V-Tec TIME!

 

Thought I might as well make a thread and share any updates for my latest purchase with you lot!

 

As some of you know I have just sold my MK6 Golf R and downgraded due to work commitments and my current commute for the next 6 months or so. I was simply not happy using the Golf and leaving it in an insecure car park 5 days a week so decided to let it go.

 

I still wanted a car that was in good condition, Reliable, Fun to drive and that I can still do detailing work on but also something that I would not worry about as much and of less value.

 

As mentioned in my Golf thread it came down to 2 cars.....

 

A Skoda Fabia VRS and a Honda Civic Type R, Finding a good example of either of those 2 cars nowadays is quite a task and after looking at the current market for nearly 3 weeks I had my work cut out.

 

Earlier last week I was doing my usual search of Autotrader, Ebay and Pistonheads when I spotted this...

 

http://revitupuk.com/cars/200404-honda-civic-type-r-ac-1-owner-from-new-59k-miles-fsh/

 

It had literally just arrived on Monday so I decided to make some enquiries and had a chat with them on the phone, The owner of the dealership Mark was very helpful and a pleasure to deal with throughout to be honest.

 

I noticed that the dealership selling the car tended to have some very exclusive performance cars and only dealt with good examples. I also knew that they have in the past purchased cars from fellow owners club members and have given a very fair price on P/X deals and outright purchases.

 

So I mentioned the Golf R and that I was looking to downgrade, We discussed some figures over the phone and prior to both cars been as described I.E I was happy with the Civic Type R and he was happy with the Golf we made a deal over the phone.

 

He offered me the Civic Type R and a lump sum of cash on top, I wont go into too much detail but the deal was in my favour and I actually made a profit on the Golf and overall I am about £550 up! Happy days.

 

So I went over to Chester yesterday morning and the deal was done, He took the Golf no hassle and gave me the exact amount we had discussed and the Civic was as described so that was that.

 

I had a nice drive back over the Woodhead pass and as soon as I got home cracked on with some cleaning/detailing.

 

Basic spec of the car is as follows...

 

Honda Civic Type R, 2004 Facelift Model

Air-Con model with rear parking sensors

Satin Silver

Standard K20A2 Engine

One owner from new

59K Miles

Full Service History,  All done by Honda and has been ran on Mobil 1 Fully Synthetic all its life. Also has every MOT cert from new and even has the original bill of sale!

 

A few pics of the car for your viewing pleasure, As mentioned I cracked on with giving the car a bit of a detail when I got home yesterday. I just focussed on getting the car prepped and up to a decent level of cleanliness rather than a full on detail...

 

When I arrived back home, Bear in mind the car had been valeted before I collected it. Not up to my standards by any means! Post bonelorry wash picture...

 

 

Usual bonelorry wash process...

 

: Rinsed the car, Wheel arches and Wheels thoroughly.

: Cleaned the fuel filler flap. All door, Bonnet and boot-lid shuts, Front Scuttle and Rubber door window seals using Valetpro detailing brush and APC to high concentrate.

: Rinsed car again.

: Washed the car using 2 bucket method one panel at a time with a Eurow Lambswool mitt and Meguires ultimate shampoo.

: Rinsed car again.

: Cleaned the wheels with Valetpro Bilberry wheel cleaner, 1:5 dilute in trigger bottle with foaming head. Using a Valetpro detailing brush to agitate, Left on 5 mins per wheel to dwell then rinsed off. Finished the wheel faces with a Meguiars MF wash mitt and wheel backs using a Megs ultra safe wheel brush.

: Wheel arches cleaned using trigger bottle with APC and foaming head and wheel arch brush, then rinsed.

: Dried the whole car using Elite XL drying towel.

: Clayed the whole car using Megs mild clay and Megs Detailer spray as lubricant.

: Rinsed the car again.

: Dryed the whole car with Elite XL drying towel, Dried the wheels, Door shuts and engine bay with Microfibre towel

: Cleaned the glass inside and out with Autoglym fast glass then Autoglym Glass Polish.

: Dressed any plastic trim, Front scuttle and Wiper arms with Autoglym Vinyl and Rubber car buffing of any excess with a Microfibre cloth.

: Dressed the tyres using Megs endurance tyre gel.

: Dressed the wheel arch liners with Autoglym Vinyl and Rubber care.

: Polished the tailpipe's with Autosol.

