EP3 Type R

**Rai-C** · 15-04-2010 04:59 AM

just wanna say guys, i really miss my car back home.. but there's so much inspiration here in the states though ;P

**Jibz** · 15-04-2010 10:43 PM

Anyone use or know of any lowering rails for the stock EP3 Recaro's?

**tunacnt** · 15-04-2010 10:57 PM

whatsup guys. looking to buy a ep3r with low kms in CW in melbourne. seen a fair few on carsales. any suggestions/tips?

any help would be much appreciated. cheers guys

**ITRDC2** · 16-04-2010 12:34 AM

there is one on firesport, looks great, but black

**Philip Lee** · 16-04-2010 07:34 AM

Originally Posted by Jibz

Anyone use or know of any lowering rails for the stock EP3 Recaro's?

I have a vision one. Lower by 5cm and it feels great. I now see out from the middle of the windscreen.

My fd has a unknown brand (came with car) and it's another 3 cm lower. Feels even better to drive but needs to be careful for parking.

**g3F** · 16-04-2010 09:47 AM

i finally received my car last nite. the vtec on the k20 engine is insane!!!! pulling from 2nd gear i was able to get to almost 100km/hr before the fuel was cutting out at the rpm limit - made this really cool revving sound

so happy with it so far!

tunacnt - definitely recommended. tips from my experience:

low kms are not that unusual as ppl in Japan don't drive their cars very often (as they got huge taxes / tolls to pay) but definitely check the logbooks. I got a 2004 ep3 just imported from japan with 23000km's and they all legit. Best way to check the wear of the car is by looking at the insides of the recaros and the steering wheel. In my one they were in A1 condition but of course there's other things you can check too (dont ask me though :S)

a note about CW - there's a fair few in australia especially the pre-FL (01-03) black and red are rarer. On the upside CW tend to go cheaper than others because of this.

Question for FL owners - do you find that when you press the lever only the seats fold forward but do not move forward?? (When passengers come in and out) To get enough room I need to manually move the seat forward on the front lever and then fold the seat forward. (ps this does not apply to the pre-FL)

**Philip Lee** · 16-04-2010 10:10 AM

Mine seat is the same and I thought FL and pre FL have same recaro rails.

Btw Honda only made FL EP3 in CW and silver (only on c package). They didn't make any red and black FL.

**g3F** · 16-04-2010 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by Philip Lee

Mine seat is the same and I thought FL and pre FL have same recaro rails.

Btw Honda only made FL EP3 in CW and silver (only on c package). They didn't make any red and black FL.

Yeah I received a 01 owners manual from Shogun and on that one theres a button you can push at the bottom right hand corner of the back seat that you use to push the seat forward so rear passengers can get in and out. I looked around for 20mins and couldnt find anything. While you're online whats the C-package mean? Is that just exterior upgrades like back windscreen wiper?

**Philip Lee** · 16-04-2010 11:41 AM

I seriously doubt our seat is diff to pre FL other than trim colour.

C stands for comfort and include additional features such as rear wiper, rear privacy glass, folder mirrors.

The majority EP3s are c package.

**g3F** · 16-04-2010 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by Philip Lee

I seriously doubt our seat is diff to pre FL other than trim colour.

C stands for comfort and include additional features such as rear wiper, rear privacy glass, folder mirrors.

The majority EP3s are c package.

I'll scan the page I got for you next week. It was just in the illustration/diagram it clearly showed a button on the bottom corner of the seat that is used to bring the seat forward. Anyways its all good at least I know this occurs with another FL EP3 - I'll just make sure no one on roids steps foot inside my car

Thanks for the info abt the meaning of C-package I was too lazy to get a google search happening...