Dave

Some awesome cars there mate. Tubs looking superb too and repping the civic Ms!

Try cox honda (think it's cox honda!) as they are usually good for spares.

Sorry for the late reply mate. Does the car run hot after a certain amount of time/miles every time. Does the temp gauge sit at normal temp then suddenly go high, or does it just keep rising once the car is started. Alternatively, does the temp sit below where its meant to but the engine overheats? Has the thermostat been changed recently? I'd suspect either the thermostat is duff or the coolant system needs bled. Cheapest fix is changing the thermostat so would always start there. These have been known to be a pig to bleed sometimes! The other fault I'm not too sure on, you've mentioned a few of the possibles already so concentrate on those first and work from there. Faults can be a mare to diagnose because these aren't the usual OBD2 so can't plug in the diagnostic to check what the fault is. I'm sure it will be something simple as the D series engines are pretty unburstable. You could check the oil filler cap, see if there's any "mayo" on it which would deffo indicate failed HG, but highly doubt it on one of these. Hopefully someone will jump in with more answers on that fault for you.

Only way really is to raise it a bit or go for airbag suspension mate.

Looking forward to seeing this and tubs in the metal mate!

Wowser! Now that IS a Broon bus! Love these, uber cool cars! Looking forward to seeing where yo go with this one mate, perfect tool for trips and camping.

What's the new project Broon? Any clues lol. The R18 is a decent engine tbh, just need to work it more with the gears. Same engine in my FN1 TypeS. For any fun you need to use the revs, but if just pottering about they are brillant on fuel.

Super shiny mate, she's looking good!

Cracking work so far mate. You make it sound so easy lol. Hoping to see this at a Civic5 meet (if we ever get one organised again!) Be good to see it in the metal.

Soooo many wants there! Not sure about the feet though lmao😆 Tubs is looking sweet as mate, nice to see her at shows repping the Civic Ms! Wonder who owns the wee silver MB?

We're away on hols then I think. Not being to Donnington for ages, last time we were there was on the civic5 stand in 2014! Jeese! We really need to hit the shows again!

Is that wrapped in that last video? The shine looks awesome and the amount of metallic in it is amazing!

That's a whole lot of work you've been doing mate, hats off to you! Nice to see these Civics being pampered and cared for.

Sad to see you selling mate, really stunning deck that. If she does sell, be sure to point the owner here to the forum and our Facebook group. Would be nice to follow her progress.

Looks alright that, I can't put ine there now because of the flip out touchscreen. Damn!

Hahaha, tell me bout it! Think I'm just getting/got old, but prefer really buttons. The pioneer is an amazing bit of kit too, has Spotify etc and nav via my phone. Can also change the colour of the display and buttons individually, so have got the led display set to an off white colour to match the dash. Can also customise the colours, so the keys light up in the exact same blue as the background on the speedo and rev counter. Actually looks pretty decent!

Deffo mate, roads up here are shocking with mud, salt etc so she's staying well out of it lol

Not sure the inner arch is available mate so might need to fabricate your own from some sheet steel.

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!

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

Remember and get a wee project thread going mate so we can follow your progress, if you haven't got one started already.

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.

As Simon says, they were never available new from anywhere else's other than Honda. You can still order them from Honda (I was going to get a new one for my deck after the encounter with the deer a few months ago) but they can't give a delivery date to the dealership. Said they are in Belgium (possibly) but could be a matter of weeks or possibly months. Price has also gone up dramatically, I paid £250 for my new one for my mb6 from Honda. Now they are £550! Best bet is getting one from a breaker.

The good news is all the Civic M's MB/MB/MC are the same body parts in that area so repair panels for the Rover 45/400/MGZS fit. @Roverjoe in the forum has restored his in this area and has videos on Youtube. The Civic Ms seemed to have outlasted the 3 door civics rust wise, especially in the rear arches/sills, so think they've done well to only be needing this done now. I'm luck that my deck still is solid in the sills/arches etc but she's garaged all the time since 2013.

Try our downloadable guide mate, it has photos of where the plug is located etc.