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Nice one. Look forward to seeing them in the flesh. I will hopefully get a chance to have a play with one on me next service.

You could try bump starting it down a hill or by pulling it with another car. If it starts then I would guess the starter motor has given up, as long as you have the correct battery in there. Edit: Maybe ask a professional before doing this. With it being stood for that long, no oil has been...

Just watched a walk around video of the new one. Did I really just see an electric parking brake? I hate those things.

If anyone wants a bit of inspiration to do it... Just did mine with autosol and scouring pads. Before After

Thanks for this. Wanting to clean mine too.

Here's my opinion on the 245 tyre choice... If you're doing it for looks then fine go for it. If you're doing it to reduce the chances of kerbing your wheels don't bother. At the end of the day the tyre is flexible and your wheel isn't if you graze a kerb the tyre will flex away and the wheel...

The MPSS 235/35/19 made them look normal. I now have 235/35/19 Pilot sport 3s and they look stretched again so it seems a bit random.

Nice one. I love it in that colour.

Oversteer = more fun. I rest my case :P

Some people don't like the stretched look. Also found this on another forum: "ZR is the category of speed rating .................. VR is for speeds up to 150mph and ZR when introduced was for speeds over 150mph. As car speeds got higher the manufacturers subdivided ZR into three...

Who cares what anyone else thinks. Mine's a 53 private plate and I've actually had someone at a car meet double take and go "that's not a 2003 car is it?" I just stood there and laughed. If anything it's a conversation starter.

I asked my honda garage where to get mine done and they gave me the name of the guys they use. I still haven't got round to doing them yet but if they can't do the red I'll be asking honda what I can do about it.

Congrats on the purchase! I'm sure you'll enjoy it plenty.

I bought a demo car and have had no problems. I'm always up for saving money :P. I think questions 2 and 3 you can answer yourself by test driving and having a look at the cars. If you get a bad feeling about the car don't buy it. I went to test drive one for a joke. Wasn't interested in the...

My car was a demo car and came with 2k on the clock my contis went at 3.5k miles. The MPSS were heaps better in my opinion. Grip levels improved also. Haven't really had a chance to push the pilot sport 3's yet but so far I'm happy with them in the wet.

Update on the pilot super sports: lasted 9k miles on the front. the original rears lasted 12.5k. I now have 4 pilot sport 3's and will give them a go.

Is it not just a case of a good soapy wash and maybe a detailing brush or something to get any fiddly bits? I would have thought giving it a good wash would pretty much get all that green crap off.

I don't think many people would dream of doing it. The handling is so damn good and the fact that the R button would lose the ability to firm and soften the suspension. Edit: Unless there's a set of coilovers that support the R button? Would be interested if anyone knows of a set that do this...

+1 totally agree

Come to West Wales where dual carriageways don't exist :lol:. All we have is twisty mountain roads, not that I'm complaining, the car makes them a joy to drive on.

Hey guys haven't been on for a while. Update on the Pilot SS on the fronts. 5000 miles in and still strong with about 5mm left.

Painted hub caps is a must right? Some crazy off colour like purple or go full crazy and do each one different.

Just wanted to throw a quick update about the Pilot Super Sports I put on my car. 2 fronts went on after 3500 miles (first 2000 was done as a demo car). I have now put 2500 miles on the Pilot SS's and gone to do a quick measurement and I still have 6mm tread left all over. I measured inside...

Yeh I'm with Loxy here. No idea why you're using. I'm on 6000 miles and I'm still fine. I would like to hear what Honda have to say about your car if you're planning on taking it in.

Just been reading into it. Could that be completely random? Surely not all looms have been installed exactly the same way and what I mean by that is there could be a twist in the loom somewhere or whatever which then puts a little bit more tension on a certain wire than there should be. Or am I...

Did he buy it and then go "oh wait I really want it to be a focus RS" even done the bonnet vents...

You should be able to find jacking points in the car manual. I've never owned an FN2 so I'm useless sorry.

I would love to hear it from inside the cabin too if possible Loxy. Cheers.

Copper ease for all of them in my opinion.

