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[tonyb86]

Well i've had my ep3 since feb after getting a cracking deal.
Not really done alot to it to be honest but thought i'd post some pictures.

How it was when i bought it.







first thing i decided to do was refurb my wheels. 4 hours on a saturday morning and they were sorted. Very please with the result as i'd never done them before







Excuse the crappy rubber, now changed LOL



Then bought some of these from a forum member



One of my civic and my g/f's old mx-5



Then i lowered it on abp eibach 30mm springs and fitted a supersprint b pipe.!



And then lastly fitted some hid's and had my roof and spoiler vinyl wrapped in carbon wrap (looks a bit matt in pictures)
As stated in a previous post im not too keen on it so may remove it in the spring.













Quick update, i now have some facelift door cards to match the prem seats and i have removed the window tints..


The end :thumbup:

Another small update

removed my old window tints as they were going blue.

Had the rear 3 done today.. think its a vast improvement.






Heko wind deflectors added and kick plates fitted...




Future plans

Bit of an update ( not much ) 25/02/12

Still not removed the roof as its covering a stone chip on the roof so will have to do for now.

I have done the hondata mod
Fitted a DC cat back
Fitted an ETD
Progress rear anti roll bar is on order so thats next..











Ok so...

fitted my new clutch, wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be but a massive improvement. While fitting it i noticed my front gear box mount was split so i obtained a good used one, fitted it and that has also made a massive difference.

Received my progress rear arb from the GB so fitted that on Saturday. I cant believe how much its improved the handling, worth every penny imo.

Im at the point now where i want to spend some serious money on it but im in two minds.

* Gruppe M induction Kit
* Big brake kit
* k100/kpro
* LSD ( in know i should have done it when i did my clutch )
* and eventually may be charge it

But

at the end of the day its a 9 year old civic, im thinking of selling up and putting the money towards something else, may be an evo 8/9?!? Who knows...

Any way a few piccys

Arb

before


During



After





Split box mount



Couple of small updates as the weather was nice ...

Picker up some bargain JDM mats



Fitted my Tow strap





And also some tweeters and some JDM tweeter covers that the very nice lady that i bought the matts off gave me



Spruced up my callipers yesterday .. i know the front pads look slightly out of place but ill eventually change them ...



15/05

Just a couple of bits..

Skunk 2 Gear knob



Neuspeed short shifter



and one of Brens cam covers.



i plan on doing the plug cover + Vtec cover gloss black in the next week or so..







Carbon roof wrap now removed :WOOT







DC cat back gone and replaced with a piper.

[luke_type r]

looks good mate, i love the wheels
got any future plans for it?

[Newannaive]

I gotta be honest and say the wheels look a bit grey to me, which is why the roof looks even more out of place than it normally would, if you'd have doen them matt black the roof would have had something to tie in with...just my opinion..

car looks like a clean one though, :thumbup:

[Carlos420uk]

Looks nice and clean mate. I actually saw a red Civic the other day with the roof done in carbon wrap like this one, and I must say it does look alot better in person, not so matt....

Next job should be to clean up that engine bay

[dean71]

Cornish car :salut:
looks clean, but not a fan of the roof though, but it's your car so if your happy that's all that matters :bigthumb:

[Settez]

I've got to agree with NN im afraid, just looks a bit odd that the rest off the car isnt matt. Think if the roof was gloss NHB it would work alot better. :thumbup:

[stereom1ke]

Looks nice and tidy mate, yeah get rid of the carbon wrap and give your engine bay a clean and its a minter :thumbup:

[tonyb86]

Cheers guys :thumbup:

The wheels were done before the roof so i guess thats why thy dont match, the roof is going any way

Engine bay is slightly cleaner now-a-days :thumbup:

[weve33]

Looks lovely! Just wondering what tyres are you running?

[tonyb86]

Looks lovely! Just wondering what tyres are you running?

Im running on toyo proxies t1r's at the moment.

Whys that mate

[weve33]

I'm looking for a new set but have no idea what to get. How you finding the T1Rs on the lowered suspension? I've got my eibach springs to fit next week aswell.

[tonyb86]

I'm looking for a new set but have no idea what to get. How you finding the T1Rs on the lowered suspension? I've got my eibach springs to fit next week aswell.

Yeh i find them a good all rounder TBH. In the dry when they are nice and warm the car really seems to stick, they are reasonably prices aswell.

The springs have made a massive difference but hasn't made the ride as harsh as i thought they would to thats good.

You fitting them you-self?

[weve33]

Cool might have to invest in some toyos then!

Nah my springs are being fitted by a garage near mine and they are doing the FRSU for me aswell, can't wait for them to be fitted!

Post more pics of your car!! So what next for her?

[tonyb86]

Remove the vinyl roof, remove my window tints and try and find a decent set of premier recaro's :thumbup:

[T180985]

as above fake carbon looks :ymca: going with gloss black wheels & roof/spoiler would look very nice though

car looks nice and tidy though :thumbup:

[Josh1921]

Nice car mate. I think the roof looks good you just need to match the wheels :salut:

[cookie16v]

Like the way it looks now mate :thumbup:
How much was your springs btw buddy i am after getting some for my car

[tonyb86]

Like the way it looks now mate :thumbup:
How much was your springs btw buddy i am after getting some for my car

I think they were £150 incl postage. I think they are on offer @ the moment so may even be cheaper?

[CTR-FTW]

Did you forget to paint the wheels,they look primer grey.

[tonyb86]

Did you forget to paint the wheels,they look primer grey.

haha i matt lacquered them