My $1500 Honda Civic Transformation | Before & After
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- This is the long awaited Honda Civic update video that you've been asking for! With a little time and very little money, I show you how I made a clean daily driver.
A little over a year ago I bought this 1999 Civic Ex for $1500 at a local dealership. It had a wrecked fender, missing mirror, and the interior was absolutely disgusting. Over the course of the year I replaced some damaged parts, did some DIY rattle can spray paint, detailed the interior, paint correction and coating on the exterior, and added some tasteful visual mods such as the replica Civic Type R front lip, EM1 Spoiler, HID bulbs, etc. Other mods included a stereo, subwoofer, amplifier, and AEM intake.The goal was to spend as little money as possible and make a noticeable before and after.
You don't have to have a lot of money to have a "clean" looking car. It all comes down to how to budget the money and making use of resources like eBay and local classifieds. I was able to transform the look of the car for around $500 dollars and add some additional mods for around $300. Not only is the car more fun to drive, but I get tons of compliments on the civic for how clean it is compared to the 90% of other civic's out there.I do have to remind them that it is a Ex model rather than a EM1 though haha. I hope this video is helpful for those who want to transform a civic in the future or start a cheap project car. I'm sure there will be more things I'll do to the car in the future, but this is my official one year review video on the progress I've made!
Enjoy!
Finally someone built a civic that doesn’t looks stupid. It’s modified perfectly to where it doesn’t look riced and it’s just a nice clean little civic. good job
Its stock
Adrian Cyr lip too is oem style (type R ek9)
I've seen and it's a cool little build but I would not consider the car as is in this video a modified honda
A d16y8 is a neat engine but in the Honda world it is quite the slow kid
Honestly
he sounds like CHRISFIX. 😂😂😂
Fahd LIFESTYLE W
HEY GUYS, CHRISFIX HERE
That's what I thought
Soupy water 🤣🤣💦💧
he really doesn't, this man sounds like the most typical soyboy i've ever heard
Just Subscribed and love watching this $1500 Civic come back to life. Great videos
Thanks Jason! Been a fan of your content for years!
They tried to steal your car but couldn't drive stick? 😂😂😂 anti theft device hahaha
Sadly lol
It happens ...my uncle has the same car anf they couldn't drive it ..the only thing they took was the battery
Literally happened to my daily the other day. Drive a cavalier 5spd 03 as a daily and came out one morning car was a dissater my door was wide open, car in first gear but guess they couldn't figure it out 😂😂
Respect for the 1990s Civics! 🤛✌
the song at the beginning of the video is pure cringe
What? You don’t like overly loud EDM punching you in the ear drum?
Lmao, whats the song, please? Thanx
i don't judge what people listen to unless it's this high-pitched-voice songs, i really can't stay that sorry, it sounds like some smurf or minion sang it
the video and the car are really cool though
Understandable
Forreal man
1 year later, and so much has changed. Loved coming back and watching this video after a year of Anthony working on the civic and transforming it.
Thanks man! It’s looking a lot different nowadays
5 years going still lovin these vids!@@ALLDAYANTHONY
I don’t know jack about cars, but after watching your recommended video. It makes me want to learn a lot about cars and buy myself a good ol reliable like this seems to be. I’ve been needing a new car and something like this civic wouldn’t be a bad daily driver at all. Great video!
Francisco Jimenez watch doughnut media
Don’t get any German cars or fords and you should be fine.
Well good luck, and in my opinion, a '04 Subaru WRX is a great car to start off with, it got me through some hard and fun times and it I hope that it might do the same for you.
There is so much interesting and entertaining things regarding cars.😁
Depends where you live too, usually Honda's are a great choice to start with. Reliable, small, dependable, cheap, and they can be pretty fast. But even more, I recommend a Mazda Miata.
5% ceramic tint all the way around it helps protects from the heat.
Almost as dark as my future.
It's ilegal in Idaho
if the burns in the seat bother you, try to get a set of type r seats to match the red or go with a set of adjustable bucket seats! nice job on the paint work, first time viewer here definitely subbing for more
Got mine for $1000 and it was in beautiful condition 👌 just had to get an oil change and new plates 🔥🔥🔥
Spark plugs
*Hollering in the distance*
Boost it!
