carbongs

iTrader: (13)

yeah i am pretty much a grease monkey so automotive skills is all i have to offer lolz. i hope she likes it.

wow those are very nice words. thanks a lot. good luck with your build let me know if you need any help.

thanks a lot. there is more to be done but not for a while. i plan on lowering it about an inch just to get a subtle stance and installing a remote start/alarm combo soon.

olivelexus

what do you plan on lowering it on? i was planning to fix up my 3ES since there are none nicely fixed up in my area until i searched all over the web for parts and notice there are little to no parts for it but now you make me wanna keep it and make it stand out aha

Specter

carbongs: Damn ! I wish I had the skills and the ***** to do some of the stuff you have done.

carbongs

iTrader: (13)

thanks for the kind words. i was planning on the Tanabe GS SUSTEC DF210 series springs. they should go 2-2.5 inches down and actually increase ride comfort by raising the spring rate 10-15%. i really want my girlfriend to keep the car for a while this thing will easily last years if kept up on maintenance. if she ever decides to get rid of it i'm taking it haha

thanks specter. you should see some of the things i've done to the GS. lol makes the ES look easy haha.

PlatES300

iTrader: (1)

I had the DF210 springs and they are great. However, if you pair them with th gr2's, the shocks will wear out quite fast, maybe within a year or so. Mine wore out within 8 months. I would recommend pairing it with the tokico blues instead.

carbongs

iTrader: (13)

awesome thanks for the info. i was wondering what i should get shock wise. now i know. but until the stockies go bad i'll have time to save up and get them when i need them it is not a necessity right now

intermec

Great job, don't know what else to say.
By the way lowering the car is your idea or something your gf wants? The car is great and clean, I actually think lowering may not fit the current style of the car especially when your gf is the main driver.

another quesiton about tinting your window, so you measure the size from the outside, then install it inside, right?
What about the rear windshield? install from inside as well? in 1 piece? or in section due to the curve

carbongs

iTrader: (13)

lol the whole lowering thing is definitely my idea. when we do lower it there will also be a wheel change too. we'll see.

yes measure from the outside and then install on the inside. the rear is one piece stretched to fit using a heat gun. it is not easy to do as the tint is very easily broken if stretched too far too fast and you can get waves. luckily my uncle is the shizz and has done this for quite a few years now.

Dose

wow! that is amazing!

That ES looks MINTY!

bigguppy

iTrader: (15)

Great job Tony! Man after seeing your GF’s car I want to pick one up as a weekend car. I sometime think it is a better car then the GS

Now get her some TSX projectors and some custom fog projector. Those ES fog has great potential.

carbongs

iTrader: (13)

Thanks, that was the idea!

haha there will be more done later. as for now she is still up in Michigan. She just graduated with her Master's and is finishing a job that she is working on currently as well as job searching for something here in ATL. we'll see what happens after that. I have a few plans up my sleeve for it.