***Official What did you do to your EK today***

[Dubstein]

Hahaha, i like the 'Before' shot, very detailed ;)

[Alvis]

CivicEGSI thats a nice looking ek, definately need moar pics when you get a chance :) Do you have any mods planed for it yet?


No worries mate always glad to help :)

Im thinking of getting a RSB and ASR brace next probably followed by some strut braces then coils later on when i got some spare coin or should i be getting the coils first instead? suspension and brakes are stock atm so need to start working on them i recon.

Everyone has their own opinion and depends what you can afford at the time, but from what I've read normally springs, shocks first, tower or strut bars, then sway bars but sway bars are a cheap and effective mod if you can't afford a spring/shock combo or coils (personally - I think coilovers are way overrated for everyday use - a good spring/shock combo is more than good enough for the road).

Just my 2 cents :)

[TbM]

^^ Thanks mate im too indecisive when it comes to buying upgrades lol, so any input is great:) with springs and shocks they arnt adjustable are they? that why i was thinking coils as i like to mess round with settings till i have it how i like it :)


Hahaha, i like the 'Before' shot, very detailed ;)
Haha thanks mate my phone camera sucks at night, i took a picture in the moon light hoping to be able to see it slightly and thats all i could get lol, thats what it was like trying to find stuff in the glove box tho lol complete darkness.


DIY should be up in a few hours for those interested:thumbsup:

[Temp3st]

BC racing BR coilovers ftw, they're cheap, have awesome adjustment and are just plain win

[Alvis]

^^ Thanks mate im too indecisive when it comes to buying upgrades lol, so any input is great:) with springs and shocks they arnt adjustable are they? that why i was thinking coils as i like to mess round with settings till i have it how i like it :)

Each to their own, I wasn't willing to shell out $2k for good quality coils/install, but if you do some research there are some good spring/combos out there for less which then gives you the money to buy your sway bars and struts. Just a thought. Like I said overrated IMO for daily street use. You'll also find shocks such as Koni yellow are adjustable. This link might help you come to a decision on what's best for your application: http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?142824-Bang-for-Buck-ek9-springs-shocks-on-Em1-Ek4



Haha thanks mate my phone camera sucks at night, i took a picture in the moon light hoping to be able to see it slightly and thats all i could get lol, thats what it was like trying to find stuff in the glove box tho lol complete darkness.

LOL - I thought you just pasted in a black box hahaha



DIY should be up in a few hours for those interested:thumbsup:
Nice :)

[grifty]

^^^ Stop Hating, Start Participating :)

Moar LED for the ek :) For all of you that hate on darkness.Tired of not being able to see in the glovebox at night? Put 30 leds in there for ***** and giggles.:thumbsup:

i did this a while back but then the stupid ebay LED light burned out lol

[TbM]

^^^ lol i use superbright leds and they seems to work well, they were recommended on the supra forums a while back and been using them since, they cost more but id rather pay a bit more and not have to redo things :)

Thanks Temp3st And Alvis for the info ill have a bit more of a read, im still a suspension noob expecially with hondas :) It will be a fairly long term project so i dont mind waiting and saving for good parts, i inherited the car from my aunt so i figured i might as well do it up nicely and keep it to remember her :)



LOL - I thought you just pasted in a black box hahaha
Lol nope my phone camera is that bad at night lol :)

[Alvis]

heard $A dropped to $1.04... still good but not as good as $1.10...buy your overseas parts while you can LOL

[1996_EK_Civic]

just put my pioneer mvh8250bt in hehe

[1996_EK_Civic]

what are the chances of me finding a decent pair of foggies for the preface lift? without going on eBay

[AndreaCivic]

just bought some innovative engine mounts from ebay. damn dollar is only 1.01 :S

[mugen_ctr]

what are the chances of me finding a decent pair of foggies for the preface lift? without going on eBay

very hard to find the stanley oem foggies ill give u that lol, took me a year to find mine, just to give u an idea, pricing should be in the $150 bracket, if more, ur paying to much

[1996_EK_Civic]

very hard to find the stanley oem foggies ill give u that lol, took me a year to find mine, just to give u an idea, pricing should be in the $150 bracket, if more, ur paying to much

well i might be very lucky them :) i might be getting a set next weekend from a wreckers here in Adelaide, i'll report back here tomorrow on price

[mugen_ctr]

wreckers? i was thinking of new ones lol... well thats how much i paid for mine 1.5 years ago

[EG52NV]

Tinted my windows with pre cut tint purchased from eBay, turned out pretty good trick is to use really soapy water and squeegee from ikea.

But still managed to fcuk up rear window, stupid curved glass oh well

[StrawberryFace]

would love to see some pics man, diy is always good when your bored.

[TbM]

Instead of saving and buying coils i ended up going to northfield yesterday and buying a set of Focal K2 speakers and some cabling to install my old alpine sub, Eclipse amp and head unit. Should be done today hopefully :)
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1076.jpg
I got the car stripped last night and the cables run under the carpet so ill be mounting the focals today(if all goes well) and then installing the old deck, sub and amp.
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1082.jpg

[AndreaCivic]

stripped ek lookin sexy

[FAITHLESS]

did a headlight restoration. turned out real good!
fixed the seatbelt retractor.

[AndreaCivic]

interested to know what you did to fix the seat belt retractor?
i have a problem with my seatbelt retractor also.

maybe you can show pics of your headlight restore also? my headlights are waterlogged as foek!


did a headlight restoration. turned out real good!
fixed the seatbelt retractor.

[FAITHLESS]

interested to know what you did to fix the seat belt retractor?
i have a problem with my seatbelt retractor also.

maybe you can show pics of your headlight restore also? my headlights are waterlogged as foek!
i didn't do anything very in depth to fix it. since i bought the car, the seatbelt has always twisted around on itself so I removed the bolt holding the end of the seatbelt to the chassis and simply turned the seatbelt 360 degrees to make it straight again and re attached the bolt and seatbelt. I then pulled the seatbelt out as far as it goes and found a kink and removed it. just sprayed some wd-40 down at the retractor mechanism and it's been working alot better since.
for the headlight restoration i used meguiars plastx clear plastic cleaner and a rotary buffer with buffer pad. i don't have any waterlogging so i don't know how to get that out i just had faded and discoloured headlights. yeah i thought as soon as i finished that i should have taken pics! i could probably round up some before and after shots if you'd like.

[TbM]

Too fix the retractor ive heard you wash the belt with hot soapy water, i sprayed silicone spray on mine when they wernt retracting unless i fed the belt in manually and it almost fixed it but they still go fairly slow and sometimes stop beofre they are fully retracted so im going to try washing mine soon :)

If you have water on the inside of the light then you need to take the light apart and clean then reseal it, ek lights are sealed with silicone IIRC so you will need to heat the seal to remove it, DIY's often recommend putting the lights in an oven but i dont like that idea so when i did my mates supra headlights i used a little fan heater to slowly heat the seal and pry the light open with a flat head :)

[AndreaCivic]

i didn't do anything very in depth to fix it. since i bought the car, the seatbelt has always twisted around on itself so I removed the bolt holding the end of the seatbelt to the chassis and simply turned the seatbelt 360 degrees to make it straight again and re attached the bolt and seatbelt. I then pulled the seatbelt out as far as it goes and found a kink and removed it. just sprayed some wd-40 down at the retractor mechanism and it's been working alot better since.

did you have to take off the back seat and the interior panel covering the seat belt to get to the mechanism?

mine doesnt retract very well since my step brothers were playing around inside my car one day. i have no idea what they were getting up to. now my selt belt requires coercion to retract, very strange.. DIY is not one of my strong points, but if it saves $628 ill definitely look into it.


for the headlight restoration i used meguiars plastx clear plastic cleaner and a rotary buffer with buffer pad. i don't have any waterlogging so i don't know how to get that out i just had faded and discoloured headlights. yeah i thought as soon as i finished that i should have taken pics! i could probably round up some before and after shots if you'd like.