: Finished the car off with a spritz of Megs Quick detailer spray and a Chemical boys ultra plush finishing/buffing towel.

 

During...

 

Removed roof trims...

 

Before

 

 

After

 

 

Fuel filler area...

 

Before

 

 

After

 

 

Both headlights had suffered some UV damage from 12 Years of sun etc, Had gone cloudy and needed some TLC...

 

 

Before

 

 

Dealt with the headlights using the DAS 6-Pro and Hex-Logic Orange spotting pad with Meguires 105 Polish, Extra care taken not to get too much heat on the lens and the plastic gets hot quickly. Low speed on the D/A and low pressure letting the pad and polish do the work.

 

 

Finished article, Not bad for an afternoons work and its first clean...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also gave the interior a thorough cleaning, Removed all the boot trim, Mats and hoovered the car out properly. Dress all the interior trim and plastics...

 

Edited 17 April, 201610 yr by bonelorry

The headlight restoration really interests me, I am guessing the headlights weren't very scratched? They have come up really well sir!

The headlight restoration really interests me, I am guessing the headlights weren't very scratched? They have come up really well sir!

 

Thank you!

 

Mainly they had discoloured and gone Yellow which is just due to Sun damage over the Years, Common with plastic lenses....Toyota Yaris's are shocking for it! I have seen some Fabia's too that have done the same.

 

They did have some minor surface scratches too which don't help, They are quite soft and mark easily. The surface also gets hot really quickly when you go near them with the D/A so you have to be careful. Only took me 15 Mins per side and it has transformed them.

It really has done, I have been doing the headlights from my E39 and they took a lot more work using wet and dry etc. I will have to invest in some of the hex logic pads though they look like they work really well the DA polisher. Have you put another UV wax onto the lights to stop them going cloudy?

 

Simon

It really has done, I have been doing the headlights from my E39 and they took a lot more work using wet and dry etc. I will have to invest in some of the hex logic pads though they look like they work really well the DA polisher. Have you put another UV wax onto the lights to stop them going cloudy?

 

Simon

 

2 x coats of Collinites Wax My old favourite!

Looks like a lovely car. Drivers seat hardly looks sat in! Lol

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looks nice mate, if you are ever looking to sell this give me a shout as I might be interested.

looks nice mate, if you are ever looking to sell this give me a shout as I might be interested.

Give him a week mate, then it's yours

 

Another nice car Simon, which I'm sure will be even better when you've worked your magic on it!

 

Enjoy

looks nice mate, if you are ever looking to sell this give me a shout as I might be interested.

 

Always looking to sell my cars   Seriously though it will be around 6 Months but if you are interested I will send you a PM.

 

Give him a week mate, then it's yours

 

Another nice car Simon, which I'm sure will be even better when you've worked your magic on it!

 

Enjoy

 

You know me too well!

 

Thanks Damo, Its not bad at all for a 12 Year old car! Just ordered a Service Kit and some Iridium plugs so will be doing that later this week 

Yeah for sure mate.

Looks fantastic

Liking this a lot.

How sweet does that VTEC sound at 8k approaching the rev limiter?

Liking this a lot.

How sweet does that VTEC sound at 8k approaching the rev limiter?

 

Hard to explain really, With the standard airbox set up its very civilised sounding. It is a very smooth Crossover on these K20A engines unlike the earlier B18's I am used to found in the Integras.

 

Certainly pulls well enough once up there though It is addictive!

23/4/16

 

Well so far so good, A week and 200 miles into ownership!

 

The car is well suited to my commute and I have 3 routes to choose from going to and from Barnsley Railway Station each of which allow for a bit of B-Road twisty fun, I really thought I would be missing the Golf R but I am not at all and I am enjoying having a light-ish weight N/A Hot Hatch which requires plenty of driver input to get the best of out it.

 

Decided to give the Civic a Major Service yesterday, Sourced all the parts last weekend but as I am now on 9-5 Mon-Fri I waited until Saturday to crack on with it.

 

It last had a Service in July 2015 about 3000 Miles ago, The Oil looked very clean but I wanted to replace the other filters and Spark plugs so just did the lot for piece of mind.

 

Nice early start yesterday and did the following...

 

: 5W40 Fully Synthetic Mobil 1 Super 3000 (Car has been ran on Mobil 1 all its life)

: Blue Print Oil Filter

: Blue Print Air Filter

: Blue Print Cabin Filters x 2

: NGK IFR7G-11KS Iridium Spark Plugs (Chuffing expensive)

 

Also removed an deep cleaned the Airbox and made a Minor Adjustment to the Throttle Cable.

