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: Wmk's EX after her first bath


wmk7479
04-03-2005, 09:37 PM
http://www.scalpem.com/images/StockElement.jpg

Additions to come:
Custom rubber matting for cargo area (did that already... the Yoga mat mod)
AVS bug / rock deflector (did that this evening)
All weather floor mats
Tint on the front windows
Rear Bumper Trim
Table Leg Kit
Driver's side storage armrest
Color matched body side molding

E4EveryOne
04-04-2005, 12:03 AM
Another MM. I never seem to get tired of that color :grin:

cjmclean
04-04-2005, 12:46 AM
Jealous...... jealous ....

looks good...

wmk7479
04-04-2005, 08:20 AM
I love my MM, and I was quick to naysay the SOP and didn't even want to look at one in person. When I saw it in person... :shock: I thought it was great. The website photos don't do the colors justice... it's not a tacky bright orange.

Same thing with the Magnesium. To me, the Honda website made it look bluish, but in person, I just HAD to have it. (Thankfully it showed up on a truck that morning!)

trickyvick
04-04-2005, 08:43 AM
I think I am going to get a second mortgage on my house and go get one of them...that is spectacular!!!

wmk7479
04-04-2005, 09:27 AM
I think I am going to get a second mortgage on my house and go get one of them...that is spectacular!!!

LOL :lol:

Just wait until I post the "after" pictures in a week or two when everything is in. :)

trickyvick
04-04-2005, 10:29 AM
If my wife could drive a 5 sp i would go and get it today....my '04 is a 5 sp and I cannot justify having 2 Elements and a Toyota pickup that she cannot drive......or can I????

wmk7479
04-04-2005, 01:06 PM
......or can I????

Hey, if you can park next to the Saturn sign... you can pretty much do anything. :grin:

Love that sig pic... lol.

trickyvick
04-04-2005, 03:44 PM
Hey, if you can park next to the Saturn sign... you can pretty much do anything. :grin:

Love that sig pic... lol.

Park heck.....I live down the road....pass it twice a day to and from work. I thought it was somewhat fitting. :twisted:

Thanks!

G

wmk7479
04-09-2005, 12:41 PM
Here it is after this week's bath! (Maybe I should make this a weekly thing... lol) I've added the AVS bug / rock shield and tinted the front two windows and done the strip. It was also done with the Eagle One Wax As U Dry. I'm still going to cream wax it, once I get the body side mouldings on it, but the Wax As U Dry seems to shine it up nicely.

Matching Sportwing Bodyside molding should be on the way next week! :grin:

Should I put a front license plate on it? I'm torn... :confused:

http://www.scalpem.com/images/ElementBugAndTint.jpg

wankerklink
04-09-2005, 02:41 PM
Park heck.....I live down the road....pass it twice a day to and from work. I thought it was somewhat fitting. :twisted:

Thanks!

G
I wouldn't park there again. Whatever the Saturn has is liable to be catching.

Hondamade4dogs
04-09-2005, 02:52 PM
License plate...Hummm.. i been wondering the same thing all day long.. Should i put that plate on the front or not. I only got 2 little black screws, is that enough to hold it on?

wankerklink
04-09-2005, 02:56 PM
I've got 4 gold screwws on the front. Hmmmm---what's the price of gold today?

ShadowBox
04-09-2005, 03:17 PM
Should I put a front license plate on it? I'm torn... :confused:

I'm in CA & it's a reguirement here. I still don't want to put it on! I drove my
F-250 for 5 years without one & was asked once by a Highway patrol where it was. I told him it had broken off & was in the truck bed. That was true, I just left out the part it that it was about 3 years earlier that it broke off.
I like the look of no plate in the front (personal preference), especially with a Billet grille, like I have on. If you put on an aftermarket lower grille you may have a problem getting the upper part of the holder on the top of the bumper. I believe it was EMPIRE that had a post on how to cut it & secure it on.

Hondamade4dogs
04-09-2005, 03:44 PM
I got the 4 gold screws too. I figured the black screws hold it on ?

wankerklink
04-09-2005, 04:18 PM
My gold srews are securing my front plate----stainless steel "MARINES" with the Eagle, globe and anchor---naturally in red and gold. I'd post a pix, but I haven't got a clue. ahh the hell with it I'm too old for this $hit!

trickyvick
04-09-2005, 06:47 PM
I wouldn't park there again. Whatever the Saturn has is liable to be catching.

Don't worry....I wore protection. :grin:

wmk7479
04-17-2005, 07:56 PM
Last picture I promise :)

Side moldings are attached... I 303'd it for the first time, and I think it looks great. That Wax As U Dry is pretty great stuff too!

http://www.scalpem.com/images/E303.jpg

wankerklink
04-17-2005, 08:07 PM
Good Job! Looks Great!

vegasbaby
04-19-2005, 09:11 AM
I love that color! Looks Awesome!
Where'd you get the side moldings? My E is full of dings and once its fixed I think thats the way to go.

wmk7479
04-19-2005, 10:12 AM
Sportwing.com

Great instructions were included... and they guarantee them for 5 years or 50,000 miles.

Select Honda from the dropdown (http://www.sportwing.com/catalog/displaycat.pcgi?fm_catid=22&fm_subcatid=103)

mix300
05-25-2005, 09:26 AM
WMK the E is starting to come together. Tinting the windows was the fist mod I did.. Make the E look sweet.

I have a question for you regarding the plastic roof lining. Is it black... I hate the gray on my SOP. I was thinking of spraying it black. But your pic looks like it's black? hmmm. Easy swap.

mix300
05-25-2005, 09:45 AM
I almost forgot about your question. I only have to display one plate so I found a chrome vanity plate at pepboys for 19.99. Looks good. I will take a pic for you when I get a change.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7976513875&category=50452#ebayphotohosting

This is what it looks like. Pepboys... 19.99

wmk7479
05-25-2005, 11:09 AM
Yeah, all of the plastic on mine is Black, so I'm sure you can order it from Honda... no spray paint required. :)