Dave

Wee update on Dawns deck. Dawn had always wanted deep dished rims on her deck, with a kinda multispoke design. Towards the end of last year, when she was home from hospital, she arranged to buy a nice set of Cades from Rob (kyekye09). Well, a little later than planned, she's finally got them! Big thanks to Rob and his Mrs Louise for holding on to these for us for so long, appreciate it mate. Went and got them all fitted today, and loving the look! I know most members will say "needs lowered", but that was the one thing Dawn never ever wanted to do to her deck. For practical reasons, and also for the fact she just didnt fancy lowered cars! So she'll be staying on the standard suspension set up, just as Dawn intended. Dawn just got new springs fitted last year too, so would be a shame to swap them out. Anyways, will let the photos do the talking! Got a few more goodies coming for her too, that Dawn always wanted for the deck! Also getting blue anodized wheel nuts from Rob when he finds them, which will set the wheels off nicely. Just wish Dawn had still been here to see them on the car, but know she's watching and will be loving it's shiney new boots! Love you babe x x x

Tidy looking deck mate. Not see this one around, but recognise the block of flats in the background of the first photo. I'm through your area quite a bit visiting a mate (bladerider929 on here) so will watch out for ya! Liking the wheels, not seen them on the deck before

lmao at the john major spitting image! Yeah, I hate the newer version, looks total crap. No idea whats with the huge lights at the rear, or the daft wee bits of plastic stuck to the rear quarters! And theyve changed the interior/dash, and it looks bloody pants!

Well, thought I better make a start on Ruby (my old MB6) replacement. I actually bought this without really looking for one of these! Was originally looking for an EP2, but fell across this on the local Honda dealerships forecourt!...... Lexy! She's a 2011 Honda Civic Type S-GT, in milano red. Test drive over, I was hooked! Really nice car to drive, so quiet and comfy! Obviously not gonna be as fast as Ruby, but with 138bhp (I think) she's no slouch either. Fuel economy is bloody amazing! Being the GT model, the spec is cool too. Full glass panoramic roof with electric blinds front/rear. Cruise control. Dual climate control. Air con. Air conned glovebox. tidy head unit with full iPod control. USB socket. Sports seats (half cloth/suede) alloy pedals air bags chuffing everywhere! I'll get some more pics up when I get time. I like cars with an interesting history, and she's no exception. 1 previous owner, Honda Swindon! Shes a factory lass! lol And typical me, I had the first mod (even though I said I wouldn't be modding her) done before she even left the showroom! Got the rear spoiler bought from and fitted by Honda before I picked her up! Also got a few more goodies bought for her, but will keep them under wraps until fitted. Sadly, I've only owned her for about 3 weeks, and haven't even seen her for over a week now! She's currently back at Honda, because I found a few flaws with her paintwork that I wasn't happy about. And you know how fussy I am about my cars! So she's in their bodyshop. They are now awaiting someone from Honda Swindon to come up and inspect the paint, because being a Honda approved car she should be perfect. The fact she's had some paintwork attention (that in my opinion was poorly done) they are actually carrying out an investigation into why this has happened. The dealership had no idea, and it wasn't noted anywhere (except to say Honda had had some stone chip damage repaired before she was sent up here for sale) so they now want to know why their own bodyshop have carried out a substandard refinishing job! Pee's me off, because I would prefer them to just bloody fix it and let me be on my way, and them to carry out investigations in their own time, not mine! Still, they gave me a brand new civic to kick about in till she's back. And I hate it. It's gutless, it looks like a turd, and I hate driving it! Honda have ruined the FN with the new facelifted one. It's ugly, and the interior sucks! Can't wait to get Lexy back!

pmsl! I was actually looking at EP2's! Then saw Lexy and that was it. On saying that, havent seen Lexy for over a week now. She's back in Honda, regarding a few flaws I found in the paintwork. Pees me off tooling about in a new honda civic 5 door, aint quite the same as the 5 door civics I know! And actusally regretting selling Ruby! Bloody knew I would!

Very true mate. Missing her like you wouldn't believe!! Glad she's gone to Mike though, as he's in love with her just as much as I was!

Hard one to relocate bud. You could possibly move it to somewhere else, but as said, you'll lose the steering lock (insurance probs won't be very happy as its even easier to steal) and you'll need to extend all the wiring. It can be done, but at a cost.

Project closed Ruby now gone to live with her new owner (but check the project threads to follow her new life! She's staying in civic5!)