Before and Afters would have been great, def post up some pics of your new headlights :)

[Alvis]

for the headlight restoration i used meguiars plastx clear plastic cleaner and a rotary buffer with buffer pad. i don't have any waterlogging so i don't know how to get that out i just had faded and discoloured headlights. yeah i thought as soon as i finished that i should have taken pics! i could probably round up some before and after shots if you'd like.

dumb question - but would this product also work on headlight protectors (for gf's car)?

[grifty]

sure would since they are plastic just like headlights. Turtle wax sell a cheap kit at supercheap which requires no tools and still gives you a fantastic result. It consts of sanding pads, lubricant, headlight polish, and sealer.

[Alvis]

sure would since they are plastic just like headlights. Turtle wax sell a cheap kit at supercheap which requires no tools and still gives you a fantastic result. It consts of sanding pads, lubricant, headlight polish, and sealer.

Cool, thanks mate - I'll give it a go :)

OH productive morning too - vacuumed carpets, seats, meguired the interior, polished scuff plates, and upholster cleaned the seats

[sangyz]

Yo Ek owners guys from melbourne who is not busy this friday im organising a private meet pm me if your interested i would like to meet you other ek owners cheers :p

[chauster]

He just wants to sexy time you. ITs all lies

[anzai]

sang pm me whos coming from the east ill cruise down with them

[FAITHLESS]

dumb question - but would this product also work on headlight protectors (for gf's car)?
yes they should work for any clear plastic. you don't need to use the tools I used either, it just gives a better result. you can just use two cloths (preferably microfibre) i believe. you can buy meguiars plastx at super cheap and i think it's around $20.

[FAITHLESS]

it's kind of hard to notice the difference because i didn't take a good before shot, but heres a photo from a while ago;
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpp32wlAR31qk4wojo1_500.jpg
and here's a photo from today;
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpp33jwfxX1qk4wojo1_500.jpg

[chauster]

sang pm me whos coming from the east ill cruise down with them

I am yo Maybe lol.

[mugen_ctr]

im down for it :D

[Raztaz]

changed my tail lights...
inb4 cool story bro

[dr1ftaX]

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb300/dr1ftaX/Photo692.jpg
Installed new headunit today
Pretty awesome headunit for the price, good quality with quite a few features! And also installed 6000k HID's, bright white.

[ekx105]

Installed my BuddyClub Coilovers today! Check out my build thread for more info and pics!

http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/n543/ohhneiloh/IMG_8522.jpg

[TbM]

^^^ Awesome, i like that your still rocking the steelies lol. How much did you lower it?

Did some more work on the Ek tonight, got the rest of the cabling run through the car, head unit installed and put the interior back in. just need to work out how im going to run the higher gauge speaker cable from the chassis to the door, think i might have to drill a new hole and buy a grommet or whatever they are called to keep the water out.

This is when we realised shit was getting serious lol.
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1088.jpg

End of the night
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1094.jpg

[ekx105]

Damn!! Thats alot of work TbM!! Amazing!!
I dunno how much it was dropped! The guys at Top One Auto here in sydney did the install, and put it straight from the box, and it was low enough for me! If i go lower, i would scrape on everything!! So i dont know the exact height it was lowered on.

[TbM]

Nice it looks good, makes me wish i didnt spend the money i was saving for coils on focals lol :(

[sangyz]

Fitted on my new set of wheels and today will be working on the camber in the rear.. NEEDS MOreeeeee


http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv254/sangdabang/289163_10150259551936045_712571044_7813161_3779804 _o.jpg

[blastnpast]

Fitted on my new set of wheels and today will be working on the camber in the rear.. NEEDS MOreeeeee


http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv254/sangdabang/289163_10150259551936045_712571044_7813161_3779804 _o.jpg

Camber kits over ere mate ;)

[sangyz]

camberrrrrrrrrrr

http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv254/sangdabang/IMG_0089.jpg

[waix]

CHEAAAAAA your ek is looking like a boss

[StrawberryFace]

fukn mean stance, looking really good mate.

[Alvis]

it's kind of hard to notice the difference because i didn't take a good before shot, but heres a photo from a while ago;
and here's a photo from today;
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpp33jwfxX1qk4wojo1_500.jpg

Thanks for the pic mate, it actually looks really good! Sometimes i'm sceptical but that's come up really nice :)

[Alvis]

camberrrrrrrrrrr

http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv254/sangdabang/IMG_0089.jpg

are you serious... sheez wow (might sound obvious but watch those gutters lol)

[CivicEGSI]

Got my ek today!! Stoked.... Turned out the previous owner had snapped the door handle off then superglued it back on.. :/ But oh well 50$ for a new handle. http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j433/Tim_Charlesworth/290858_204982046232101_100001609224035_489099_7094 736_o.jpg
Soz about bad quality, phone camera ;)

[mocchi]

looks nice and clean! congrats on purchase.

[AndreaCivic]

Not any ek! An ek4 - fresh out the box filled to tha top!


Got my ek today!! Stoked.... Turned out the previous owner had snapped the door handle off then superglued it back on.. :/ But oh well 50$ for a new handle.




---
I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-33.831432,151.195965

[mugen_ctr]

shattered, one of my HID bulbs blew....

[blastnpast]

shattered, one of my HID bulbs blew....

Hahaha my left one blew 2 nights ago! (ordered a new hid kit $75)

[sangyz]

shattered, one of my HID bulbs blew....
before you assume its blown check the wiring and shit replug and shit might just work again.. happened to mine LOL

[SuperJDM.]

before you assume its blown check the wiring and shit replug and shit might just work again.. happened to mine LOL

just saw the pics of your car on FB, ****EN INSANE SANGY!

