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  1. Dave
    Have to say even though it's good that Honda have gone back to having a civic estate/aerodeck (why tourer????) I must admit I'm deffo no fan of that! If they had based it on the previous style (same as my sexy lexy) then I think it would have looked a whole lot nicer. I had the new civic as a courtesy car for 7 weeks while Lexy was in getting stuff done, and I hated it! It was a five door, and from most angles the car looked horrendeous! Them big stupid sticky out rear lights, the pointless over bulged arches, the front, in fact the whole car was ugly! And that interior may look ok, but believe me, after having that one for so long, I still couldnt find half the bloody controls! Awful instrument layout, awful layout of the controls too. The original FN1/FN2 are a far better design. Honda fooked up big time when they updated it to the current model. The dash just looks like any other offering from the likes of renault/vauxhall etc, with a bit stuck on top for the speedo. Just my humble opinion lol I'd take an original civic aerodeck over the new one any day! Old skool rules! lmao. Good find though mate!
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    Good job on the engine bay mate! Looks stunning! Really nice looking mb6 this, and nice low miles too. Tell Shellie to get busy with more pics lol
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    Those should have been fitted from standard, they look amazing mate. Really freshens up the front end. It kinda reminds me of the evo 6, with the big dominating foglamps! Loving this!!
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    Haha! Quality!!
  5. Dave

    Green membership

    Dave replied to simpo's topic in Chat Lounge

    lol, its not green mate, its dark grey! lmao. That's the standard board colour for standard members y'see. Traders are orange if i remember rightly. Not sure how the colours all work on the mobile theme tbh, never really checked if the names are the same as on the full version.
  6. Dave
    Retro cool!!! Welcome back mate, good to see you back in a Honda! Thats a mega sweet find, looks all original too! Looking forward to see where you go with this, bags of potential there! 8-)
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    Yeah, I'd say these are the ultimate set up for the M's! A lot of thought has gone into the design of them, and it's so good to drive I've actually used her to go to work the last two days on the trot! lol Gave Lexy a break! A few more pics of how she looks now
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    Ok, all fitted, and tested! Honestly wasn't sure how she would be with the coilovers on. Expected them to be maybe too stiff and uncomfortable............................but wholly crap!!! They have 32 settings for ride (1 to 32, 32 being the stiffest) and we have so far set the fronts on 20 and the rears on 18. The ride is totally unexpected!!! Comfy as hell, even on bumpy roads! I'd even go as far to say they are possibly the same comfort (or possibly more) than the stock mb6 suspension! But handling??? I'm absolutely amazed, could swear she is on rails! And not really played much with the set up yet, but she is so planted in corners she had me and Rob giggling like a couple of school kids on the test drive! Just sooooo much fun to drive! Gone is the understeer, and at worst all you get if you really try and push it is slight oversteer! It really is fun to drive now, and wish I'd gone for them earlier! We've droped her around an inch on the front, not quite as much at the rear, but she may well be going a wee bit lower yet. Can't recomend Meister R enough, amazing bit of kit, and top quality too! Got a wee pic, but will post more when I got time
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    Hi mate.Going by this thread >>> Rear speakers I quoted the size at 13cm (and stated "if i remembered correctly") which equates to 5in approx. The post quoting them as 4in was posted after me, and I wasn't aware it was there, so apologies for the misleading info bud. I'll remove that post from the thread right now so it keeps the info up to date and accurate in the forum
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    lol nope indeed not! Another update on Ruby, this time a biggy!!!! Been working on her latest mod, the suspension! Wee teaser pic to keep you all interested!! She'll be wearing her new suspension for the meet, so will be sporting a new look to how she normally looks! All the other components in the pic will be getting blasted then powdercoated/anodized/painted once my garage is built! Massive thanks to Rob (Kyekye09) for his hard work in getting this kit fitted, couldn't have done it without him! And thanks to his mrs Louise for the constant supply of coffee!! Was totally p*ssing down with rain during the fitting of the new stuff, so the coffee kept us going. Our breeks were soaked through!!! lmao Doing the rear suspension today!
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    lol I'm so pleased that she's almost back to full health!! been a journey!
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    Mate just ignore them! Unless it's "pure jdm bud" or part of the stance brigade, and has the following letters in it ( eg, ef, ek, ej, em, ep, fn) they aint interested. TBH, not all are like that on there, there are some decent members. Just you always seem to get a wee clique that jump on the y0 bandwagon! They is haters, and they aint all that! They don't know individuality, only sheep. They follow a trend, rather than be the creator of a trend.
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    Excellent choice of wheel mate, the M's really suit them! Thats looking nice n low!
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    And she failed Not! She flew through her MOT! My faith is restored! Ruby is 99% back to her former glory woop woop! Only thing they noticed was the emissions were a bit higher this time around, so not sure whats causing that. Maybe the lamba sensor? EGR valve? Still within the limits a but a significant difference compared to last year. Still, I is a happy bunny!!! Also got a couple of new toys today, one for meets and the other is an upgrade for Dawns deck!
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    Up at RJM Performance just now, waiting on Ruby coming out from her mot, and inspection. Fingers crossed!
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    Ohhhhhhh my head hurts! Lma Soz tom. I is easily confused lol
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    That's a tidy wee usb mate! I went and bought one for Ruby the other day, only bought it because it was metallic red. It's quite small compared to most, but nowhere near that small! I want one!!
  18. Dave
    Really like this MB3, looks really sweet mate. Some very nice mods you've done to it, and mega clean too!
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    lol tell me about it mate! All I can say is this...If anyone is thinking about selling their M, make sure you deffinately want to sell, 110%. And if it's a car you really care about, then be very wary who you sell it to! It's a mistake I'll never be making again! You on about the Pioneer Dave? I've only just started to find my way around it, but can say this...............the sound quality is superb! So many different ways to adjust the sound/frequency on it, it's easy to get it sounding nice. I'm only running standard speakers, and the sound is bang on! The DAB works nicely too, as does the USB. And the display is well cool, infinate colour combinations! Not sure which standard unit you mean for comparison mate? Ruby had the oem Pioneer tape/radio in her when I bought her, and she's since had JVC, Pioneer CD/mp3 (still got this one in the shed!), Alpine (loved that one, but the tosser who bought her removed it) and finally this new Pioneer! If you can get it for that price, go for it mate! Cost me a lot more than that!! I'm thinking about getting the same unit for Dawns Deck
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    Nice one mate!
  21. Dave

