Civic Type R EP3 - JDM

[rossub]

Thanks - unfortunately this is the daily driver, so it'll be a challenge to keep it looking good. The summer fun machine is lurking under the cover in the garage in some of the pics above

The headlights are deffo HIDs - I assume they are the same set up as the DC5, as they have the same flicker when you turn them on.

[phillllh]

Looks amazing, love a good JDM EP3.

Is the odour bomb okay then? My s15 still smells of smoke a little from being in Japan.
Heard they can mark interior plastics though, so i'm a bit scared.

[rossub]

Thanks - yeah seems ok to me. The Mrs says she can still smell smoke a little, but I cant. It was really bad though - think it was cigars. I have a picture in my head of this Japanese dude sitting smoking those thin cigars while watching the telly

I'm happy with it for now and we'll see if it comes back over time

[phillllh]

rossub said:

Thanks - yeah seems ok to me. The Mrs says she can still smell smoke a little, but I cant. It was really bad though - think it was cigars. I have a picture in my head of this Japanese dude sitting smoking those thin cigars while watching the telly

I'm happy with it for now and we'll see if it comes back over time

Hah amazing!
I can picture a japanese guy stringing tons of fags whilst doing epic drifts in mine.

[Ved]

Any JDM sweets under the boot mat? Always managed to find a few in all my Japanese cars.

Great car and looks like a keeper. I think these will be the next wave of appreciating imports too but maybe not for a few years

[rossub]

The importer hoovered it out, so will have claimed any goodies These things are already expensive in Japan. Same price as the DC5s, which is surprising.

Got the wheel refurb booked in for next Thursday - looking forward to that and having some great tyres on it

[Dr G]

You've done a nice job with that so far; keep us updated

[MPoxon]

Looking stunning, congrats on your purchase.

[C70R]

Cracking looking car, and a real rarity in white! However, the number plates spoil the car for me. I know they are JDM-shaped for 'authenticity', but they just look a bit chav when they are hanging out of the UKDM-sized recesses. A bit like the BMW 3-series guys who relocate their front plate to one side and leave an empty recess.

[rossub]

Thanks guys

More updates soon hopefully:

Centre cap stickers received - hopefully do them over the weekend
New tyres received, so all set for Thursday wheel refurb
1 wiper arm ordered - passenger side discontinued by Honda
2 roof gutter strips ordered - keeping quiet on the cost of those
Grill fasteners ordered - half of them have gone missing en route from Japan
MTF 3 geearbox oil ordered and brake fluid purchased

Re the number plates - I just think it'll look like a re-sprayed UK car with UK style plates

[C70R]

rossub said:

Re the number plates - I just think it'll look like a re-sprayed UK car with UK style plates

Possibly, and you're really the only person whose opinion is important at the end of the day. They just feel a bit out of place on a car that's otherwise so well-resolved.

(What stops it looking like a resprayed UK car with wrong-sized plates, anyway? )

[rossub]

C70R said:

(What stops it looking like a resprayed UK car with wrong-sized plates, anyway? )

Fair point

[MyVTECGoesBwaaah]

rossub said:

2 roof gutter strips ordered - keeping quiet on the cost of those

I did look up the cost of those for mine, as they are a bit stained, along with the door window rubber strips. I didn't bother in the end!

[rossub]

MyVTECGoesBwaaah said:

I did look up the cost of those for mine, as they are a bit stained, along with the door window rubber strips. I didn't bother in the end!

I'm not surprised!

I was going to get the rubber strips for the doors, but it was a step too far cost wise at another £45 each. Going to try rubbing them down to the metal, priming and painting.

[rossub]

Time for a wheel update

First up the centre caps:

As they were....

IMG_6126a by Ross Davidson, on Flickr

A rub down, £3.48 of new stickers and a bit of clear lacquer. Not perfect, but nice enough and beats £80 for 4 bits of plastic from Honda!!

IMG_6127a by Ross Davidson, on Flickr

The finished article - wheels refurbed, centre caps on and new tyres

IMG_6135a by Ross Davidson, on Flickr

IMG_6133a by Ross Davidson, on Flickr

IMG_6132a by Ross Davidson, on Flickr

IMG_6131a by Ross Davidson, on Flickr

Loving these tyres - even in the cold weather, the difference to the old crap is amazing..

IMG_6134a by Ross Davidson, on Flickr

I also decided to de-badge the "civic" for a cleaner rear end

IMG_6130a by Ross Davidson, on Flickr

[neilbauer]

good work, wheels look awesome

[paulw123]

looking good

is that a bit of rust on the rear arches?

[rossub]

They're a little whiter than I'd like, but it's the closest match that the wheel specialist have. They should become a bit less bright in time though and they're better than the standard Gloss White finish.

[rossub]

No, it's all splashes of the under seal thankfully

[Digitalize]

You've put the centre caps on wrong Should always treat the valve as the bottom of the wheel.