New Mods: tint, exhaust tips, + 1 mountain pic

jay12187 · 06-29-2008, 04:14 PM

So I got my windows tinted yesterday. 20% on sides and back. It is really dark, but I think it looks killer. I also picked up a used set of AP1 tips for $10 (thanks hypomanic) and painted them black because I thought it might look cool. Let me know what you think. Oh, and I also included a pic of when the lady friend and I went up to Helen, Ga for the weekend. Awesome roads/scenery up there. I had a blast carving the roads up there.

dezignpro04 · 06-29-2008, 05:09 PM

Looks good. Love the hardtop!

DJJSR · 06-29-2008, 07:13 PM

I like the tips

bbq black?

jay12187 · 06-29-2008, 09:29 PM

close...

lonestarbuzz · 06-30-2008, 07:19 AM

those tips look real nice. very subtle. honestly, i didn't think i would like it, but then i saw the pic. nice.

phins2rt · 06-30-2008, 07:52 AM

I'm not feeling the tips. I think if you painted the wheels black, it would look better. I like the compliment of the chrome/silver tips and wheels. $.02.

I do love the tint!

Agroman1963 · 06-30-2008, 09:12 AM

I like the tips,& tint is essential for a silver S2k!

Pablo · 06-30-2008, 09:17 AM

Nice mods. I like the dark painted tips works real well with the silver car. I think the smoke colored side marker lights would work well with your theme too.

jay12187 · 06-30-2008, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Pablo

Nice mods. I like the dark painted tips works real well with the silver car. I think the smoke colored side marker lights would work well with your theme too.

Thanks guys, I was thinking about smoked side markers, but I wasn't sure how the dark color would look against the light silver. It would probably be better than orange, though.

I was also thinking about some satin black Enkei RPF1s- what does everyone think?

DJJSR · 06-30-2008, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jay12187

I was also thinking about some satin black Enkei RPF1s- what does everyone think?

I don't like wheels that are all black, so I won't offer my opinion.

(btw - they make the RPF1 in silver also)

go to tire rack's website and you can see what they will look like on your car

jay12187 · 06-30-2008, 11:18 AM

Yeah, it is really a "love it or hate it" look.

Pablo · 06-30-2008, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jay12187

Thanks guys, I was thinking about smoked side markers, but I wasn't sure how the dark color would look against the light silver. It would probably be better than orange, though.

If not the smoke, then the clear.......I'm not sure how dark the smoke is either, I have the clear one's on my Suzuka blue.

I'm of a fan of black wheels either. But I do have the "hots" for titanium/gun metal color (sometimes called hyper black) wheels preferably with a polished rim. They sure do hide the brake dust! I'm still looking. OEM staggered 17" seem difficult to find, at least at a price I want to pay.

Daddy Zach · 06-30-2008, 04:27 PM

Like the window tint

. How is it at night?

SilverS2K422 · 06-30-2008, 06:54 PM

car looks good! i like the hardtop, wish i had one

jay12187 · 06-30-2008, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Daddy Zach

Like the window tint

. How is it at night?

Backing up is very difficult, especially if the street is poorly lit. I am going to look into some brighter back up lights to help a little bit. Other than that, it is business as usual. It looks sooooooo freaking dark at night when you are trying to look in. You can't even see a profile or anything, just black.

Spoon ITR · 07-02-2008, 06:37 PM

looks good...i'd only tint my windows if i got a hard top. but being that it is already 20% and its that dark i would just got the extra mile and go 5% but that's just me.

nice car!

jay12187 · 07-13-2008, 08:26 AM

The 20% seems to suit me just fine. It is plenty dark, but light enough so that I can still see ok at night.

CHONCH · 08-03-2008, 04:21 PM

i always do 5% on the side windows and 15% on the rear. backing up in a dark area is a little tricky, you have to roll your window down a little so you can see, but during the day, especially on hot days, its PERFECT. you can see just fine, and it cuts the heat down SO MUCH.

gomarlins3 · 08-03-2008, 04:23 PM

I am surprised that I like the tips. When I was reading the description I didn't think I would.

NEIGHBORHOOD LEGENDS · 08-03-2008, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by CHONCH

i always do 5% on the side windows and 15% on the rear. backing up in a dark area is a little tricky, you have to roll your window down a little so you can see, but during the day, especially on hot days, its PERFECT. you can see just fine, and it cuts the heat down SO MUCH.

Tell that to the cops lol...I got away with just having a doctors note for years, now IL. changed it up and we gota order special license plates for tinted windows. I wonder if they will still give me shit because its a convert. and my note says the sun gives me rashes.....

I still dig the black s200s with the black hardtop and blacked out windows, THATS HOT SHYT!

JDMzimbo · 08-03-2008, 07:53 PM

looks good, love the tint and the hard top, not to sure about the tips though. It would look real nice if you paint your rims black to compliment the tint and the tips.

S2K AP2 · 08-04-2008, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Spoon ITR

looks good...i'd only tint my windows if i got a hard top. but being that it is already 20% and its that dark i would just got the extra mile and go 5% but that's just me.

nice car!

Yeah, I would only tint my windows if my S2K was a hardtop, too, but since it's not, I'm okay with just having clear windows, especially since most of the time, I drive with the soft top down, anyway, so there's no point in having tinted windows.

lonestarbuzz · 08-04-2008, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by NEIGHBORHOOD LEGENDS

I wonder if they will still give me shit because its a convert. and my note says the sun gives me rashes.....

LMFAO!!

johnmcs1 · 08-04-2008, 02:01 PM

Tint looks great. Like the colour coded door plugs. Nice and subtle.