[1996_EK_Civic]

dropped mine down for a service :) and should be getting yellow foggies for it this afternoon

[Alvis]

Finally ordered a JDM visor kit for my sedan :)

[blastnpast]

Finally ordered a JDM visor kit for my sedan :)

Let me guess .. Genuine!!!! Lol

[mugen_ctr]

well turns out my ballast died........ not the bulb... pretty peed off, no one sells the ballast itself, so now i gotta buy a whole new kit >_<

[blastnpast]

well turns out my ballast died........ not the bulb... pretty peed off, no one sells the ballast itself, so now i gotta buy a whole new kit >_<

I do cheap kits mate pm
Me :)

[SuperJDM.]

well turns out my ballast died........ not the bulb... pretty peed off, no one sells the ballast itself, so now i gotta buy a whole new kit >_<

ill trade you Philips globes for my HID kit

[Alvis]

Let me guess .. Genuine!!!! Lol

chi-ching! lol ;)

[1996_EK_Civic]

bought my fog lights, $110, just got to finish wiring them up, but we'll do that tomorrow

[1996_EK_Civic]

bump;
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/291939_2147826707424_1599022534_2118420_3316810_n. jpg
finished :)

[TbM]

Finished off the stereo finally, kept gettin side tracked with other shit and only did little bits here and there, ended up having to drill the crap out of the door plug to fit the new speaker cable through it, there is just enough room for 12 gauge cable.
Heres how it looks now
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1126.jpg

The deck installed
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1127.jpg

Sounds amazing compared to the stock stereo and will sound even better when i get some sound deadning :) Highly recommend focals to any one who likes actually hearing the music/vocals instead of just having spl.

[redefine]

i fixed my system aswell :D got my 12" sub working again and now i dont have to be driving along with music from my phone lol.

anyone else have problems with their headunit cutting out? check your switched IGN cable going to the headunit, mine wasnt getting 12V for some reason :/ i just bypassed it though, strait to the barrel. needless to say i've missed driving with music!

[TbM]

^^^ Nice one its so much better having good music when your driving :) What sort of sub do you have? I got an old alpine type R for the moment but ill upgrade it down the track, probably to a focal lol :)

[redefine]

i cant remember exactly, but i think it was a "400W" (lulz) clarion driver, and its hooked up to a decent powered orion amp. does nicely for what it needs :) next audio upgrade is splits for the front and rears or a 4 channel amp, but i dont know when thats gonna happen.

ideally i'd like to have a full setup with external crossovers and stuff to get cutoffs exactly where i want and eq's dealing with the cabin resonances and stuff (im a little bit of an audiophile) but that all depends on money :/ though my new HU does have a 3 band parametric eq which will be fun to play with when i get the time.

BTW, that looks like nice work there, i guaruntee mine setup wont look as nice :p

[TbM]

If you dont have lots of money then you can do what i do and just run a front stage with no rear fill, I just run focal splits in the front with a sub in the boot so it saves on having an extra set of speakers and you can get away with using a 4 ch amp to power the sub and splits if you have a good amp so you save on amps too. Id rather spend twice as much on the front where ill be sitting :)

Ive got an adjustabe passive crossover in each door panel :)
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1103.jpg
And ill either be upgrading the head unit or gettin a processor down the track to set it up properly :)

[CivicEGSI]

Took some photo's with a mate's teg ;)

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j433/Tim_Charlesworth/292208_256650834363728_100000564416964_938141_3684 173_n.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j433/Tim_Charlesworth/281707_256651024363709_100000564416964_938144_2587 047_n.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j433/Tim_Charlesworth/226031_256651114363700_100000564416964_938145_1035 827_n.jpg

[jajaja]

clean ek4 dude. looks mad with that front lip. slam it, get some rims, get a grill or diy and remove that ugly midwing. thatd look sick. btw i have a preface but its an ek1. borrowed my mates rims over the weekend. still 4wd spec but looks mad haha. oh sorry for the camera quality pics :s

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/1041/oz6x.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/836/oz6x.jpg/)

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/5272/ozhr.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/717/ozhr.jpg/)

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/7880/ozh2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/189/ozh2.jpg/)

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/7417/ozh3.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/695/ozh3.jpg/)

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/8459/ozh4.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/709/ozh4.jpg/)

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1761/ozh5.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/84/ozh5.jpg/)

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/3659/ozh7.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/263/ozh7.jpg/)

http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/7964/ozh9.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/807/ozh9.jpg/)

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3267/ozh8.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/43/ozh8.jpg/)

[CivicEGSI]

Haha yeah man, need some grommets for the midwing D: And want to wait till i have the money for coils ;D

[mugen_ctr]

Ordered my Hardrace Camber kit, to finally cure my bad camber! even though it may look cool on a lowered vehicle, its my dd car, i need my tires alive LOL

[Alvis]

Ordered my Hardrace Camber kit, to finally cure my bad camber! even though it may look cool on a lowered vehicle, its my dd car, i need my tires alive LOL

love the new avatar - looks cool :thumbsup:

OHH, and by the way you should submit for Wallpaper of the Month to OH.

[mugen_ctr]

love the new avatar - looks cool :thumbsup:

OHH, and by the way you should submit for Wallpaper of the Month to OH.

thanks man, ive only got access to low res shot, so dunno about it lol, as i wasnt the one who used the camera, an have the skills to pull it off but ill try anyways :)

[exquisit]

got a pic of how the wire runs from the cabin to the door?


Finished off the stereo finally, kept gettin side tracked with other shit and only did little bits here and there, ended up having to drill the crap out of the door plug to fit the new speaker cable through it, there is just enough room for 12 gauge cable.
Heres how it looks now
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1126.jpg

The deck installed
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1127.jpg

Sounds amazing compared to the stock stereo and will sound even better when i get some sound deadning :) Highly recommend focals to any one who likes actually hearing the music/vocals instead of just having spl.

[TbM]

Not a proper one sorry but you basicly just drill 2 holes through 2 spare pin holes that are next to each other, then you drill out the centre of the 2 holes so it becomes one big oval shaped hole(hope that makes sense), you need to do it on the Male plug(cabin) and female plug(door) then pull the wire through. You could also add new pins in so you dont have to pull the wire through when you take the doors off but i wont be pulling them off often so ill leave it like that while i have it.

heres a pic i took of the plug and ive drawn where the wires are now in yellow and where i drilled in yellow.
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1099c.jpg

The hole in the door is where the female end of the plug is meant to be but mine was out being drilled when i took the pic but gives you an idea of where it is.
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1100.jpg

[TbM]

Just found this pic too and drew a red arror where the male plug(first pic) comes from.
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1094-1.jpg

[Alvis]

^^^ I like your posts mate, you're really kicking this thread along, and you actually reply with really helpful info and images.

+1 rep :thumbsup:

[TbM]

Thanks mate i try to help where i can :) I probably should of taken more pics and done a diy but i ended up with what i assume was dielectric grease all over my hands as my plugs were covered in it and it was impossible to get off so didnt want to get it on my phone lol, i ran out of latex gloves to use :(

[redefine]

awesome posts man!

yeah i would consider having only the fronts and running one amp, but the amp i have for the sub atm is 2 channel bridged, so i mightaswell get a 4 channel and run the full setup, though when i upgrade my speakers, im definately spending more on the fronts :p

also props on the clean wiring there, i wouldhave just run an extra wire separate, which would work, but looks messier :P

[TbM]

Nice just thought id recommend it incase you havent thought of it before, if your not after spl it allwos you to get better sq for the price your payin :) if you already have a 2 ch depending on the quality you could run some front splits off that and buy a mono block for the sub which would leave you more for the splits and deadning, just an idea :) if your set on going 4 ch focal have a set great 6x9's that would work for rear fill and you wouldnt have to mess around trying to mount 6.5 inch splits in 6x9 holes(assuming you got an ek hatch dunno what the coupes or sedans run yet sorry:o), most people either love or hate focals so give em a listen before you buy but i love em, only speaker i buy for car audio :)

