My little civic
Discussion
Right its about time I made a thread about my car after lurking without an account for a while.
I've had it for about a year and a half, it was 100% standard when I first got it but not quite so much anymore.
First mod was to paint the insterts of my headlights black
I then fitted a Spoon N1 style exhaust with a un-silenced centre section, along with some gold lower control arms and gold beaks bar. I also fitted some 12x6 numberplates.
I then got my wheels refurbed satin black:
Painted my dash from silver to black:
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Fitted some ABP Eibach 30mm springs, I also have a hardrace rear camber arms and eibach front camber bolts so when I fit my new wheels and eventually coilovers i'll fully set up the geo of the car for fast road/track.
Mid fitting
Arty-farty pic of the interior with a Skunk2 neo chrome gear knob
A friends buckled genuine schmidt alloy after a van forced him off the road.
Said friends little saxo on throttle bodies
Another mates puma powered fiesta, he now has a civic EG he is building a B16 for however.
It was about now I realised that I really liked this whole 'modding' thing and started spending a bit more money, first of all was a custom fully smoothed Mugen front bumper, with the grille, splitter and plate recess all smoothed in, along with a Mugen spoiler.
Got myself some EK9 Recaros
I then picked up a Seibon Carbon Kevlar bonnet for silly cheap
Took another arty-farty pic of my mates fiesta
Then after about 6 months of deciding I finally bit the bullet and ordered a set of Rota Grid Drifts in 17x9 et25 in Hyper black.
HOWEVER.. annoyingly, I got a phone call from the company I ordered them from who told me Rota now refuse to import this colour to the UK anymore, so I had to choose between white, flat black or bronze. I chose bronze as I'd had black and white in the past. Im planning on getting them fully mirror polished after winter though.
Future plans are:
Fit my new wheels, with much pain and arch-work.
Get coilovers on and setup.
Jackson racing supercharger.
More I can't be remember/be arsed to list.
Hopefully my wheels will get here next Wednesday.
I've had it for about a year and a half, it was 100% standard when I first got it but not quite so much anymore.
First mod was to paint the insterts of my headlights black
I then fitted a Spoon N1 style exhaust with a un-silenced centre section, along with some gold lower control arms and gold beaks bar. I also fitted some 12x6 numberplates.
I then got my wheels refurbed satin black:
Painted my dash from silver to black:
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Fitted some ABP Eibach 30mm springs, I also have a hardrace rear camber arms and eibach front camber bolts so when I fit my new wheels and eventually coilovers i'll fully set up the geo of the car for fast road/track.
Mid fitting
Arty-farty pic of the interior with a Skunk2 neo chrome gear knob
A friends buckled genuine schmidt alloy after a van forced him off the road.
Said friends little saxo on throttle bodies
Another mates puma powered fiesta, he now has a civic EG he is building a B16 for however.
It was about now I realised that I really liked this whole 'modding' thing and started spending a bit more money, first of all was a custom fully smoothed Mugen front bumper, with the grille, splitter and plate recess all smoothed in, along with a Mugen spoiler.
Got myself some EK9 Recaros
I then picked up a Seibon Carbon Kevlar bonnet for silly cheap
Took another arty-farty pic of my mates fiesta
Then after about 6 months of deciding I finally bit the bullet and ordered a set of Rota Grid Drifts in 17x9 et25 in Hyper black.
HOWEVER.. annoyingly, I got a phone call from the company I ordered them from who told me Rota now refuse to import this colour to the UK anymore, so I had to choose between white, flat black or bronze. I chose bronze as I'd had black and white in the past. Im planning on getting them fully mirror polished after winter though.
Future plans are:
Fit my new wheels, with much pain and arch-work.
Get coilovers on and setup.
Jackson racing supercharger.
More I can't be remember/be arsed to list.
Hopefully my wheels will get here next Wednesday.
purpleliability said:
Nice work so far, make sure you have LSD on that list 
Oh I do! The current engine is perfectly healthy on 120k will full honda history, but my plans are to buy a new K20a with from a DC5 or JDM EP3, with the LSD box included and rebuild, it while im waiting for an excuse to take my standard engine out. But it'll either be on the TDI North throttle body kit being released next year, or have a little wine from a supercharger. Supercharger would probably see me to near 300bhp with the right supporting mods such as a new inlet/exhaust manifold and a good closed air box, but I just like the idea of throttle bodies, the power would be less, but the noise would be more haha.missing the VR6 said:
Random, was driving to BCA Paddock Wood earlier and saw that white CRX, looks nice. Driven by a girl.
Your Civic looks well, I'd go for throttle bodies, the noise is just amazing.
Yep its a friends girlfriend haha, im in Kings Hill so around the same area!Your Civic looks well, I'd go for throttle bodies, the noise is just amazing.
On another note, I ordered some coilovers today!
seany87 said:
What do the new control arms and beaks bar do?
