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Hi guys big thanks again for the car of the year runner up, again for the 3rd year running MAKES ME A VERY PROUD PERSON TO HAVE SUCH A TITLE FOR 3 YEARS RUNNING AND THAT YOU GUYS HAVE LOVED & APPROVED AT WHAT I'VE DONE TO THE CAR IN THAT TIME!!! Chuffed to bits really 8-)

AND WE HAVE A WINNER! OUR CIVIC5 CAR OF THE YEAR TITLE GOES TO DAVEMB2 AND HIS STUNNING K'POWERED MB2! CONGRATULATIONS MATE, A WORTHY WINNER! AND OUR RUNNER UP THIS YEAR IS KNIGHT AND HIS SWEET VTiS! WELL DONE MATE, AND WELL DONE TO ALL OUR COTM WINNERS CARS ENTERED IN TO THIS YEARS COMPETITIONS. EVERY ONE WAS A WORTHY WINNER, THE QUALITY AND STANDARD OF ALL ENTRIES THIS YEAR IS IMMENSE! WE'LL GET THE PRIZES SORTED OUT SOON GUYS!

What better way to start 2014 than with a VIP Gold membership Yay

Gonna book a week off soon to start. Really want some track time and quarter mile action this year. -skunk inlet n 70 mm throttle. -replace itr cams + dual valve springs. Stem seals. -retune. -carbon spoon style spoiler. -oil pressure gauge fitted -Turbo timer fitted. -maybe some new wheels.

I don't see why you're upgrading the speakers when your car sounds that good.

Congratulations on COTY Dave. A truly worthy winner. party.gif1 LOL im too lazy to type my own message...

Really board of this car now. So new year new car! It's time to do some hard searching for an M

Those seats and that steering wheel... OMG

My list is huge!! Ha Change wheels Coils Proper clean, clay polish n wax Wind deflectors New ash tray Clock light New stereo De badge De chrome Touch up on black plastics Induction kit Skunk2 inlet Exhaust mani SS system That will do to start with.

Looks like it's left to me then. Nah, feck it, can't be bothered.

Now your just touting for more compliments.....And im not your man for that particular job i have said one or two nice things already so thats your lot... Infact im beginning to feel nauseous all this being friendly bussiness so B######S!!!!!!!!!!!

I've said it before. Vauxhall astra adapters are the ones you want. You have to make a little pilot hole to secure them as only 2 holes line up. But they work.

COME ON SOMEBODY IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY VOTED VOTE FOR JAMESTOPDOG PLEASE SO EVERY ENTRY HAS A VOTE!!!!

We have also noted that my 1 yr old cannot digest baked beans so they come out whole. I have found that this combination is the ultimate all in one product as the beans act better than a clay bar.

You can definitely tell the difference in sound with the new mani..sounds more deep and sporty..ideal sound I would want for my car..not too loud and awesome at the same time

Ok, it's time for our final competition of the year, our CIVIC5 CAR OF THE YEAR! The entries this year are absolutely stunning, and it's going to be an amazing (and difficult!) event this year!! As always, the cars are the 12 COTM winners from this year, so all you have to do is look through them and vote for the Civic M that you think deserves the title this year. Prizes will be the following, and any Official Traders sponsoring the event will be included too. 1st Prize : £50 voucher for halfords, Civic5 Mug, 1 years Civic5 VIP Gold Membership free (If the winner already has a vip account, then pm me when it's about to expire) Civic5 Keyring. Runner up: Civic5 mug & Keyring I'll update this post with the pictures of our cotm winners, so you can see at a glance the cars that you can vote for. Post still to be completed, but feel free to vote! Update 1: Prizes added. AND WE HAVE A WINNER! OUR CIVIC5 CAR OF THE YEAR TITLE GOES TO DAVEMB2 AND HIS STUNNING K'POWERED MB2! CONGRATULATIONS MATE, A WORTHY WINNER! AND OUR RUNNER UP THIS YEAR IS KNIGHT AND HIS SWEET VTiS! WELL DONE MATE, AND WELL DONE TO ALL OUR COTM WINNERS CARS ENTERED IN TO THIS YEARS COMPETITIONS. EVERY ONE WAS A WORTHY WINNER, THE QUALITY AND STANDARD OF ALL ENTRIES THIS YEAR IS IMMENSE! WE'LL GET THE PRIZES SORTED OUT SOON GUYS!

Right, here is the 'to do' list for 2014. Not promising it will all get done, but it will be added to quite frequently I imagine. I will simply edit the post and add more things in, or mark the completed jobs as DONE New reg plates Front tow strap Rear tow hook MG ZS Spoiler VTI front lip, VTI-S rear (skirts unlikely, but for the right price...) New Forced CAI De-tango and paint headlight chrome Dechrome all round (method to be decided) Finish off the custom exhaust system inc. Sports cat Locate stupid power steering leak and fix Need new shocks so might go all out and lower at the same time (wallet dependant) Probably some engine bay dress Rear seats out, X-brace in Beaks bar MAYBE new wheels Not a short list but hopefully should get most of it one this year

No Update except in a min Project MB3 and i shall be off on a little road trip to dorset for a day or two...Heavy wind and rain outside so bring it on mother nature your not stopping me going....