    FN2 TypeR

    Dave replied to Dave's topic in Chat Lounge

    Yeah, they don't feel as quick, but think it's down to the way the vtec works on them. It's really smooth power delivery, which is nice, but you tend not to notice just how bloody fast you're actually going! lol FD2 I would looooooove! stunning looking car!
  22. Dave
    See now that is totally cool!
  23. Dave
    Red Bull gives you wings!!!! They look immense mate, first time I've seen them on an M. Very different, and very cool! Just scrolled back a page and saw your new rear lights too! The whole car looks spot on mate, and that claybar session has made her a top all round mb6! Just went to the top of my favourite MB's list!! Loving it bud!
  24. Dave
    I love gadgets!!! One of my weaknesses! lol This one still has a cd player in it, but that wont be used very much now. Just went and bought a memory stick for her too, and it's metallic red! so matches Ruby perfectly! All in the details! Yeah mate, I got him totally wrong the day I sold her to him. Total dipstick when it comes to car "modding" , everything either cheap or a botch. But yeah, I'll deffo have her back to her old self soon. Almost there now!! And got the MeisterR's to go one tooo mmmmmmmmmmmmm. Ruby gonna be mighty sexy!
  25. Dave
    thanks for the offer mate, but it was the later style VTiS one that was in her when I sold her. That's the one he threw in the bin. Still a bloody good gear knob! I took the alloy VTiS one out before I sold her, thank feck! So, been out there cooking in the heat, putting her all back together again. Managed to finally get the new radio wiring loom all fitted, so her wiring is all as it should be now. I'd just done a temp fix before to make it safe. What else? Oh yeah, the DAB ariel is fitted, and all cabling nicely routed and hidden, so she now has full DAB head unit. Lovely! Here's a couple of pics of her back to her former glory, dash all fixed! All pucka, and the alloy VTiS gearknob in place of the "ripwank" one! And a close up of the new bit all fitted, and the switches now sitting in there without falling through! The two middle ones are mega rare, and will give a clue to future plans for Ruby! As you'll probably see in the photos, the interior is boggin'! There is loads of crap on the floor, and tones of plastic filings where he wrecked the old heater control panel. So, spent around an hour hoovering her out, and cleaning her inside. Now she looks mint!! Also did Dawns deck too, so she looks amazing inside now, especially since I fitted Dawns brand new mats too. Just the glass to clean on Ruby and that's the interior done.......or so I thought! How much damage can one guy do to a car in such a short time?? A lot it would seem. When I was in the back hoovering it, noticed that the leather on both front seat backrests. It looks like he must have had the kids in the back, and they've been sitting kicking the shit out of the back of the front seats, which has burst the covering! Fecking raging!! I think I might be able to repair it in situe, just hope I done have to remove the leather from the seat to do it, as that's a mare of a job. Can't believe this! She's been used and a bused, and the backs been used as a effing playground!......The restoration continues
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