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Thank you so much for all the information, super useful stuff, hopefully I can put it all to good use 😀 A really overdue update: Replaced the front calipers, disks and pads (took a long time as I lost the locking wheelnut key like an absolute spanner) Put her in for MOT and failed on the rear trailing arm bushing which cost £80 to get replaced Finally got my accord tourer off the road and am now using the aerodeck as my daily Got a bit of noise from the drivers rear brake, hopefully some incorrect assembly as I was doing it in the p**sing rain (hoping its not another caliper on its way out). And the CV boots on the drivers side are pretty knackered so need to replace them at some point Aiming to be more active on the forum this year and hopefully giving you guys plenty of reading material Looking at doing some audio upgrades in the near future any advice/experience would be very much appreciated. A very late merry crimbo and new years to all as well 😁

many thanks both, I had a quick look for repair panels yesterday, they do exist but not found for inner arch yet. also not sure how they compare e.g. in thickness terms with OE body shell ? suggestions on best place to buy the panels appreciated. otherwise I will just carry on googling. ours has been garaged (unheated though) so it is out of the weather, except when used - it's still the daily driver.

That looks decent mate.. Ye canne whack proper buttons

Not done much to Lexy other than enjoy her! Did however get a few jobs done that needed seeing to. Top display on the dash for the radio/climate control was wonky (common fault on these) so got it removed then spent time re soldering around 40 pins on the display! Plugged back in, al working perfectly. was never a fan of the head unit in these, so did a double din conversion a and splashed out on one of the top android double din touch screen units, am Atoto A6. Cracking bit of kit! However, after 3 weeks, I hated it! Far too fiddly to work when driving, and more distractions than I need! So out it came! Replaced it with a double din pioneer with no touch screen, and all proper physical buttons. The led display is quite large too, so mega easy to see and also a doddle to operate. Well chuffed with it! Oh, and she has the wee miniature Lexy fitted to the dash that was in Lexy one lol Also fitted a brand new TypeS gear knob as had an alloy "FakeR" one fitted. Still got the DAB ariel to fit, but everything works including the steering wheel controls. Only other thing to note is that a prat in a new BMW decided to go for a gap that wasn't there and took my drivers side door mirror clean off! Bastid! Git didn't even stop! Mirror was in 3 bits, dangling by its cable. The casing was taken clean off on impact, and gas z crack in it. The mirror glass is also cracked in various places. I managed to get I all put back together at the roadside (at night, in the bloody rain) and amazingly the electric movement of the mirror still works! The powerfold and heated side don't though so will replace the whole thing. Oh, and just ordered the front wind deflectors for her so will get them this coming week. Also bought and fitted the TypeR rear spoiler, which makes her lok so much better imo. Driving wise, she has been spot on, have already got her up from 64K on the clock to just under 70K! All driving beautify and without any issues. Love this car!

Best place for her mate 😎

Nowt much to report other than DD is tucked up in the garage under her car cover for the winter. Enjoy the rest DD 🙂

Yeah, no way I was entertaining that price! Beginning to wish I'd bought that spares deck for £500 now! It's still there, but got loads more I need to be spending money on so once I'm done if it's still there I might jump on it.

Hope it's not too bad when you get to it.

That's a crazy price rise!

Yes, I used it just a few days ago, it worked like a charm, and what worked for me was briding the two pins as shown in the picture in the guide, and then turning on the igniotion afterwards. That made it start blinking.

Nope just 1.4

Cool photos mate. Car looks sweet

link to the full album https://photos.app.goo.gl/nP1C951Gxi8voy1H6

ok, its been some time... but i want to share few photos from a civic photoshoot i made recently. This is how it currently looks like.

Love what you've done to save this car mate... Kudos to you 😎

Dirty DD 😁

Basically any D-Series manifold will fit all kinds of engines out of that particular family. Except D17s, those are "special" (aka the worst engines Honda ever made). Got a 4-2-1 header myself that I bought when my car still had the stock D14 in it and it directly fit my D16Z9 without any modifications. And I can attest to the rust concerns - my rear arches were pretty bad (but still manageable) when I got mine, the front corners where the fenders meet the sideskirts were rotten through and the rear corners are also slowly starting to bloom, as well. Definitely make sure to check those spots when you've got the time! Oh, and your distributor is probably going to die at some point. All of them do, it's kind of inevitable. Do yourself a favor and don't get one of those repro units when it finally goes out - Blueprint and Yingzhen and whatnot units are all Chinesium garbage. The only high-quality replacement I could find was one of those rather tacky sounding "Dragon Fire" units, but quality-wise they are pretty much OEM+, made in the US (not China), and even provide a stronger spark than the stock dizzys do. Other than that, welcome to the club! :)

Cheers for the reply Dave Done some basic service, oil and filter and brake bleeding, air filter was bramd new when i bought it as well as the spark plugs looking fairly new, previous owner only had it 2 years and the bloke before him had it from new, its had some sort of rust prevention work previously on the rear arches from the original owner. Didnt know the boot floor was a common spot on these so will give a good check when I have the chance. Anyone know about exhaust manifold fitment on these? Got a friend with a japspeed 4-2-1 from his d16 eg hatch that he's k swapping. Would be a nice upgrade if it fits