I assume the arms are lighter weight and the beaks bar is sort of like a brace bar?
I own an EP3 but all I have added is an induction kit and a master cylinder brace, don't want to do much more other than drive the b
ks off it.
In all honesty nothing. The bushes in the arms are slightly better but the beaks bar attaches to 2 hard points so its really only there for looks. Looks great at night when someones behind you and their headlights are making it reflect though! Im also considering to change them all to silver to match the rest of the car and make it look a little more clean though.I assume the arms are lighter weight and the beaks bar is sort of like a brace bar?
I own an EP3 but all I have added is an induction kit and a master cylinder brace, don't want to do much more other than drive the b
ks off it.ecopia said:
Looks like you have ram raided halfords mate why not keep it oem?
In all honesty if Halfords sold Genuine Honda Recaros/Spoon/Mugen products i'd be shopping there more. Some people like to stand out a bit. I like my cars to have a sensible drop and some nice wheels too rather than being able to fit my head inside the arch gap and wheels that look far too narrow for the car.liner33 said:
One of the wheel buts doesnt look straight in the pic , is it cross threaded ?
Yep, didn't notice for a week or two after I got my wheels refurbed. Said set of wheel nuts in the picture are in the bin now anyway as they turned out to be fakes of a good brand so I didnt trust them. I've got a set of forged steel ones im saving to put on with my new wheels anyway so im not too fussed. I've got a day off work today so it's arch rolling time
(Getting a professional to do it though, don't trust myself to not ruin the paint around the arches)P I Staker said:
Ep3SS said:
ecopia said:
Looks like you have ram raided halfords mate why not keep it oem?
In all honesty if Halfords sold Genuine Honda Recaros/Spoon/Mugen products i'd be shopping there more. Some people like to stand out a bit. I like my cars to have a sensible drop and some nice wheels too rather than being able to fit my head inside the arch gap and wheels that look far too narrow for the car.
Big Fat Fatty said:
I have to say the fitment of that Seibon bonnet is shocking, I thought they were supposed to be top notch but seeing that has changed my opinion somewhat.
I quite like it other than that, I fancy one of these myself.
Yeah I was a little disappointed at first but I've fiddles with the hinges since and it sits much better now than in them picturesI quite like it other than that, I fancy one of these myself.
Mastodon2 said:
Jesus that looks shocking. Sorry hear about your knock-off wheel nuts, sadly the "Skunk2 Neo Chrome" gear knob is a knock off too.
I know, they only come in gun metal finish, its the same weight and shape but a different colour. It isnt exactly going to crumble apart in my hand now is it? And I like my wheels, and i've had nothing but compliments since theyve been fitted, it needs to go a little lower and the camber needs adjusting so its not perfect yet by any means.GregK2 said:
Can not believe that
It's true, I've had Bridgestone Pontenzas, Continentals, Maxxis and Hankooks, I rate them as:1) Continentals
2) Bridgestones Pontenzas
3) Nangkang NS2's
4) Maxxis
5) Hankooks
At no point have the NS2's had a lack of grip, I used to get 2nd gear wheel spin with the Hankooks but not with the NS2's. Very good tyre for the price!
I'll keep updating this, despite the people on here jumping on the bandwagon hating on 'stance' when Im not even aiming for 'stance' and complaning about my amount of camber, despite the camber being the same as any EP3 that left the factory with, as I havent even touched the camber yet as after it was lowered it was set back to oem spec, feel free to call Honda stupid for setting the camber to that. The tuning company I go to will also be setting up the camber and toe to 'fast road' settings rather than 'stance' But anyway, lets carry on shall we. Feel free to complain about the camber when its actually been set up properly though, but at least wait untill then.
Spent a day with a friend helping him prep his EG for the B16 he is building
My car is also jacked up from the other side in this picture, I was fitting new pads.
Then went and did a few small bits to my other mates EP thats just been sprayed yellow.
I've got some new Bosch wiper blades and team heko wind deflectors on the way currently. I cancelled my Tein coilovers as one of them turned out to be damaged, so im looking at the new yellow speed coilovers tegiwa sell at the moment, or wait untill 6two1 release EP fitment coilovers.
Spent a day with a friend helping him prep his EG for the B16 he is building
My car is also jacked up from the other side in this picture, I was fitting new pads.
Then went and did a few small bits to my other mates EP thats just been sprayed yellow.
I've got some new Bosch wiper blades and team heko wind deflectors on the way currently. I cancelled my Tein coilovers as one of them turned out to be damaged, so im looking at the new yellow speed coilovers tegiwa sell at the moment, or wait untill 6two1 release EP fitment coilovers.
DaveyBoyWonder said:
Looks good. An EP3 is on my bucket list at some point as they're really good vfm now - perfect for a second car.
Got to say though, you're soooooooooooo wrong about the tyres. I had NS2s on my old Octavia vRS. OK to start off with but once they had a few thousand miles on them of normal driving they were borderline scary in the wet.
