yeah im leaning towards a drop. the eibach pro kit for the x coupe seems pretty good. 1.9" in the front, 1.6" in the back. plus the tickets you can get with test pipes is really steep lol

 

Spacers would be mandatory if you're getting a drop with oem wheels. Car's looking good so far.

 

nice job so far man. love the headlights. but yeah if you drop and stay on stockies make sure to get spacers.

 

what size spacers do you guys recommend if i do drop it? i love the look of the tires sticking out of the wheel-well, but i dont have to have rubbing issues or squeaking.. lol

here are some pics of the exhaust. went with the tanabe medalion exhaust. loved the sound, but was kind of pricey. oh well, im happy with it.




and here is another shot of the calipers:

 

installed eibach's pro kit for the xcoupe yesterday. boy, those front springs were a pain! glad its done here are some pics:

 

after almost a month, I finally got my car back! Long story short, I was rear ended and the damage was worse than it seemed. Apparently I needed more than just a rear bumper. Here are some pics I just snapped. So happy my baby is back home!
While it was there I got some extra stuff done. First off, the wheels.. Got them coated in gloss black. I had a plastidip+paint-on-top setup before, but it had small chips and a couple runs which I couldn't get over. Thought I might treat myself to some nice wheels for next summer, and just keep these as a winter setup. The other thing I got done was getting the rear chrome lip piece painted to match the car. I think the rear flows so much nicer now. Take a look for yourselves and let me know what you guys think!

 

I liked the yellow better ^. But wow nice garage! You should get some wheels next. Then the car will be complete IMO

 

did u paint your rims yourself?

 

nope. did that the first time with plastidip + paint on top and it came out OK. had runs and chipped a bit, didnt seem G appropriate lol. The second time around, I got them professionally painted at a shop. Came out much cleaner. No rough spots or runs!

 

wow I havent seen this, looks great

 

thanks! im loving your 2011 front end swap! really thinking about it...

 

Looking real good. What's the secret of keeping the BO so clean and swirl free?

 

Its really nice. You did perfect. Canypu tell me what you did to rear diffuser? And possibly better pic of rear of the car?

 

thank you! Like any detailer would tell you, its all in the washing and drying process. Our paint so soft it scratches to anything. Make sure to use a two bucket wash method and you should be good. I try to wash the car at least once a week in the summer since bugs love to hit the front end! lol Put on a nice layer of wax and the car will look hot
I appreciate the compliment! The rear diffuser is the Autokits-X v2 rear diffuser. Had it painted to match the car. Here is a close up of it-

 

Paint your calipers back to yellow...NOW!! And put on some hr spacers...15mm or 20mm and it will look great!