BOOOSSST IIITT!
This is my favorite honda. This was my wifes first car when we was in high school identical to this one. My first car was a 99 4 door green civic. Honda make really good cars that last forever. That's all I buy now. After buying a lot of other brands. Honda and Toyota is all I will buy. I just like the power and the v tec in the hondas.
19:01 Seven more months and it's gonna be exactly 6 years since this video dropped :D This car was one hell of a journey, I hope it stays with you for another six years and even longer.
Just need the SI Grill.
I agree. I have been on the hunt for one
@@ALLDAYANTHONY I found mine on eBay actually, then I painted it. Just don't buy the cheap all plastic one. Look for a Type-R replica grille with an actual steel mesh.
HexagramMan ah shut the fuck up dude, it’s not rice. It’s just a clean look.
@@spartacussmith7070 it's like putting a GTI grille on a turbo diesel Golf.
@@schizophrenicgaming365 so what, if it makes owner happy, nothing else matters
People dont realize how much better a 96-00 civic looks without any tint until they see it in person. I removed all the tint from my hatchback and it immediately looked soooo much better. Great job reconditioning that thing!
You wouldn't be hijacking mack trucks now would you..
tommy d u b b s shhhhh that’s my other civics job... ;)
😏
I got mine too for $1500 with upgrades already, like lowered suspension and a extra set of 4 rims with winter tires.. Then I added others stuff like roof spoiler, aftermarket front grill, and I replace the stock Air intake into an aftermarket cold air intake.
Score!
That car didn’t even look that bad bro haha 😂 look up 79 productions he’s a beast at full restoration and he ends up putting on a turbo and he painted it himself btw
Such a wholesome guy too
For the door, after doing the bodywork to the damaged area you should have painted it by spraying the inside perimeter of the fender for the hard to spray areas, then mounted it and got everything fitting nicely. then tape up the car leaving the fender and door exposed. then when you paint the fender you can blend the paint with the door and then clear coat over both complete. Thats the correct way to do it and even with a rattle can you can get some really good results if you do it right. Especially if you order the paint color matched to the cars paint code and have a good proper automotive clear to match. Both of which i know you can get in spray cans from a place like NAPA. Doing it this way (even easier and better results when you use a can of blending agent) you can then wet-sand with 2000 grit sand paper and polish out with G3 compound... the results would really surprise you.
Nice, clean, tasteful build! Paint looks great, even with the hard line. I honestly didn't even notice that until you pointed it out. I recently got into enjoying cars when my dad gave me his old 09 civic.
I've cleaned that car more in the year since I got it than he did in the 6 years he drove it. 🤔 it's nothing crazy, but i love that car! I just put a bluetooth compatible touchscreen radio in it, and had it detailed and waxed and it looks brand new. And of course the gas mileage is great. I got almost 45mpg on a turnpike a few weeks ago!
I just bought a 97 Civic Coupe. First Honda I've owned. Can't wait to fix it and sell it. Peace!
Heels2Cheezus did someone attempt to steal it so far?
@@beastsoundz617 Bruuuuh, I worry about that every day
Heels2Cheezus 😂 civics are great bargains but even a 16 year old on acid can steal it
Looks good man. Very simple, clean build. Just enough stuff to make it look sharp, but not too much to where it looks over the top. These kinds of builds are the best because you can drive them and not worry about the miles.
I just got a Blackhawk BLK Accord 06 2dr Manuel 2.4. I got it for 4000. Just bought the Carfax and it made it to 100,000 in 2012 but it's now only at 126 seven years later. All maintenance was done by the dealership up until 2012. So the car has only been driven 26K in seven yrs, no accidents and 1 owner. I'm so grateful 🙏😇
Coil overs.
Hmmmm
If your keeping it ,add coil overs. If you're gonna sell it, keep it stock as it will sell for more.
Oh, please do...
Race lands. Not bad could for the money.
@@adrianvega4817 ehhhhh idk dude
I got a 2000 civic ex with 140k miles on it. I love it and have been driving it for about a year but haven't done anything to it. I'm just starting to kinda get into cars a bit I'm just wondering if it is even worth it to try to mod it a little and play around with it and learn. Thanks for any help y'all stay blessed
clean civic. had one identical to this down to the LS mesh rims and red paint but mine had a carbon fiber hood and coilovers 👍🏼
So clean! definitely want to touch up my '04 civic with some similar improvements to you...mine started with 117k miles but bought used from a dealer for closer to 5 grand so it's crazy you picked yours up for so cheap!
