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Tein Comfort Sports installed. Will take some time to get the dampening settings to my liking but overall, smooth ride. I really dig them. KB2 rear sway bar was installed at the same time. There is a difference in body roll, but not a ton. Still worth the upgrade though when it's so cheap and OEM. Mugen sides and rear lip were installed last week. Will be tackling the front lip along with the wiring of the fogs and JDM headlights soon.
Thanks for the kind words. Definitely nicer ones out there that aren't on this forum. Indeed, this is my daily. I don't think people even notice my car really haha. It's an old man car so it doesn't get much attention. Plus black doesn't pop so it's subtle.
Alignment was done today. Not much change to the camber/caster, but at least TOE was evened out. Visors this weekend along with a quick 2 stage polish.
Some parts finally came in. JDM Honda Legend rebuilt and powdercoated. Also spent most of Saturday doing a 2 stage polish that was much needed. Got about 90% of the scratches out but the deeper ones are still present. Overall, I'm happy though. Also picked up some Fastline SS brake lines for the front and rear. Install will come in the near future.
I used a Griot's Garage 6" DA polisher. Meguiars M105 + M205 compound with 6" orange cutting pads. I put a light layer of Griots Carnauba wax on there but I probably will look into some sealant or possibly Meguiars Hybrid wax that seems to do well.
The same seller had some that sold super fast. Dirt cheap too, but I didn't get a chance to cop it. Probably would have sold them to you since I know you're looking for them
Mugen KB2 exhaust installed! Pics coming soon. Just a hair louder than stock which I think will be perfect once I get a J-pipe and HFPCs later down the road. Next mod I'm considering is the XLR8 Stock diameter crank pulley. I think it would be nice to reduce more rotating mass and make the car feel "light" without significant engine mods.
More things that are going to be done over fall/winter.
Paint Mugen trunk spoiler and M1 flares
Install KB1 Legend calipers + SS brake lines + new pads/rotors.
Custom intake box fabrication
Visors finally on. Took forever to take off the old 3M tape and cut the proper size tape on again. Installation however was fairly quick. I can finally crack my windows when its raining now. An essential here in Seattle.
Just take your time with it. No rush at all to finish now. Find what you want to mod, and do it slowly. There are a few more things that I want to do but I'm pretty lazy right now and it's cold. It'll wait until spring.
Originally Posted by kcjohnnyboy
Yours inspire me to get my parts installed and cruise in it. Winter is coming and time is not on my side for me to finish...
Not really an update but I have some Mugen stuff and Tein coilovers for sale if anyone is interested. I'm located in Seattle, shipping at buyer's expense. package deals available.
Mugen Visors
Mugen Rear Lip
Mugen Rear Lip + Bumper
Mugen Trunk Spoiler (Lakeshore Silver)
Mugen M1 exhaust
Tein Comfort Sport Coilovers
Some things going into paint soon. Hopefully getting some performance parts order within the next 2 weeks. Have been really putting off installing the calipers also. It's been wet and cold here in WA.
So I attempted the RV6 J-Pipe install today. Minus the rusted bolts and 1 rounded nut, everything was OK until it was time to actually install the J pipe. It would not mount back to the factory precats. When 3 bolts went in, the other 3 precat bolts would not fit the RV6 pipe. It was off by maybe 4-5mm at each hole. It was frustrating and disappointing at the same time. I was hoping it was a plug and play ordeal, because that's what it should be. This isn't an Ebay item so I was bummed it wasn't a perfect fit. I contacted Rich at RV6 and he instructed me to loosen the front precat so that I can get the bolts through the J pipe and then retighten the precat again. I've never read this on any of the previous DIY's but I'll take his word for it. It's just an extra few steps but still irks me that something like this needs to be done to fit a part that should fit like factory.
05-16-2019, 11:18 PM
Having extras is a good thing.