Thanks mate i was going to run the wire seperate but the plug is actualy attached to the door so youd have to drill through metal on the door and get an extra grommet for the door so i figured the plug would be better to drill, on alot of the other cars ive done stereos on there is a grommet at both ends so you can just feed the cable through or the plug is in the middle with a grommet on the cabin and door end so you just feed it though and bypass the plug in the middle, the ek1 was different and more time consuming tho :(

[Alvis]

Looked at my car and thought the only car I'd really want to buy is an FD2R sedan. How lucky is this guy:

http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/australia/189836-fd2r-road-registered-australia.html

[Alvis]

claybar, polish & wax

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/927/imag2115editlr.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10/imag2115editlr.jpg/)

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/927/imag2115editlr.jpg

[TbM]

^^^ Nice one, looks clean as mate:thumbsup:

[mugen_ctr]

Looked at my car and thought the only car I'd really want to buy is an FD2R sedan. How lucky is this guy:

http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/australia/189836-fd2r-road-registered-australia.html

For rarity and best fwd car, YES! bang for buck no :(

[mugen_ctr]

Just to kick things, since ek sections has slowed down.................

Got my Hardrace camber kit, fronts and rears :D

Gonna put the rears in tomorrow, than fronts another day :D

[DNYALL]

Just to kick things, since ek sections has slowed down.................

Got my Hardrace camber kit, fronts and rears :D

Gonna put the rears in tomorrow, than fronts another day :D

Good choice mate, I just finished installing my hardrace gear, looks to be top quality :thumbsup:

[BIGTYM]

claybar, polish & wax

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/927/imag2115editlr.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10/imag2115editlr.jpg/)

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/927/imag2115editlr.jpg

Yo Alvis where did you find your Mugen Wing from? Would love that on my EM1

[BIGTYM]

Its that special time of year when the Tax man buys me car parts.

New KU-36 Semi's fitted

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/5923/img0057mi.jpghttp://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9190/img0056tf.jpg

New F7 DC2R to EK rear LCA's arrived, courtesy of JDMYard (cheers Yonas).

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/645/img0070hg.jpg

Bought a set of JDM GAB SS fully adjustable coilovers.

(pics when B16TYM comes back from ART.)

[rubixcube]

ok well it wasn't really today, but here's some things I've bought for my lady over the past couple of weeks...

Koni yellows/GC coilover sleeves with a set of extended top hats
http://imgur.com/GgRxM.jpg

http://imgur.com/TzJU4.jpg

Enkei J10 17x7 and D1 spec lug nuts
http://i.imgur.com/rfCzJ.jpg

Personalised plates - surprised they were available
http://i.imgur.com/gNYTJ.jpg

only issue is that weksos accidentally sent me the wrong spring rates (kind of GC's fault, kind of weksos for not checking because it's written clearly on the outside of the box from GC) so I have to wait god knows how long for weksos to sort it out and get me another set. Installation will have to wait. Wheels too - wanted to get it all knocked over in the same weekend :(
Picture me, receiving this awesome package I have been waiting weeks for, then opening it and going "I AM DISAPPOINT :("

[mugen_ctr]

ok well it wasn't really today, but here's some things I've bought for my lady over the past couple of weeks...

Koni yellows/GC coilover sleeves with a set of extended top hats
http://imgur.com/GgRxM.jpg

http://imgur.com/TzJU4.jpg

Enkei J10 17x7 and D1 spec lug nuts
http://i.imgur.com/rfCzJ.jpg

Personalised plates - surprised they were available
http://i.imgur.com/gNYTJ.jpg

only issue is that weksos accidentally sent me the wrong spring rates (kind of GC's fault, kind of weksos for not checking because it's written clearly on the outside of the box from GC) so I have to wait god knows how long for weksos to sort it out and get me another set. Installation will have to wait. Wheels too - wanted to get it all knocked over in the same weekend :(
Picture me, receiving this awesome package I have been waiting weeks for, then opening it and going "I AM DISAPPOINT :("

Big thumbs up!!!!!! What spring rates did u request btw? sounds like both parties didnt do there jobs properly lol

[Alvis]

Yo Alvis where did you find your Mugen Wing from? Would love that on my EM1

yeh to cut a long story short I only found out after a year that I bought it that the guy from Honda-Tech sold me a replica wing (badges are genuine) - he claims he didn't know and got it from his supplier in Japan, so I think it's an aftermarket Japanese one or something... anyway i was pretty cut when I found out... tried to contact him and he told me yeh yeh I'll give you a refund but nothing, nada, nil. Oh well... live and learn I guess.

You might be able to find a couple of genuine ones on Honda-Tech but they're asking like $800+ shipping to Oz. Else, just get yourself a replica :)

[Alvis]

Nice pick up rubixcube, some good stuff in that package. Nice plates too :)

[rubixcube]

Big thumbs up!!!!!! What spring rates did u request btw? sounds like both parties didnt do there jobs properly lol

430F/350R. They sent me the "off the shelf" ones which are 340/250. Pretty big difference, no way was I gonna settle for those. It's an unfortunate mistake, but it happens I guess. Just sucks that it will take >2 weeks to fix it probably.


Nice pick up rubixcube, some good stuff in that package. Nice plates too :)

Thanks bro

[blastnpast]

Ordered my billet washer and bolts kit

Also ordered-

- Red wrinkle paint
- 4 x 8mm wheel spacers
- Innovative engine mounts black & red
- Black engine paint
- NGK blue leads and iridium plugs
- Prothane shifter bushings



Ordering my b20 vtec conversion kit & shift knob tomorrow

[TbM]

^^^ Nice work look forward to seeing pics when your done :) Noticed you got engine paint on your list, what are you planning on painting?

[blastnpast]

^^^ Nice work look forward to seeing pics when your done :) Noticed you got engine paint on your list, what are you planning on painting?

Painting the block black and rocker wrinkle red mate! I also look forward to the outcome ;)

[Alvis]

Painting the block black and rocker wrinkle red mate! I also look forward to the outcome ;)

:thumbsup:

[TbM]

Painting the block black and rocker wrinkle red mate! I also look forward to the outcome ;)

Nice, I like black engine bits dunno if youve seen my d16 lol, bought some matte black engine enamel and just kept painting whatever i took off lol. You doin the trans, head and IM too or they staying unpainted?

[blastnpast]

Nice, I like black engine bits dunno if youve seen my d16 lol, bought some matte black engine enamel and just kept painting whatever i took off lol. You doin the trans, head and IM too or they staying unpainted?

Planning to do the tranny same black the IM will prob get upgraded later on to a black edlebrock performer x as i have a good prices from my supplier or I may even just paint oem one black and get it ported & polished

Dude you really need to show me your engine! Post pics yo ;)

[TbM]

^^^Very nice definatly looking forward to this :)

Theres a few pics in my intro thread http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?148476-Hello-all-just-thought-id-introduce-myself-and-my-new-project

Heres how its looking at the moment except ive put some 4 gauge power cable and a anl fuse holder in since the pic as ive put an amp in it now :) Just practicing on this engine ATM :)
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1027.jpg

[blastnpast]

^^^Very nice definatly looking forward to this :)

Theres a few pics in my intro thread http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?148476-Hello-all-just-thought-id-introduce-myself-and-my-new-project

Heres how its looking at the moment except ive put some 4 gauge power cable and a anl fuse holder in since the pic as ive put an amp in it now :) Just practicing on this engine ATM :)
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1027.jpg

Looks real good man.