Yeah will be a daily plus I would rather have a deck as there cooler

A well deserved runner up though mate and had Dave's mega build not been there we all know who no 1 would of been....

Always the bridesmaid eh? Seriously though, congratulations, it shows what a great car you have to make 2nd especially this year, very tough comp. I've started a plans for this year thread so don't forget to post in it and pin it too please.

Well done Paul! You really deserve it after a lot of work been put into this masterpiece! Your car will always be one of my favorite MB's

I'd love them if they're 16 inch.

im sure I saw it in an m when I was browsing threads from years ago! but that steering wheel and snap off boss setup looks amazing!

Sounds like a good plan you have!

x2, Only ever seen it once before, I think it was in a mk1 golf but looks very cool.

Not standard ones tho you need the after market baskets.. I reckon these are the fellers. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=25091790019 Personally would nip to Halford with one of you old speakers and have a nosey at the Vauxhall ones

i would say whatever mk the M,P Etc reg ones are as i had a Mk 3 cavalier similar age and mine were that size if i remember correct (im probably wrong though)

Plenty of astras at breakers yards so it should be a doddle to get them,,,,

hoping the interior is will not kill me 1.replace the 2 front seats first,these are fibreglass, lighter but not as expensive as carbon fiber. the Sicker Bomb,this will take time a lots of sickers...lol Harness Bar Triple Gauge Dial Pod were the Radio was,this ive done already,it's holding the AEM AFR gauge and a boost guage that will be replaced with a AEM Boost Gauge. Dual Gauge pod dash surround clock holder as i have 5 gauges. i am thinking of removing the rear seat and putting the same as the to front seat to make the car a 4 seater. change steering wheel

I Would, I mean I Did......

Awesome feeling becoming a VIP Member, especially Gold

Coming along nicely mate.

they should be okay fuses are fuses but you better be quick as he only has two left LOL woo hooo gold gold gold nice mate...

Three!!

The black side repeaters look brilliant mate..you got the same ones as mine then good choice

Wow, that's some work in that list, will be one ultra stunning machine if you get it all done though.

Looks like a great list for the new year mate!! Although I bet that that is only the beginning !!

As always, you're welcome

they look 100 times better now mate and having access to a pressure washer is a result

Well least I only paid 20. And there probably ok with an amp. But headjnit doesnt like them. But now you've made me think about ill stick the flis back in

Yeah, at least I get to start 2014 with new alloys eh.

Happy new year mate. Looking good!

Cheers for the comments lads! Bit more progress made today... Hopefully i can keep on top of them as we do have a pressure wash at work!! Even if they get mucky least their going in nice n shiney!! Lol Oh yeah, happy new year lads!!

Wow looks great mate. So tidy under the hood too. Don't laugh but I always use smooth peanut butter on the black plastics. Works great and lasts ages too. And @ £1.30 a tub will last longer than its use by date! Unless you get peckish while your cleaning.

Looking good but they're not going to stay that colour, unless you pressure wash your car weekly

Top job, shame nobody sees them and they'll be covered in filth by the end of the first week.

Excellent another as new looking shock. Only two more to go now mate then its the springs and your in business

Getting them super clean mate! Great stuff!

I'd also have a try with DLS, Focal, Ground Zero, Rainbow or Helix in midprice sector. Remember that when price is rising, most of the rise is coming from quality of tweeter and crossover. With better tweeter, crossover point can be set lower and soundstage rises nearer the dashboard level from the feet. Of course for good stereo image, quality of tweeter is really important. And if lacking bass in M, it's because front doors are almost tinfoil, you'll get much more punch even from stock speakers with proper damping of front doors. In low volume levels should be remembered that cheap amps are usually having really poor specs, most quality head units (Pioneer/Alpine..) are having lover distortion levels and better channel separation than cheap amps. With higher volume levels plain power is making the difference, but with 10 real watts volume is actually really loud if not wasting power for electric bass boosts and all kind of bull s***. Prefer RIGID speaker installation and good damping makes the real bass. (Vibroplast, Dynamat, etc) In M:s front doors it's easy to cut a good mounting ring for 6,5" speaker from about 25mm thick plywood, take the outer lines from that original plastic speaker mount and mark the screwholes. Then cut properly sized opening for speaker, drill mounting holes and install. Mounting is easy to those original mounting points with a bit longer screws. Between ring and door i suggest using some rubber seal, i personally use just normal P-shaped foam seal which is made for windows/doors. All holes near speaker should be blocked and in half meter radius from speaker, it should be airtight, at least to cabin direction. With door damping, don't ever block the water drains from doors or use materials which absorbs water inside the door structure. Okay this wasn't any howto, just some advice to get some quality to sound. I'll be making some project from my MC damping next spring, but it's no going to be this basic. In MB I had some kind of sound evolution slowly, there I also used original speakers with simple damping for a while, and it was huge improvement compared to original.