Hondabuilder v. S2K sittin on Volks

[Z0_o6]

All comments and criticism welcome, this is my first try at an HDR photo, and yes the car is dirty it had just rained, lowering springs will be on within the next week or two. Lemme know what you guys think! eBayDM FTMFW! :D

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/lights91204/S2000_06.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/lights91204/S2000_10.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/lights91204/S2000_14.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/lights91204/S2000_23.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/lights91204/S2000_27.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/lights91204/S2000_28.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/lights91204/S2000_HDR1.jpg

[ACCORDPRIDE]

lookin good bro

[d16_turbo]

looks good chris

[Z0_o6]

thanks d-bag! love ya buddy no homo. when you gonna stop by and chill? tomorrow? cool.

[swollix]

Needs to be lowered bad... LOL at Subaru flat tire.

[.blank cd]

The S looks great. It'll be awesome when you lower it. The last few pics look good. The HDR one, not so much. Need to blow out your sensor.

[Z0_o6]

Needs to be lowered bad... LOL at Subaru flat tire.

It's not flat anymore, I actually took it around the block today! :)

[Z0_o6]

The S looks great. It'll be awesome when you lower it. The last few pics look good. The HDR one, not so much. Need to blow out your sensor.

You mean the sensor on the camera? I don't see how it could be dirty I've only had the camera for about a month... maybe it's the processing? :thinking:

[PURP]

I see tan interior... TRADE ME CARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sirkus]

Looks nice man.. I like the HDR picture. The dirt adds character.

[Z0_o6]

I see tan interior... TRADE ME CARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D yes it has a tan interior. no I can't trade it, my fiance would KILL me, it's her car

[JITB]

u need to take a pic of the top down, with the wheels! i bet the seats stand out real nice now.

[.blank cd]

You mean the sensor on the camera? I don't see how it could be dirty I've only had the camera for about a month... maybe it's the processing? :thinking:Nah. They can get dirty quick. Even if you never take the lens off, the act of zooming makes a kind of vacuum that sucks in dust. The only way to avoid that is to use gasketed lenses. Also, dont ever change lenses in your car, probably the dustiest place on earth.

Those black spots in the upper right hand corner is dust. Just get you one of them compressed air cans and hit your sensor with it. Just be careful

[PURP]

:D yes it has a tan interior. no I can't trade it, my fiance would KILL me, it's her car

If it's HERS, then great... tell her I have purple engine bay...lolol

[d16_turbo]

thanks d-bag! love ya buddy no homo. when you gonna stop by and chill? tomorrow? cool.

haha maybe, i got school till 1 tomorrow

[Dwisforme05]

i fricken love Volks on Imports. looks great man!!!

[Z0_o6]

Here's a quick rough idea of the stance I'm looking for courtesy of Photoshop:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/lights91204/S2000-lowered.jpg

[Z0_o6]

Nah. They can get dirty quick. Even if you never take the lens off, the act of zooming makes a kind of vacuum that sucks in dust. The only way to avoid that is to use gasketed lenses. Also, dont ever change lenses in your car, probably the dustiest place on earth.

Those black spots in the upper right hand corner is dust. Just get you one of them compressed air cans and hit your sensor with it. Just be careful


I'll do that, I appreciate the advice- reps :goodjob:

[gtikid]

Specs on wheels? BTW, you blurred out your tag in the last pic, but not on the other one :goodjob:

[Z0_o6]

Specs on wheels? BTW, you blurred out your tag in the last pic, but not on the other one :goodjob:

lol i just realized that! oh well, i doubt it will be an issue, the tag is registered elsewhere anyways. the wheels are 17x7.5" Front, 17x8.5" rear, with stock offsets.

[gtikid]

I like it, it looks good :goodjob:

[CHADbee]

LOVE the color combo!!!! white is my favorite S2k and the gold goes great with the interior :goodjob:

[Z0_o6]

thanks chad! THIS is the reason I haven't gotten that clutch from ya yet! I think its a valid excuse lol. Any tips on how to improve on the HDR stuff? I know you are pretty damn good at photos :goodjob:

[CHADbee]

thanks chad! THIS is the reason I haven't gotten that clutch from ya yet! I think its a valid excuse lol. Any tips on how to improve on the HDR stuff? I know you are pretty damn good at photos :goodjob:
LOL yeah volks aint cheap!!! I cant really give you much advice on the HDR stuff cause ive never done the research into doing them properly cause i just dont like HDR photos myself. i just dont like what it does to the paint of a car, it makes it look different colors instead of being smooth.

