New owner from Houston Pic included and a few questions :)

[mdjice]

Hi guys, I'm the new owner of a 2001 S2000, I bought it from a very good friend of mine. The car has a carbon fiber hood, a body kit and runs great! it's a very different car for me I own a 77 Corvette Stingray with a V8 350 325HP and a mercedes Benz (slow but at I needed a car with a backseat lol) so the S2000 and it's 9000rpm /kick in at 6k is something new to me. I like it, it's a cool car and people always look at it twice as with the top down and body kit you can't really point what car it is if you are not familiar with it.
I got it for a great price but it needs a bit of TLC body wise.
The back bumper took a hit, the front bumper/body kit doesn't align perfectly the carbon hood needs to be re glossed, I also have 2 tares in the top but overall and mechanicaly the car is great. I need to change the stock rims. what size would you guys get? since the car is already very low and touches the ground evertime I get in and out of a driveway. what rim's size would be BIG but without changing too much the driving style or touching the body?
can carbon fiber hoods be reglossed? how much does it cost?
what's the averag cost of a paint job on a car like this? my vette was almost $7K I'm not doing that again..
thanks guys

[SXY_S2K]

First off, congrats on the new (to you) car.

I'm not trying to be mean here, but you would be best off ditching that ricey body kit if there's damage to it, and going back to stock bumpers. That would be the cheapest, and IMHO best way to go. A stock front bumper with a lip kit will fit seamlessly, look better, and give you a little more ground clearance. (and you should easily be able to find a cheap one on another forum already factory painted)

Also, you didn't mention how the car was lowered, springs, coilovers?

The general consensus here for people that put wheels on their S2K's is to go with 18's. They won't rub if you get the correct offsets, and tires are much cheaper than for 19's.

Again, welcome! There are a lot of really helpful people on here so I hope we can help you get your S2K back in top shape!

[S2K Reborn]

get 17s or 18s, but make sure they are in the correct offset, these cars run a very high offset

[mdjice]

thanks guys! I actually really like the body kit that's on there right now, I ve seen a few and didn't like them at all but this one is ok by me. I have NO idea how the car is lowered or even if it is lowered or if it's just because The body kit is not aligned properly and rubs. Thanks for the tip. i would love 18s what's the offset thing about?
thanks again guys

[mdjice]

oh one more thing I also got a dual invidia on it and its way too freaking loud!! like Headach loud. I want something different whats' a good dual that's not as loud?
thanks

[S2K Reborn]

my personal favorite is the Blitz exhaust, if u end up getting something new and want to sell the invidia, i might be interested

[mdjice]

Originally Posted by S2K Reborn

my personal favorite is the Blitz exhaust, if u end up getting something new and want to sell the invidia, i might be interested

Yes, I'm most definitely selling the Invidia. I stay in a quite neighbourhood and it's just too loud, it sure doesget the attention but I got my vette with full exhaust to make noise already
I'll let you know when but I'm definitely looking into something different and selling the one I have on now.

[Red Fun for 2]

mdjice - Welcome to the site, a great group of people here with good advice. What are your plans for your stock wheels? I might be interested in 2 of them as long as they are in perfect condition. I did a bad thing last week and was showing off to a friend and oversteered it into the crub. No body damage, but I did a nice job on my two right side wheels. I am not in a rush to replace, if you are interested in selling PM me. Great looking car, you will surely enjoy it.

[JDMzimbo]

welcome to the site man, another texas owner.

[mdjice]

thanks for the welcome and Guys STOP TRYING TO BUY HALF OF MY CAR Already !! hahahha just kidding ! I'm not sure yet what I will do with the stock wheels, they are in great shape and my friend put some brand new Yokohama tires on them, these things are great!!
I was actually thinking about getting these in 18" first or second on the page:
http://www.motegiracing.com/wheels.html

[JDMzimbo]

whatever you do, pease dont go for the crome wheels.

[Old Guy]

Originally Posted by JDMzimbo

whatever you do, pease dont go for the crome wheels.

