Dave

She's going to be really quick once that new final drive is fitted! Looking forward to seeing the new wheels too, think she will really suit them Mae! Good job on the new roof moulding too, didnt think they were still available so good job on finding them. Love the attention to detail on this MB, awesome civic!

On a side note, I'm going to speak to Merrick at Meister R about their suspension for the fn2 want to find out if it will make the suspension softer, as this would make the car a lot more enjoyable to drive, and probably better handling too. Really stiff suspension doesn't necessarily mean better handling, especially on our roads. Will let you know what I find out

No probs mate. I'd recommend having a look on civinfo.co.UK I've been a member on there for years, really great site ( although it has recently been sold by its creator to a company that buys forums, but it hasn't changed thankfully. Just more adverts!), and is run pretty much the same as civic5. Great bunch of members, and its all about the 8th and 9th gen civics. The amount of info they have is amazing! I did have a look at the various typeR sites, but didn't really like them that much. Civinfo has everything you'll ever need to know about the fn2, and has great how to sections just like here. Have a look and tell em I sent ya! Lol I'm a paid member on there too, mainly because of the help and info I've had from there. Have a look before buying one mate, as there's a lot of things to look out for with the fn2's

lol She's looking mega clean John!!!! That reflection is amazing for a 98 car on her original paint eh! Ruby is one sexy lookin girl! Keep up the good work mate!

Bloody hell! Thats scary!

Be fair John, it wasnt Ali's fault he went to the wrong supplier for the cone. How was he to know the ones they sell on ice cream vans arent the right size! lmao

Looking forward to the pics!

Are funkypower really closing down??? I thought Faz and the guys were doing well, be a shame to loose them. As said, always been great to deal with. Was faz that helped me get the steering boss for my civic MA8, as nobody had really fitted a/m steering wheels to a civic m before. Faz researched and found out what fitted for me

The climairs a slightly lighter smoked tint mate, but yes, id say your making the right choice going for them. You getting the full set? The rears amuch much better than hekos, fit so much better.

lol, you know me Ali, I'm anal about my civics! If it's for a civic M, it has a place in my garage! lol Damn, had to be the front! John, if you dont want to go on Ebay, you can go to climairs own website @ http://www.climairuk.com/, or go to Team-heko @ http://www.e-heko.com/en/ .Having had both I'd deffo go for the climairs, just better quality and fit imo. But you'd need a full set as they're a slightly different level of smoked perspex compaired to Rubys Hekos.

lol you're right krzys, my sig and info needs updated! James, I've got an FN2 TypeR now mate! Alabaster silver with the optional Rage alloys. They are amazing power wise, gearboxes are really nice to use, and the ratios are spot on. You get brilliant accelaration, but she can also potter around town at 25-30mph in 6th! The gears are just such a perfect match for the engine! Handling on them is actually really good, so long as you fit top brand tyres. Put cheapies on and the FN2 will throw you into the first hedge it sees! Exterior wise, considering the oldest one was built in 2006 (christ has it been that long since that style of civic was launched!?), they still look fresh as hell! Actually think the 8th gen civic looks more up to date and sharper than the latest one! Interior is also better than in the latest one, looks much more futaristic. Love the interior! Day to day living?? Well, let me see. The only way that I can think to describe it is this. Its a marmite car, but a marmite with a difference. Normal marmite, you either love it or hate it. The FN2 marmite is different in that some days I love the car, other days I totally hate it! Here's the pros and cons! Pros: The exterior styling The interior styling Gear ratios Power Handling Levels of equipment is high! has all the toys! Cons: Normal driving, it's a bloody pig to live with! When driving from cold, makes you look like a learner driver! Kangaroos all over the place! Suspension, its what I can best describe as stupid hard! Really, living with it day to day can be a huge pain in the ass, so much so that some days I drive it I feel its actually a chore to drive! MPG! When I first bought her, Gayle and me done a long drive down to county Durham, and she got excellent mpg (think ti was around 355-360 miles to the tank. That was a mix of motorway, A roads, some gentle driving then a few times spent in vtec overtaking. She has never got that kinda mileage since, even if I driver like a granddad! Not sure if its just because winter time all the electrics are going? Build quality. In a word, it's effing crap! Don't get me wrong, the doors shut with a reasuring "thunk", the dashboard and interior plastics are top notch etc. But the standard 8th gen civics arent exactly well screwed together, so suffer various squeaks and rattles. Couple that with overly stiff suspension and the TypeR sounds as if every bloody thing that could come loose has come loose! The rattles are bad enough, but the effing squeaks!!! They take ages to find, and can be troublesome to cure. The fabric on the TypeR seats isnt very long lasting either. Yes the seats look amazing, and are really comfy and hold you in nicely, but they start to wear (especially the red centres fabric, which goes "bobbly" like a wooly hat or jumper does) really quickly. Pauls mums FN2 is a year older than mine and the seats are basically fecked! I've found out a lot on civinfo.co.uk about them and their problems, and how to try and sort them. I would think long and hard about buying the FN2 mate, they are good, but they are also bad! Would I buy one again?? Hmmm, really not sure.