It's a doddle mate! Let us know how you get on

Not sure if it would break any copyright of the site here but if i had permission i'd gladly sell them haha Hi Alex The team brought it to my attention about the stickers but I've been a bit busy lately, so been late to reply. I'm still away from here at the moment, and only popping on when i can due to recent circumstances (ie: my wife passing away) To be honest mate, as Davemb2 said in his reply, I don't think it would benefit the club for you to make the stickers to sell to members (thanks for the offer though!). We paid a lot to get the club stickers made from top quality laser cut vinyl, in the official Civic5 logo. As the logo and name are both copyright protected, I would prefer it if you didn't get stickers made up to sell mate. The stickers we provide are also part of the membership scheme packs, so it would also affect the amount of members we would have actually joining the club scheme. We rely on the funds to pay for the server and for other civic5 products (keyrings etc, again part of the packs) so to say ok to this would be like cutting off funds to run the club. We're will be changing over to a dedicated server of our own soon which is going to be a lot more expensive for us each month than what we're currently on, which will mean me forking out from my own account as what we already get in membership fees. So sorry if it seems a bit harsh bud, but you can see our problem. So I'm afraid it has to be a no on the Civic5 stickers mate. If folk wish to purchase other stickers (like the honda dreams one etc etc or custom ones they want, then they can PM you. We don't have an issue with that, and think you'll be pretty busy with requests! Just as long as it isn't the civic5 ones mate. Hope that seems fair? Enjoy the site mate PS: To members still waiting on their stickers, can you send me a PM so I can get them sent out to you asap. I've really got behind with the last batch of memberships we had, so apologies for the wait guys!

LoL tell me about it!! Just starting to get used to them now, but god knows what will happen when I drive Ruby again!!! lol Got her for £11,700 mate. A lot of cash, but a hella lot of car for the money. Plus dealers prices are usually a bit more too, but didn't fancy going the private route for something that cost that much. Believe it or not, the dealerships mark up on it was less that £500 with the deal i got

lmao.........you know what he'll be saying next eh!

Thanks mate. Yeah will be so sad to see her go, and know I'll miss her too, but like you say, I need a change. Loving driving this, as the interior is a nice place to be, and parked it up next to bladrider929's mums FN2 Type R (same colour as Lexy) and was hard to tell which was which! So got the looks to go with the comfort too

Ok, the time has come to reveal my MB6 (aka Ruby) replacement.............. Ladieeez and gents..........I give you.........Sexy Lexy! She's a 2011 Honda Civic Type S GT 1.8 iVTEC. being the GT spec, she has climate control, full panoramic sunroof with electric blinds, 1.8 engine with 6 speed box (when I remember it actually has 6 cogs!) and has similar 0-60 times as ruby, though obv less top end (still enough to get a hefty ban mind! ) She also has the half suede sports seats, which are mega supportive and hella comfy , nice stereo with USB (and full iPod control) line in etc, ABS, Traction control (switchable), auto lights, auto wipers etc etc etc.. Being the GT spec she also has Cruise control and a few other bits n bobs. As you know , I love oem stuff, and this car has an interesting history (even for one so young!) She has one owner from new, which was......HONDA UK, SWINDON! She was a demo, and was owned by Honda factory. I was looking for a deck vti, but only found one with the condition/mileage I was looking for, and it was sold when I phoned! So, looking for other options (car had to have a lower boot opening similar to the deck, as Bailey, our black lab is getting old now and struggles to jump up and into the boot of Ruby now) I was a bit stumped! Thought about an S2000, but he'd have to sit on the seat. Not good for him in an emergency stop, even with a dog harness fitted, and not good for the seats, even with a cover on (hate any kind of seat covers!) . Plus the main downside is his breath! It honks! So didn't fancy being so close to him while driving lol We then looked at maybe an EP2. Couldnt justify an EP3, for the high insurance/running costs for the very marginal gain over the MB6, so though EP2 might be a good option. Bugger all performance, but good mpg and insurance/tax etc. Went to see one tucked away at the honda dealership, but it was a dog! Had been boy racered to the limits, with limo tins back windows, big black vinyl stripe down the sides, and just looked plain rough! No price on it and didnt even ask! The went looking round the forecourt, seeing as we were there. Loved the look of the FN Civics, as did Dawn, but only liked them in the red or white. Sooo, spotted this, with no real intention of driving it, had a test drive (which changed my mind about buying it!) and done the deal! The boot load sill is nice and low, so Bailey will have no probs getting in, which was the main thing. And with it being in the red (I know, it will fade if not kept on top of, which means mine wont fade! lol ) I know Dawn would have loved it. It's been bough with some of the money Dawn left me, so her Christmas/birthday pressy to me (for the next 20 years or so!) I know it's not everyones cup of tea, but looking at the specs, for me it made sense...... Engine: 1.8 iVtec (so same size as I Ruby) Power: 140bhp (down from what Ruby has) 0-60mph: approx 8.9 seconds (similar to Ruby 8.3 seconds ) Top speed: 127mph (still get a big ban!!) (down slightly on Ruby 138mph) MPG: worst= 32.1mpg (Ruby 25mpg) best= 51.4mpg (Ruby 38.2mpg, which I've never had yet!!!) Road tax: £170 for year (Ruby £220 for year) insurance: £330 for year (Ruby £389 for year) Safety: NCAP 5 Star. (Ruby.....erm two airbags and side impact beams) No rust to worry about for a long time, and no mot till next year. For me, money wise, it was a no brainer. I still love Ruby though, so gonna be really hard to let her go. Been all over the UK in her to meets/events with Dawn, and had so much fun in her. Just hope the new owner takes good care of her once she sells. Will be starting a new project thread soon, with better pics etc. Plans? Who knows. Got a few ideas in mind, but will be taking my time with it. That said, I did the first mod before she left the showroom! Had to have a boot spoiler, so got them to order one in special for her. My friendly parts guy did a good discount on it too! So she was modded ready for me picking her up lol

