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looks about right for a 35mm drop, what springs did you use?

eibach 35-45mm sportlines, drives great

shame they got the story wrong, wasnt shane lychs car nor was it a rally car. i still think it was a publicity stunt, even *** it was my friend who found the car, he lives near me up near leeds and drives with shane lynch but car was found way down south?????????????? something a tad suss about...

my purple/pink oem wheels

a 'fast road set up' is just a term used by people, you can have your car set to drive pretty much how you want, there are links on a few other sites that have exact set ups so you could take to a 4 wheel alinment specialist and simply ask for it set up the same. you could also have it set back...

i asked the same question but no one seemed to be running thoes springs on here, ive just bought some 2nd hand eibach sportlines, not sure what there low rateing is (i was under the impression that they were only 30mm) my car is ,lets say DOWN now. realy happy with them and car even drives nicer...

im not 100% sure, theres a guy on my street that works for a company that does them, i believe they strip them down, put them in some form of acid bath, then re coat them and replace all seals and pistons, i personaly wouldnt want to have ago myself and i would concider myself to be fairly...

there are plenty of places out there that will recon your caliper, you garage should know of somewhere local for you, this will be far cheaper than a new set of calipers

i reconise your car from the other week at fueled society, i shut your bonnet because the wind blew it back onto the screen, i was parked oposite with the lime green jessops van, i couldnt see any damage,went with a bang too, but like i said i couldnt see any damage, very cleen looking car mate...

i suppose its down to the look you want and how far you willing to go to acheve it, ive also been there and done that but have now gone in a different direction with how i want my car to look, the low,wide,streched,stanced look is very much in at the minute so theres going to be people asking...

run a strech tyre and dont go too low, if you want to go low then arch mods will be needed

thanks for that matt, have been looking for a good pic of a ctr on the tenzo springs

the abp eibachs are rated at 30mm now, same as the eibach sportlines i do believe, so why are the abp springs more expensive, must just be the same springs in my eyes? everyone recomends them but recently went out for a ride in an ep3 with some fitted and put me off, the ride wasnt that good and...

wow, cant believe youve managed to get it sorted so quickly and easly, things like this only happens in fairytales ha ha, very glad to see youve got your car back to how it should be

as allen said, i think thats the best advice and ive also worked in retail and shouting realy gets you nowhere. the brush marks on the bonnet will buff out in my professional opinion but im a bit duebious about the other marks, some timely paint correction may work but it may end up having to be...

im confused as to how honda are different to everyone else, they quote a clutch fit in an ep3 is a 9hr job at my local dealer, but when i was in with the wifes car for MOT i asked my friend if he'd done one and how long would it take, he looked it up on some data base and it told him exactly...

have just spotted the tenzo r springs are 50mm lower aswell, anyone got anything on these also?

finaly got some money together to buy some springs, have looked at a few but all seem to be 30mm, im wanting a lower look than that and so found the tanabe 50mm springs, does anyone have them on there ep3 and do you have any pics? failing that ive concidered some cheap coilovers, ive had a few...

Ahhhhhhhhhh the joys of the british weather

looks a great day, cadwell if one of my favorite tracks, you seem to have managed to get a very rare dry day ha ha, ive been put off booking a track day so far this year due to the crap weather, its always more enjoyable in the dry

have seen this at a few shows and i must say the finish and detail is second to none, im not realy into this kind of style anymore but i do quite like it. and to say that the arches and skirts are steel fabricated is amazing, your dad must be very talented, great car

full set of four standard ctr wheels, = £180 powder coat, or £220 painted, theres so much more prep involved in painting hence the higher price, our powdercoat guy can do just about any colour (colour group) you like he cant match car colours as powder never looks the same anyway

ill ask him at work tomorrow and let you know, he was recomended by a friend of ours who's a mechanic for the police, they use them alot and weve used them a few times

quick search found this http://www.alpinetransmissions.co.uk/

thats bulls testicals, no way will it cost that much, take your box out and send it to a box specialist, my brothers just had his M3 one stripped,all bearings replaced and given a full check over £279 inc vat, if you bought a 2nd hand box id recomend sending it for stripping and checking for...

