Dave

Update time! Roxy has developed another fault (ffs!) Faith (my soon to be step daughter) got into the back seat the other night, went to put the seat belt on............and the whole seat belt was soaking bloody wet! The seats and whole rear area of the car are bone dry, but the seat belt (got her to pull it out to it's full extent) was soaked. Had a look on Civinfo, and it's looking like the sealant under the roof gutter has possibly gone. Called Western Honda, as I assumed it would be covered under the extended warranty I paid a bucket load of cash for...............and yes, you guessed it! Water ingress is not covered! Came off the phone bloody raging! Spat my dummy out and went and stood in the corner! Then called Gayle and told her about it, and even she said maybe it's time to get rid! So went looking for another car...............and I'm fooked! There isn't anything I'd be happy replacing her with. Decided to move away from Honda all together. Looked at the usual offenders (Audi-over priced and rated, BMW, nope.........even looked at the MINI!) Then looked at other Jap offerings around the same year as Roxy, but nothing floats my boat. Just seems nothing has the looks, equipment etc that the FN has. So decided, fuck Honda and their shit warranty, I'll just fix it myself! Got a lot of panels to strip out to have a look and see exactly where the waters getting in, but once I find it, it will be fixed! Guess this now shows me that yes, I am hooked on Roxy! Faults aside, I just love the FN2. Also makes me think that I have really gone off Honda as a brand. The 9th gen honda inherited all the faults of the 8th gen, plus some more! Honda's build quality on their newer cars is shit, and they don't seem to give a damn or try to sort things out on the next gen of models. God help all those suckers that have forked out 33 grand on a new civic typeR.....................you have a whole load of headaches awaiting you! I've always stayed true to the Honda brand, but can honestly say....................I will never ever buy another one! They just ain't built like they used to be. Will report back when I have her in bits!!! lol

Yes, will be the front one thats gone mate. Easy enough to replace though

I'm gonna enter hondasports Aerodeck! A stunning looking deck with a hella lot work and mods done to it. Link to project thread >>> CLICKY HERE

Sad times, she's come along a long way since you got her bud. Hopefully she'll stay in the club though, would love to see what happens with her next!

Let us know what they're like mate, and if you rate them. If they're good, we'll post them in our tried and tested section so folks know where to go for new driveshafts

lol tell me bout it! Can't get anything done!!!!

Yeah, they didn't come with leather door cards so most probably they were custom done at some point. The mgzs seats fit, but if I remember rightly you have to SWP the runners for you civic ones. Been a couple on here in the past have fitted the mgzsinterior. I do remember one member had a problem with the rear seat hinges and the bit that holds the backrest in the locked position, think they had to swap all that over too. Can be done though!

Looks amazing mate, really love this deck! Shame about the driveshaft, but seems to be a common fault on the MB6/MC2. Keep up the good work!

Ya daft bugger! lmao

It's been a long time since we first created the Honda Civic MA/MB/MC buyers guide, and with the cars now a lot older, there will probably be a lot more new problems to look out for. We started updating the buyers guide, like before, would like you to list anything you have found with your Civics that would be worth having on the guide. Our members helped create a great guide before, so we hope to have the same input again. For any faults you list, just add the one of the following categories to the start of your list. You can list more than one category in your post, just make sure the faults you list are in the right category. Once we have a good list going, we will add them to our buyers guide. BODYWORK:ENGINE:CHASSIS:ELECTRICS:INTERIOR:Thanks for your help guys!

The driveshafts seem to be a really weak spot on the Civic M's

Hi mate. I found the hekos to be quite a poor fit to be honest. Had both the hekos and the climairs on mine and the climairs fitted really snug, no clips needed at all. With the hekos, I feel the clips kinda get in the way, so could well be that's why the windows are now closing slowly. Remove the wind deflectors and see if that fixes it. If so, then get some strong double sided tape specific to fitting bosy kits etc, or a really strong sealant such as tiger seal and use a small amount of that to fit the deflectors. No clips needed then and will be a lot more secure than the original clips/double sided tape method.

Big congrats on the baba mate.............................hope the missus and the wee one are doing well (say hello from Gayle and me!)

Looking forward to seeing the new project!

Ooooooooh! Liking them!!!!! Look similar to the Cade's on DD. Nice dish to them too mate, will suit the accord perfectly!

Liking the sound of that! The executive is loaded with toys, so nice model to go for. Gonna Google them wheels, not seen them before!

And what's the plans for the accord? Similar to the MB or more subtle? Had a look at a few as I thought about getting one...........I love em but Gayle hates them

Keep threatening to chop in the TypeR and getting an mb6 again lol

Lmao.....couldn't keep up behind her in the twisties at Jedburgh though lmao. How much will you be selling yours for mate? You keeping all the mods on her or selling as standard? Should sell quickly methinks

Didn't think he'd sell her lol When I set up Ruby, I started around ten clicks and worked my way up. Think I finally settled on 17 front and 18 rear if I remember rightly (been a long time!). I did go up to around 7 clicks above that, but found it was too stiff for daily duties. Also found out that it was too easy to upset the balance of the car mid corner, and hitting a bump mid corner would throw her across the road! Had a couple of scary moments so thought f*ck that, too stiff! Lol wound it back gradually to the settings mentioned above and found the car was perfectly balanced through the bends, really fluid. Bumps mid bend didn't affect the handling, and she stuck to the corners perfect. I think stiffer is fine on a nice smooth track, but our roads are shit so a bit of travel in the shocks is necessary. With that set up, she pissed on a lot of great handling cars, Inc ep3's. Tell him to be very carefully bud! Lol Ruby don't like the taste of hedges!

Sad to see you're selling up, although you did mention it to me the last time I saw you mate. One sweet VTiS, hope it goes to a decent owner. And hope they join up here so we can follow the cars progress. Wonder if John will sell up Ruby soon???? lol

Yeah, probably the best way mate.

Can still get them from speed line mate, give them a call. Not cheap though, think I paid £30 just for one! Which is rediculus!

Simply wow! And that's why civic5 always recommends the MeisterR's to members looking for suspension for their MA/mb/mc civics.

The accelerator can be kinda heavy in some of the MB's and MC Civics, but wouldn't say they are overly heavy bud.