The video is a little misleading since the I was on the gas through the range. When I get a chance to upload a video where I leave the throttle you can hear the popping

I am curious to hear that HKS in person!

 

Oh I see! We might be the same if not very similar then haha.

I'll try to get my friend to come the next meet(which I'm not entirely sure if he and I will make it again-- it's Feb 14?) but yea his pops can be heard within the cabin-- very distinct. Mine are real subtle, I actually don't hear them when I'm driving haha.

 

2/14 is the next meet you can make it

 

Will you do the install yourself on the struts? If not what did you shell out to install them?

 

Expect to pay around $150-$200 for most shops to install them

We ran into a problem with the fronts (axle/boot drop) and could only do the fronts today. I will be going back Thursday and they will do the rears

 

I had the busiest day in the nearly 2 years of owning the car:

Mugen Rear Lip installed
Mugen Front Lip installed
Mugen emblem installed
2013 headlights installed
New TPMS sensor installed
Rear Koni's installed
Tires Rotated
Front Wheels rebalanced
Alignment

This was how my car looked with everything stuffed inside, amazing how much you can fit in this car!



Quick teaser after everything was installed



Rear shot



Will have a full shoot in the coming days

 

Wow! looks great Waiz! Can't wait to see it!

 

Thanks Chris, I no longer work in Irvine so I haven't seen your car in forever

 

The car looks fantastic. Do you think the GE Mugen rear view mirror cover would fit on a GK?

 

Thanks, I am very happy with it as well

You might be able to replace the entire mirror assembly with the GE assembly depending on how the base is installed. I haven't had a chance to look at a GK mirror closely so I don't know for sure.

 

I can never get enough of the rear view. I really like the Mugen badge addition. I've been debating it as well and perhaps may need to flatter you with a steal.

 

Went to shoot the new look the other night, here are some of the pics

Starting out with my new front, you can really see how distinct the new headlights are. I am very happy with the end result



Straight front shot





One of my favorite mods, my Mugen grille



Side shot showing how far the Mugen front extends



My SSR's



I am very happy with the side view now that I have a front and rear lip on the car. Prior I always felt that the car did not look even.





I also took the opportunity to wash my engine bay and polish some of the metal parts



The great rear end with the Mugen rear



My fitment and a little peek of my Mugen exhaust



Closeup of the Mugen rear emblem



Lastly before the sun went down with my taillights on

 

I was also able to grab a new video of my exhaust


Go for it!

I had never seen another car with this emblem but I am glad I pulled the trigger

 

Looks quite nice. Ever thought about having the center caps anodized red? Just something I would probably do if my setup. Since you got the red Mugen mirror cover, a little more splash of red would make it look even better than it already does. Maybe just my thinking.

 

Just wanted to say your ride looks and sounds sexy!

Did you get new oem black housing headlights or are they painted or aftermarket oem style?

 

Thanks! I'm glad to get my aero parts finally sorted

If I were to do anything to the caps I would paint them black but since they are nearly $40/piece I just might keep them as they are.

Eventually I will end up with a set of red Wilwood brakes which should add some color!

finally got that video for you!

My lights are the 2013 Sport headlights ordered directly from Honda by my good buddy who works at a dealer.

 

looks gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood

 

Looking forward to see how your car finishes out

 

Red calipers would make a splash indeed.

Isn't it crazy how much center caps cost? I lost one of my Advan center caps on a drive just after putting them on, basically because the hubrings I used with them were too thick not allowing the center cap to sit completely flush. Though I'm not so pleased with Advan's center caps using a glue to keep them in place, unlike Rays where it uses a rubber o-ring and a tighter fit. I have since purchased Advan hub rings (didn't know they existed) that are half the width of the other ones, but still need to get a new center cap.

 

I did not know that is how the Advans are installed, that would make me very wary. The SSR center cap is a nice piece of machined aluminum and uses an O-ring to install, to me it would make sense that it would be as expensive as it is based on it's construction and the fact that it is a JDM part. Your Advans hopefully aren't too expensive to replace.

Two of my caps have a very subtle issue with clear peeling near the SSR logo. I'm going to ask around to see if I can get them refinished or even painted back and have the SSR logo duplicated as a small sticker. Worst case I will just buy 2 replacements.