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My friend's "woody" Civic

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:21 pm
by LilSparkPlug
A friend of mine here in RI has an 8th Gen SI coupe that's black. This poor Civic's paint has been through the ringer due to good old Mother Nature and the hood started to rust and bubble up around some stone chips. He sanded the hood down and decided that until he can paint it this was going to be the style he would rock.

Car is slammed on coils with gram lights and retrofitted headlights, I/H/E, front lip etc.

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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:37 pm
by hansken_yo
very interesting. IMHO, i think it would work better with a teal green paint job or something of the surfboard style...

Outside of that, it looks nice, and the work looks superb!

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:40 pm
by SlvrACR
Sorry not feelin it

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:37 pm
by synviper
It definately different, im really digging the valve cover.

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:44 pm
by Mr Josh Zombie
does not work with black

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:45 pm
by doyle09
i kinda like it. some kind of veneer I'm guessing?

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 6:51 pm
by LaidNeon
the wood is different & im kinda diggin it

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:07 pm
by Fuzzyneon
eh

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:17 pm
by Ntyvirus1
i tihnk i like it, doin the grill killed the front a little bit for me.

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:38 pm
by smiley
I like it, but I agree ^^^ the grill looked better black

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:19 pm
by J-Villa
lame

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:30 pm
by ZeroChad
Love it in the engine bay and hood...not sure about the roof and trunk though. Props to him for trying something new!

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:44 pm
by FAC3L3SS
Yep. People have done woody hoods and shit quite a bit lately. The brighter, "prettier" colors pull it off better, but at least he's brought it into a "modern" vehicle and carried the theme throughout. I give it a thumbs upppppp.

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:55 pm
by hybrid-Srt2001
i think it looks pretty good. too bad everybody has started doing this lately.

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:43 am
by DOSneons
meh

maybe if it was a darker color wood

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:53 am
by gtxtreme19
Is it some sort of vinyl? Laminate MAYBE? It looks kind of cool but I agree that it wood look better on a sea foam green car.

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:56 am
by n20sxt
i never thought id say this, but i really like it :thumbup:

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:19 am
by LowNSlow
Eh, not feeling it...

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:32 am
by hul kogan
I like it. Though I do agree that it would work better on a lighter-colored car.

Still a pretty cool look! I quite like the engine bay.

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:31 am
by LilSparkPlug
It's $5 contact vinyl from Walmart. Like I said it was done on a budget, just to cover things up until he paints the car. His plans are matte black and to paint the gram lights championship white. Not sure if he's leaving the hood and trunk, he wasn't sure if it would be too much. This is actually the first I've seen any of this done I didn't know a bunch of other cars have done it prior.

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:32 pm
by doyle09
for five bucks!?!? hell yeah

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:29 pm
by grambo
Absolutely Original. I like it.

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:06 pm
by Mr Josh Zombie
fuck, for 5 bucks i'm considering it now :lol:

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:27 pm
by LilSparkPlug
Mr Josh Zombie wrote:fuck, for 5 bucks i'm considering it now :lol:
Haha yup :)

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:38 pm
by LILBLUNEON
i really like it, very unique. id like see the car painted like a brown or green...might stand out more.

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:45 pm
by BlackRoseRacing
idk, woodgrain on the interior is one thing, but I have not heard of anyone doing it on the exterior, definitely something different...

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:23 pm
by UriahRR
This is the first I've seen of it and I like it. :thumbup:

.. in moderation.


Edit: Actually, this is now giving me some great ideas to go with something I'm already planning on doing. Oh yes, I'm getting wood!