pmsl @burbleboy , you're never gonna loose the Asbo nickname now mate, you know that! lmao

lmao cheeky tunt! ^^^^ lol Nice Beemer Roj, looks really clean for an N-plate mate. Never been afan of 3 spoke alloys, can remember their first outing during the 80's-90's..................I reckon they're as fashionable as Bros! (30 yr old and under? Ask ya Mum about Bros! lol ) Nice sent of the bbs rims or the M5 style ones would look immense on it bud. And as said above, she's already got the power so some nice VIP mods would look amazing.

Loving it! That looks superb John, something I'd always been meaning to get for her but never got around to it. Can't wait to hear what this sounds like mate, when you popping through for a cuppa? She's looking mint underneath too, not bad for an old 98 civic eh! Good job on doing the flange on the cat yourself too, looks pukka!

Both were officially named today. The driver (Abz) was due to get married in 2 months time, and the passenger (Ammar) just turned 21 on Thursday. Very sad. Drive safe peoples Updated news article here

According to the site https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/, she's still taxed mate, and motd until July (same as Ruby funnily enough!). This is good news meaning she's still on the go mate.

Hi james! Good to see ya back mate! I'm not too sure if she is still around mate, can't remember seeing her pop back up in the forum Theres been a hella lot of the good vti/vtis's getting broken for spares in the last year, mainly just for the engine conversions. Try a dvla tax check see when the last time she was taxed. Be good if you could get her back man! This story seems to sound familiar..................lol I bought Ruby back after 3 months without her! She's gone now, but is still in the forum and gettin well looked after by her new owner John.

Cheers guys! John, got them from a member on her mate. Just search ebay for them though, type in team heko wind deflectors honda civic rover 400 and they should come up. You can buy them in pairs too which will save the cost a bit. is it a front or rear that got damaged? If its rear, I have spares!

Yeah the driver is a member on civic life. He has an EJ9, not sure if the mb6 was his or not, no mention of it on CL. Looks to have been a really big impact, and with the other car being a mitsubishi shogun, they didnt really stand a chance. R.I.P.

God that looks bad. Really hope it isnt anyone from here, although still feel sorry for those injured and the two that died. Deffo looks like a VTiS from the pic. Sad times

Or try our breakers Adam (RHD) or Naz (10000RPM/Speed Equip Auto Centre) as they may have good used ones in stock mate.

Eh? I'm still seeing it mate?? http://civic5.com/forum/page/home.html You may have to refresh the page once it loads as your browser will probably be still trying to use the previously stored cache. The pic of your car should be in the middle top of the page, with a video underneath and then Toms cotm collage below that.

Is the engine management light coming on mate? I gather engine is turning over fine, just wont actually start? When it went, did it drive perfect before hand and then suddenly just die? How long before you got it started, and then how long before it went the second time? If you have the engine management light on, I'd suggest the ignitor in the dizzy has gone. Only way to repair is either a new one (£300 from Honda) or a replacement used dizzy. DON'T buy an ignitor other than a genuine Honda one, as I found out the hard way! Pattern ones may be cheaper, but they last a week if your lucky, then you have forked out £125 for nothing! lol I had to get the genuine Honda one after two failed after market ones, so all in a costly repair! If it is that thats wrong, then best bet is probably to see our trade breakers for a replacement one or a replacement dizzy Hopefully, it isnt that thats gone!

Car of the year now added to our home page. Click on the "our pages" button in the main menu and select "Home page" I'm going to create an actual dedicated page for all our car of the year winners too.

@Chandler Got it downloaded to my laptop mate, will get onto it asap.