[95jdmdc4]

volks ftw

[Catnip]

haha maybe, i got school till 1 tomorrow

don't you go to mgtc?

[FasTech]

Honestly, I think it looks very badass, bro. Of course it will look 50 times better once a nice drop if applied. Please don't slam it though.

[Ronsam2006]

Nice car and wheels...just needs a drop bad

[Z0_o6]

Honestly, I think it looks very badass, bro. Of course it will look 50 times better once a nice drop if applied. Please don't slam it though.

yeah cause slammed S2000's look like shit..... :rolleyes:

Ronsam- will be lowered in the next week or so. Just gotta find what springs I want and order them.

[Catnip]

yeah cause slammed S2000's look like shit..... :rolleyes:

Ronsam- will be lowered in the next week or so. Just gotta find what springs I want and order them.

You obviously need JIC coilovers.


















or since the fiance DD's it, skunk2 springs

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/8121/dsc4476mb2.jpg

[Z0_o6]

You obviously need JIC coilovers.


















or since the fiance DD's it, skunk2 springs


I'm thinking very seriously about getting the Skunk2 springs and cutting a coil off.

[Catnip]

I'm thinking very seriously about getting the Skunk2 springs and cutting a coil off.

That'd be hot.

Glad to hear you're not too pussy to cut some springs :ninja:

[WhitEvoMr]

No concave FTL :cry: still TE37's tho! :goodjob:

[Z0_o6]

No concave FTL :cry: still TE37's tho! :goodjob:


For the deal that I got I can't complain! Besides, to get concave faces I'd have to dramatically change the offset and deal with rolling and pulling the fenders, lots of camber, and just generally lots of headache. Thanks though! I agree the concaves are the fucking hotness, like Jay's.

[nismo_92]

CLEAN BRO

[Z0_o6]

CLEAN BRO


actually I stated the car had just gotten rained on, and needs to be washed...so I;m not really sure what you;re talking about clean?

[Humphrizzle]

subaru flat tire..

[Z0_o6]

subaru flat tire..

READ THE THREAD. I know it had a flat tire lol

[Humphrizzle]

i know.. but i felt like pointing it out.

[Z0_o6]

i know.. but i felt like pointing it out.

to be annoying?

[Humphrizzle]

to up post count.. DUH

[d16_turbo]

don't you go to mgtc?

yes sir

[Catnip]

yes sir

Thought I saw something of yours out there... might've been the red coupe.

[d16_turbo]

Thought I saw something of yours out there... might've been the red coupe.

last quarter i had the red coupe there.......... you were parked in front of me today, i was in a black jeep

[Catnip]

last quarter i had the red coupe there.......... you were parked in front of me today, i was in a black jeep

weird. lol.
found out today, apparently no financial aid had been filled out :thinking:

[WTF?]

looks really good man

[speedminded]

Nah. They can get dirty quick. Even if you never take the lens off, the act of zooming makes a kind of vacuum that sucks in dust. The only way to avoid that is to use gasketed lenses. Also, dont ever change lenses in your car, probably the dustiest place on earth.

Those black spots in the upper right hand corner is dust. Just get you one of them compressed air cans and hit your sensor with it. Just be carefulI've had my camera for 2.5 years, 100k actuations, at every major track event including a few horse shows, and never once had my sensor cleaned :tongue:

*edit*
These spots are either on the sensor or the lens, can't really tell from the pics...

[speedminded]

LOL yeah volks aint cheap!!! I cant really give you much advice on the HDR stuff cause ive never done the research into doing them properly cause i just dont like HDR photos myself. i just dont like what it does to the paint of a car, it makes it look different colors instead of being smooth.The burnt marshmallow look IS NOT HDR. It's level and curve adjustments gone bad.

