Coupe OR Hatch? VTi-R

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Originally Posted by Civic Type R

NSX Type R - sex on wheels

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now thats a car worth getting your knickers in a twist about :P :P :P

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Originally Posted by NsX

EK4 and EK9...
wats the differences in them 2?

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dont forget the headlights and the most obvious change, the 5 lugs

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Originally Posted by bennjamin

just do it like everyone else does...

import a Ek9 from Japan...either written off or whatever...

buy a Ek shell...and swap all teh bits from the JDM wreck into teh shell !

Voila ! Instant civic type R !!!

Thats how ANY exist to my knowledge in Australia...a legal loop hole that still can be acheived :P

Its basically a "legal number job"... :wink:

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how much is an import gonna cost?

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Originally Posted by civ

How hard are they to find the vtir hatches down south... because i am in brisbane and i am trying to track one down (decided to go for this rather than put the b16A into my vti coupe) and it is dead on impossible. They are rare as anything up here.

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maybe speak to one of the member by the name of genesis(he has one for sale)...not sure if he is in melb or bris.. otherwise the trading post is a good way to start..

My CTR arms rest comes with the whole vinyl panel(excluding door), including the switches and the door latch..

the armrest are not just glued..its riveted(plastic rivet)

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Originally Posted by Civic Type R

hehe yeah thanks heaps guys for the support ! much appreciated.
I trust you are talkin about the red armrests at the window controls. Yeah i'll take them off you if you dont want them. Thing is tho, i think they're glued to the vinyl trim door skin. :?:
but anyway, i will have all the items arrive in 2 weeks and will most likely start ripping out the whole interior then. However im still waiting on the red carpet so i cant start anything until that arrives .. :roll:

Ive done it before for a previous car show as i had my window smashed in by a nice brick one night. So i had to remove the seats for the vacuumer. Fun job tho :)

All i need now are red recaros. I have a contact in Japan who looks after me really well and he can get me a pair cheap. But ironically im also tryin to save for a property ive just bought...

but yeah, id love to catch up !

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thats right ....but chance are its easier in Melb than in NSW..the R&rR here are just so much hassle..

and what Ben mentioned is right....built one(conversion) or the only way is to get a wreck one and redo...

IMO, i will never go for a wreck car(the integrity of the chassis). and conversion is good, slow and eay but just very expensive-if you used the civic vti-r..but the good thing is that you get a sunroof-that why i choose to go with that shell- lovely australia weather....

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Originally Posted by bennjamin

just do it like everyone else does...

import a Ek9 from Japan...either written off or whatever...

buy a Ek shell...and swap all teh bits from the JDM wreck into teh shell !

Voila ! Instant civic type R !!!

Thats how ANY exist to my knowledge in Australia...a legal loop hole that still can be acheived :P

Its basically a "legal number job"... :wink:

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Originally Posted by one more chance

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Originally Posted by NsX

EK4 and EK9...
wats the differences in them 2?

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dont forget the headlights and the most obvious change, the 5 lugs

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hummm..the headlights really issn't much different if you are talking abt the 96-98 CTR(compared with the ek4)....however on the 99up, yes i agreed.

tip: the headlight tint on the ek4(96 - 98) are only slight chromy than the CTR(slight dark tint..almost hard to see, unless you know what you are looking, the 99up is an obvious chromy dark)....to get it to look like the CTR, no work is necessary to redo that tint..it is hardly any different to a naked eye IMO(coz when i put them side by side, only 3/6 guys can tell me that its is different)

all you need is to snip of the bulb reflector, you can't reuse after...and the only way to take that out without opening the silicon seams around the headlight is to snip the reflector into piece and remove via the bulb housing... IMO, it not worth doing it but thats the cheapest and easiest way to go:o)

i'd go a hatch anyday!!

one and only........... 2000 em1 Civic VTiR coupe

the main difference (externally) is it's rear end...........it depends on what kinda shape ass you fancy...........hehehe

coupe is slow...toooo heavy ...

The Hatch has a better interior - superior to the coupe ;)