In comparison, had Hankook V12s on my 330I and they were excellent tyres. LOADS of grip in all conditions and came well thought of on various BMW forums.
Strange, I really thought they were aweful both in the wet and dry compared to my bridgestones/continentals/ns2s, they wernt low either they still had 4mm all around when I took them off. I just didn't feel comfortable taking a corner at high speed with them at all, they even let out tyre squeel at reasonably low speeds around round abouts where all the other brands I've had have been fine. I would happily rate all the tyres I've had apart from the v12s.Got to say though, you're soooooooooooo wrong about the tyres. I had NS2s on my old Octavia vRS. OK to start off with but once they had a few thousand miles on them of normal driving they were borderline scary in the wet.
In comparison, had Hankook V12s on my 330I and they were excellent tyres. LOADS of grip in all conditions and came well thought of on various BMW forums.
I went with NS2s as a friend reccomended them, initially I used to laugh at Nangkangs myself,but I've also been out in a friends car with NS2-R semi slicks and was impressed so I thought I'd give them a try before I got Toyos.
Took a few photos with some trees by my house today.
Coilovers have not arrived yet so no updates really, it hasent been cleaned in about a month but I need to do a full clean, clay, polish and wax for Mimms Honda day at bluewater in a couple of weekends. I'll be on the 'Civic Type R Owners Club' stand!
Coilovers have not arrived yet so no updates really, it hasent been cleaned in about a month but I need to do a full clean, clay, polish and wax for Mimms Honda day at bluewater in a couple of weekends. I'll be on the 'Civic Type R Owners Club' stand!
Well, yesterday was good. Basically im selling my civic for either an S2000 or a DC2, and I decided it was finacially beneficial to return the car to standard and sell all the mods on.
Sold the Recaros quickly and had major interest in the bumper, I had it custom made and it gets alot of attention from the owners forum, heres how it looks:
Had the Mugen grille and splitter smoothed in and the plate recess deleted with a DC5 style nose point added, cost me alot of pennies basically.
And heres how it looked after walking home from a 14 hour shift at work, to find my car like this sitting outside my house.
Hit and run.
So I live opposite a school, went straight in and spoke to the head teacher as the parents park like absolute muppets so I assumed it would be one of them, she sent a mass email out appealing for witnesses, and someone came foward late last night.
Apprently the woman in an A Class reversed, heard a crunch, thought she hit the kerb 'BULLstE' and drove off, I got her details and phoned her up, shes coming over at 2 today to sort out insurance. Just a massive kick in the teeth when im trying to sell the thing and then this happens. When I phoned the woman she thought it was funny and kept laughing, and this was getting my blood boiling so I had to tell her to come over in person or I would have started shouting down the phone.
I havent yet contacted the police, I want to give her the benefit of the doubt, i'd prefer for it to be dealt with without insurance because I just want to sell it asap and would prefer not to have to wait to have the bumper repaired, if it even can, i'd prefer her to just give me the money I was selling the bumper for and thats it, but if she wants her insurance to deal with it thats fine.
So in conculsion, yesterday was a crap day.
Sold the Recaros quickly and had major interest in the bumper, I had it custom made and it gets alot of attention from the owners forum, heres how it looks:
Had the Mugen grille and splitter smoothed in and the plate recess deleted with a DC5 style nose point added, cost me alot of pennies basically.
And heres how it looked after walking home from a 14 hour shift at work, to find my car like this sitting outside my house.
Hit and run.
So I live opposite a school, went straight in and spoke to the head teacher as the parents park like absolute muppets so I assumed it would be one of them, she sent a mass email out appealing for witnesses, and someone came foward late last night.
Apprently the woman in an A Class reversed, heard a crunch, thought she hit the kerb 'BULLs
tE' and drove off, I got her details and phoned her up, shes coming over at 2 today to sort out insurance. Just a massive kick in the teeth when im trying to sell the thing and then this happens. When I phoned the woman she thought it was funny and kept laughing, and this was getting my blood boiling so I had to tell her to come over in person or I would have started shouting down the phone. I havent yet contacted the police, I want to give her the benefit of the doubt, i'd prefer for it to be dealt with without insurance because I just want to sell it asap and would prefer not to have to wait to have the bumper repaired, if it even can, i'd prefer her to just give me the money I was selling the bumper for and thats it, but if she wants her insurance to deal with it thats fine.
So in conculsion, yesterday was a crap day.
phillllh said:
Sorry to hear about the hit and run. People are scum sometimes.
Had my back bumper literally destroyed by a hit and run whilst I was out shopping.
Well they came foward and knocked on my door admitting it, and are paying for damages so im not going to involve the police or insurance or anything, so at least there are some good people left in the world!Had my back bumper literally destroyed by a hit and run whilst I was out shopping.
May as well have some fun with it untill it's fixed anyway.
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