Civic EP2 First car

[BorkFactor]

Looks nice! As for the paintwork:

Wash
Clay
Polish
Seal
Wax

Will take a bit of time, but you will get fantastic results, and easier than a respray!

[Gingernuts]

christ, didnt realise anyone under the age of 65 lived in Edzell or Brechin!

[skene]

Gingernuts said:

christ, didnt realise anyone under the age of 65 lived in Edzell or Brechin!

There isn't many in Edzell that aren't waiting on their final call, but there is a few

You familiar with the area?

[Gingernuts]

Yup, I have worked on most farms in the are, and in fact right across Aberdeenshire Perthshire and Fife with my previous job servicing fire extinguishers. Beautiful part of the world!

[Synchromesh]

iphonedyou said:

Synchromesh said:

Especially when you declare the tints and aftermarket alloys.

Do one. Just... away and do one.

Calm down dear. Just thought I'd remind the chap. The last thing I'd want would be for a fellow PHer to find themselves inadvertently driving uninsured, especially as he'll be paying nearly a grand to think he's insured. As a new driver he'd loose his license (6 point limit for first two years) so for a silly mistake it's not worth the risk.

[GTdave91]

got the lights and indicators fixed... you need girls hands to change those front indicators speaking of witch i had to get a girl with small hands to help me with it -.- but all changed and all good now.

skene said:

Got a surprise when I went onto your profile there, Where in Edzell do you live? I live in Brechin but am in Edzell most nights at the girlfriends. You may recognise my car mk5 Fiesta Zetec s in silver

erm i live just behind ingils hall erm i think i may of seen it going about but tbh you wont see me for another couple of months till i have passed my test.

StottyZr said:

Very nice first car!

I think it may need lowering before them alloys suit Just look at the arch gap! I could get my fist leg in there.

yea would be nice to get it lowered but that costs more money lol something i lack at the moment.

Gingernuts said:

christ, didnt realise anyone under the age of 65 lived in Edzell or Brechin!

yep edzell is full of the oldies im only here becuase still at home with mum n dad sadly and they moved here from aberdeen but still alot of young ish people.

[skene]

Good luck with the test bud

[GTdave91]

skene said:

Good luck with the test bud

i will need it, pain in the arse getting a test out this way 3 months waiting period unless someone cancels. but i really need a car for going back to college really dont want to be putting up with a long bus journey early in the morning just to go about 20miles.

[skene]

You'll be doing it in Montrose yeah? Who are you doing lessons with? If they and you are willing try the Altens test centre, much shorter waiting times. I know what you mean about the bus trips though, the girlfriend lives on dunlappie road and she leaves just after 6 to get to college in Aberdeen for 9!

[GTdave91]

skene said:

You'll be doing it in Montrose yeah? Who are you doing lessons with? If they and you are willing try the Altens test centre, much shorter waiting times. I know what you mean about the bus trips though, the girlfriend lives on dunlappie road and she leaves just after 6 to get to college in Aberdeen for 9!

nah forfar, montrose waiting time was end of august and found one for 26th of july in forfar if my instructor let me do it in aberdeen i could have it done by now as theres no waiting times up there. n arsed with that im going to arbroath college decided against going back to aberdeen since i moved down here thought arbroath would be a better choice

[Neil_M]

GTdave91 said:

hello i have been a long time lurker and finaly got my first car today it needs a bit of looking after and it failed its MOT yesterday so does need some work done but it will be fine but i don't have my full licance yet so i have a month or 2 to get it looking good.
its a 1.6 Honda Civic EP2 in milano red.
i havent yet had time to take any pics so i only have the pics i was given by the seller of the car but they shal do for now .

The paint work needs a good bit of work as somone has clearly keyed it and the paint is slightly faded in most areas so it appears pinkish. not sure how to sort it as i cannot afford a respray


By gtdave91

Health to drive sir!

Pop down to your local Halfords to help with the pinking paintwork. Give the car a good wash, then attack with SuperResin Polish by AutoGlym. That should help you loads. However I woudl recommend some protection with a sealant and or wax after the polish.

Great first car though!

[Killer2005]

Decent for a first car, well done

[DanDC5]

GTdave91 said:

got the lights and indicators fixed... you need girls hands to change those front indicators speaking of witch i had to get a girl with small hands to help me with it -.- but all changed and all good now.

Just for future reference, it's easier to unclip the arch liner and go in that way to change the indicator and headlight bulbs.

If you ever buy a DC5, prepare to get rage, that's a bumper off job!

[GTdave91]

DanDC5 said:

GTdave91 said:

got the lights and indicators fixed... you need girls hands to change those front indicators speaking of witch i had to get a girl with small hands to help me with it -.- but all changed and all good now.

Just for future reference, it's easier to unclip the arch liner and go in that way to change the indicator and headlight bulbs.

If you ever buy a DC5, prepare to get rage, that's a bumper off job!

i always thought lights were simple to change and it was a job you could do at the side of the road if you needed lol clearly not.

[christofmccracke]

Nice car! Very jealous

Get some red turtlewax polish I had an old lupo that hadnt been washed in a year used red turtlewax polish and it turned out looking like new!

[DanDC5]

GTdave91 said:

i always thought lights were simple to change and it was a job you could do at the side of the road if you needed lol clearly not.

Not even close on most new cars now to be fair, Renault's are a front end off job aswell. Pain in the arse honestly.

[Alexlfc]

GTdave91 said:

i always thought lights were simple to change and it was a job you could do at the side of the road if you needed lol clearly not.

Lights are fiddly but can be done easily. Sidelights are simple, lock the wheel unclip the arch and reach up for the sidelight then repeat on the other side. The rest can be reached from under the bonnet

[Hudson]

Very nice, i learned to drive in one of those good cars!

[vz-r_dave]

Get some lowering springs on it and the wheels will suit, I say springs alone as I spent a grand on coil overs for my Pulsar and as much as they made the car handle like it was on rails I ended up selling it a year or so later and lost so much cash on it. As its your first do not invest too much into it because you will eventually want bigger and better and that will come sooner than later.

[GTdave91]

vz-r_dave said:

Get some lowering springs on it and the wheels will suit, I say springs alone as I spent a grand on coil overs for my Pulsar and as much as they made the car handle like it was on rails I ended up selling it a year or so later and lost so much cash on it. As its your first do not invest too much into it because you will eventually want bigger and better and that will come sooner than later.

yea im not gonna put any money into it atm im going to take the wheels off and put them back to standard for insurance purpose's only things that i will change will be small things such as speakers, head unit just general interior changes probably.

also today i lost a L plate it flew off somewhere chances are its past Edzell woods towards the fettercairn scrappy or something.

today i changed the registration lights on the back as 1 was a dud so got that lit up again i would like to get some white ones instead of the dull yellowish dirty looking ones but not sure where to get them.