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  • Birthday 07/07/1970

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    Hi, I'm Dave, the founder and owner of Civic5.com. I have been into cars my whole life, spending time restoring classic 70's fords then moving into the Honda scene. Have now been a fan of Honda's for years.

    So, bit more about me. I'm an old git, and was with Dawn (aka Civic5 Moderator crazzzydawn in the forum) for 21 years, married to her for 17 of those years. She helped me set up and run the club and site from the start, and it was Dawn that got me into Honda's! Sadly, she passed away after a very brave fight with cancer (Jan 2013) and is very much missed by myself and a lot of the members here. Her spirit in the club lives on in her car, her beloved Civic Aerodeck ES known as "DD" in the forum (Dawns Deck). It's a car that's been tastefully modded, and one I will keep for ever.

    Recently, I met my new partner Gayle (aka Gayle in the forum) and she has been amazing! She's totally turned my life around, and makes me happy. Luckily, she's a petrol head too! She's also become a big part of Civic5, and loves the Honda scene now too! We got married in June 2017.
     
    Anyways, enough about me! Thanks for taking the time to read my profile, and welcome to Civic5

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    Dave
  • Age group
    41-45...Midlife crisis!
  • Location
    Scottish Borders

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    CIVIC ES AERODECK
  • Model code
    MC1

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  1. Dave
    Not sure myself but they might be in the harness manual?
  2. Dave
    If it's the early Rover 400/MGZS (not the ugly fake Chinese one) the plugs and wiring should be the same. Post BMW take-over of Rover, the 400s etc had BMW wiring and connectors.
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  5. Dave
    Yeah, liked the look of the Bongos, but they seem to rot like nothing I've ever seen before!
  6. Dave
    Not ever bought one tbh mate, know both Ebay and FB are getting dodgy for buying parts lately. I bought a wheel arch for my mk8 Civic and most of the clips to the front side are busted off so can't use it. No bad for £60!🤣
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    Jimbobs VTiS

    Dave replied to a topic in Honda Civic MA/MB/MC

    You should try MINIs mate!🤣 my 1st gen cooperS was a money pit (fun tho) and my 2nd gen Cooper almost killed me (had a heart attack fixing the brakes!) 🤣 My cooperS mademoiselle mind up to go back to Honda for a daily driver after 8 or 9 years away from them! Still had DD in the garage, but for daily duties you can't beat a Honda. Nissan comes a close 2nd.
  8. Dave
    Lol must be a Civic thing! My mk8 TypeS does it every once in a blue moon too! DD has only ever had a tiny bit of water in the spare wheel well, again just once in a blue moon.oh, and she had the standard front A pillar corner of the windscreen leak😅 That ones almost a right of passage with a Civic M! Got that sorted by redoing the seams with seam sealer.
  9. Dave

    Jimbobs VTiS

    Dave replied to a topic in Honda Civic MA/MB/MC

    There is just something about these Civic mate ay! Yours are looking superb, loving the deck but also love that you've still got the VTiS!
  10. Dave
    I'll try and get it for you ASAP.
  11. Dave
    Hi mate, It could be a number of things, the wiring like you say might be loose or a wre breaking down, or could be a sensor not sending the signal to it. Not sure exactly where it picks up the rpm from tbh, never had that issue with any of mine. Could also be the rev counter itself, or the printed circuit on the cluster. Those have been known to fail on various cars of this age. Best thing to do is get the instrument cluster out and have a look at both it and the wiring. Could be something as simple as a dry solder joint (most likely the cause). For wiring, there's our download able service manual. If the diagram isn't in that I can take a photo of it from my Haynes manual for you. Dave
  12. Dave
    Welcome to the club mate! That's a tidy deck, really suits those alloys. The diesel version is very very rare, 1st diesel deck I've seen! Have seen the 5 door hatch version and even those are rare!
  13. Dave

    After Backroads

    Dave commented on SAMA8's gallery image in Showcase Members Car Gallery

    After Backroads
    Nice Civic MA! Also loving the wee mk1 mx5, used to have one a few years ago.
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  15. Dave
    Yeah, I'm the same, usually drive with the headlights on as fed up of not being seen. Seem worse when driving through the day along our country roads that have a canopy of trees over them, so a dark bit. Will save money on headlight bulbs.😄 Must admit, they do look pretty good. Will do a guide on this I think.
  16. Dave
    Not sure on the carbon wrap, seen a few done on here but you can always tell its wrap close up. What about hydro dipping? Might be worth a look?
  17. Dave
    Superb mate. Thank you for going through them, didn't realise there were so many! I'll have a look at the mail side when I get a chance and see if I can see whats causing the emails not to be sent out to newly registered members. Again, apologies to any members caught up in the fault, we'll do our best to get this sorted. Kind regards Dave
  18. Dave
    I want to replace DDs handbrake cables at some point too, let me know how you get on with those Rover/MGZS ones mate.
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