Header wrapping makes a huge difference also! All you need is some fender washer bolts to bling the rest up (I can get you a set of 20pcs) ;)

I like the HONDA part on the rocker did u just cover it up or spray it white?

[TbM]

Yeh i got the headers wrapped in black heat wrap and painted black :) When i do a swap or do up this engine(still undecided) ill be cleanning up the bay so ill hit you up for some parts then :)

The honda is actually just bare metal its just got alot of light shining off it in that pic, see this one its more silver
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG0056.jpg
I just sanded it off after i painted it, heres a link to a pic of the paper and block i used, gave it sort of a brushed aluminium look and is nice n shiny in the right light :)
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?134790-***Official-What-did-you-do-to-your-EK-today***&p=3057905&viewfull=1#post3057905

[blastnpast]

Yeh i got the headers wrapped in black heat wrap and painted black :) When i do a swap or do up this engine(still undecided) ill be cleanning up the bay so ill hit you up for some parts then :)

The honda is actually just bare metal its just got alot of light shining off it in that pic, see this one its more silver
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG0056.jpg
I just sanded it off after i painted it, heres a link to a pic of the paper and block i used, gave it sort of a brushed aluminium look and is nice n shiny in the right light :)
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?134790-***Official-What-did-you-do-to-your-EK-today***&p=3057905&viewfull=1#post3057905

Look good! Yeah man I will have to try my best to get it looking professional. I'm
Not all that keen on the painting around the dohc vtec on rocker so I'm gonna have to sand it off after painting it lol

[TbM]

Yeh man just sand it down a bit first to get it flat with a solid block(so it doesnt round the edges of the letters), then paint it and sand the paint off with a solid block when its dry. Easy as :) If you wanted a different colour on the DOHC VTEC thats a bit more work lol :)

[blastnpast]

Yeh man just sand it down a bit first to get it flat with a solid block(so it doesnt round the edges of the letters), then paint it and sand the paint off with a solid block when its dry. Easy as :) If you wanted a different colour on the DOHC VTEC thats a bit more work lol :)

Lol nah want oem colour on it so silver base. I will give it a go! Thanks for the tips once again dude lol are you a mod yet :P so many helpful posts

[TbM]

Lol i havent done that before but ill pm you how id do it if you like, if your just going silver whats wrong with just sanding it back to metal as thats silver coloured? saves you the effort of painting it twice :) If your doing 2 layers and most of your engine will be black id think about black vavle cover with red DOHC VTEC that would be a good combo IMO but each to their own :) Lol narr im not a mod yet, only been here a few months so bit new for that id say lol.

[kyzz]

finally fixed the leak in my left tail light, water in tail light 0, me 1.

amazing what a 3cm peice of hard rubber can do

[mugen_ctr]

Dropped in the Front adjustable control arms :D

Now awaiting tuesday for wheel alignment

[ringo]

Intalled STD coilovers, whiteline 27mm front swaybar, ASR 24mm swaybar/brace kit.

Very happy, except rear muff bangs on the brace. Good excuse for new rear mufflage.

[mugen_ctr]

Intalled STD coilovers, whiteline 27mm front swaybar, ASR 24mm swaybar/brace kit.

Very happy, except rear muff bangs on the brace. Good excuse for new rear mufflage.

is the car more prone to understeer or over steer now??? Iv found even with a thicker sway bar, its not always the way to go with coilovers, than again, you gotta sort out the spring rates vs swaybar thickness

[ringo]

Not sure yet. Tyres are badly worn on the rear. Getting new ones today, and then I can see how they all work together. Even now though it's miles better than what it was before.

Cheers

[blastnpast]

Fitted 8mm spacers in the front and rear

Fitted oem
Em1 front lip

[slow_poke]

LOL i joined the ek club today??


http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j397/sl0w_p0ke/IMG_3247.jpg

[getm_up]

isnt it already a EK lol

[blastnpast]

isnt it already a EK lol

Nope it's an eg with EK front! Total porn dude

[getm_up]

hell yeh, side flixxx :P

[Alvis]

Fitted oem Em1 front lip

Nice :) Pics in your build thread?

[tsol0811]

Fitted 8mm spacers in the front and rear

Fitted oem
Em1 front lip

Is 8mm bolt on or slip on?

[mugen_ctr]

Finally done wheel alignment :D

Longest wheel alignment to date.... 2hours to realign the wheels "sigh!", but they had issues doing the front camber arms,..... so i forgive em LOL

No more modding for along time......

[EG52NV]

Rear upper strut brace, engine mount inserts, weather shields did then on the weekend

[DNYALL]

Vacuumed it and put the boot back on.

[blastnpast]

Is 8mm bolt on or slip on?

Slip on mate! Left enough studs to place the wheel on and tighten the rays nuts up

[tsol0811]

wow you were up so early!
do you have more of 8mm or 5mm by any chance?
might be looking to buy some spacers in the future.

[blastnpast]

wow you were up so early!
do you have more of 8mm or 5mm by any chance?
might be looking to buy some spacers in the future.

I work from 4 am - 8 pm most days lol I can get them for u when u need just let me
Know and yeah 3mm or 8mm in stock

[LD_Mart]

wow you were up so early!
do you have more of 8mm or 5mm by any chance?
might be looking to buy some spacers in the future.

just go buy them from repco for 7.50 for 5mm and 10 bucks for 10mm. Had to get them to fit my rims on my car

[blastnpast]

just go buy them from repco for 7.50 for 5mm and 10 bucks for 10mm. Had to get them to fit my rims on my car

My wheels wouldn't fit 10mm unfortunately there wasn't enough stud left to grip my wheel nuts lol

[LD_Mart]

really? i had 10mm each side on mine and it fit fine with standard studs

[ToFuBoi]

Tyre shine baby! Tyre shine!

[blastnpast]

really? i had 10mm each side on mine and it fit fine with standard studs

Lol depends what wheels dude

I'm using enkei rpf01 +41 offset, 15x7

[EK1.6LCIV]

vibrant cat
vibrant resonator
vibrant muffler
aftermarket b18c 4-2-1 headers

[Alvis]

treated her to a drink of octane booster :thumbsup:

[ToFuBoi]

debadged and destickered everything besides the rear H

[mugen_ctr]

debadged and destickered everything besides the rear H

Thinking of de-stickering mine as well.... getting older, me thinks stickers are too 2010 lol

[Alvis]

didn't do anything to mine, but saw a completely black matt ek hatch near Sydney Central railway station on my travels back to Wollongong... wonder if the member is on here...

[EK1.6LCIV]

ASR brace
CTR rear sway bar kit
Hardrace bushes
Hardrace end links

[redefine]

didn't do anything to mine, but saw a completely black matt ek hatch near sydney central railway station on my travels back to wollongong... Wonder if the member is on here...

copy :0

[Alvis]

copy :0

ha, nice :) where did you get the paint job done at (location on your status says ur in Melbourne tho)?

