My hood was looking fairly pitted by rock chips and scratches from commuting so I stopped by Limitless Auto Lab in Stanhope NJ. He wrapped my hood in 3M carbon in about 30 mins. Reasonable on price and very accommodating on time. Start to finish about 30 mins. Some before and after pics...
Wow this is an interesting read. I can only come up with the following suggestions:
1) gremlins
2) karma
3) ghosts
4) something is grounding itself near the work done
5) burn it with a priest and make an insurance claim.
AC sux
Dash always rattles
Upgrading the head unit is near impossible
The interior fabrics are garbage
Painted by crayola
The amount of dust collected on the dash areas even after hand detailing is absurd
The sport wheel laminate coating was nothing more than shrink wrap
Body roll, needs...
Happened to me a few times. Dash just goes bananas. Grab an OBD2 and find the error codes. Mine kept saying faulty fuel rail but it was nothing. Reset and see if it throws again.
I had a beast mode 2006 STI with all manner of mods and tunes. It was costing me an arm and a leg to keep it going. After commuting 2.5 hours a day the civic has been a breath of fresh air. To make you feel better, just look at the cost of a WRX in this market vs a civic. If all else fails...
Going harder also makes it harder to stop. Think about upgrading pads and rotors. I’d even consider what tires you are running. Not critical, but something that weighs on my mind. Going faster = harder to stop
IMHO get a harness bar and do it all the way. After market seats are awesome but also lack some of safety features such as airbags and such. And you don’t want to skimp or cut corners for looks when those two items will be what saves your life in a worst case scenario.