Who's bought the new Civic hatch 2012/2013 model

[curtis265]

I am a member of Civinfo.com.
I also own a 2010 FK2.

Most of those were from 2006~2008.

Australia got the FK/FN in 2008 or 2009 so most of those issues should not effect australian models but it pays to be vigilant.

My FK2 suffered from the clutch master cylinder issue and it was a pain in the butt to get the dealer to try to fix it.
Got the the australian model uses a australian part for the clutch.

Yup i can see Honda designing an identical clutch master cylinder but made for us australians.

And i check for rust each fortnight in one place mainly.
this is an example of it, it happens above the windshield and roof under the cowling.
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oooph that is very nasty for a new car!

[Perry]

On the old model the most common faults in the UK were the following.

MICU draining battery(australia did not get this issue)
Immobilize locking out car with jump starts(Australia did not get this issue)
EPS controller failure(Not heard of any AU models getting this issue)
Speedometer LCD failure(Few UK users got this, I also got this)
Stereo/CC LCD failure(Few UK uses got this, Not heard of any AU models getting this issue)
Bonnet Alarm Sensor Switch(A lot of failures in the UK, not heard of any issues in AU about this yet)

While i am talking about faults, if you own a manual FN2 or a manual FK2 watch out for the bloody clutch master cylinder seal failure, it will squeak when you press in the clutch or the roof rusting.

My dad owns a 2013 model hope this issue doesn't happen.

[Grayfox]

oooph that is very nasty for a new car!

It is not my car but one of the members of civinfo.
But being less than 5 years old or so it is not really good.

[Fezlington]

Why get new wheels.

Get some plastidip and paint your wheels matt black.

Good thing about plastidip is it is removable.

Wouldnt bother with a K&N panel filter for it, OEM one is very good(odd i know), but from what the brits will tell you, the panel filter is a tiny bit better.
So no real need to get it since you will not get any performance gains or MPG gains.

Hey Greyfox, I have considered plasti dipping the 17's but I'm thinking a set of these would be better

http://www.ozzytyres.com.au/store/wh...e-package.html

I might lower it a fraction but the front end on the Civic is a bitch.... It sits low stock

Thanks for the advice on the K&N...... Got one for my CU2 Euro... Exhaust note did sound better once I swapped it

[Perry]

Anyone know where I can locate window visors for our cars I don't want the OEM double sided tape ones, was hoping there are screw in ones available??

[Grayfox]

You mean the wind deflectors?

[Grayfox]

Honda currently do not offer wind deflectors and i even checked honda UK as we get few accessories for the civic.

Found some by a 3rd party in the UK
http://www.climairuk.com/product.php...0&cat=6&page=1
The front wind deflectors are £33.16(excluding postage) which is about $55 AUD.


http://www.climairuk.com/product.php...1&cat=6&page=1
The rear wind deflectors are £24.79(excludes postage) which is about $41 AUD

[Perry]

Honda currently do not offer wind deflectors and i even checked honda UK as we get few accessories for the civic.

Found some by a 3rd party in the UK
http://www.climairuk.com/product.php...0&cat=6&page=1
The front wind deflectors are £33.16(excluding postage) which is about $55 AUD.


http://www.climairuk.com/product.php...1&cat=6&page=1
The rear wind deflectors are £24.79(excludes postage) which is about $41 AUD

Thanks Grayfox my on the wrong term used, do you know how they are held in place?

[Grayfox]

The FAQs explain a fair bit.

http://www.climairuk.com/pages.php?pageid=2

[Perry]

The FAQs explain a fair bit.

http://www.climairuk.com/pages.php?pageid=2

Cheers mate.

[MKI4EVA]

after pads.....anyone know where I can get semi track pads?.......just need abit more bite to commit deeper into those sunday morning corners : ).

worst part about owning a new car is the aftermarket support..........

[Grayfox]

EBC Red stuffs.

All you will need for hot hatches and cars with more than 200HP