Woooo that car is in perfect shape
Jean Abreu haha I don’t know about perfect, but it’s much better
Not a Honda guy but you can't go wrong with a daily driver that you only pay $1500 out the door at a dealership and little more than another $800 in paint and mods. That thing is pretty sharp. I have been daily driving a 77 Skylark I bought from the "little old lady next door", literally, for $800 and then just cleaned it up and drive the last 15 years and al in as is I've got right about $2500 in it, I just bought an 1980 F150 with a 300 Inline 6 in it for $1000 and I'm gonna rebuild the engine and trans and just clean it up and throw a quick Duplicolor paint job on it and paint the wheels and just throw a set of baby moons on it.
God I just lost a chromosome listening to that intro music.
Theres something so aesthetic about an older civic
"Do I have a deads dog hair in my car" xD sounds about right
Haha for real! That was my thought
I have a similar 01 Accord, and the sub rattle is no easy fix. I have dual 12's in the trunk and after 0.5 in of sound deadening material, the rear deck still rattles at certain frequencies and somewhere around the taillights (maybe the taillight mounting bracket, bumper clips, or loose wire harness plugs) produces a most heinous rattle.
EZ rattle fixes include
Rear deck interior carpeted trim panel rattles against the rear deck itself: Shove socks into those oval shaped holes below the rear deck to separate the pieces (accessed from the trunk)
Interior plastic thing in top corner of rear window comes loose and rattles around: Just remove the feckin thing
Add foam or something under license plate
Spare change and loose washers are not fans of bass
Did not notice till now that your the guy from the rag company
haha yep thats me!
I had one of these in high school. I both loved and hated that car. Mine had a lot of problems even two years after a graduated it still was down on a weekly basis but I kept it right till the deer took it out. Caved in the roof the hood bent a control arm and I still have flashbacks from the antlers being less than an inch from my face. That car sat in my yard for another 6 months untouched then one day I took a Kia sorrento and tried to jump it. Car barely turned over. So my reaction was leave the Kia hooked to it and at more charging power with my gmc envoy. After a few minutes the two suvs basically scared that car back to life. I drove it around in the yard for a few weeks and out into the pasture I ended up scraping that car and didn’t get near the $10,000 I had invested in it back out. In fact I barely got $100 out of it
When you painted the car you should've also painted those paint less spots.
If you still have the car, and don't have any paint, maybe a little bottle of paint from a dealer isn't expensive. Maybe some clear coat too.
not gonna lie that honda is really clean
ZBOSS - RT thanks dude
Clean as Heck
thanks man
@@ALLDAYANTHONY Bro sweet ride Ww go Honda Civic.Com
Ricer fucks
How it’s amazingly clean to the stuff some people do to theirs cars
Heck is dirty
I love your Civic, it is not overly done. It looks just right. Unfortunately, I can't ind one that has not been overly modified or in good condition.
Looks clean but coilovers please
X unknown X noooooo
Rs too much wheel gap
I'm also looking into getting a $1500 civic to be my first car and this video is super cool and inspiring!
Okay my question is you said the car has 130,000 miles but is there any bushings or shocks or axle boots that need to be replaced 🤔?
isai Rodriguez I’m sure the car would ride smoother if I did, but there is no issues with the current suspension.
I have an 05 Civic Hybrid approaching 110k. The only bushings that need to be replaced are deep inside the seat, have the wobble, but its a lot of effort for something I almost never notice. These cars hold up pretty well if even halfway cared for.
You can buy pre-painted body parts on ebay using the VIN. I'm buying a new front full bumper for $68 with free shipping. I've done the same with various VW parts. Always less than $200 and way easier to find than going to a salvage yard.Super quality.
Nice!
Would look much nicer with coilovers and 17" wheels. Your current wheels just look tiny! Otherwise, I like that you kept this thing clean. I also prefer OEM Type R aero over dramatic body kits. I gave my third gen Prelude the same treatment. Nice and tasteful.
