You really plan on getting that Civic? I hear the Si for that model year isn't too good compared to the newer 06-07 SI's. There's very little change from the regular Civics to the SI on that hatchback so people are kind of overpaying for the SI's. Definitely try to get the new SI if you can.
I've been meaning to take some pictures today. I even had my camera in my car but somehow, slipped my mind. The plates haven't come in yet, but I like to get one of those tinted plate cover to match the paint job.
Well that makes more sense about the brake dust. Man, if you don't keep up with rim cleaning, it will be literally black. I've seen some of those BMW's with big ass rims and wow, they look nasty. It's always the women that tend to neglect them.
There are these sprays you can buy from Walmart or any auto parts store that's suppose to reduce the dust on rims overtime. I don't know how effective those are, but you have to leave them on the rim for like a minute before wiping it clean. Plus, some of them are kind of harmful to the body too. It takes me like a good 5-10 minutes to wipe down the front rims. The rear, man, I hardly ever touch them. Way too clean. I thought I had drums on the back, lol.