Freshly imported Honda SMX of baller awesomeness!
Discussion
problemchild1976 said:
LOVE this.....
there is one at my work (bristol) and it looks fab!
go you! its actually a great looking car made even cooler by the fact that those with no soul don't see the appeal!
keep the pics coming
JJ
Compared to a Ssangyong Musso or Pontiac Aztec, yes I agree. It is not by any stretch of the imagination a great looking car though there is one at my work (bristol) and it looks fab!
go you! its actually a great looking car made even cooler by the fact that those with no soul don't see the appeal!
keep the pics coming
JJ
It is certainly different though and for that reason, yes it is cool
So I can happily confirm myself and the car made it!
It required a stop of on the way at a friends to top the fluids up (God knows last time they were checked), put some air in the tyres, filled the tank and off I went.
It didn't miss a beat, I'm delighted with how it drives. I've never had a more relaxing cruise up the A1, even if the jdm radio could only pick up Radio 2
it's now safely tucked up ready for a valet, dent removal, Polish and new grill before the DVLA sort me out a reg...
It required a stop of on the way at a friends to top the fluids up (God knows last time they were checked), put some air in the tyres, filled the tank and off I went.
It didn't miss a beat, I'm delighted with how it drives. I've never had a more relaxing cruise up the A1, even if the jdm radio could only pick up Radio 2
it's now safely tucked up ready for a valet, dent removal, Polish and new grill before the DVLA sort me out a reg...
So, oddly for me I managed to get out of bed early this morning in time to do a quick job on the car. From the pictures I got from Japan I knew the car had an aftermarket front grill (if anyone has any info on it, who makes it? Is it rare etc? then have a virtual pint on me! 
). I wasn't keen on it from the photos. I was browsing eBay one night a month or so back before the car even arrived and amazingly found an OEM grill in (sort of ) the right black just a few miles up the road. Fifteen quid later and it was mine. It took all of a matter of seconds to swap this morning, just 5 screws hold it in, made all the more enjoyable working on as new looking non rusty screws! Here's a before and after, problem is now I actually think I prefer the slatted one 
Thoughts?
). I wasn't keen on it from the photos. I was browsing eBay one night a month or so back before the car even arrived and amazingly found an OEM grill in (sort of ) the right black just a few miles up the road. Fifteen quid later and it was mine. It took all of a matter of seconds to swap this morning, just 5 screws hold it in, made all the more enjoyable working on as new looking non rusty screws! Here's a before and after, problem is now I actually think I prefer the slatted one Thoughts? 
ZesPak said:
Slated one looks great.
I love this sort of thing, virtual pint for the op!
I love this sort of thing, virtual pint for the op!
rossub said:
Yep - slatted one is much better.
That seems to be the general consensus among everyone, including myself so the slatted one will be going back on one the bumpers been tidied up. Anyone want a Black OEM grill?
That said, the slotted one has so much Japanese appeal, you just have to use it. em177 said:
So todays not so exciting update. Got a set of front and rear wiper aero blades from eBay for about 5 quid delivered. And gave the headlights a go at polishing as they were cloudier than a cloudy thing. Getting there but will need another few hours work I think.
Spend £20 on a Meguiars headlight restoration kit - attach to drill and voila in a very short time, your headlights will be like new.Edited by rossub on Monday 8th February 18:21
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