[kyzz]

http://ekhatch.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/12-30-08-003.jpg

hoping to get this done sometime int he near future, maybe 15x7 or 15x8 w/ stretched tyres

anyone know if say tempe or ozzytyres would widen stockies?

[blastnpast]

Removed blown/busted gold blox LCA, replaced with brand new blackworks red LCA so smooth

Installed hid kit 8000k

Removed the damn nut floating around in my fkn boot which was so annoying every-time it would rattle away!

Received my Billet engine mounts, Shifter bushings, ARP head and rod bolts, B20 conversion kit, RMF narrow headers

[redefine]

ha, nice :) where did you get the paint job done at (location on your status says ur in Melbourne tho)?

i did it myself! not the best job, and i used crappy paint so its faded abit, but ahh well, when i get the time i might re-do it with better quality paint.

[mugen_ctr]

Removed blown/busted gold blox LCA, replaced with brand new blackworks red LCA so smooth

Installed hid kit 8000k

Removed the damn nut floating around in my fkn boot which was so annoying every-time it would rattle away!

Received my Billet engine mounts, Shifter bushings, ARP head and rod bolts, B20 conversion kit, RMF narrow headers

Why replacing the oem lca with blox/bwr? oem may not look pretty, but heck it will last for ages lol

[ekx105]

Put my winglifters on its highest setting.
Just a little USDM

http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/n543/ohhneiloh/photo-28.jpg

[Alvis]

decided I liked my EK even more after seeing this. Gosh I hope the sedan or coupe is better looking than this. Could live with the front but the back just says Insight/hybrid all over it... And what's with the spew colour and grey mudguard things... ohh dear.

http://news.drive.com.au/photogallery/drive/honda-unveils-allnew-civic-20110914-1k987.html

[mugen_ctr]

decided I liked my EK even more after seeing this. Gosh I hope the sedan or coupe is better looking than this. Could live with the front but the back just says Insight/hybrid all over it... And what's with the spew colour and grey mudguard things... ohh dear.

http://news.drive.com.au/photogallery/drive/honda-unveils-allnew-civic-20110914-1k987.html

beauty is in the eyes of beholder, imo i think the 8th and 9th gen are sweet looking, but this new model, is too childish and toy looking, very fugly look.....

IF only we got the 8th an 9th gen civic coupe si, sigh!

[90LAN]

stripped my interior and gave it a clean

[myztery]

Sand blasted the engine bay

[Raztaz]

decided I liked my EK even more after seeing this. Gosh I hope the sedan or coupe is better looking than this. Could live with the front but the back just says Insight/hybrid all over it... And what's with the spew colour and grey mudguard things... ohh dear.

http://news.drive.com.au/photogallery/drive/honda-unveils-allnew-civic-20110914-1k987.html

We are getting the US designed sedan shape

[Alvis]

We are getting the US designed sedan shape

cool, any pics or links on this?

[Raztaz]

http://www.caradvice.com.au/132671/2012-honda-civic-si-diesel-under-consideration-for-australia/

Q1 2012

[CivicEGSI]

Put in new dual core aluminium radiator, flushed out radiator system, and. bought simota whale penis :)

[blastnpast]

Lol at the I-DTEC

Not much happened to my EK today just admired it and am contemplating on selling my black enkei RPF01's

[raniti]

but a gli cluster into my cxi. didnt realise how easy it was!

[redefine]

shit photo

eh

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/300777_10150390054611913_605651912_9963560_6406954 20_n.jpg

[the animal]

brought a ek 9 wing and dash mat for $45

[mocchi]

stripped my interior and gave it a clean

you have an eg or ek? PICSSSSSS

[90LAN]

its a ek cxi nothing special

[Alvis]

ordered HPX brake pads

[tsol0811]

Bought and installed Buddyclub N+ coilovers.
So much better than shock and spring combo cause u can dump it

[mugen_ctr]

de-stickered the car.... time to grow up an have a clean car :)

[Raztaz]

Parted out the car. Shall finish tomorrow and post her for sale.

[Alvis]

de-stickered the car.... time to grow up an have a clean car :)

:thumbsup:


Parted out the car. Shall finish tomorrow and post her for sale.

That's a shame man, good luck with the sale

[ringo]

Fitted Spoon axle back. Sounds and looks great.

[mugen_ctr]

Fitted Spoon axle back. Sounds and looks great.

how loud is it? lol

[ringo]

how loud is it? lol

It's pretty loud but not too loud. When you back off it really drones inside the car. At common driving speeds (60, 80) it's quiet enough to not attract too much attention though.

[Slow.ek1]

i washed it :)

[Raztaz]

i sold it, getting rwc done. Im gonna miss it....

[mocchi]

i sold it, getting rwc done. Im gonna miss it....

that was quick!

[blastnpast]

Already begun parting out my beloved EK got a FS thread out there :D time for another new car

[Riced_Civic]

so no more B20 build. :(

[BIGTYM]

so no more B20 build. :(

Ahhhhhhh what!!!! What happened Danny?

[Riced_Civic]

not me, Blast.

[blastnpast]

The b20 build is on hold, something has come up and I'm
Feeling like a new car lol instead of working the civic I have all my b20 parts for sale now but if I change my mind b20 for sure

[IEVAQ8]

My custom colour choice....

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll147/ievaq8/IMG_28771.jpg

[IV73CI]

had hot and p0rnstyle s3x in my EM1 ... made sure the windows fogged up so no peekers can see from outside..

oh ...also re-fueled the flux capacitor (fuel tank)... LOL

:)

[SuperJDM.]

had hot and p0rnstyle s3x in my EM1 ... made sure the windows fogged

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA! videos or lies

[EK1.6LCIV]

ASR Brace and CTR rear sway install with Hard Race bushes and endlinks, handles even better

[CivicEGSI]

Has anyone fitted / heard about vrs kits and how hard they are to fit? I have a leak between the head and the block and want to replace all the gaskets. Anyone have a rough price on fitting / labour, how hard it is etc?

[Raztaz]

watched it drive off into the sunset with its new owner :'(

[blastnpast]

Gave it a full buff and polish installed ek9 headlights & fitted new oem front bumper.

Unfortunately Writing for sale description today! It will be missed

[Kempe]

Changed the oil and filter today, went for Castrol Edge Sport 5W30

[EG52NV]

Radiator change to eBay aluminum radiator in hopes to keep the temps down... And also stuck on NA is best sticker!!http://tapatalk.com/mu/c0947564-e974-7c1f.jpg

[blastnpast]

Radiator change to eBay aluminum radiator in hopes to keep the temps down... And also stuck on NA is best sticker!!http://tapatalk.com/mu/c0947564-e974-7c1f.jpg

Nice NA is best decal :) I wonder where u got that lol

[Kempe]

Yesterday was engine oil and today was gearbox.
Went for Castrol VMX80 and the fill plug was a bitch to remove, as I didnt have a suitable ring spanner and there is little room for a socket
Big difference in smoothness changing gears which surprised me as the old oil looked in good condition with no foaming.
My sister owned this car since new and always got it serviced at the main dealer, so now I'm wondering what gearbox oil they use as the Castrol VMX80 is such an improvement.
Also changed the plugs, fitted NGK ZFR5J-11 and that improved acceleration a bit.
Tomorrow will clean the throttle body

[blastnpast]

Listed the EK on gumtree lowballers apply within lol stupid scammers already hit me up twice in 3 minutes!

