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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
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    41-45...Midlife crisis!
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    Scottish Borders

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    CIVIC ES AERODECK
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    MC1

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  1. Dave

    Cupholders?

    Looks alright that, I can't put ine there now because of the flip out touchscreen. Damn!
  2. 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!
  3. Deffo mate, roads up here are shocking with mud, salt etc so she's staying well out of it lol
  4. Not sure the inner arch is available mate so might need to fabricate your own from some sheet steel.
  5. 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!
  6. Nowt much to report other than DD is tucked up in the garage under her car cover for the winter. Enjoy the rest DD 🙂
  7. Remember and get a wee project thread going mate so we can follow your progress, if you haven't got one started already.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Dave

    abs light on

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

    Cupholders?

    Yes mate, deffo ones that can be retro fitted so look OEM. Two things honda left out in the Civic Ms....cupholders and storage! Lol
  13. Dave

    Cupholders?

    Lol nope, Honda blatantly didn't fit any! No idea why, hot them in other Honda such as integra and accord etc. There are options though, as Rover made two that fit inside the centre front arm rest console. The other option is to retro fit ones from another car. I fitted the ones from the centre console of the integra typeR DC2.
  14. Happy New Year to all our member. Hope you have a great 2025!
  15. Happy Christmas to you too mate, hope you had a good one!
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