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Craig mate can you tell me how do you conected those wing mirrors? Did you conect the defog function? Thanks is advance

Installed new headlights i now i see much better, i recently had done some things to my trusty civic, changed all 4 shocks for kayaba, keeping stock, much better handling with the new shocks. Also instaled a rear tailgate spoiler, have new front brembo front brakes to put in, new drivers side window regultator and new control arm bushings, will post pics of the bushings has i never saw similar ones, i like them, its oem design, differently from the ones splitted in half that tend to squeak if you dont lube them frequently and get squashed easy. If anyone wants the part number for the bushings i will look for it. I appreciate your precious attencion...have fun. Ricardo Pires

Hello i have this rover 45 wing mirrors that have 2 black wires and one blue one brown and one gray. I already opened the mirror to see and inside the blue wire is divided into two and each one goes to diffetent parts of the mirror motor, atached to the gray in one side and atached to the brown on the other side, this inside the mirror if i make me understand. The thing is i want to know in my MB3 how i conect the wires for the mirror switch and how to make the heating element work. I see people saying my MB3 has heated mirrors, but i dont know, i will check next time if the mirror is warm, i have a button for the heating of the rear window, ut not one for the mirrors. Is there any post of anyone that made this happen? Also i have a problem with my rear window defogger, the button pushes in and lights up but doesnt hold conected, already changed the switch and is the same thing, if anyone can help i apreciate it. Thanks in advance, Ricardo Pires

Hi i just bought this same mirrors did you manage to make it work? I dont want to brake anything. Anyone knows how this mirrors retract? Thanks in advance.

Ok ill have that in mind cause i already changed one with rubber and got busted in no time and i dont like the look of it has less rubber than the one the car had originally. Removing is a pain thats for sure have to cut the sleeve out and put it back in after was even harder...cause i dont have a press but its doable. Are this ones you re telling about?

Kink my fri3nd do you know the part number for the front control arm /suspension bushing? I see you have pu ones, do they last?is the car too stiffer for daily drive? I am looking at these wich seem similar to oem, they have part number 51810SH3003, says 40mm diameter and 12mm i ner diameter unfortunetly doesn sau nothing about lenght.. Thanks mate

Ok just finished tje job thanks to kink43, all went smooth, just for refence i used a tool bought on ebay looks a clamp ill post pictures later. Just to everyone know this inner tie rod fits as a glove, only has to be 14x1.5 thread both sides. My honda is a 5 door MB3. Thanks once again kink, i think kinks photos should be has a diy tutorial. As promised here is the photo of the contraption used to remove the tie rod lol Nothing else now, Peace

hi soory to bother again wit this lol, but is there any torque specs for the inner tie rod?or is just tight enough with the red loctite? i am gonna do this today so just checking to be sure how to install it. thanks p.s i bouthg the tie rod from quinton hazzel brand, part number QR3614s.

Well done there mate, thanks for sharing! Adios! :)

Hi mates i installed the rear sway bar but i want to confirm how are the droplinks installed i show pictures of the bar installed but not sure if its done properly. Is it the flat side of the droplinks facing the front of the car? @dr_broon

Hi, maybe you can shave em a little bit?

Congrats mate your mods do look Smart, i like the work you have done so far you have good eye and even better "oily thumb"...i just made up this expression to call for a natural mechanich born from pure entusiasm. Love it, keep it coming mate.

The colour is mesmorasing... I think the colours for Many of these Cars are top notch... pearls and metallized are just beautiful. Nice rims and awsome job on the engine bay, the One pipe looks shiny i bet it takes lots of cursing and back pain to put them looking like that again lol. cheers

Hi folks, i painted my rims chamaleon mainly Cooper gold, but has some green too, i think the photos dont make them justice in person they really pop... Im in love with this color lol. Also carbon wraped the door interior Trim i think its looks ok. I painted the rims and hold myself from buying new ones has the Money might be need for something else more important, for instance the heater Core matrix...a bummer, lol.

if i was sure the rover ones worked that was more easy but i am not sure just eyeballing so i might have to forget it... wich is ok till the winter then will be urgent...mmmm mb il, try and solder it when i take it out, will see what i can arrange till then lol This is my bypass...as promissed might Sparkle someone criativity lol

hi do you ever seen the heater core matrix? i found this on ebay i believe its the same but im eyballing from mine that i only see partially but it looks the same form just want to ask for anyone who has seen one. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fits-1996-1998-Honda-Civic-Heater-Core-APDI-47694RC-1997-Heater-Core/292748067866?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20201210111314%26meid%3D49f80047781f4a1f9cd3085a71594b1d%26pid%3D101195%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dco%26sd%3D392401386386%26itm%3D292748067866%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv9PairwiseUnbiasedWeb%26brand%3DAPDI&_trksid=p2047675.c101195.m1851 i appreciate any help, i could try and fix mine when i remove it but for the massive work it is to install it i want to put a new one, and also i need the car so when its desmantled i want have transport to go anywhere to repair the core so...

Hi there, i made a bypass using the tubes from the car had to cut One just to put the valve functional.the pipe that comes from the side of the motor is connected to valve has normal and after the valve the tubes go directly to the back of the engine where the return from the heater Core was connected... The car functions has normal, There Will be no problems using this in the long Run? I dont see that pipe you show for bypass on mine... Thanks man allways helping... I Will post photos of my repair i made for you to see what i mean. Cheers

hi folks hi wanted to ask if anyone knows where can i buy the heater core for my mb3, i searched on ebay but unfortnetly i cant put mb models in vechile only appear americans ej ek, so immnot sure if they fit or not, and maybe there is somewhere in europe where i can order one new for under 50€ as seen on ebay for ej ek models. thanks im advance

I think its allways good to check for Passenger footwell and remove the sill to check if its wet on the underside of the carpet, cause as some of us know the heater Core in this cars tend to fail and if the puncture is small you only notice if the carpet is lifted and see if it looks wet. I find out i had litres of radiador fluid on the foam the carpet has on the back Hope this helps

Thanks a bunch dr broon for taking some time on making this photos...stellar ! On a side note, what shift knob is that mate? And your Trim looks like stealth... Is it water Paint transfer graphics?

thank god nothing happened to you, that is awfull, you can't have a break pff cheers pal

hi, i tried but seems its going to break before it pops, i tried to lift from the front of the boot shift trim, is this how it is done right? thanks

wow that was a eye opener... for sure. Are the tyres that much expensive from the 175x65r14? I dint know if our cars can have 205 but i read somewhere that from stock the vti had max. 195, height wise 55 probably will rub when i turn is that it? found also this ones from a mini clubman half the price of the rover ones, they look ok, tell me what you think works best visually if you might, and if this ones will fit asswell. i will be painting them chamaleon i have here some copper gold look spray cans, will see... thanks

hi dave, im looking for ones from a rover mg zr the ones on the photo not sure if they will look nice on the car but i am trying to find cheap and nice at the same time is not easy lol the specs for this are 6,5j x 16 ch , et 45.0 c sfi as shown in picture the tyres installed on the wheels are 205/55 i suppose i had to change them in order to make them legal, right? thanks

also some time ago i have changed the abs module myself cause it had a 52 error code and abs light on. I have never touched cars before my honda and i can say it was easy enough to do and i have done it all by my one, no helper, thats how i like if i can manage lol, i was proud of muself when it was over :) i might say I gotta say my car has learned me a lot since i bought it, i just love it...