Dave

Hate when tossers do that to your car mate. The electric mirrors from any mb/mc civic will fit straight on, all have the same wiring connectors. Hope this helps.

Nice! Vtis kit on it too!

Looking sweet on those rims mate!

Jesse! Quiet this month! With all these new members joining I thought this would be a lot busier. C'mon folks, if you joined the club recently put you car forward for the competition! Can be standard/modified, all welcome! Let's see your civic M!

If the car is left for say a couple of days how does it feel trying to select reverse? Difference in how it works when cold compared to warm/hot might indicate the oil needs changed as said above. Think though that the fact it has went in easier today without anything being done to the car suggests it more than likely is just needing bled. Could be any trapped air in the system has moved a bit making it easier to engage. So bleeding clutch, checking/changing oil along with checking the linkage/adjusting the linkage will I think solve the problems mate. Know if the linkage is even fractionally out it makes gear selection difficult. If the above doesn't cure it, then possible thrust bearing (although our would hear noise from that).

Does look pretty severe mate. However, the mb6's are getting harder to find now (for a decent one anyways) so if it's coming in around the £300/£400 mark then I'd deffo have it repaired. If the other side is the same though, that may be a game changer. If you can, get the car on a ramp and give it a good look over to see if rust has got hold anywhere else. New sills are available as are wheel arch repair sections (as said above look for Rover repair panels). Not sure if the actual doorstep panel is still available but a good welder can soon weld that up back into shape. Will need inner sill repaired, rear inner wing repaired, new sill and door step section repaired. Then treated so any remaining rust is cured, and painted.

Does that mean I get another go? For comparison reasons of course! lol

Mine had 13.000 miles on it when I bought it (was a 2011 model) and was at 23.000 when I sold it a year later for the TypeR. Looking back, was a really dumb thing to do as the typeR was older (2008) and had I think 42.000 miles on it. Not my best idea but head was in a bad place back then and needed a distraction (big distraction! lol)

Wow how she has changed! Lol I love seeing photos of DD and ruby when we first got them. All BOGO standard but mint! Still got DD'S original suspension and 14 inch alloys (god they look tiny!) Incase I want to put her back to OEM.

Sounds good mate! Yeah, ex is well specced, seats are heated too if I remember correctly. The TypeS has same spec only the seats are half suede/alcantara or whatever they call it nowadays. Funnily enough, FB flagged up a memory today.... apparently 5years since I bought my typeS! Ex will have the dual climate control too which was nice. I bought a lot of stuff from civinfo from members for mine. Great bunch over there, I still visit the site even now. It's like here, crammed with info on them. See now I'm looking at fn's on auto trader again! You're a bad influence! Gayle will not be pleased! Lmao

