just bought some innovative engine mounts from ebay. damn dollar is only 1.01 :S
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just bought some innovative engine mounts from ebay. damn dollar is only 1.01 :S
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 muchQuote:
Originally Posted by 1996_EK_Civic
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 priceQuote:
Originally Posted by mugen_ctr
wreckers? i was thinking of new ones lol... well thats how much i paid for mine 1.5 years ago
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
would love to see some pics man, diy is always good when your bored.
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/...s/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/...s/IMAG1082.jpg
stripped ek lookin sexy
did a headlight restoration. turned out real good!
fixed the seatbelt retractor.
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!
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Originally Posted by FAITHLESS
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndreaCivic
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.
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 :)
did you have to take off the back seat and the interior panel covering the seat belt to get to the mechanism?Quote:
Originally Posted by FAITHLESS
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.
Before and Afters would have been great, def post up some pics of your new headlights :)Quote:
Originally Posted by FAITHLESS
dumb question - but would this product also work on headlight protectors (for gf's car)?Quote:
Originally Posted by FAITHLESS
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 :)Quote:
Originally Posted by grifty
OH productive morning too - vacuumed carpets, seats, meguired the interior, polished scuff plates, and upholster cleaned the seats
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
He just wants to sexy time you. ITs all lies
sang pm me whos coming from the east ill cruise down with them
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by 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;
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp...4wojo1_500.jpg
and here's a photo from today;
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp...4wojo1_500.jpg
I am yo Maybe lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by anzai
im down for it :D
changed my tail lights...
inb4 cool story bro
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...X/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.
Installed my BuddyClub Coilovers today! Check out my build thread for more info and pics!
http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/...h/IMG_8522.jpg
^^^ 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/...s/IMAG1088.jpg
End of the night
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/...s/IMAG1094.jpg
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.
Nice it looks good, makes me wish i didnt spend the money i was saving for coils on focals lol :(
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/v..._3779804_o.jpg
Camber kits over ere mate ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sangyz
camberrrrrrrrrrr
http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/v...g/IMG_0089.jpg
CHEAAAAAA your ek is looking like a boss
fukn mean stance, looking really good mate.
Thanks for the pic mate, it actually looks really good! Sometimes i'm sceptical but that's come up really nice :)Quote:
Originally Posted by FAITHLESS
are you serious... sheez wow (might sound obvious but watch those gutters lol)Quote:
Originally Posted by sangyz
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/..._7094736_o.jpg
Soz about bad quality, phone camera ;)
looks nice and clean! congrats on purchase.
Not any ek! An ek4 - fresh out the box filled to tha top!
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Originally Posted by CivicEGSI
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I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-33.831432,151.195965
shattered, one of my HID bulbs blew....
Hahaha my left one blew 2 nights ago! (ordered a new hid kit $75)Quote:
Originally Posted by mugen_ctr
before you assume its blown check the wiring and shit replug and shit might just work again.. happened to mine LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by mugen_ctr
just saw the pics of your car on FB, ****EN INSANE SANGY!Quote:
Originally Posted by sangyz
dropped mine down for a service :) and should be getting yellow foggies for it this afternoon
Finally ordered a JDM visor kit for my sedan :)
Let me guess .. Genuine!!!! LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Alvis
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 pmQuote:
Originally Posted by mugen_ctr
Me :)
ill trade you Philips globes for my HID kitQuote:
Originally Posted by mugen_ctr
chi-ching! lol ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by blastnpast
bought my fog lights, $110, just got to finish wiring them up, but we'll do that tomorrow
bump;
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net..._3316810_n.jpg
finished :)
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/...s/IMAG1126.jpg
The deck installed
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/...s/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.
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!
^^^ 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 :)
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
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/...s/IMAG1103.jpg
And ill either be upgrading the head unit or gettin a processor down the track to set it up properly :)
Took some photo's with a mate's teg ;)
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/..._3684173_n.jpg
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/..._2587047_n.jpg
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/..._1035827_n.jpg
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://img717.imageshack.us/img717/5272/ozhr.jpg
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/7880/ozh2.jpg
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Haha yeah man, need some grommets for the midwing D: And want to wait till i have the money for coils ;D
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:Quote:
Originally Posted by mugen_ctr
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 :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alvis
got a pic of how the wire runs from the cabin to the door?
Quote:
Originally Posted by 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/.../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/...s/IMAG1100.jpg
Just found this pic too and drew a red arror where the male plug(first pic) comes from.
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/...IMAG1094-1.jpg
^^^ 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:
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 :(
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
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 :(
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/austr...australia.html
^^^ Nice one, looks clean as mate:thumbsup:
For rarity and best fwd car, YES! bang for buck no :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Alvis
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:Quote:
Originally Posted by mugen_ctr
Yo Alvis where did you find your Mugen Wing from? Would love that on my EM1Quote:
Originally Posted by Alvis
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.)
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 lolQuote:
Originally Posted by rubixcube