[Z0_o6]

The burnt marshmallow look IS NOT HDR. It's level and curve adjustments gone bad.

hey hey hey... It's my first try....lol, I'll get it sooner or later, to me it's kind of tough to notice all the minute differences between each setting, so I just start screwing around and guessing til I get something close to what I want.

[CHADbee]

The burnt marshmallow look IS NOT HDR. It's level and curve adjustments gone bad.
yeah i have seen alot of nicely done proper HDR photos that i like, its just when people say HDR i just automatically think of that. im just ruined for life from seeing too many horrible HDR's :(

[.blank cd]

Thats definitely sensor dust.

And it looks like he tried to do a multiple exposure HDR. Check out the tree infront of the house

[Z0_o6]

Thats definitely sensor dust.

And it looks like he tried to do a multiple exposure HDR. Check out the tree infront of the house

Yeah, I took 5 shots with varying exposures on a tripod, but the wind was blowing a little bit, so the slow shutter speed on a couple shots blurred the tree.

[speedminded]

hey hey hey... It's my first try....lol, I'll get it sooner or later, to me it's kind of tough to notice all the minute differences between each setting, so I just start screwing around and guessing til I get something close to what I want.its not you, it looks exactly the same as what nearly everybody else calls an HDR...it's the best software can automatically do.

[WhitEvoMr]

For the deal that I got I can't complain! Besides, to get concave faces I'd have to dramatically change the offset and deal with rolling and pulling the fenders, lots of camber, and just generally lots of headache. Thanks though! I agree the concaves are the fucking hotness, like Jay's.
yea its all good still the best volks! :goodjob:

[toxxxic]

very nice! :)

i'd lower it a tad more

[Z0_o6]

very nice! :)

i'd lower it a tad more

it's still stock height, i will be installing lowering springs soon.

[Oz10]

Gunna look sick when its slammed!

[NLIevo8]

Wheels are hot brother, car is coming along awesome:camera:


Chris did post pics of the bad ass ice install Alex did??

[JEY$JDM]

Nice wheels! Nice pics too..

[AnclyT]

can you send me my license plate back

it's been a while..

[Homer Simpson]

whoa! how did i miss this thread?!

Looking great man! I want gold wheels also...

[Z0_o6]

can you send me my license plate back

it's been a while..

....I mailed it back over a week ago :thinking:


You still haven't gotten it?!

[Z0_o6]

whoa! how did i miss this thread?!

Looking great man! I want gold wheels also...

Thank you thank you sir! PM me I may know where a good deal on some wheels is for ya!

[WalkS]

Looks good man! :goodjob:

[NevrNufTorq]

looks quite nice, a lil drop in the front would be even nicer but i know it may hurt the ride.....i slammed my old one but it did make it ride a lil harsher but sometimes you have to sacrifice the ride for looks but its all in what you're looking for :yes:

[Tech_Queen]

Great looking pictures babe!

[Brett]

Lookin great man

[AnclyT]

....I mailed it back over a week ago :thinking:


You still haven't gotten it?!

i just received it today, it says it was shipped out yesterday

sounds about right..

[DeeAOne]

looks nice...warner robins is coming up little by little. lol

[Z0_o6]

i just received it today, it says it was shipped out yesterday

sounds about right..

i dunno what caused the delay. my fiance took it to work and mailed it out from there, that could have been the isue. Either way I apoligize for any inconvenience it may have caused, but I'm glad you have it in your hands now.

[burke420]

shoulds got 17x9 all around +22 et

[sprix!]

Looks pretty good. Can't wait to see it after you put on those lowering springs. You should also add factory front lip ASAP!

[Z0_o6]

Looks pretty good. Can't wait to see it after you put on those lowering springs. You should also add factory front lip ASAP!

Agreed, I'm going to order the lowering springs ASAFP, and as soon as I find a good deal on a lip it will be mine!

[Z0_o6]

shoulds got 17x9 all around +22 et

This is my fiance's car, and I didn't want to go with any aggressive wheels, because she uses this car as a daily, so slamming it down on hellaflush rims with stretched tires and modifying the fenders wasn't really an option, because of the likelihood of something getting messed up.