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BionicKris · 02-06-2008, 01:08 AM

Since I was 16- about 20 yrs.- As the oldest I always helped Dad work on the family cars.

My first real mods other than stereos were on my very first purchase in 1987: A white '84 VW GTI. (Mk. I to Euro geeks; square headlights and the long tails). I picked up the spacers, etc. to mount up a set of Porsche D90 rims to a set of sweet Pirelli P7's. The stance of the car was incredible. The outer edge of the tire and rim was flush with the edge of the flared fenders- it was a lot of tire for a car that size. Those pix are on that old stuff called film packed away somewhere.

The next modded ride came when I traded the GTI in for a new '89 Accord LXi coupe, also in white. I purchased the factory EQ and foglights, which came with black plastic "H" covers. Shortly after the purchase I mounted a set of American Racing 5-spoke rims with raised white lettered Goodyear Eagle GT's. That might sound nasty now, but they looked good on the white car. I might be able to uncover some pix of that one- if I do I'll post them.

The '89 Accord coupe was traded in for a new '92 Lude that I still drive today. I immediately started out on the quest for mods, as I still do today....

02-06-2008, 01:08 AM	#10 (permalink)
BionicKris PreludeOnline Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: 'Da 845, NY, USA Posts: 169 iTrader: (0)	Since I was 16- about 20 yrs.- As the oldest I always helped Dad work on the family cars. My first real mods other than stereos were on my very first purchase in 1987: A white '84 VW GTI. (Mk. I to Euro geeks; square headlights and the long tails). I picked up the spacers, etc. to mount up a set of Porsche D90 rims to a set of sweet Pirelli P7's. The stance of the car was incredible. The outer edge of the tire and rim was flush with the edge of the flared fenders- it was a lot of tire for a car that size. Those pix are on that old stuff called film packed away somewhere. The next modded ride came when I traded the GTI in for a new '89 Accord LXi coupe, also in white. I purchased the factory EQ and foglights, which came with black plastic "H" covers. Shortly after the purchase I mounted a set of American Racing 5-spoke rims with raised white lettered Goodyear Eagle GT's. That might sound nasty now, but they looked good on the white car. I might be able to uncover some pix of that one- if I do I'll post them. The '89 Accord coupe was traded in for a new '92 Lude that I still drive today. I immediately started out on the quest for mods, as I still do today.... __________________ BionicKris 92 Prelude Si Sebring Silver Metallic w/ black pinstriping, paint-matched Enkei rims "SILVER BULLET" Link to my Webshots Prelude and classic '81 Suzuki GS850L motorcycle photo albums http://community.webshots.com/user/kmfarrell Last edited by BionicKris : 02-06-2008 at 05:03 PM.