i quoted the wrong piost.

[pax217]

solid car chessboxer, thanks for the help on painting my center console.
-pax

[chessboxer]

8-17-04

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[oneoffaccord]

ur car looks like the japanese version of NIGHTRIDER but it has 4drs