yes but if you bought a suspension kit, i.e springs and struts then they should also cope with the car being lower than 40mm, im trying to clarifiy why you cant run an ep3 lower than 40mm, or should i say shouldnt

I've had cars in the past with the cheap ebay coilovers on and the only issue I ever had was them seizing so you couldn't adjust them any more, although my last set on my seat Cupra I covered in grease and they were great, have used them on the road and on track and my only complaint was the...

thanks for that ill take a look, just didnt want to be cutting my interior up

if a car has been baked through correctly then it should only need cool down before you can touch it with anything, i.e nibbing/flatting and buffing, as for waxing you would only need to leave it to fully cure which will only be a few days, unless someones applyed 3or more coats in which case it...

also like to say nice job on the wheels

purples good ha ha also id like to mention that said above in the way he painted his wheels, flatting the base is ok if your using areosol as you'll need to key it before clear coat but if your using a gun to apply base and clear then do not flatt between coats, you gain your finish from...

Does anyone have an omp 6point bolt in cage in their ep3? Did you have to make any modifications to your interior? i.e, cutting the dash? Also, if anyone has any pics of one fitted that you could post, many thanks in advance

friend of my brothers makes wheels, he does machineing and sends stuff out for anodising so he may be able to help, drop him an e-mail, asking the question cant hurt http://www.force-racing.co.uk/

pre facelift for me, the facelift ones look a bit chavvy for me

thanks loxy, i totaly forgot that he would need ajustable arms, i was trying to concentrate on my slightly small rant about 4 wheel alignments

most people think that if your lowering a car you want it to handle better, lowering your car will naturaly give you negative camber, a 4 wheel alignment will correct that and put more of your tyre on the tarmac as so to speak, hence making your tyres wear more even. try shopping around for...

having a frs done will scrub your tyres anyway as they add camber to the wheels which will make your tyres wear uneven, if you want your tyres to wear as normal but want your car lowered then simly have it 4 wheel aigned to factory set up once its been lowered and settled, i would allways...

ive done cadwell a fair few times before and its a great track, i highly recommend it to anyone, try javelintrackdays, they're a local based company that do trackdays allover at resonable rates, we use them a lot and never had anything to complain about, why not try an evening setion as a...

my old corsa was all the rage 7years ago when i built it, it set off some trends and got me the front cover of fastcar, a 3page feature in a european mang (maxi tunning) and got me free entry into a hell of a lot of shows for 2 years, i loved that car, c20xe was rapid compared to what i was used to

sadly mate they wont work, i did this a few years back, you cant get a white wall that will fit your wheel but you can get the add ons, and the add ons wont work, the low profile tyre you'll be running wont keep them on tight enough, mine lasted a day, 75mph on the motorway and the 2 rear came...

looks good, if its been done with the same base and laquer as what you'd paint your car with then it will be fine with your under bonnet temps

wire wool and polish compound or autosol, brings them up amazing

fantastic, looks awesome, ive done a few custom paint jobs myself an know exactly how much time and effort you must have put in, finished result looks great, skimmer boards look good too, havent been out on mine in years. great job:D ...

i cant see that you would only have a bent strut?, from past experiance you will find that your bottom arm will bend before affecting the strut, i would highly recomned having your car 4wheel aligned before you start spending on your car, they will be able to tell you where you have damage and...

k sport are dog muck to put it in better words, they're a cheap brand and don't offer anywhere near as good a quality as the Stoptech set up. my friend invested £1695 on a set of 6pots for his track clio 172 and basicly the stock brakes were 10 times better, I've also heard the same things from...

im just going out mark but will give you a step by step when i get in later

from what you say i would expect it to cost around £140+ but we would need to see before giving a more acurate price, as for your front bumper, honda ones come ready painted so save your self some £££ and fit it yourself, we can remove and re-fit if need ***, if your colse enough to jct39 m1...

yea that will do fine mate

basicly mark you need an amp rated 350w rms mono to power the sub adiqatelybut ifyou get something with a little more power then that will be fine so long as you dont wind it right up, never bother looking at max power ratings as they mean squat, rms is where its at, the sub you have is a good...

i painted my wheels a few weeks ago and im finding it being a nightmeare to keep them clean, my pads are giving off a stupid amount of break dust, i barely use the car and usualy after a short trip (around 6miles) i find the wheels are covered and ive barely touched the breaks, im not sure what...

