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I think they all fit. Got to remember it is only a 2mm difference between the MB6 and MG 180 bars, will feel the difference but you’ll save money and feel the difference just with new droplinks and bushes I’m only saying be wary because I recently bought an MG rear ARB, not even the 20mm one, just the 18mm, and it is rusted to s**t, can’t even remove brackets or droplinks, every bolt coated with thick rust, so I’m having to put in loads of effort trying to get it cleaned up and close to just giving up tbh! What I’m saying is be careful because they’re quite expensive now.
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Headliner Issues,Starting to come down like a tent
AJCivic replied to RamzV77ECG's topic in Interior
Yeah this started happening to mine a while back as well, no idea how to go about taking it out and gluing back on, sounds a big job. -
Lovely colour on that MB mate and really really rare as well - Look after it! Only seen 4/5 white ones across the forum and Facebook groups. As for what fits, most suspension and chassis parts from Rover 45’s and MG ZS’ fit, uses most of the same parts, basically the same car. EG Civics and DC2 Integra stuff fits. Strut bars for example bolt right on it or you can get second hand original ones, they all fit the same but you’ll need to drill holes etc for an original to fit. The VTI (MB6) has a front lip/splitter which makes the front end look a LOT better, you can probably get hold of one of those easy but you’ll have to get it painted, will probably never find a white colour matched one! The VTIS has a full bodykit of bigger front lip, side skirts and rear lip, and is a lot harder to find. MGZS 180/Mk1 skirts fit as well. You already have the boot spoiler because yours is a 1.5 sport. I heard the MB6/VTI has a slightly bigger one but never seen proof of that. Integra Type R (DC2) and Accord Type R spoilers are a lot bigger and they bolt straight on (with extra holes drilled), and any spoiler from a hatchback Rover or MG will fit. Hope that helped a bit, I’ve only just learned all that stuff over the last couple years!
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So a bit of an update after a really busy (and expensive!) week. After finding out I needed some welding on the sills on Monday I had it in on Wednesday with a guy who the garage I use for MOT’s were raving about. He spent most of the day on it and did a bloody good job, not expensive either. Whole jacking point on the offside rear was rotten so lower sill had to be patched and the jacking point repaired, and the side piece had a patch put in too with new holes for the skirt clips. I think he’s then ground back the bad rust on both sills all the way up because he’s undersealed them right up into the wheel arches which is helpful! Got the sill covers on and back in for MOT on Thursday where I just needed a tyre. Got that bought and test passed (completely forgot I had a brand new tyre on a spare alloy at home) Friday it was back in the garage to try and solve a belt noise that’s been irritating me, they suspected it just needs new belts so that will have to be done at another time but I got anti roll bar bushes and droplinks replaced - what a difference! Something as small as that and I can feel it in the car when going over bumps, cornering, and setting off. Taxed and insured for another year too.
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Haha true that! Yeah here’s hoping, shouldn’t be too much area to cover but will be nice to have the sills sorted so it doesn’t happen again anytime soon. Thanks for the link! I saw some people in the Rover/MG Facebook group saying all these repair panels are sold out. Will mention it to the guy doing the work tomorrow morning, I imagine he’ll be able to fabricate something. @KiNK43 Very true, it’s a typical Honda thing! I thought I’d gotten away with anything going too rotten
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Yeah I took a few quickly after I removed the sill covers. This is the nearside, where it is worst. Also noticed it’s all lower down and underneath, not like most I’ve seen where they rot through on the sides where the white clips go. Drivers side is just like this all the way up tbh. Rusted around all the screw holes really.
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Thanks @Gel & @KiNK43 Well worth keeping it on the road yes, when I first heard they couldn’t get it on the lift to do MOT I was worried what I’d find going on under the sills, taken them off this afternoon and there’s rust all the way up more or less, some areas worse than others with a nice hole in front of the rear nearside jacking point being the main issue. The jacking point is bent, maybe that’s contributed to it somehow? Dropping off Wednesday morning for a couple of days of welding, shouldn’t be a big job, hopefully all gets cleaned up and sorted as well. Temporarily put side skirts back on after taking them off earlier but decided to swap to the VTI-S skirts I’ve had sat around, every cloud and all that!
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Can’t get car through an MOT due to rust under sills. Pretty gutted, didn’t think it was that bad at all! I know they’re a problem area but haven’t had the sills off to check properly yet. Everything looked alright around them. Going to see about some welding soon but I definitely didn’t want this, as well as the MOT I’ve got a fan belt squealing that was due to be sorted and had a quote from another garage to do trailing arm bushes. Expensive month.
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Nice one you’ll have to let us know what they’re like! Will you be fitting the shocks yourself? Tempted to get some myself, the front suspension feels none existent at times!
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Hi Mark, great reading about your dedication to your Aerodeck, waiting years to buy one and then getting it repaired after 2 accidents, not many would treat it the same. Interesting that your MC2 doesn’t come standard with a rear sway/anti roll bar, I was under the impression they all did? Although I do see an extra bar in between where the LCA’s attach to the subframe, is that standard on all Aerodeck models..?
