Honda Civic: Coolest looking color and windows and "wing"

[espeed]

Hey guys

For a young guy, what's the coolest color for a Honda Civic? I was gonna choose black or silver, but black I hear is hard to maintain its clean look since dirt shows up easily, and it also gets hot in the summer with black?

I'm thinking of getting a sedan cuz they say that with a coupe, it's troublesome parking cuz of the big door, and harder to get 4 ppl in a car. Personally, I think a coupe looks sportier however. But it also costs a couple grand more I believe.

I was wondering if I should tint my windows and if I should get a spoiler. I wonder if tinting windows makes it really hot in the summer.

[Slimfast]

getting a spoiler will not make you look cool.

A silver color is actually pretty easy to keep clean. Personally, I like the civic in blue.

[Vickel]

are you getting a sedan or coupe?
and im just gonna assume a 2006 model
I would say silver (its easy to keep clean)
a rear spoiler will provide a more sporty look to your car and i think tinting your windows will reduce the heat inside your car in the summer

[SodiumSulfate]

getting a spoiler will not make you look cool.

What are you talking about, spoilers ARE cool, they totally make the car!

Check this bad boy out:


If you go fast enough and develop enough thrust, you'll fly your way to the finish line! Think of all the gas you're saving by flying!

[jetway1212]

Why you ppl being stereotype all the time?

Having a spoiler doesnt make it rice, in many case having spoiler thats well designed for a certain body of a car makes it look more complete. Also some do take aerodynamics improvement in their designs.

Again, not all are poor and dumb like those ricers you see on street.

[otaku]

Actually the new coupe looks better without the spoiler. The lines of the car is very pretty. I would go for a darker grey if they offer it.

[dtcanada]

Again, not all are poor and dumb like those ricers you see on street.

Poor and dumb? dumb, yes...but they are NOT poor! they can afford all of those speeding tickets and upgrades!

[Vickel]

Why you ppl being stereotype all the time?

Having a spoiler doesnt make it rice, in many case having spoiler thats well designed for a certain body of a car makes it look more complete. Also some do take aerodynamics improvement in their designs.

Again, not all are poor and dumb like those ricers you see on street.

I agree having a spolier doenst make a car rice, the OEM spoliers usually look the best. Most spoliers are more form then function. You will not be going fast enough to get the advantages a rear spoiler will provide

[jetway1212]

I agree having a spolier doenst make a car rice, the OEM spoliers usually look the best. Most spoliers are more form then function. You will not be going fast enough to get the advantages a rear spoiler will provide

Its only half true.

Why?

You will need more factors to draw that conclusion. The angle, speed, weight of the vehicle are the main factors.

If you get a spoiler from a tuning brand for a certain car model with adjustable height and angle, you bet it has more function than looks.

But ALMOST all ppl on street do it for looks. I find myself somewhere between since i want performance and looks. I'm not going all out in one or the other

[jetway1212]

Poor and dumb? dumb, yes...but they are NOT poor! they can afford all of those speeding tickets and upgrades!

Trust me they're poor in the tuning scene. Ricers never get tuning brand parts, they even skip lots of things. They do it mainly for the "look". In eyes of tuners or motosport fans, they're poor.

[ichpen]

Its only half true.

Why?

You will need more factors to draw that conclusion. The angle, speed, weight of the vehicle are the main factors.

If you get a spoiler from a tuning brand for a certain car model with adjustable height and angle, you bet it has more function than looks.

But ALMOST all ppl on street do it for looks. I find myself somewhere between since i want performance and looks. I'm not going all out in one or the other

I'm sorry but adding downforce by way of a spoiler will only become evident when you're buzzing around a track at very decent speeds. Adding spoilers to FWD cars is even more useless as one of the main purposes of a spoiler is to add downforce to the wheels that are doing the driving (more traction).

Rear spoilers ->OEMSPORTS CARS<- (read Porche, Ferrari, Astons etc NOT Honda, Nissan, Hyundai) do help handling corners at very high speeds and together with decent aerodynamics of the car are generally a good thing.

Aftermarket bolt on ironing boards and 747 wings do nothing other than endanger me when I'm driving behind them.

Start messing around with OEM aerodynamics and you'll likely see no improvement or deterioration in handling. The fact is none of us have a wind tunnel handy or easy access to a circuit so claiming that something from Nismo is good because 'it's from a tuning shop' is meaningless without real world testing and data.

And I'm sorry but I've never seen a good looking non-OEM aftermarket spoiler...

Moral of the tale: Always buy OEM spoilers (they won't make you faster but at least you won't get laughed at every light)

[nano]

dont paint your car a crazy colour that would be very uncool

[espeed]

edited my OP, getting a sedan and talked about why I wanted it over a coupe

[Vickel]

I'm sorry but adding downforce by way of a spoiler will only become evident when you're buzzing around a track at very decent speeds. Adding spoilers to FWD cars is even more useless as one of the main purposes of a spoiler is to add downforce to the wheels that are doing the driving (more traction).

actually a spolier does help a FWD car, althought the drive wheels are the front wheels you still need traction for the rear wheels so you dont spin out.
If the rear of the car has no traction it can easily slide out

[daedal]

I'm sorry but adding downforce by way of a spoiler will only become evident when you're buzzing around a track at very decent speeds. Adding spoilers to FWD cars is even more useless as one of the main purposes of a spoiler is to add downforce to the wheels that are doing the driving (more traction).

Rear spoilers ->OEMSPORTS CARS<- (read Porche, Ferrari, Astons etc NOT Honda, Nissan, Hyundai) do help handling corners at very high speeds and together with decent aerodynamics of the car are generally a good thing.

Aftermarket bolt on ironing boards and 747 wings do nothing other than endanger me when I'm driving behind them.

Start messing around with OEM aerodynamics and you'll likely see no improvement or deterioration in handling. The fact is none of us have a wind tunnel handy or easy access to a circuit so claiming that something from Nismo is good because 'it's from a tuning shop' is meaningless without real world testing and data.

And I'm sorry but I've never seen a good looking non-OEM aftermarket spoiler...

Moral of the tale: Always buy OEM spoilers (they won't make you faster but at least you won't get laughed at every light)

Agreed. Not only that but adding an OEM spoiler does NOT help in cornering nor traction unless extensively wind tunnel tested and tweaked. It actually does the contrary and lifts your body thus providing lower traction and cornering. I snicker every time I see a "tuned" (riced) Civic roar by me with it's football sized exhaust tip and over-sized spoiler.

As far as the paint is concerned, I'd go black for the simple fact that black paint with a good waxing followed by a high quality polish can make any car stand out. Window tints are a good idea too. You can add "bling" like chrome door handles and other accessories. Spoiler if it's from the manufacturer. Not really worth getting OEM unless it really looks like retail. My two cents. Take it or leave it.