I'm guessing the car has been lowered? the rears will wear on the insides and if you have a frsu done then they will def wear on the inside, if your just wanting to make your tyres wear even then have a 4 wheel alignment set done and have it adjusted to a factory set. when you lower a car it...

try a powder coaters and ask them to leave them in there bath over night for you, the guy we use doesnt charge us much to do it then we etch and paint them ourselfs

try google images, white would be nice, different, at least you wouldnt see many done like that so you'd stand out

as said, quality, weight, speed, durability, the same question can be said for just about everything, basicly you pay for what you get, whats the difference between a nankang ultra sport tyre and a toyo proxie? or a pair of hi-tec trainers and some nike air max? we once bought a cheap machine...

powder coat is only as durable as good as the job is done right, but if the wheels are preped right then painting can be just as durable, i would see no point in having them powdered then painted, unless you were using a powder coaters to strip them in an acid bath and then etch them then paint...

just re-read your post with your budget, the rupes and the milwakee machines are around £250 if you get them on a deal so found the 3m machine, ive used one before and seems a realy good piece of kit

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-Professional-Lightweight-Electric-Rotary-Polisher-Two-FREE-Elite-Pads-/260925781554?pt=UK_Car_Accessories_Car_Care_Cleaning&hash=item3cc0637632 http://www.auto-boutique.co.uk/

milwakee and rupes also do some fantastic machines, i also use the 3m system, from the green top compound to the yellow top fine and the blue ultra fina. i have found that the blue top isnt as good as some other products now ***, ive started using poorboys black hole with the blue mop head and...

a machine polish may be the way to go, removeing scratches by hand is difficult depending on how deep they are and you can nib with 2000-3000 to help remove some if you machine polish. if you dont own one then try a local garage/body shop, shouldnt need more than a few hrs on it if its just a...

looking at the pic your going to have to have it repaired prof. a paintless dent remover wont get into the back of that dind as its too close the the edge of the skin/door frame. some companys use glue sticks to pull the dents out but you wont get it out right without a small amount of filler...

ive mentioned this before, sadly you cant powder plastic and painting your centre caps will never match powder, not only is the laquer finish different but the metalic sits different and you will always be able to notice a slight difference, best bet is to go to a body shop and have a flick...

just be carefull with the clay, if you hear it starting to scratch then remove and wash off, i tend to have a cup of warm water to keep dipping it into, it keeps it soft and you can effectively rise it, also a water squirter is handy to keep spraying the pannel with fresh clean water. what clay...

please also note that when clay'ing it may need areas machine polishing to get rid of some marks it may make depending on how bad the surface is and what needs to be done to 'detox' the body

yea my centre caps hadnt been painted, the wheels had had a bad paint job, looked like some one had a smart repairer come out and do them on the drive as only the fronts had been painted and theyed been done i celulouse, both common things you'd find from a smart repairer, the finish was...

sadly that is a problem when having your wheels powdered, we've had a fair few sets done for customers and all we do is look through colour chips to find a good match, it will never match 100% as the powder laquer doesnt have the same gloss as what we use, luckely most of our customers either go...

www.jessopmotorbodies.co.uk we can suit almost everyones needs, hand paint or have them powder coated, everything from full refurbs to lip blow-ins

there were a set on ebay with some good winter tyres on £350 ono from what i recall, or try gumtree, when i was looking to buy my car i remember seeing a few sets come up and seemed pretty cheap

one of the best looking engine swaps ive ever seen, it looks like its ment to be in there

dont bother with autosol myself, i tend to use wire wool and g3 compound, realy works a treat

not sure if you can see them very well on this pic???

thanks, mine was silver with grey wheels and red calipers, did look good, just im slightly mad and wanted to make my car my own, think i may have a pic of when i first got it if it will help make your mind up?

ahhhhh, it would apear you dont aprove of my wheel colour choice, i must point out that i do like bright colours and to stand out a fair bit. i painted them knowing that many wouldnt agree with my choice of colour but doesnt realy bother me, they were painted to make the car stand out and get...