Was looking for a product like this so that on a quick wash and dry I could add a bit of protection and give it a nice shine. Really easy to apply. Apply to wet panel, Approx 3 sprays needed for the whole bonnet, Dry the car using 2 cloths (they give you 2 in the kit but I used my own). Did a...

I used to own an everyday astra and my s2000. The s2000 was my fun car and the astra sucked major balls but was good for work and long drives up to scotland on the never ending M6 to see family. I rented a garage for the S2000 to keep her dry in the winter etc and to have more space at home. Now...

I'm in need of a touch up pen already :'( mines suffering with stone chips. I think one of them was there before I bought the car though being an ex demo. Looks good with you buddy. I love the FN2 in white.

I had one of the first Dealer Demos registered end of July. I would like to be able to say that my engine was built in the UK.

So what will it be 245 or 235?

How can I find out if it's UK or US built? Would be interested in this.

Heres a comparison from front and backs. hope the images are good enough for you to tell.

Personally I haven't heard of or exprienced any of those problems. I have an early model too 15 plate.

Quality job. Good effort.

Sorry Loxy only just seen this. Have you had yours done yet? I can get a pic by tonight.

Done over a thousand miles on the Pilot SS now and I can 100% recommend them. They will not let go of the road once warm. On a wet day I managed to scare myself by getting the rear end out by accident (still Continentals on the back). The Pilot SS also doesn't look as stretched as the...

Here's the vid I took at Japfest. Still not massively impressed but It did sound better than that first vid I found I think. https://youtu.be/lDMo66CqhsA

Looks great. Good effort.

Just incase anyone is interested. Just done a calculation on my fuel consumption from a 200 mile fun drive round south wales. I managed to get 30.3 mpg accoring to the computer but 28.2 when I calculated it properly after filling the tank again. Not bad considering I was out to have fun wasn't...

Congrats dude. Enjoy it.

Yup rub the lot down, de-grease, and start again. *edit You shouldn't need to prime it I wouldn't have thought. Someone else may have a different opinion though.

Me personally I would respray the whole skirt. Blending is like witch craft.

I would agree with you on it being on of the better ones so far but I guess I want something a bit different.

Even if you just do the filler and the prep work it will save some money then get it sprayed by a pro. sorted.

And now you'll be waiting for that first stone to hit the bonnet and chip the paint. I'm only messing :lol:

I dont know much about the EP3's but on the s2000 that sort of stuff happens when the gauze on the VTEC solenoid part gets clogged up with crap. Running along the lines of what Ste666 said it's like it's not getting enough oil/pressure etc. I only found out about this through good old Mike...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHEMA0NJpYY I'm not really that impressed... Happy enough to stick with standard for now. Haven't found anything I like so far. (I'm also not 100% sure that this vid is legit but cobra say they have finished their products now)...

Just had a quick look through this from start to finish (mainly the pics). You've done a great job of it. One of the nicer modified S2ks I've seen.

Ohhhh I see. I don't see a problem with the way the rear doors are now. Will keep an eye on this topic though.

I would like to see something subtle on the wheels like black on the indents on each spoke and the center cap H in black. Could maybe do that all with stickers.

I'm in the same club as Smithy, Never seen one before. Looks great.

Haha. Looks great. Congrats.

Hi Guys. I've just checked mine and maybe I'm not fully understanding. Are you guys missing the black rubber strips? I have them on mine. Hope this helps.

The wheels and the center caps look great. Quality work. The cars looking good.

They look great. So does the rest of the car. I love that colour.

I don't know the difference between them so I'm now useless lol. Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk

Lol I'm using the satin black one and that looks fine, I've hit mine twice so you're not alone.

This is a good point... I'm going to have a mess with mine tonight hopefully and see what mine sounds like. I've got a bit of experience with LSDs but not much but I know what to expect.

So in future I guess sticking to the year of production will be the best way. Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk

Yeh I instantly fell in love with the FK2 after testing it. The S2000 needs to be sold unfortuantly... It's not getting used now that I have the FK but I'm glad I've had the pure VTEC experience.

Congrats. Had a quick look at the pics. Looks great. Hope you enjoy it. I've been drawing attention but nobody wants to race. I also live in west wales so not many people round here are into cars.

Yeh the front right isn't far enough out for me to worry after seeing those tolerances.

