Originally posted by RaceACCORDingly
oh yeha i know what your saying.
personally, i think jcshmid has the cleanest looking accord i have ever seen.
the WW kit is the best thing to happen to accordm sedans, it looks like something honda could have produced to sell as an OEM sedan kit.
cars now a days look good from the factory, soo good that you dont need to swap entire bumpers and body panels, and add products to compltly replace and alter the look of what factory gives (ie: altezzas and overly big spoilers)
and besides, althoutht my car is stock, exceot for my few little things ive done to the outside, it still turns a few hgeads because its kept shiny, and the money that im saving from loading huge rims and kits and suck will eventually be dumped into the engine.
so when a guy thinks a stock accord is next to him, he'll be dead wrong.
Right....thats what Im saying about a stock ride----when you keep it always glistening and shiny (like I used to be able to), the car will turn heads because the majority of drivers out there just drive around with their car looking dirty and like ass; rims are always filthy, etc....dont know if you noticed this too; so if your car is always detailed and shiny its gonna stand out even with mild OEM accessories like you and I have....
BUT, as I agree to a point that cars today are coming with accessories and pieces to make them look much better just rolling out the dealer's door, there can still be improvements; I mean, why such a low ass spoiler on the rear of the Accord? And why is this spoiler not STANDARD on the COUPE? And FOG LIGHTS? For god sakes---this is a sporty two door vehicle!! How can Honda not equip this car with fog lamps or a wing?? But I digress; sometimes I feel manufacturers can do a better job with OEM stuff; take Mercedes for example---my parents' 97 E320 has the MOST AWFUL looking wheels I have seen on a luxury car; they are just flat hubcap-looking things....what they hell were THEY thinking?
But see, with wheels is where I get mad....I know Im gonna get a lot of shit for this, and I KNOW OEM tires have to balance ride comfort and slight performance, so thats why the stock tires are so wimpy looking....but, come on...some of these wheels are way too small and ridiculously mismatched for the vehicle; these 16s on my EX-V6, while looking stylish and bling bling when I first picked the car up, look like ass now because everyone and their mother is rolling on 18s, 19s and 20s out there on the roads---so thats why I wanna drop some large chrome dubs on there, to spruce this car up a bit....but I dont wanna drop the suspension or mess with the ride height really....
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