SXY_S2K · 08-04-2008, 02:28 PM

I have limo tint on my car, but I absolutely have to have it in AZ or I'm afraid my interior would melt! lol. I only got it on my side windows and my hard top though. No use in tinting that tiny excuse for a back window and making it any worse! lol

dezignpro04 · 08-04-2008, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SXY_S2K

I have limo tint on my car, but I absolutely have to have it in AZ or I'm afraid my interior would melt! lol. I only got it on my side windows and my hard top though. No use in tinting that tiny excuse for a back window and making it any worse! lol

Wish I could have seen your car while I was in Arizona. Your car is sooo sweet!!

As far as my tint, I have 40% on both windows. Nothing on the soft top, and the little strip on the windshield. I'm not where SXY is, but it does get hot in Florida...

SXY_S2K · 08-04-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by dezignpro04

Wish I could have seen your car while I was in Arizona.

Well, now who's fault is THAT?

jk

06-29-2008, 04:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
jay12187 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 16	New Mods: tint, exhaust tips, + 1 mountain pic So I got my windows tinted yesterday. 20% on sides and back. It is really dark, but I think it looks killer. I also picked up a used set of AP1 tips for $10 (thanks hypomanic) and painted them black because I thought it might look cool. Let me know what you think. Oh, and I also included a pic of when the lady friend and I went up to Helen, Ga for the weekend. Awesome roads/scenery up there. I had a blast carving the roads up there. Last edited by jay12187 : 06-29-2008 at 04:17 PM.

06-29-2008, 05:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
dezignpro04 All MOTOR S2K Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 875	Looks good. Love the hardtop! __________________ Mods: 18" Axis Reverbs w/Black Rays Lugs, Invidia N1 Exhaust, CAI, ACT Stage 2 Clutch, JDM Side Markers, Clear Corners, Slotted/Drilled Rotors, Spoon Pads, Spoon Steel Brake Lines, Spoon Reservoir Socks, Type R Shift Knob, Custom Stitched Hand Made Convertible Top w/ Glass Window, JDM Aero Screen, Body Matching Dash & Shift Molding Panels, Polished Valve Cover and CAI, Engine Steel Braided Wire Kit & S2000 Caliper Vinyls..

06-29-2008, 07:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
DJJSR Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hooterville Posts: 1,526	I like the tips bbq black? __________________ Don

06-30-2008, 07:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
lonestarbuzz awesome Join Date: May 2008 Location: arlington Posts: 422	those tips look real nice. very subtle. honestly, i didn't think i would like it, but then i saw the pic. nice. __________________ i need a better signature.

06-30-2008, 07:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
phins2rt Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 137	I'm not feeling the tips. I think if you painted the wheels black, it would look better. I like the compliment of the chrome/silver tips and wheels. $.02. I do love the tint! __________________ *02 S2000 Berlina Black/Black* 08 Acura MDX 03 Acura MDX

06-29-2008, 09:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
jay12187 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 16	close...

06-30-2008, 09:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
Agroman1963 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Encinitas, CA Posts: 46	I like the tips,& tint is essential for a silver S2k! __________________ Silverstone AP1 #6224... 18" Enkei GF-1...K&N FIPK...(?)

06-30-2008, 09:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
Pablo Sentient Being Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LI, NY Posts: 579	Nice mods. I like the dark painted tips works real well with the silver car. I think the smoke colored side marker lights would work well with your theme too. __________________ Regards, Pablo "If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough" Mario Andretti

06-30-2008, 11:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
jay12187 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 16	Yeah, it is really a "love it or hate it" look.

06-30-2008, 04:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
Daddy Zach Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Great White North Posts: 193	Like the window tint . How is it at night? __________________ Black is still the coolest color

06-30-2008, 06:54 PM	#14 (permalink)
SilverS2K422 SilverS2K Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 541	car looks good! i like the hardtop, wish i had one

07-02-2008, 06:37 PM	#16 (permalink)
Spoon ITR Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NY Posts: 5	looks good...i'd only tint my windows if i got a hard top. but being that it is already 20% and its that dark i would just got the extra mile and go 5% but that's just me. nice car!

07-13-2008, 08:26 AM	#17 (permalink)
jay12187 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 16	The 20% seems to suit me just fine. It is plenty dark, but light enough so that I can still see ok at night.

08-03-2008, 04:21 PM	#18 (permalink)
CHONCH Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4	i always do 5% on the side windows and 15% on the rear. backing up in a dark area is a little tricky, you have to roll your window down a little so you can see, but during the day, especially on hot days, its PERFECT. you can see just fine, and it cuts the heat down SO MUCH.

08-03-2008, 04:23 PM	#19 (permalink)
gomarlins3 "Enjoy the drive" Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kuna Idaho Posts: 2,446	I am surprised that I like the tips. When I was reading the description I didn't think I would. __________________ Happiness is a nice road, great weather, and driving the S with Sue in the seat next to me. "Whatever you do, where ever you go, enjoy the drive." I know for a FACT that the last year of production of the S2000 is 2003!!!!! After that, it will be the S2200 under an assumed name.

08-03-2008, 07:53 PM	#21 (permalink)
JDMzimbo s2k4life Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Boerne, Texas Posts: 53	looks good, love the tint and the hard top, not to sure about the tips though. It would look real nice if you paint your rims black to compliment the tint and the tips.

08-04-2008, 02:01 PM	#24 (permalink)
johnmcs1 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 89	Tint looks great. Like the colour coded door plugs. Nice and subtle.

08-04-2008, 02:28 PM	#25 (permalink)
SXY_S2K Trqless Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 874	I have limo tint on my car, but I absolutely have to have it in AZ or I'm afraid my interior would melt! lol. I only got it on my side windows and my hard top though. No use in tinting that tiny excuse for a back window and making it any worse! lol __________________ *Race time. Got to be serious, not stylish.* *www.myspace.com/kesmith3*

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