[sangyz]

Gonna take the ek for a car wash has not left the drive way in a few months!

[kyzz]

got my steelies back on, anyone want some 17x7 advanti racing wheels w/ potenzas? (fronts worn backs okay) $550

[Alvis]

almost hit a car that didn't give way on the long weekend - can't wait to fit new brake pads

Also looked into getting some Race Ramps - about $400 for 56 inch 2 piece set from US incl delivery. Hopefully the tax man is kind to me :)

[UkuleleGod]

Installed clear blinkers and foglights

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e118/gothecow212/front-1.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e118/gothecow212/CarPicture-1.jpg

[AndreaCivic]

installed a set of innovative 60a street mounts over the weekend into my stock ek4. car feels great. engine idle has a little bit more vibration in the cabin but a much nicer driving experience overall.

[Alvis]

vacuumed and cleaned interior last night

put my back out reaching across the back seat to get my bag out in the morning... damn it sh#t

[danben7]

new sparkies, iridium

[1996_EK_Civic]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/309584_2302259808155_1599022534_2268646_1831618192 _n.jpg

got this for mine xP
fcuk thy system, haters gonna hate

[Fr3aKi3]

New headers (Fujitsubo SuperEX) installed:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6240/6219764431_da89fb9ca2_b.jpg

Also had a high flow cat and a Mugen TwinLoop go in today as well.

[nigs]

oh pretty

[EKVTIR-T]

Sexytime! Clean up the valve cover to do it justice :thumbsup:

[Alvis]

My custom colour choice....

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll147/ievaq8/IMG_28771.jpg

Noice :) What is it - like a Championship White?

[Alvis]

New headers (Fujitsubo SuperEX) installed:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6240/6219764431_da89fb9ca2_b.jpg

Also had a high flow cat and a Mugen TwinLoop go in today as well.

Well done mate, congrats on the purchase - how does the Mugen twinloop sound?

I would love to hear a sound clip if you get the time...? :)

[Alvis]

treated her to half a bottle of nulon prostrength octane booster

[1996_EK_Civic]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/320871_2307690383916_1599022534_2272863_527140074_ n.jpg

Yeah!

[Alvis]

^^ :thumbsup:

[1996_EK_Civic]

MORE MORE MORE FROM ME...

picked up these...
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/304285_2330860843163_1599022534_2292348_865215867_ n.jpg

AND THEN DID THIS!!!!!!
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/299121_2331149490379_1599022534_2292450_822165368_ n.jpg

[whitecomet07]

some of my EK9 photos...
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk118/chuku023/DSC00513.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk118/chuku023/DSC00509.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk118/chuku023/h4.jpg
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk118/chuku023/h3.jpg

[blastnpast]

Watched it backout of my driveway and into it's new owners hands! I hope he takes good Care for it just like I have

[Chriskoss]

Whitecome, so jelly man. Is it original?

[whitecomet07]

Whitecome, so jelly man. Is it original?

yeah original EK9.. but i didnt like the mugen front bodykit so i replaced it with a EK4 front bumper :( still need to get the moulding hole removed.

[sangyz]

yeah original EK9.. but i didnt like the mugen front bodykit so i replaced it with a EK4 front bumper :( still need to get the moulding hole removed.

If it's original I'd suggest to source oem ek9 front bar than remove mould holes from ek4 bar :)

[SuperJDM.]

and a OEM grill too please!

[whitecomet07]

yeah... but they are vitually the same. the plan was to do the facelift conversion with oem grill. but everytime the b16b vtec hits, i forget that i need to find a bumper :P

[sangyz]

Virtually the same .... Virtually the same?? :0 where's the love brother!

[whitecomet07]

lol... sorry. but im at this stage if it looks tidy. it wouldnt worry me. a original ek9 bumper will cost about $250 upwards for what? a piece of fibreglass... maintain a clean interior and maintain the engine and exterior to its best status means more to me.

[AndreaCivic]

lol... sorry. but im at this stage if it looks tidy. it wouldnt worry me. a original ek9 bumper will cost about $250 upwards for what? a piece of fibreglass... maintain a clean interior and maintain the engine and exterior to its best status means more to me.

Respect

Does it make it go faster? No. Why bother

[SuperJDM.]

Respect

Does it make it go faster? No. Why bother

in that case, does taking of the moulds make it go faster? No. Why bother?

to whitecomet07 not trying to start anything with you mate but i kinda understand what sangy is trying to say.
youv got a masterpeice there why not keep everything original?

[whitecomet07]

in that case, does taking of the moulds make it go faster? No. Why bother?

lol easy guys. everyone has different taste and put different things on priority. thats what makes each other unique. i took the mouldings off cos im sick of getting stupid quote from the panel boys charging me $100 for labour just to take front bumper and moulding off. then i just couldnt be bothered to put it back. also i guess the little holes cools my brakes? LOL.

[mugen_ctr]

lol... sorry. but im at this stage if it looks tidy. it wouldnt worry me. a original ek9 bumper will cost about $250 upwards for what? a piece of fibreglass... maintain a clean interior and maintain the engine and exterior to its best status means more to me.

find a ej8 bumper, than source out a ek9 lip win win! why pay more for a ctr bumper when ej8 bumper is exact same, only hardcore jdm fan boi's pay more for a ctr bumper.....

[Alvis]

had an absolute sh*t load of rain in Wollongong Sat morning, drove as slow as I could through literally rivers of water on the road - thought the air intake ingested some water at one point, but might have just been me freaking out

[blastnpast]

had an absolute sh*t load of rain in Wollongong Sat morning, drove as slow as I could through literally rivers of water on the road - thought the air intake ingested some water at one point, but might have just been me freaking out

Lol o god I used to hate those mornings where I would drive endlessly in immense rain my EK was a hero powered through every last drop :)

New owner is getting the A/C installed today

[Alvis]

Sorry to hear you sold your pride and joy the other day mate, shame after all that work you put into it...

plans for a new project or still thinking things through?

[blastnpast]

Sorry to hear you sold your pride and joy the other day mate, shame after all that work you put into it...

plans for a new project or still thinking things through?


Hehe all that hard work was paid off with a some good pics and loads of love bro

Moved onto the dc2r now :) maybe a little project later on but for the mean time it is stock as a rock full factory condition even with the OEM 6 stacker cd player

http://tapatalk.com/mu/31b2d044-8b98-f669.jpg

http://tapatalk.com/mu/31b2d044-8bad-6fbe.jpg

[Alvis]

fantastic mate, that's the way to do it - so jealous would love a DC2R but I think my days have passed for a coupe :( just a bit impracticle for me

But congrats on the purchase! :) :)

[blastnpast]

fantastic mate, that's the way to do it - so jealous would love a DC2R but I think my days have passed for a coupe :( just a bit impracticle for me

But congrats on the purchase! :) :)

Thanks mate! Yeah the coupes arnt everyone's best choice I loved the hatch but meh same same to me :) no passengers yet!

