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Old 05-31-2011, 10:11 AM   #51 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by vskid3 View Post
I prefer not having to look over my shoulder if I don't have to. I was playing around with the blindspot mirror after I removed it and found that one of those convex rearview mirrors would probably make me comfortable enough to completely do without the passenger side mirror.

I'll paint the upper grill block next weekend, I'll pull the whole bumper for kicks and to make it easier to mask.
One change to my grille blocks I plan is to make them flush with the surface of the bumper so that the air moves around them more smootly than it can now. I thought I might accomplish this by reusing old styrofoam and cutting it into small blocks to insert between the grille and the coroplast. Something else you could do that I also want to do is use expanding foam to fill the lower grille. Since you'll be taking it off to paint it, you might try this mod. Would be useful to me to hear your results. Someone on this forum--I forget who right now--did this with their civic. He left an opening on the passenger side of the lower grille for ducting straight to the radiator. Painted and sanded, it looked factory in the photos, though he said it looked a little more DIY in the presence.

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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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