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No problem! Thanks! And cheers for that, I got some standard MB alloys for very cheap, one or two have quite bad paint flaking, just in process of cleaning them up a little. So going to use those for now once I’ve got tyres swapped etc. Which spoiler do you mean? The boot lip? Took a while to paint to a decent standard actually. Very awkward. So far I’ve chickened out of it, not sure if the 3M tape I have is strong enough and scared it’ll fly off going down the motorway.
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Think you’ve gotten me mixed up with somebody else there Thanks though, and yeah sure this guy had a 1.4iS but was identical to a standard 1.4 except the things I mentioned. Need some advice please guys, how much is a standard MB6 rear anti roll bar worth? anybody here who’s bought one in the past?
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Does anybody know the sizes of the rear LCA bushes? Was going to get a spare set from an MB6, get new bushes and after they’re on I will be able to put an anti roll bar on. Or am I going about this the wrong way and should just try get replacement arms? Seems a lot more expensive to do that
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This was taken a few Saturday’s ago and sums up the weather we’ve been having recently! Think the fog lights look nice though, glad to finally have those working and looking original. Also a few days prior to that I did a quick check underneath of the car, think I need some new Anti Roll bar bushes & end links. Wouldn’t mind all bushes doing soon so going to need to buy replacement control arms at the front.
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Thanks for the advice, didn’t know about different bushes on the LCA. Why can’t it be easy to get replacement arms and save the messing though I was under the assumption polybushes are tougher and therefore give a stiffer and not as comfortable ride? Other question is would I not be able to get the parts I need for a direct replacement from Honda?
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Hi guys, so my Mb2 is going to be turning 20 very soon this year So one of the jobs I’m wanting to do is replacing all major bushings etc. I’ve just never done this before and have no idea what bushes are on the car, front suspension and back. Also where can I get all the right parts and how much is it going to cost approximately? Trailing arm bushes badly need doing, also sure I’ve heard the front anti roll bar knocking, rear LCA bushes could do with replacing as well. Any words of wisdom greatly appreciated!
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Thanks for the comments @Gel yeah I’d love an MB6 but got other priorities at the moment and not enough space/time/money to be running 2 cars I think.. one day.. Ah that clears it up then, fella has since gone but I’m sure it was only a 1.4iS, I think Honda just liked to mix things up a bit with coded mirrors/handles etc. Yeah 100% it looks a great improvement. Unfortunately they cost well over £100 so probably isn’t worth it on my wee 1.4! Think I’m just going to upgrade the panel filter but I’ve got a brand new standard one in at the moment anyway. The K&N ones have gone a bit hard to find so I’ll keep looking.
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Not the best picture but fog lights put back in and I used some fly eye tint on them to make them a bit more subtle. Cheap eBay fog lights stick out a lot otherwise! But look cool! Also seen an MB6 for sale fairly close to me, low mileage and quite a minter. VERY tempted, problem being that they want well over £2.5k for said Mb.. Also can’t tell in the picture but somebody has hit/scratched the front of my car AGAIN, lines of paint missing just above the number plate, a big scratch down the side of it, and rub/scratch marks on the number plate itself..
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Out of interest, after you have removed the spoilers how do you fill the holes? I still havent got round to fitting a spoiler to mine, think I’m dragging my heels without realising because any non-reversible mods make me nervous haha. And drilling holes is definitely one of those. Plus the wiring of the spoiler brake light etc.
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My Civic MA The Story Continues, She’s Back :)
AJCivic replied to skitzma8's topic in Honda Civic MA/MB/MC
That looks a nice car for the age, and a great colour. I think the more common grey MA’s look so old and dated but I like this one. Don’t think I’ve read this thread for your old one yet, but keep us posted on the mods, will be great to follow -
Good to hear @Gel mine was flagged up for some corrosion also but once the weather improves going to be doing some rust proofing of my own. Wouldn’t mind swapping coolant and replacing some bushes this year, because as you say there really isn’t anything going wrong that requires loads of £££ to be spent! Frees up the cash for other stuff. Hope it passes and you get more happy happy years out of it!
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Looks great, did you screw into the lip or is it just stuck on?
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Had a lad start at work and he’s driving a Silver MB same as mine Previous owner put an MG spoiler on (which he claimed was original but obviously not) and wrapped the bonnet. Claimed it was a ‘sport’ but it has cloth seats, wood effect dash trim and standard steering wheel, different to mine though because it has alloys, ABS, rear discs, colour matched mirrors/handles. Am I right in saying this is a later 1.4iS? Because I’ve seen those before but with black mirrors/handles. Bought some stuff for the car a while back. Waiting on the weather improving and then I’ve got some exciting stuff coming up to get my MB2 where I want (tastefully)
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Oh that’s good then thanks for the reply! Just didn’t sound normal when compared to most cars in my opinion.