That hard-tape line in there gives the car character ^_^
Bro well done, I can’t wait to see for some new modifications. Possibly some window tints and coil overs
I got a civic for £250, d16w4 engine, mb4 chassis. The paint wasn't in good shape but no rust, no mechanical faults and it goes pretty well. It just needs to sit in the drive until I'm allowed to drive it next year...
James Wittam nice man!
That's a nice looking Civic
For the first time I've seen a civic owner with a clean car, clean interior, and no unwanted and unnecessary badges
You dont wanna know where it's from
I have basically the same car, a 97 Civic, and I did basically the same mods that you did, except my car has a Seibon carbon fiber hood. I have the 99-00 Civic Si wing (mine is a legit Honda OEM wing but yours looks good too), my car is an EX, so it came with the side skirts, I have the Type-R front lip, the only difference is that my car has a Type-R grille, is much lower, has 17" Drag DR-16s finished in Nighthawk Black Pearl, and my car is 99-00 Civic Si Electron Blue Pearl. Oh, and it has a built LSVTEC turbo and makes about 500 horsepower to the wheels. I haven't watched the entire video, but this car is clean, and it looks like it's a good foundation that you can build on, if you are so inclined. You can turn it into something that really turns heads.
no one cares
@@davids4767 I do
I can't even find a destroyed car here for $1500. Nice build!
Fix that door paint n I will give you back your 1500 lol
Josh Jones lol I have had that offer more than a couple times
I'm saying 😂😂😂 good ol cut n buff will fix that
@@rickyjohnson974 maaan! That would be a great daily driver for sure
For me the only thing that it definetely needs is coilovers and u will be set with a good clean civic
looks like a forza car
Haha I don’t know about that...
ALLDAYANTHONY looks super clean , good work!
@@Daddimirr I wish a Civic coupe would be in Forza
More like nfs you EA fanboy
@@alrawikiller don't need to be so rude my guy
I'm a Ase automotive technician and i'm proud of the work you've done! But please build a air intake box that feeds air from the hood or front bumper other wise you'll be heat soaking your air, which can and will cut power and fuel ecnomy!
See your civic quit a bit. Live in Boise as well. Nice job with the car project I actually been looking at them for 2019 and plan on doing a build and save for gas in summer and keep truck for dirt bike and winter
I will buy the same car next week but vtec solenoid is leaking but it’s in great condition and has only 96k miles. I really like your build!!!
I just got a 2003 lx, it needs some work like ac brakes alignment, my first car! Looking forwar to star a channel
wow, i'm so inspired, it's hard to belive that it only cost $2,300 to mod out a civic...wow...cool stuff
Nice job with the civic. Mine is the same year and engine, serious clear coat damage and unlike yours, wasn't very well maintained =[
The previous owner put an intake from Advance Autoparts on there (the Spectre one). I have a question for you regarding the IAT sensor. I notice yours is plugged in to the grommet but it doesn't look like there is anything mechanical holding it in there. What is keeping there? The vacuum? Did you have to force it in there tight or could you easily pull it out? The last owner drilled too small of a hole I think.
Anyways, great job again and if you haven't already, check out some of Chris Fix's videos, he does a great job fading his paint!
Advance Auto Parts sells a IAT adapter kit in their performance parts section that contains rubber grommets that you can either use a drill to adapt to your intake, or you can do something crazy and swap a D16Z6 intake manifold onto your head and it will relocate the IAT to the intake manifold, you would just have to lengthen your IAT plug to reach it. I'm glad that you only posted this a few days ago, because hopefully this comment helps you.
quick tip on that leaking oil pan, if you go to ace hardware and find a longer bolt with matching thread you can put an autozone seal on it and fix the leak from the stripped threads. Currently have that fix on my car, no leak.
Ill race you with my 1999 Corolla.
I just bought 99' Accord for $900 and my engine died... going to replace it with 50k mile one this month
do you have link to that front lip, looks like fitment is good.
I can try to find it!
Ever find the link?
Most typical Honda boys aggravate me, but what you did was solid and professional. Nice job
wetsand the door with 400 blend the paint then clear the whole door with a 2k clear.. also- paint those wheels white and get some coilovers!!!