pmsl hahahah! caught bonnie! Here, he looks like a tall guy in that car! Maybe he should stay with it! haha!

Yeah,because shes so low you might find it goes through wheel bearings quicker due to the extra load placed on them. It could also be the thin metal clips that hold the brake pads in place, as I had that before and just took the pads/caliper apart then rebuilt them and all was fine. Is the metal to metal noise quite high pitched sound, or a dull low sound? If its high pitched, check the caliper as mentioned, and also the state of the pads while you're there. You can often get this if the pads are really worn, as the piston tends to lose contact with them when you're not braking , so there can be a little play left at the pads and they knock about. So might be worth putting new pads in while you're there

Hahaha! I struggled to keep this quiet after we spoke on the fone last night mate, was totally amazed when you told me! Totally epic MB2 man!! The mods/custom stuff you had to do to get it all working is immense mate, and the finished product is wicked with stunning attention to detail! Love it mate!

Ok guys, we're at the edch now, and have just presented them with the cheque. They have done photos, and will be sending out a letter which i will scan and send to all who donated. Yhey were thrilled wothe the donatipn, amd i know this would be exactly what Dawn wanted. Again, very greatfull to you all, and very humbled too.

Wow!!! I'm gobsmacked!! She looks mighty pretty underneath! loving the attention to detail mate, wouldnt expect anything less from you. The powder coated suspension parts is awsome, along with the colour coding of the brake lines etc. Bloody epic!!! Looking forward to the next installment!

Just an update on this. I've been struggling to find time to go in with the cheque, so it's still here in the house. I'm gonna try and make it down there tomorrow, and want to see if they'll maybe let us do a wee photo handing it over (with a wee thing saying from civic5 and Dawn) so will keep you all posted as to how it goes. Further update!: Just spoke to the staff at the Edinburgh dog and cat home, and they're really happy that you all raised so much for them. Had a good chat with them, and they remember Dawn always going in when there was an open day, or to hand in leads/toys/beds etc for the dogs. They said we can get the photo no probs, and Dawn will get her name on a plaque above one of the kennels too, with a wee message on it. These usually stay up for a year, but if I donate every year (think it was £75 she said) then the plaque will remain in place for Dawn, so I'll cover that each year. Dawn would be so proud of you all for raising the donation for her, and would be thrilled to be helping one of her favourite places. So I'd like to thank you all again from Dawn and I for this, really does mean a lot to us both. I'm going in tomorrow to get things rolling

Been looking forward to this Dave! Trinity D deserves a project thread all of her own! More pics req,,,,,,,,,c'mon get yer finger out lad!

Stunning job on the bumper mate, fair play to ya! First one I've seen smoothed like that, looks good!

lol don't worry James, she'll be spotless when she goes into the garage. need it clean for the underseal all going on.

Thanks for all the comments guys. Yeah, I know it's what Dawn would want, so it's going to be one pampered aerodeck that's for sure. As for Japfest (or other shows) that's deffo on the cards. Both Dawns deck and Ruby will be putting in an appearance at the shows at some point. Either Jim or Paul will be driving Ruby to the shows/meets, and I'll drive the deck. It's the only time she'll be out though, appart from the odd wee drive at the weekend to keep everything free'd up on her. Won't be going out in the rain or snow ever again though, and will be glad when I get the garage built for her to go in. Once the garage is up, she'll be going on stands to get the whole underneath painted with fresh underseal, and a lot of attention to the paintwork (clayed, cleaned,polished and waxed) so it looks tops until her respray. (might need to take James up on his offer lol) Just know Dawn will be up there smiling at the plans for her car.

Hi guys. I received the cheque from Dave and Sarah, and will be arranging for the hand over to the staff at Edinburgh Cat and Dog Home asap. I'll try and get some kind of Civic5 thing made up and see if we can get/are allowed to get a photo of the staff accepting the donation. Dawn would be so happy that you all contributed to this fantastic amount, I don't think she ever realized just how special and well thought of she was. Many many thanks to all who donated, and to Dave and Sarah for setting it up. It really has meant a lot to me (and I know it would to Dawn too) that we have such caring, genuine friends in civic5. It really is so much more than "just another forum", it really feels like a family in here. Thank you all so much x