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VRX's Honda Civic Type R EP3

VRX

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Here we go!
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About a year ago i bought myself a Honda Civic EP3 Type R 30th Anniversary Edition.

Standard equipment:
- Red carpet and doorpanels
- Red RECARO seats
- tinted Privacy Glass
- MOMO steeringwheel

The car came with a few mods, but that wasn't enough for me. Currently it's equipped with:
- KW V1 coilovers
- Front strut bar
- Fujisubo RM-01A catback
- Piper header + decat
- Ported RBC intake manifold
- Tegiwa Carbon airbox
- Energy suspension motormounts
- Hondata Intake gasket
- Hondata KPRO (mapped @ CPL)
- Bisimoto flywheel
- Japanese DC5 gearbox + Limited-Slip Differential (LSD)
- Stoptech disks front and back
- Ferodo DS2500
- Seibon carbon wing (Mugen look)
- Mugen look front lip (not fitted yet)
- Facelift headlights (not fitted yet)

When i bought the car, it looked like this:
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It was fitted with Tenzo R rims. It wasn't really my style of rim so i bought a new set; Volk TE37's in a limited edition color:
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Unfortunately they had the wrong offset and rubbed on the inside, so i had to sell them again. After that i bought some OZ Ultraleggera's:
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I really like them, but then my friend bought some Rota Grid Drifts for his Supra MK4, which ended up being too small. We decided to testfit them on my car just for fun, but it looked so amazing i instantly told my friend i would buy them:
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I really really really love the look of my car now, but driving around in a "powerfull" car with a 215 tire stretched on a 9.5 rim doesn't make me feel safe at all, so i decided to switch rims again.

A couple of days ago i bought a set of Enkei J10's with R888's fitted on them. I still have to pick them up, as soon as they're fitted on the car i'll take some pics. To give you an idea, this is the rim:
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This being my standard opening post on every forum, i already have an update to make:

I also went to pick up my Enkei's 2 days ago. I posted a picture on Facebook while driving home, when suddenly one of my friends texted me that he noticed the rims were 4x114,3 and not 5x114,3 as they were listed in the add. This made me a bit sad, i really really like the look of those rims and now i can't use them. Lucky for me i got a really good price on them (with Toyo R888's fitted), so i decided to keep them and sell them again and probably even make a bit of money!

Now i'm rolling on my OZ's again till i find some new rims...
 
I also have a question for you guys...
I might have the possibility to swap my car for a S2K. I've always dreamed of owning one, because i really miss driving with the top down since i sold my del Sol. However, i've invested alot of money in my EP3, it has a bunch of good quality parts on it. It also has new brakes, a new oem clutch, a good as new gearbox, and so on. In short, i know my car is technically ok and i shouldn't have any problems with stuff breaking in the near future.
The S2K is a bit of gamble, it's almost stock and has quite a high mileage. But...it's a freaking S2K! I mean, c'mon!?
What would you guys do?
 
Ok, i've decided to keep the EP3. I love it way too much to part with it.

I'm going to keep my OZ's for the next couple of months, and then probably buy me some Enkei RPF1's, 9" wide with a +22 offset

Some extra pictures:

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What size are your OZ's??
They're 18", 8.5" wide with a +35 offset. 215/35 tire on them.

I really want a set of 18s! How much were the tenzos?! I love em!
I'm going back to 17" next summer. Always had 18s but want to try 17s for a change. And since i change rims at the same rate i change my socks, it's no problem if i don't like the 17s :D

The Tenzo's were on the car when i bought it, but i believe the guy told me they were €1200 here in Belgium. But i've noticed cars and parts tend to be alot cheaper in the UK.

Here are some more pics when i just got the car (with the Tenzo's fitted):
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Those Rota Grid Drifts look absolutely amazing! How on earth did you make 9.5" rims fit into the arches? I'd love to have a look like that!
 
"VRX" has been my online name for like... ever! :D To explain a bit, it's basicly 3 letters from my last name, being "Vranckx" (which is a common name in Belgium).

About the rims, i didn't do anything. The previous owner got the rear rolled a bit, but not that much. I just slammed these on and rolled like this for a while :D
For me, they did poke a bit too much. My next setup will be 9" wide with a +22 offset, should sit pretty flush with the fenders.

Here are all the pics i have of the testfit of the Rota's, to give you an idea:
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Always nice to see another red 30th Anniversary edition! :D

Looks really smart and the track 'action pics' are great :smt023
 
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