 

Service kit, Decided not to use Genuine Filters but went for Blue Print ones. The car is now 12 Years old and to be honest although the car has been Honda serviced all its life IMO the Blue Print Filters are of OEM quality anyway for a fraction of the cost...

 

 

Removed Plugs, The actual official interval on these is 75000 Miles according to Honda which will explain why they are £15 per plug. My car has covered 60100 to be precise and had these plugs fitted about 5-6 Years ago so was ready for set without a doubt...

 

 

Small amount of anti-seizure compound applied to threads before fitting...

 

 

Old Air Filter again was ready for changing, Also gave the AIr-Box a thorough clean before fitting the new Filter...

 

 

Cabin Filters, Past their best...

 

Cracking progress already, as I'd fully expect by now

 

Do like them in silver as well - a very nice option and sounds perfectly suited for what you need it to do

Saw a cracking condition Black one in London on the weekend. Think it was on an 03 plate.

Very nice!

Brings back memories, it was my first hot hatch.

Great performance for not much costs.

You need to get it K'PRO'D

You need to get it K'PRO'D

What is "K'PRO'D" - and why does it need doing twice?

You need to get it K'PRO'D

 

No thanks, Not interested in spending a fortune on tuning a Naturally Aspirated engine for such a small gain   Its a runabout temp car.

 

What is "K'PRO'D" - and why does it need doing twice?

 

KPRO Ecu which is fully mappable

If you decide to sell it Bonelorry let me know! V v lovely example...hard to find an honest one nowadays.

If you decide to sell it Bonelorry let me know! V v lovely example...hard to find an honest one nowadays.

 

Thanks I will do, Think there is a bit of a queue for this one! 

7/5/16

 

3 weeks and 500 Miles into ownership, The Civics great and I am really glad I made the decision to sell the Golf and go down this route as for now with my current work//commute situation it is currently ticking all the right boxes!

 

I gave the Civic a Mini-Detail when I first got the car home 3 weeks ago including De-tarring and Claying but have not really done much else with it Detailing wise, Decided to give it a bit of a pampering today and probably for the first time in its 12 Year old life it had a Machine Polish.

 

Usual wash process so I wont list the full details, Opted for a Single Stage with the D/A using Meguiars 205 Polish and a White hex pad which usually on the VW paint is used for the finishing/refining Stage but worked well on the Honda's paint for Minor Correction.

 

Couple of snaps from yesterdays efforts, As mentioned I opted to do a Single Stage and used Megs 205/White Hex pad combo on the DAS6-Pro D/A. Collinites no845 for protection and finished with Sonax Turbo Detailer...

 

 

 

Reflection shot, Not bad for a Silver car. Came up well, Not defect free and still the odd mark here and there but for a 12 Year old car thats never had any paint...

 

 

A few more just cos...

 

 

 

 

 

Headlamps still looking well after I restored them, Added another layer of wax to them...

 

 

 

7/5/16

 

3 weeks and 500 Miles into ownership, The Civics great and I am really glad I made the decision to sell the Golf and go down this route as for now with my current work//commute situation it is currently ticking all the right boxes!

 

I gave the Civic a Mini-Detail when I first got the car home 3 weeks ago including De-tarring and Claying but have not really done much else with it Detailing wise, Decided to give it a bit of a pampering today and probably for the first time in its 12 Year old life it had a Machine Polish.

 

Usual wash process so I wont list the full details, Opted for a Single Stage with the D/A using Meguiars 205 Polish and a White hex pad which usually on the VW paint is used for the finishing/refining Stage but worked well on the Honda's paint for Minor Correction.

 

Couple of snaps from yesterdays efforts, As mentioned I opted to do a Single Stage and used Megs 205/White Hex pad combo on the DAS6-Pro D/A. Collinites no845 for protection and finished with Sonax Turbo Detailer...

 

 

 

Reflection shot, Not bad for a Silver car. Came up well, Not defect free and still the odd mark here and there but for a 12 Year old car thats never had any paint...

 

 

A few more just cos...

 

 

 

 

 

Headlamps still looking well after I restored them, Added another layer of wax to them...

 

I've reading this thread from beginning and I have to confess that despite the fact that I'm not a big Honda fan, I must admit that you have done really great job with this Honda! Nice!