If you wanna start building it just keep it simple. You don't see eks this clean just driving around anymore. If you give it coilovers to sit lower and a quite but aftermarket exhaust this car would be flawless
Coilovers.
Amazing car. I've always wanted a super clean older model car completely stock
I need to find rims like that asap what are the names please!!
They're called Meshies, or Meshes from a mid to late 90s Integra. They're OEM Honda and only come in 4x100.
Ls webs not meshies of an ls integra
LS Mesh not LS Webs
On the pnw most know them by webs
meshes not webs
Respect for buying from Larry H Miller. I'm a salesman at Larry H Miller Honda in Murray, Ut and a fellow Grom owner!
Haha nice man!
40$ for just putting 4 tires on wheels? Wtf
For what you had to work with and the small amount of $ you spent, that's a job well done in my book. Not everyone is a garage guru, but you still have more skills than many (including me). Great video!!
Paul Callaway I appreciate that man! Thank you
Just get another car 😂, 3 cars for a daily, weekend, and then work truck for whenever
Awesome budget build my friend! The best way to learn about building is doing it, good on you man!
Who here repping idaho lmao
Alex Torres I was just watching the vid minding my business then bam I seen 1A plates and was like YOOO
Haha same with the 1A plates lol
That's the cleanest looking civic I've ever seen
Well that’s quite the compliment thank you
@@ALLDAYANTHONY that's somthing I'd be proud to drive too bad civics in my area are just beat down to dust
is that 35 40 MPG city or highway?
highway highly likely
Just trying to figure it out since I get about 21 mpg city in my 1.7L 03 civic
Much nicer than my old beater 2000 Civic EX. It’s a commuter car for all seasons in the Midwest. I am not gonna bother with making it look that nice.
Typical Honda owners with the hot air intake lol when will people learn your not smarter than a Honda engineer, a drop in filter is the best route.
He literally said he did it purely for the sound...
Even though I’m not much of a civic fan, I have to admit that this one is SICK!
Man said a before and after transformation but then tells us to watch a whole other video to see the before lmao pretty dumb.
It’s in the thumbnail boi
I own a 04 civic 4dr. I'm going to give it to my son. It's got a 1.7L and we are going to redo the seals and do a body kit. There's so much u can do with these
Stevie Jo they are very customizable
0:10 please never use this god awful type of music again, it isn't 2012.
i have the same car, but it’s black. a little hail damage. and some of the paint is fading. but you’ve inspired me to put money into making my honda look as bad ass as yours.
Awesome man!
Well hell, there's a bit of hate flying around, but the car looks clean and unobnoxious. Great factory lines as it should be. Well done.
you grabbed a set of LS webs for $200? nice work. i once purchased a car just to take the GSR blades off of it, then sold the car...lol
you should do auctions. i buy 3 or 4 civics a year, fix the issues, clean them in and out, and do some of the subtle things everyone wants, and skip personal touches.
this car came out very nice. it will be running 26 years from now.
It may not be much but it's still clean
Love how clean you kept it. I miss my 97
Thanks man
My sister gave me her 2003 Honda Civic today. Has a ton of issues but im hoping that I can fix it up and make it look nice!
EM1 was my first car, I'll never forget it! I hope to someday do this same project! - I think it's amazing what you did and went through for the love of this car! good shit my man!
This is exactly what I wanna do with my 8th gen coupe. It's not an si but I wanna put on the hfp kit, coilovers and rpf1s and some small engine mods like an intake and exhaust and that's about it
Looks nice! I would just change the wheels, go an inch bigger maybe and one inch wider. That would just make the car look a bit more robust
Some superglue and baking powder on the inside of the plastic trim will fix the break right up. It'll be stronger than the original plastic.
Thanks! I just bought a 2001 for $400. 00 can't wait to hook it up, like you. Mic'19
you can wet sand/polish that hard line out just so ya know. But for future reference do a rolled tape edge. It allows the spray to dust underneath the edge eliminating the hard line crated from a flat tape job.
Yeah I definitely learned my lesson on this one!
1500$ is a HUMOINGUS DEAL holly shit.
Looks like my old civic a long time ago. Clean and good job. Cheap car and something to toy with
Agreed! Thank you
That's a cleeaaann factory-looking engine bay!!!