29, why your eyesite not working?

what car is it? are you mechanicly minded or are you just sending it to a garage? a clutch supply and fit on a ctr is around £400 minimum thats all so not a cheap job, if your able to do it yourself then a good clutch can be bought for around £180

not realy into black or silver wheels lol friend of mine has a pulsar gtir with satin black wheels on and lime green calipers, looks pretty good

any weird sounds you noticed before it went? and wiring or grinding sounds?

hammerite is usualy the paint of choice, preferably the smooth one, they do loads of different colours now so im sure youl find one you like. mine were red on my silver ctr and did look good but have gone lime green now (im a little on the crazy side)

looking very nice, fair bit of wet flatting going on, are you going for an ultra flat finish? loads of clear coat for a shine you can fall into lol

very nice, where did you take the pics, looks a nice undercover carpark?

looking good, keep the posts coming

thanks for the nice comments guys, just read the feature, bit upset i didnt get a bigger mention or any of my buisness info but pics look good, i actualy did the engine bay first as you can see in my pics, he then sent it to someone else who got rid of all his excess crap. i painted a wavey...

ok heres the deal, i know youve now settled but for future reference for people. in the case of an insurance repair it is totaly up to you as to where your car goes, its soon going to be made ilegal for insurance companys to insist you take it to there aproved repairer. they can however refuse...

just been told that my friend glenns civic is on the cover of fastcar this month, its a brown one with gold wheels, i did all the body and paint on it about 2years ago, am realy chuffed its gone on cover, havent seen the feature yet but picking up a copy asap, anyone seen it yet? heres a few...

totaly up to you, if you like the style then go for it, i must say though i have seen a few of realy poor quality, the clear gell coat tends to look dull and milky, because its gell coat you cant realy buff it so if the finish isnt to your likeing then you have to spend more on it to improve it...

great cars, the satria gti is one of the most under rated cars in my opinion, fantastic car, shame mine died

powder coating is harder wearing but as said before you may not get the exact colour, imperfections are deffinately possible so dont think youll get a flawless finish just from powder, i get a better finish when i paint them but the time it takes and what i have to cahrge for my time just out...

my apologies, force of habbit, i will remember in future, still on the proton forum mark?

how else do you express that you have laughed, ive writen ha ha on a lot of posts and read other peoples posts that have ha ha in? lol = would be text talk unless im mistaken, not tring to get into an arguement just that is the only way to show a laugh and express the fact it was a funny night...

glad you got it sorted, always frustrateing bleeding stuff up

what bit is text typing?

just taken one of my friends out for a ride as he hadnt seen my new car or been in an ep3 before so tried turning him to th red R side. got going down a very long streight road and had the car going well through the gears, just put it into 6th and chrssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, a horrible...

thats seriously cheap mate, we charge £180 set of 4 17"s to paint or £220 powder coated depending on how bad the wheels are so you got a real bargain

cap off, pedal down, open nipple,release fluid,close nipple, pump pedal, repeate, keep doing it until you start to get a pedal, likely hood of the matter is that youve just got a huge air pocket you need to get rid of, sometimes does take a while to get one up

what are you bleeding your system with? are you using an easy bleed or just doing it by hand? if your doing it by hand are you just allowing the fluid to escape or do you have a bottle with a pipe, when you nip it up it will draw a little air in so if you use a bottle and pipe it eliminates the...

just loged on and theres some dodgy pop ups at the top of the screen? hate thoes things, "you are the 1millionth customer, click here to claim your £1000 prize"! right load of crap

do you know what springs are fitted at presant, 25mm isnt going to make that much difference but if the lowering springs are of a cheap quality then that could be your issue , in which case yes the standard springs will make a difference

first off i'd wet flatt a little finer than 1200, id go to 2000, then you need to be using something more course like a compound to get the initial gloss back up then drop down to a fine compound to finish, if you can get hold of a mini polisher then that will help speed up the process as the...

quality, ill sign up and take a look, thanks for the heads up

not to keep your hopes up but my friend had his ep3 stolen and even had witnesses to say they saw the old owner driving it, sadly the police did nothing, then some 6weeks later i had a phone call from a friend who does mobile garage serivices saying he thought hed seen it tucked away in a garage...