Chrome must be a generational thing. When I bought my 02, the previous owner had the stock rims chromed, and I love it. My ride is black (fastest color) and I like the look of a little chrome.

[S2K Reborn]

Chrome is ok for this car if the wheels are 18" or less

[JOECHY]

Another fellow Houstonian!! Whats up?!? Welcome to the site! As mentioned above this site is really informative and there are a lot of folks here who can provide a great deal of useful information. Get to know everyone and you will see. enjoy the ride (especially this weekend- sunny skies high of 73 degrees....tops down season for Texans has finally arrived!!!!) See you on the street!!

[mdjice]

wow it seams like this site is full of texans!! lol cool
Yeah I tried taking the top down...too damn hot!!
I like chromes but maybe not full chrome but the black with chrome lip I like very much thanks to all for the welcoming

[CA Blue]

Congrats on the car and welcome to the site. You've come to right place for all your questions. Have you hit 9000 yet?

[mdjice]

yeah I hit 9000... but not on 5th gear yet ! lol this car is too loud cops can feel me and hear me come a mile away. my friend sold it to me becayse he was sick of getting like 5 tickets a month

[gomarlins3]

Welcome to the site. You might want to look into the Comptech exhaust as well.

[mdjice]

Originally Posted by gomarlins3

Welcome to the site. You might want to look into the Comptech exhaust as well.

Ok I'll look into it thank! basically want something with a nice sound but not nearly as loud as the invidia. something between what I have and the stock.

[PuFF]

welcome! i wish i was in Texas (houston, bel aire) again.... Texas FTMFW!!

[XenoGears]

Do you have the original hood for your S?

[RL1924]

You can safely go with 18" wheels anything biggy looks funny IMO, When it comes to offset its somthing i knew almost nothing about before owning an s2000, Basically the cent of your rim if you were to draw a line down it is 0.. Now from where the face of the wheel from that spot determines the offset, Basically if the face was at 0 it would be dead center of the barrel of the rim, giving it a big lip. The s2000 does not have much clearance for wheels like that and needs high offset +50 and above for the most part is your safe bet, Some people run much lower than that but you have to do some modifications. It seems from the picture that the rear fenders have been pulled or some thing to possibly fit a more aggressive offset but that may just be how it looks in the picture. Now when it comes to a paint job they can be much less or much more, all depends on the body shop and how quality of a job you get, If you go with the same color it will clearly be much cheaper than a color change, Hope this helps and if im any what so ever wrong on the offset thing im sure someone will chime in

[mdjice]

Originally Posted by XenoGears

Do you have the original hood for your S?

no I don't

Originally Posted by RL1924

You can safely go with 18" wheels anything biggy looks funny IMO, When it comes to offset its somthing i knew almost nothing about before owning an s2000, Basically the cent of your rim if you were to draw a line down it is 0.. Now from where the face of the wheel from that spot determines the offset, Basically if the face was at 0 it would be dead center of the barrel of the rim, giving it a big lip. The s2000 does not have much clearance for wheels like that and needs high offset +50 and above for the most part is your safe bet, Some people run much lower than that but you have to do some modifications. It seems from the picture that the rear fenders have been pulled or some thing to possibly fit a more aggressive offset but that may just be how it looks in the picture. Now when it comes to a paint job they can be much less or much more, all depends on the body shop and how quality of a job you get, If you go with the same color it will clearly be much cheaper than a color change, Hope this helps and if im any what so ever wrong on the offset thing im sure someone will chime in

thanks for the info, My friend (the previous owner) always wanted to put 17" in the front and 18" in the back as he said 18" in the front looked funny!??.. what do you guys think? 2 different size front and back or all 18"?
thx

[JDMzimbo]

Originally Posted by mdjice

no I don't


thanks for the info, My friend (the previous owner) always wanted to put 17" in the front and 18" in the back as he said 18" in the front looked funny!??.. what do you guys think? 2 different size front and back or all 18"?
thx

Look at RL's signiture pic, hes got 18"all the way round. I would either get all 17 or all 18.