Ok, the Fk/fn's. On the whole, cracking cars mate. Drive really nice, loads of kit as standard, really comfy (well, not so much in the fn2 obviously lol) and nothing else on the road looks like them. Even now, I think the 8th gen looks more modern than the current civic. Fuel wise, even my 1.8 typeS was good mpg wise, think I averaged around 40mpg with mixed driving. Got more on a run. 1.8 has the R1.8 engine. Not a lot available bolt on wise for tuning for the r series. TypeR drank fuel big time. Worst I had was dipping below 200miles to a full tank! That was looning around though, mostly VTEC everywhere. Driving like miss daisy, it got around 280 to a tank, which is pretty crap. It did manage 350 to a tank ONCE when I first got it, on a long run down to county Durham. But after that, even on long runs taking it easy, it would only manage between 280-300. The typeS suspension wise, was stiff but still comfortable. Only really rough roads made it feel a bit too stiff, but otherwise a nice balance. TypeR was stupid stiff! Got to the point any journey became a chore! Still, gotta love that power! Things to watch for on all fk/fn civics: Rust on roof along top of windscreen. (Design fault of honda, they made the rubber seal too stiff so as the car flexes (which they do they chassis is stiff) the rubber cuts through the paint then that's like hell. Front suspension top mounts. There's a bush in them that's prone to wear (usually nearside). Check rear seat belts to see if they are wet. The roof drain Chanel on the roof has a seal/bonding underneath even the plastic trim around the bolts that come through from inside to outside that hold the trim on. The bond/seal breaks down, allowing water inside the rear Camera pillar and rear quarter panel. Left untreated, it will buggers the rear seat belt on the affected side, and the quarter panel/ inner will will eventually rot. Front drop links to on them, but kinda rank them as service items anyways. If it has panoramic roof, check for leaks and also rust where rubber seal meets the metal roof. Bonnet/front bumper paint. The paint on them is woefully thin, and also soft. It's that crap water based stuff, and chips easy. Due to the shape of the front, the bonnet can become a mess in no time even with careful driving. Niggles: even small things like changing the headlight bulbs is a fiddly and pain in the ass job to do. Like most cars of that age, there's naff all room in the engine bay to work on them. If you get a typeR, even a simple job like changing the spark plugs/coil packs means stripping off the bulkhead panel around the windscreen wipers.Also, what you'd think was a simple job like swapping the rear centre light panel to a typeR one isn't straightforward! The wiring for the lights is different so you end up with no rear fog light (an not fail!) So you have to change all rear lights if swapping to typeR style. Rear calipers have the screw type pistons, prone to seazing if the calipers bind a little and are not fixed asap. Check for crunches changing Ito 2nd and 3rd gear at high revs. Synchros are another known weak spot. Dash plastics, although good quality are easily scratched. No rear wiper/crap rear vision outfit them. Didn't bother me at first but even trying to make out what that car is following you behind is a nightmare. Started to buy me after a while. Another downside is price. For a nice condition, low miles one you'll pay a lot. Faults aside though, if you're going for the 5 door or any 3 door non typeR, I'd highly recommend them. I loved my TypeS. It handled the same as my typeR, but was way more comfortable for every day use. Loved the way it drove, the fuel economy, decent power on the road, and loved the way they look. I regret ever selling that FN1 and wish I'd kept it. If I do ever buy a newish honda again (won't go above an 8th gen tho as honda ruined it with the 9th gen), it'll be another TypeS. Hope this helps mate. Oh and for even more info, check out civinfo.com Amazing site, bit like Civic5 . Tell em I sent you! Lol

I'll let you know the ins and outs tonight mate, as im at work just now and boss is watching! lol

yeah, T5's for the speedo etc, but there are smaller ones there too that'll need changing. Not sure on the type, but think I've got some in the garage somewhere so will have a look at the weekend as i'm fixing a car then. Will let you know mate. (pm me on sunday if I haven't replied as my memory aint what it used to be lmao! #getting-old-sucks.com!)

That looks fun!

Well thats not very friendly, its only a short trip! Think your just being anti social or sumfin lmao Good to see it back on its wheels mate. Bet you cant wait to get your hands on that engine, looks sweet!

Wow, totally freshens the front right up! Amazing the difference it makes mate. Bobs got new eyes and a new nose!

Now thats clean! Looks sweet mate, nice MB!

Nice rare part those stainless trims Mae. Got them on DD too, took ages to find a set even years ago so nice job finding those now!

What's broke?

No probs mate, tis what we're all about here

is that hearing aid?

that's a man with many toys! lol

Aww, you shouldn't have..........What ya got me? lol

Some well needed tlc on DD Including brand new front brake calipers, service and general health check. Also need to do something about the snapped rocker cover bolt (needs drilling out of the head so going to find somewhere that can do that). Hopefully finally get at least the front end resprayed (would love a full respray but can't fund that right now). Might even do the front end paint myself if I can get the garage cleaned out and new hoses etc for my compressor. In other news, possibly looking to buy a future classic to keep DD company in the garage! Shortlist so far is a mk1 Mazda MX5. Oh, and decorating house (inside this time as we did all the exterior last year, painted whole house and gutters/pipes etc!) Best bit this year though is holiday time.................off to Greece again (Crete this time)! Can't wait!