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What did you have to do to invert your tie rods? standard are tapered iirc?

I went to do this and i couldnt get to 2 of the bolts, one is hidden by the abs and the other was the washer bottle :|

Not the only stand inside #TEAMPH :P Car is looking mint, shame about the issues, but at least you got it back!

Wow....... What can i say this is suburb looking DC5!! amazing

ahh i remember seeing this car on a 621 post, maybe instagram... looks good!

very nice mate! you have done a good job so far. i need to sort mine out a bit. where did you pick your wheels up from i have 2 sets both need a refurb lol

bloody hell #4!! fair play

ahh nice, cheers i will have a look

also Jim, where did you get your buddy club seats and rails etc from?

Nice looking roads there!

Yeah I have the air bag my standard one has a massive rip in it and I don't like the after market one I got. Once I get/ if I get a reply from a re trim company ** let you know how much you want for it?

What have you done with your standard wheel?!

30mm?

haha ** play it safe and use hand! does it take long?

Awesome man, thanks for that! also do you use a machine polisher or hand?

ahh cheers for that ben ** go grab some next weekend and give it a go! (Y) working nights this week for the first time in my life so i dont know if ** be human enough in the day! aha. what wax did you use?

Yeah lesson learnt! im playing the waiting game to see if he will come to me about it but so far nothing lol.... Yeah love the noise of it, im gonna go for a respray i think the boots to far gone :/

*A little update* So start with the bad.. well stupid... Friend was driving my car, i jumped in the back while he was moving to grab loose bottles as they were behind him, and as i was climbing back into the front he put the brakes on as a joke... a little to hard and i flew from the back into...

Yeah I love the NHB as well but I have already had one so thought I'd get red. Ahh right I'm looking for something quiet as well ** be doing a lot of early morning drives to work, so don't wanna **** the neighbours off! Plus a loud exhaust first thing in the morning isn't fun!

Hello everyone! Just picked up my 2nd Type R! first one didnt end well with an engine failure due to a chain tensioner! anyway 6 months later and i decided a Milano Red 53 plate with 83K on it was a good idea! Here is my only picture so far Photo is weird as the door looks a different...

car looks awesome! the plates are odd *** haha! good job

Tegiwa do a mani and mid pipe i think, eurospec sell them in there performance package so i guess that it pretty good, depends on how much you wanna spend

im guessing on here? ** have a looksy

that soubds lke top mount noise, could be seated wrong or could be a knackered top mount,

i guessed that was the one you had haha

just looked for the FR spec there are so many 2.0 engine options?!

haha^

theres a few that "look" mint atm in NHB and Cosmic haha ahhhh!!

is that the black strip at the bottom? heard they fit the eps

jesus! how are they compared to the civic and golf? id never own a golf i have german and vw, but the leons seem quick

there is a really good "how-to" on this or another site one how to clean your engine bay and it shows you where to wrap on the electrics# here it is.. http://type-r-owners.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?67801-How-to-clean-your-engine-bay

I have sworn never to touch my brakes again. i had a nightmare with mine all 4 where seized, didnt matter as it died anyway.. :(

are the FR's pricey? never looked into them but always liked them, new civic looks good!

tensioner failure, bent valves and stuff :( want another NHB but think im gonna go for Cosmic, NHB is cursed for me haha

haha "thai" yeah read the thread have you sorted the knocking noise you stated on first page, maybe OP, what price you looking at and where are you?

whats the reason for the sale mate? currently in the market for another one...

cant see the picture

Oh my :( makes me miss my NHB even more, they look the best in NHB IMO, wish mine didnt die. looks epic mate. love that DC5 as well

love the blue im gonna order some in a darker blue i think :D

nice love the rear fitment what size tires you putting on?

ah thought i recognised them, haha yeah i asked you on instagram earlier haha :)

ah ok cool cheers :) also do you have any pictures of your old civic after the crash? i like crash pictures :P

any news on your plate transfer? did you just send of the certificate for the new plate with mot and sign the part on your new owners slip, or did you have to wait for the V5 to come back in your name to send it off? cars looking mint! spoke to you on facebook a week or so ago as i was gonna...

Car looks mint mate! Did you get those wheels from Si with the Minty Green EP3? and who did you get to put your wheel back together heard they are a nightmare to split and rebuild?

whats the advantages of a dc5 rack?

10w 40 semi synthetic, what would that do that's what was just put in my car after an engine swap.... I'm not sure about it

Hello, my question is, Fully sunth ot semi? cheers

Any news on when people who have paid will get theirs? cheers

id like to buy a new one, need to refresh all my stickers for my build! cheers!

I still dont get it... :/

Saaaammmm :( </3

But you still want a S15..... ;) Stripped like a p***y Sam baby!!

Am I right in thinking you can only get an ep3 in white if it's imported? So not available in uk standard?

I get 22 mpg. but I love it in a weird way...

Wow!! Nice build! Really like the rear diffuser!

Loving the blue!

Was toning to ask what's the best thing for curb marks etc....

I'm having that problem too..

You going to mimms Sunday?

Little update... I have made in a little but higher, more so on the front... And have had my alignment sorted... Was running -5 on the back.... And judging by the fact it already has camber adjusters on the back the tool who had it before me made it have that....

Ahh yeah lol oops.... nice looking EP3 btw. Did you put the front fogs in yourself?

You selling your old front bumper mate?

What paint did you use for the head unit mate? Want mine black

PayPal is easiest mate check OP and send him money with a message and he will just send you them :)

Haha I think my girlfriend is right, I should make it higher rather than put it the 20mm or so lower >.<

Yeah no need >.< I hate it. Wheels are standard as far as I know? 205 45/17? I rub on the front on full look but on the chassis not the arch... Is the normal? I'm guessing not...

Thought I'd make a thread seeing as I have plans for this and thought why not share with fellow Type R owners! this is how it's sitting (How I bought her) Plans: New coilovers Exhasut system (not sure what one yet, not spoon, they seem to 'common') FRSU Sorted Sound system Strut braces and...

You got FRSU ?

A bit yeah, front has stone chips. And my alignment. The tool who did it before did it with the wheel not centre...

Is it nothing to be to worried about....?

It needs some TLC.... Badly.. :/ soon as I have time I have to do it

Ahh awesome! ** drop by in the week sometime when I'm free -.-

Good call... ** wait and see of anyone else knows of a cause/fix

Thought so... ** probably change it then... Don't like grinding noises.. :P

Oh ** drop you a message if I manage to get hold of some. Cheers mate :)

For the past 2 days very times start my car from cold it makes a grinding sound after I've turned the key... It's like if turned the key when the cars already on kinda noise... It is the starter motor? Very worried...

Wow, loving this, and I love the tire fit,net!

Did you need any other parts other than the headlights?

Nice mate, was it a straight swap with the facelift headlines?

Sorry for being stupid, I don't understand part 7? :/ lol it's probably easy..

Im the same ATM need to get my alignment done ASAP.... (My wheel isn't centred anymore...) Love the splitter, agreed with the lows!! Would be a mean machine! I wanna get the JDM plates thats why I asked.. Still thinking about it, don't wanna draw any more attention to myself than my driving...

Money and details sent :D

Like I said in You jays thread iv seen you about :P like mint, love the plates, do the police around here pull you for that, I know someone who had JDM plates and kept getting pulled...

Seen you around Trowbridge a few times :P looks sweet! love the yellow! im frim melksham, i shall give you a cheeky wave next time, ** be in a 02 plate black EP3 ;) also sure iv seen NHB Dave a few times... :)