Legend. Thanks for the info that helps so much. So mine are within tolerance just. So yeh they said what year the car was made from and I said this one specifically was 2015 onwards and it was the FK chassis. They found FK on the system but it said 2006-2012 so I have no idea. They said it...

Ok not ***** lie I'm a newbie when it comes to this sort of thing I understand the meanings of the words but should I worry about this or not? The Caster im not too fussed on but the inside edge of my tyres that got pulled off today were almost at the wire and the rest of the tyre was at around...

What a great idea. Next time I want to do a handling test I wont bother using cones, I'll just use some cars. Brilliant.

Better start driving to and from work like a hooligan then. :lol: Thanks for the responses guys.

Might aswel ask to see if anyone else has Squeaky breaks. Mine are fine at any speed above 15mph but at really slow speeds when you're just trying to stop they give off the loudest high pitch note ever. I can't even tell which calliper it is at the moment but I'm guessing drivers side with how...

Just ordered Michelin Pilot SS. £326 fitted was best price I could get. Many of the local guys can't get the tyres at all from their dealers and kwik fit are a rip off but also can't get them. Black Circles was my best option.

Hmmm... someones going to need to explain the Ferris Bueller ref....

Looks like I need to do some reading on the Pilot SS. If that's true I will have to consider it. Thanks.

:O I looked at the Pilot SS but £20 extra per tyre put me off slightly. I know that seems silly when I'm looking at paying £130 (ish) per tyre anyway but I'm not planning on doing any track work in the car yet so for the road I don't see the point. My mate has a Focus ST and raves about the F1s...

I've never had the chance to try them. Thanks for the feedback.

If there is another thread about this somewhere please feel free to point me towards it and delete this one. So having bought a Demo car with 2k miles on it the tyres had been spanked by the time I bought it. I tried my best to get the dealer to put some new tyres on before I bought but he...

Let us all know how the day goes if you buy or not.

You will not regret it. I absolutely love mine. After the initial week of planting my foot and visiting the Petrol station far too much I'm settling down with it and it's actually not too bad on fuel. I'm regularly hitting 32+ mpg according to the trip computer (35+ if I'm trying). I love all...

Don't think I've seen one of those before.

From what i can tell it's this one. Sounds good tbh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RG-ZevPO74

Congrats. Looks good.

Am I right in thinking he did it without R+ mode too??? I wonder if they tested both?

According to that. Everything I see there is correct. That's the correct behavior for a key I believe. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. In that case it is just the fob that's causing problems. In most cars when u put the key in the door it will only trigger all the locks from the drivers side...

Does a double press of the fob or holding the lock button for a few seconds lock all the doors? I realise it should lock all of them just with one press but It's worth checking...

I dont plan on turning my daily into a racecar :P

The only time I've used it is to show people what it does. Welsh roads really don't suit R mode. Hopefully one day I'll get to use it on the track.

Congrats dude. Looks great. Hope ur happy with it. Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk

Yeh it was mongoose. I was looking for ages to find the cobra one. haha.

Well that's embarassing. I did check the manual first but I couldn't find it for the life of me. Cheers Loxy

I'm using Texaco 97 octane. Mainly because texaco is the closest. If i had shell it would get V power. Getting 34mpg with a light foot and about 26-28 when I'm a little heavier.

Does anyone have a diagram to show what each sensor does? Also if there is a way of testing each one I would love to know. Cheers in advance.

I'm not too sure about that. Would be nice to hear it in person not just on a video. Im waiting to hear what Cobra does. http://cobrasport.com/index.php/blog/coming-soon-honda-civic-type-r-fk2-sports-exhaust-systems/

I swear I can hear something in the higher rev ranges but its also meant to be helping low down too and I cant tell at all when in the low revs. Overall it does just feel like a normal turbo engine to me but maybe I shouldn't make that comparison since I haven't driven too many high power turbo...

This is what I've heard. Just wanting confirmation because I have no idea what's happening atm.

Anyone got a link to something that will tell me how the **** VTEC works now? I don't understand what it does on the FK2 Type R.... Thanks.

Here's a few from a recent run out. Will get some of the FK2 when I pickup tomorrow.