Photoshop touchup. Select->Feather (150), inverse select, followed by Hue/Selection and move the lightness to dark.

More close up look at the rim. Seems like the air is insufficient?

Side view of FD1A without side skirt.Front close up view on headlamp and Michelin PP2. More pictures to share here. Side front view.

Close up look at the Michelin Pilot Preceda 2 tire (215/45/17). Because of its lower profile than the 16" tire, it tends to be noisy on rough road surface. Not sure of Bridgestone RE001 but i'm sure this is much quieter than RE001. I have tried using PP2 on a 16" ride and it is quite a good tire. Is it because it is made in Thailand? More adaptable to our Singapore weather? On wet road, the grip is good and water panning is great. I'm full of confident handling my ride during heavy downpour. On dry road, the handling is firm and steady.

Closer look at the Advan Racing RZ rim. A 10 spokes rim. No centre cap as the Advan racing cap is a separate purchase. And, it is only 1 color which is not matching with the Dark gun metallic Advan RZ. No regret getting this rim and tires. The overall look is great as it gives a sporty look on a FD1A. Even without a bodykit, it is still sweet!

Was at upper pierce reserviour today. Flash out my Nikon D90 and attempt to take a few shots of my ride. Weather is good and evening sun is perfect for photo taking. Should have washed the car before the photo shoot but due to time constraint, this is the only time i have for a quick shoot.

The place was quiet and there are a few cars around on a sunday evening. Some cars are with engine switched on and one even have newspapers all over its windows. Hmm.. wonder what was behind those papers....

Saw a few monkeys out to salvage for food. :-)

Finally got my new rims and tires for my ride. Ordered Advan Racing RS but seems that the Japan factory is not producing RS this month. Instead RZ. Decided to go for this instead of waiting for another 2 months.

Preferred Michelin Pilot Preceda over Bridgestone RE001. Though the PP2 is made in Thailand, it shouldn't matter as it is quite a quiet performance tire.

Advan Racing rim cap only comes with bronze/silver. Hence, it will not be nice on a dark gun metallic rim. Hence, decided not to have it but sprayed black.

Near complete stock Black FD1A. Born 28082009 4.30pm @ Kah Motor (Leng Kee).
Added Mugen Visor. Stock Rims on loan from Leong Seng Auto (Ubi). Pending arrival of Yokohama Advan Racing RZ Dark Gun Metal and Michelin Pilot Preceda 2. 215/45/17!
The ride on FD1A is great! Comfortable and ample space.
Tinted headlamps and foldable rear seat rest for additional boot space, if needed. Glove box with lighting, and remote boot opening via key mobiliser. Honda paint is terribly thin. Can see hologram/swirl marks if you focus on the surface closely under strong lighting. Have yet to find a solution. Furthermore, bird's poo poo is really hard to remove and it really 'eats' into the paintwork easily!!!
More updates once i have those new shoes on!!

Stock rim 205-55-R16 Bridgestone ER30.

It's time to celebrate for the Aprils' Babies again. Year 2009. April is the month! Small Hagendaz ice cream cake compliment from Jessica and Ingrid. Of course, not forgetting, the nice dinner cooked by my mother in law. Btw, the cake costs S$96!!

Here's another similar photo but enhanced with a blurred image as the background. Method used: Create a duplicate layer, CTRL-T and shift resize the picture to a smaller size. Select the background picture and set it to Blur-Gaussian Blur. Done!