[mugen_ctr]

My left window decided to derail itself from the window rails while i was on the way to uni, so i pretty much left the car window up for a good 2 hours.... scary as hell LOL... had no choice ... but now its fixed :D

[CivicEGSI]

My EK was overheating today, Think one of the radiator hoses has burst of below the I.M. Took it to a workshop so we'll see what they say. Fingers crossed nothing serious...

[TbM]

Ordered Hasport engine mounts, New torque mounts and a replacement cat.
Filled all the locks(doors, ignition and boot) with graphite powder.
Cleaned and checked all the door and boot seals.
Cleaned and silicon sprayed the boot/hatch struts.
Washed the seatbelts with hot soapy water then risned them with hot water to fix the retractors.
Cleaned floor mats.
Replaced the dodgy switch for my glovebox light with a stronger switch as i broke the last one :)

[Alvis]

Washed the seatbelts with hot soapy water then risned them with hot water to fix the retractors.

I hate how they do that! The Euros have a foil like material in the retractor to stop them getting stuck all the time...

[AndreaCivic]

Washed the seatbelts with hot soapy water then risned them with hot water to fix the retractors.


did you take the seat belts off first? My driver side seat belt is affected by this problem..

[TbM]

I hate how they do that! The Euros have a foil like material in the retractor to stop them getting stuck all the time...
Interesting i wasnt aware of that :) Seems like a good idea tho :)

did you take the seat belts off first? My driver side seat belt is affected by this problem..
You can take the belts off but i went for the lazy way first and tried to clean them while they were still attached and without removing any panels.
I just grabbed a bucket of Hot water(as hot as you can go without burning your hands) with a few drops of concerntrated dishwashing liquid and a clean cloth and sat in the car with the bucket on my lap. Then you pull the belt out as far as it goes and put as much of the belt in the bucket as you can then start rubbing the belt with the cloth soaked in hot soapy water.

once you have rubbed down the whole belt i just wrapped it around the drivers seat and handbrake to keep the belt out so it would dry faster. Once its dry if its still not retracting wash it with hot water and no soap to remove any excess soap.

If your still having problems after that you can silicon spray the belt to help it retract.

[TbM]

Wadup Hasport mounts! picked these up today now just gotta wait for the other parts to arrive :)
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1227.jpg

[AndreaCivic]

Wadup Hasport mounts! picked these up today now just gotta wait for the other parts to arrive :)
Then you have to install them which is a bitch but I managed to do it so literally anyone can..

Cheers for the info, are you a mechanic or something? How you know this stuff?? Rep point :thumbsup:

[TbM]

Lol I ive done the mounts before, Some of mine were crack/too soft so i took them off and filled them with polyurethane as a cheap fix to get me by untill i got new mounts :) definatly not fun but should only take a couple of hours.

No worries mate, no im a security officer lol:thumbsup:, been pulling apart motorbikes, cars and electronics since i was little so you learn things along the way :)

[AndreaCivic]

Lol I ive done the mounts before, Some of mine were crack/too soft so i took them off and filled them with polyurethane as a cheap fix to get me by untill i got new mounts :) definatly not fun but should only take a couple of hours.

No worries mate, no im a security officer lol:thumbsup:, been pulling apart motorbikes, cars and electronics since i was little so you learn things along the way :)

Ahh ICIC i've never trusted myself working with mechanical things so it's all so overwhelming for me.

On topic, just ordered some RPF1 15x7+35 in black, some matching black studs and some skunk2 pro s coilovers for a nice drop.. will post up pics of the end product.

[AndreaCivic]

just ordered 'Energy Suspension Hyperflex kit' so i can upgrade all bushings at the same time. $217.22 landed in 5 - 6 days *fingers crossed*

[Alvis]

brake pads arrived

http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m579/apalmucci/My%20Civic/P1040552edit.jpg

[mocchi]

brake pads arrived

http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m579/apalmucci/My%20Civic/P1040552edit.jpg

so what did you do to your ek?

[TbM]

Did a few things yesterday and today.

Heres how it looked when i started.
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1233.jpg

Then i installed hasport mounts, removed the torque mounts and refitted the stock components.
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1252.jpg
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1242.jpg
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1246.jpg

Heres how it looks now
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/TbMindustrys/IMAG1263.jpg

[AndreaCivic]

removed the torque mounts

are they the two front mounts?

I installed innovative recently but left those front two in there.. A bit of redundancy I suppose..

GW! Hasport mounts look great! What compound urethane did you go for?

[TbM]

Yeh the torque mounts are the ones at the front of the engine, it would help to leave them on there but i had OEM ones filled with polyurethane that were too solid and transfering vibrations to the cabin so i removed mine :)

Thanks they look alot better than the old ones i recon :) I got the 62A rated ones, Vibration is less than i thought it would be which is good. I went from mounts filled with sikaflex 255 ES to these and they seem to be softer surprisingly.

[Fr3aKi3]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6105/6279163442_2188b18c59_b.jpg

Cusco Brake Stopper

[TbM]

Nice one are they any good? havent use a brake stopper before.

[mugen_ctr]

DO the brake stopper eliminate the annoying vibration when braking over a uneven surface? such as over a pot hole or bad surfaces? always wonder how to cure that......

[Fr3aKi3]

No idea on on both accounts as I am yet to test them out, seems to be a worth while mod from what i've read

[Riced_Civic]

brake stopper will stop the fire wall from flexing when on heavy braking.

it will aid in brake pedal feel

[mugen_ctr]

Finally changed out the 13 year old rear speakers, i must say, the overall sound system is much much better now, was running just 6 inch splits at fronts, now 6 by 9 and splits :D

though it was a bitch getting to the rear speakers, a good 1.5 - 2 hour job >_<

[rubixcube]

man I'm getting the biggest itch watching all you guys put stuff onto your cars.. right now I don't have the time because of uni and also my best mate AKA helping hand just had a baby so I've got so much stuff sitting in boxes waiting to be installed...

Koni yellows/gc sleeves
enkei j10s
cusco strut braces
function 7 LCAs

sigh... I'll get around to it!!

[blastnpast]

Rubix DIY Bro spare 5 hours and u will have them all done

Great time to learn bud?

[rubixcube]

Oh I could do it myself no problems, I'd just much rather have a friend. Plus my jack and jack stands are at his house... lol. Not to mention exams coming up :(

[Alvis]

bought some Meguires Plastx for my gf's car, so decided to give it a go on my EK headlights too. Mine weren't that bad to start with, but meh, seeming I had it...

Before:
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m579/apalmucci/My%20Civic/DSC01313edit.jpg

After:
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m579/apalmucci/My%20Civic/DSC01314edit.jpg

[1996_EK_Civic]

bump

washed mine
about to put my diy painted wheels on ;D

[1996_EK_Civic]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/379424_2403763625687_1599022534_2347533_129354135_ n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/376350_2403764385706_1599022534_2347534_1871985735 _n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/296564_2403765105724_1599022534_2347535_2084802654 _n.jpg

and after all that effort to paint them... i find one of my rims have a crack in them...

[Raztaz]

you painted your tyres as well??

[1996_EK_Civic]

Nah, it looks like it but, its just red paint dust, haha it looks better in the flesh